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10,000 villagers flee J&K border areas as Pak shelling intensifies
06 Jan 2015
In yet another incident on the J&K border, Pakistani troops targeted over 60 hamlets and scores of border posts in heavy overnight shelling,
US hits N Korea with new sanctions after cyber-attack on Sony
03 Jan 2015
The sanctions are part of the US response to the cyber attack on Sony, which was targeted as it prepared to release `The Interview,’ a crude comedy about a CIA plot to kill North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un
NATO ends Afghan war, lowers flag in low-key ceremony
29 Dec 2014
General John Campbell, the American commander who led NATO's International Security Assistance Force, lowered the green and white mission flag, replacing it with one of a training and support mission known as Resolute Support
India sees 40% increase in cyber crime: report
29 Dec 2014
Bengaluru terrorist blast kills woman; kids saved
29 Dec 2014
India’s information technology capital is also now a hotbed of Islamic extremism and the latest terror act is yet to be owned by any group, but the government as usual has stepped up alert across cities
North Korea blames US for internet outages
27 Dec 2014
North Korea’s National Defence Commission accused US President Barack Obama of going reckless like a monkey in a tropical forest by inciting the release of ‘The Interview’, a comedy featuring a fictional plot to kill its leader
Russia names NATO as key risk in new military doctrine
26 Dec 2014
Document posted on the Kremlin website names NATO’s attempts to overthrow neighboring governments and the buildup close to the country’s borders as a major threat
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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!
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.
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.
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
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
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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