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Russia plans to build a luxury hotel on the ISS
23 Dec 2017
The planned luxury hotel in space will offer private cabins having big windows, dedicated personal hygiene facilities, exercise equipment and also a WiFi connection
Opioid crisis hits US life expectancy
23 Dec 2017
Toys R Us staves off collapse; saves 2000 jobs
22 Dec 2017
2G verdict may see host of telcos suing Centre
22 Dec 2017
Adarsh scam: HC sets aside ex-CM Ashok Chavan’s prosecution
22 Dec 2017
The Bombay High Court ruled that though the CBI had claimed to be in possession of fresh evidence while seeking permission to prosecute Chavan, it had “failed to present any fresh evidence”
Special court exonerates all accused in 2G spectrum ‘scam’
21 Dec 2017
Former telecom minister A Raja and DMK MP Kanimozhi were among 19 accused who were exonerated by the Special CBI Court, which said the prosecution had “miserably failed” to prove its charges
Customer charged $350 over negative hotel review
21 Dec 2017
Maharashtra becomes first Indian state to offer 24/7 shopping
20 Dec 2017
While the new bill will enable businesses to run for extra hours, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said the final permission will be granted by the police based on the areas and the locations
Domestic airlines scrap flat Rs3,000 flight cancellation charge
20 Dec 2017
Instead of charging a flat Rs3,000 cancellation fee, airlines will now charge the base fare plus fuel surcharge or Rs3,000 per passenger, whichever is lower
US set to bid goodbye to Boeing 747 ‘Jumbo Jet’
18 Dec 2017
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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
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