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Royalty in tatters: Queen Elizabeth down to last £1 mn
29 Jan 2014
Queen Elizabeth II’s household finances are at a “historic low” with just £1 million left in the kitty, even as British MPs criticise courtiers of the Queen’s royal household of mismanaging Palace funds
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Jobless economic recovery to hit young the hardest: ILO
21 Jan 2014
ILO says millions more would join the ranks of the unemployed as companies choose shareholder returns over new employment generation
World's 85 richest own as much as the poorest 3.5 bn
20 Jan 2014
The combined wealth of the 85 richest people at €1.2 trillion is equal to that of the poorest 3.5 billion - half of the world’s population
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China posts 7.7% GDP growth in 2013
20 Jan 2014
Chinese economic growth has stagnated at 7.7 per cent in 2013 over the previous year, the slowest rate in 14 years, according to the latest data
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Obama sees manufacturing jobs returning to US
16 Jan 2014
The new economic policies initiated by the US government in the aftermath of the financial market collapse in 2008 have helped businesses create over eight million new jobs in America, President Barack Obama
Global economy picking up steam: World Bank
15 Jan 2014
UK inflation drops from to 2%
15 Jan 2014
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Iran agrees to nuclear rollback for easing of sanctions
13 Jan 2014
In a path-breaking deal, Iran agreed with a group of six world powers to curb parts of its disputed nuclear programme in exchange for limited relief from Western sanctions.
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Khobragade return heightens India-US diplomatic cold war
11 Jan 2014
The diplomatic Cold War between Washington and New Delhi shows no sign of ending, despite the return of Devyani Khobragade to India
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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!
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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.
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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
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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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