Government
PM slams judiciary for being swayed by ‘5-star’ activists
06 Apr 2015
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday clearly showed his irritation with the Indian judicial system, advising judges to avoid "perception-driven" verdicts
Modi likely to induct PDP’s Mehbooba Mufti in expanded union cabinet
04 Apr 2015
Junior ministers Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi (minority and parliamentary affairs), Rajiv Pratap Rudy (skill development and entrepreneurship - independent charge) and Manoj Sinha (railways) are in line for elevation, while Najma Heptullah may be made governor of a state
New Gujarat law gives cops draconian powers
01 Apr 2015
Coalgate: SC stays trial court summons to Manmohan Singh, others
01 Apr 2015
The stay also applies to the summons issued to Hindalco chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla, former coal secretary PC Parakh and three other accused, including Hindalco and its officials Shubhendu Amitabh and D Bhattacharya
SC asks Advani, others to explain Babri demolition
31 Mar 2015
The CBI had charged Advani and 20 others under sections 153A (promoting enmity between classes), 153B (imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration) and 505 (false statements, rumours etc. circulated with the intent to cause mutiny or disturb public peace) of the IPC
Swiss banks ask Indian clients to come clean on the cash
30 Mar 2015
Swiss banks are asking their Indian corporate and individual clients to furnish auditor certificates certifying the"clean status" of funds, assets and income related to their accounts
Telecom spectrum auction ends; govt mops up record Rs1,10,000-cr
25 Mar 2015
Since the successful bidders have to make upfront payment of 25-33 per cent of the final sale price, the government would immediately garner nearly Rs25,000 crore from the current round of spectrum auction
Haryana’s Hooda government facilitated Vadra-DLF land deals: CAG
25 Mar 2015
The speed at which change of land use and other permissions were granted by the Hooda government was specifically intended to help the Vadra firm obtain a higher price for the piece of land, CAG has found
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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.
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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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