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21 Apr 2016
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India ranks 133rd in press freedom; Modi ‘indifferent’
21 Apr 2016
Indians may think they have a relatively free press, but in fact India ranks an abysmally low 133 among 180 countries in the latest annual World Press Freedom Index
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The SS7 flaw: all a hacker needs is your phone number
20 Apr 2016
Every person with a cellphone necessarily uses SS7 to make calls or send messages – but it has a protocol flaw that can allow hackers to record your calls, read your texts, view your contacts, or track your location even with GPS disabled
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Tirupati temple deposits 1,311 kg gold with PNB under gold monetisation scheme
19 Apr 2016
Tirumala temple gets about one tonne of gold every year as offerings from devotees, which is typically sent to refineries or the government mint for conversion to gold bars, which are then deposited in banks
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Oil continues to tumble as Opec talks collapse
18 Apr 2016
With post-sanctions Iran looking to boost oil sales, its tensions with Saudi Arabia has left Opec in tatters, with a crucial meeting in Doha failing to reach an agreement on curtailing production
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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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History of hovercraft Part 3...
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