World economy
Eurozone GDP registers strong growth
14 Aug 2013
The biggest Eurozone economies, France and Germany, recorded strong growth during the second quarter of 2013, data from the US's statistics office revealed today
Taliban warns of dire consequences if Pak hangs militants
14 Aug 2013
A faction of the Taliban has warned Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s government of dire consequences if it goes ahead with plans to execute two jailed militants
Bug hits Bitcoin for Android
13 Aug 2013
US pulls out staff in Lahore, warns against Pak travel
10 Aug 2013
The United States has ordered all non-essential government personnel to leave its consulate in Lahore, citing security threats
China’s July trade figures exceed projections
08 Aug 2013
Pakistan jolted by 74% power tariff hike
06 Aug 2013
Prosecutions for tax evasion doubles in the UK
05 Aug 2013
US state department issues global travel alert
03 Aug 2013
EU ends solar panel row with China
03 Aug 2013
Chinese manufacturers who agree to abide by the EU decision of a minimum price and volume limitwill be exempt from the ‘anti-dumping duties’
US economy grows at 1.7% in Q2
01 Aug 2013
Obama on defensive as senators irate over NSA's PRISM tapping
01 Aug 2013
US lawmakers said they never intended to allow the NSA to build a database of every phone call in America
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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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