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5 top judges of different faiths begin ‘triple talaq’ hearings
11 May 2017
India’s five most senior judges — all of different faiths — began hearings on Thursday to decide if triple talaq, the practice of Muslim men getting divorce by simply saying "talaq" three times, was fundamental to the religion
SC sentences Justice Karnan to 6 months’ jail for contempt
09 May 2017
The Supreme Court created history today by holding a sitting judge – Justice C S Karnan of the Calcutta High Court — guilty of contempt of court and sentencing him to six months in jail
Lalu Prasad to face multiple trials in fodder scam as SC overturns HC verdict
08 May 2017
In a blow to Bihar political heavyweight Lalu Prasad Yadav, the Supreme Court today ruled that the Rashtriya Janata Dal chief and other accused must face separate trials in each of four cases related to the Rs900-crore fodder scam
SC clears decks for appointment of Lokpal
28 Apr 2017
An overview of GST
26 Apr 2017
GST to have twin rate structure for services
26 Apr 2017
Revenue secretary Hasmukh Adhia has dismissed fears that GST implementation will lead to a spurt in inflation as, unlike other countries with a single point tax system, in India there are multiple points of taxation
CBI files FIR against its former director Ranjit Sinha in coal scam case
26 Apr 2017
The former CBI chief is accused of "scuttling" and "influencing" the probe into the coal block allocation cases
NITI Aayog outlines 15-year vision document
24 Apr 2017
PM asks states to speed up GST legislation to build a new India
24 Apr 2017
NITI Aayog’s 15-year vision document envisages tripling the country’s real gross domestic product and per capita income by 2031-32 – giving everyone access to at least a two-wheeler and an air conditioner
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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
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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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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
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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
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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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