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Indian American lawyer Vanita Gupta to head US civil rights division
16 Oct 2014
Vanita Gupta, a top lawyer from American Civil Liberties Union, is the first South Asian to hold the post
World failing to contain Ebola: UN official
15 Oct 2014
Second Texas health worker infected with Ebola
15 Oct 2014
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OPEC basket price of crude falls to $85.93 a barrel
14 Oct 2014
Oil prices are expected to fall below $80 per barrel as OPEC members are increasingly expected to keep taps open until the cartel meets in late November
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WHO warns of more Ebola deaths as toll rises to over 4,000
11 Oct 2014
With one death in the US, one seriously ill and several new cases coming up each day in Spain, the outbreak of ebola in the western world has raised concerns about a global contagion
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Koreas end diplomatic freeze, hold high-level talks
04 Oct 2014
The thaw was aided by what the North Korean side said South Korea’s support to its athletes at the Asian Games
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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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