Government
Opposition continues to stall parliament
06 May 2013
CBI director apologises to SC for letting law ministry alter draft report
06 May 2013
The CBI chief's affidavit also blames the law ministry for seeking removal of any reference to the PMO in the draft report
Rail minister Bansal seeks to distance self from nephew’s bribe-taking
04 May 2013
The Rs90 lakh cash seized by the CBI was allegedly part of a Rs2 crore deal that would have assured Railway Board member Mahesh Kumar a larger sum from the advanced signalling and telecom contracts worth Rs2,300 crore
Delhi bus gangrape: SC debars male friend’s interview as evidence
By By Jagdeep Worah | 03 May 2013
In what could prove a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court today ruled that a television interview given by the male friend of the victim of the infamous 16 December gang rape of a young lady in Delhi is inadmissible as evidence. By Jagdeep Worah
Coalgate: CBI admits to sharing report with law ministry, PMO
26 Apr 2013
The CBI, which was directed to probe the allegations, was initially unwilling to share information in the case but was made to share the status report with the apex court in a sealed envelope
Demand for PM's resignation stalls Parliament
23 Apr 2013
The Parliament Standing Committee report on coal block allocations was tabled in the Lok Sabha amidst the uproar, with BJP MPs continuing to shout 'PM must quit'
Ruckus in Parliament as PM’s appeal falls on deaf ears
22 Apr 2013
The second half of the Budget session of Parliament began on a stormy note today as members from various parties forced the adjournment of both houses on various issues
Protests mount in Kolkata over student leader’s death
04 Apr 2013
Autopsy report showed strong evidence that the Left-wing student leader was beaten up fatally even as chief minister Mamata Banerjee sticked to the official version that he banged his head against a lamp-post
CAG blasts Modi’s Gujarat for fiscal mismanagement, favouritism
03 Apr 2013
In its report for the fiscai year ended 31 March, tabled in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly today, the CAG said corruption and irregularities have caused huge losses to 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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