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North Korea threatens strike on US military base in Guam
09 Aug 2017
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned of ‘fire and fury’ against North Korean threat, after efforts to push China into taming North Korea failed
China gets Asean to agree on framework for South China Sea negotiations
08 Aug 2017
For China, which has built seven man-made islands in the disputed waters, the latest move would help buy time to consolidate its maritime power, while giving it more leeway in dealing with countries like Japan and the US
Pak terrorist Hafiz Saeed enters politics with new party
08 Aug 2017
The new political party, Milli Muslim League, aims at giving militants better cover amid pressure from the international community on Pakistan to crack down on LeT and JuD
UK to overhaul data protection laws
07 Aug 2017
Pakistan building 6 dams in PoK with China's help
04 Aug 2017
The Indus river originates in Western Tibet near Mount Kailash and runs across Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the creation of the dams by Pakistan could result in flooding on this side of the line of control
Russia kicks out 755 US personnel amid rising tensions
31 Jul 2017
The United States and Russia have expelled dozens of each other's diplomats before - but Sunday's expulsions were the single largest forced reduction in embassy staff, exceeding anything seen even during the Cold War
Nawaz Sharif’s brother likely to be new Pakistan PM
29 Jul 2017
Reports quoting lawmakers belonging to PML-N party said they saw no connection between the Panama Papers case and Sharif’s ouster and that they planned to challenge the verdict
US economy expands 2.6% in Q2 against 1.2% in Q1
29 Jul 2017
President Donald Trump has set an ambitious 3.0 per cent growth target for 2017, but with an economic growth of 1.9 per cent in the first half of 2017 it is unlikely that GDP would top 2.5 per cent for the full year
Pak PM Sharif steps down as SC finds him guilty in Panamagate case
28 Jul 2017
The Supreme Court verdict in the Panama Papers case disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for failing to disclose his un-withdrawn receivables from UAE-based Capital FZE in his nomination papers
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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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