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Monsanto GMO wheat found growing in Montana
27 Sep 2014
China counters with `Made in China’ campaign
25 Sep 2014
Russia strongly condemns US strikes against ISIL in Syria
24 Sep 2014
The fight against Islamic State militants is shifting regional dynamics, winning support from Arab nations that opposed previous US military inventions in the region
G20 agrees on automatic sharing of bank information
22 Sep 2014
The deal will allow countries like India to extract bank information on account balances of the past five to six years upon request, sources said
Australian intelligence agencies uncover ‘Mumbai-style’ terror strike plan on parliament
19 Sep 2014
Relief for Cameron as Scotland decides against separation
19 Sep 2014
The voting in the referendum was not as close as some polls had predicted, with a good 55% of Scottish citizens voting to stay a part of Great Britain
Implication of a Yes vote on the UK's civil service
18 Sep 2014
A Yes vote would see the UK civil service face its biggest test since since the creation of the Irish Free State in 1922, says noted British social scientist, Professor Perri 6, (he changed his name from David Ashworth to Perri 6 in 1983) from School of Business and Management, Queen Mary University of London
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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