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Russia irate as Ukraine votes to join NATO
24 Dec 2014
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev had warned that Ukraine’s move for NATO membership will turn it into a potential military opponent of Russia and that his country will have to respond to them
Obama warns proportional response to cyber attacks on Sony
20 Dec 2014
The US President, however, faulted the Hollywood studio for giving in to intimidation by withdrawing `The Interview,’ the satirical movie based on a fictional assassination attempt on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
Despite bail, 26/11 mastermind Lakhvi to stay behind bars
19 Dec 2014
Pakistan's anti-terrorism court in Rawalpandi granted bail to 54-year-old Lakhvi, the key conspirator of the Mumbai terror attack, just two days after terrorists butchered 132 children in a dastardly attack on a school in Peshawar
New bill proposes death for hijackers
17 Dec 2014
Peshawar in tears, Pak in mourning after Taliban kills 132 kids
17 Dec 2014
Pakistanis may be used to almost daily militant attacks against the security forces but the outright assault on children in a school stunned the country
Taliban attack on Peshwar school kills 126
16 Dec 2014
At least 126 people were killed and more than 122 were wounded on Tuesday when Taliban gunmen stormed a military high school in Peshawar, taking hundreds of innocent students hostage in the bloodiest insurgent attack in the country
Gunman, 2 hostages die as police end siege of Sydney cafe
15 Dec 2014
Two of the hostages and the gunman Sheik Man Haron Monis were killed as police stormed the Sydney café at around 2 am local time on Monday, ending the 16-hour siege
BAE Systems completes acquisition of cyber security firm SilverSky
15 Dec 2014
The acquisition, announced in October, will increase BAE’s footprint in the fast-growing US cyber security market
America’s Sikorsky bags Rs6,000-cr deal for Navy copters
06 Dec 2014
United Technologies Corporation group company Sikorsky Aircraft Corp has been selected for the supply of 16 multi-role helicopters for the Indian Navy in a contract worth Rs6,000 crore
Eight Armymen, 3 cops killed in Kashmir suicide attack
05 Dec 2014
At least 11 Indian security personnel were killed in a suicide attack on an army artillery camp in Jammu & Kashmir early today in an escalation of militant violence in the middle of elections in the state
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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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