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Mercedes-Benz launches Rs1.3-cr E63 MAG in India
29 Jul 2013
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Apple rated top technology brand in Harris Poll EquiTrend study
29 Jul 2013
Even after Steve Jobs, Apple continues to hold its spot as the top technology brand across three mainstream categories — Computer, Tablet and Mobile Phone
Can’t type it, write it says Google
27 Jul 2013
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GM sacks several execs in US after Indian Tavera fiasco
27 Jul 2013
The recall by GM India of its Travera utility vehicle, and the probe initiated by the union government into the issue on Thursday, has led to a serious shake-up at General Motors’ US headquarters
GE to eliminate 600 finance jobs in France
26 Jul 2013
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Halliburton to admit it destroyed evidence on Gulf of Mexico disaster
26 Jul 2013
The plea agreement arrived yesterday with the US Justice Department (DoJ), comes after the Houston-based company had initially aggressively denied that it was in any way responsible for the oil spill, the largest in US history
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DLF sells 74% insurance JV stake to Dewan Housing
26 Jul 2013
In a move aimed at diversifying from housing finance to insurance, Dewan Housing Finance Ltd has acquired DLF’s 74-per cent stake in DLF Pramerica Life Insurance
ITC Q1 net rises over 18% to Rs1,891.33 crore
25 Jul 2013
Apple Inc revenue down sharply in China
25 Jul 2013
Tata Motors mulls price hike
25 Jul 2013
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Volvo develops faster, portable car battery charger
25 Jul 2013
A charge that gives a 164-km range takes just 1-1/2 hours, against the 8-10 hours that an ordinary single-phase 230 V household outlet takes
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Michael Dell raises offer by a dime to tweak voting rules
25 Jul 2013
Michael Dell wants the company special committee to drop a rule that treats shares not cast either 'for' or 'against' the deal, as votes against the deal.
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Facebook beats second quarter profit expectations, shares up 17%
25 Jul 2013
The results follow weaker-than-expected results from online search leader Google Inc, signalling that Facebook's aggressive push into the mobile advertising market continued to pay off
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Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
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COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
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India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
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Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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