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Trump ‘told lies, defamed me’, Comey tells Congress
09 Jun 2017
Testifying before a Congressional committee, former FBI director James Comey said President Donald Trump fired him in an attempt to undermine investigations into possible collusion between his presidential campaign team and Russia
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May’s poll gamble fails as UK heads for hung parliament
09 Jun 2017
Despite her Conservative Party losing its majority, indications are that Theresa May intends to try and stay on as prime minister, most likely in an alliance with Northern Ireland’s pro-Brexit Democratic Unionist Party
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New study shows important economic contributions of H-1B visas
09 Jun 2017
The US economy is strengthened by H-1B visa holders who fill key roles in enhancing organisations and supplementing the work of their US peers, rveals new study
German court nixes Merkel’s tax on nuclear power
08 Jun 2017
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Trump cheers Arab isolation of Qatar
06 Jun 2017
US President Donald Trump today said isolating Qatar was the 'beginning of end' of terrorism
Trump administration proposes use of seismic air guns to locate oil and gas reserves beneath ocean floor
06 Jun 2017
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Bahrain, Saudi, Egypt, UAE cut ties with Qatar over terror links
05 Jun 2017
For gas-rich Qatar, which recently won a bid to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the move is a major diplomatic setback
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Indian origin Leo Varadkar to be Ireland’s next prime minister
03 Jun 2017
Varadkar would also be the youngest among current world leaders, only to be challenged by would be Austrian Prime Minister Sebastian Kurz who is eight years younger
India would never opt out of climate pact: Modi
02 Jun 2017
People more likely to seek friends’ advice for money decisions rather than “robo-advice”
31 May 2017
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End of nuclear dream? Three Mile Island plant faces closure
31 May 2017
While the partial meltdown at Unit 2 in 1979 could not put the Three Mile Island nuclear plant out of business, cheap natural gas might do what the worst commercial nuclear power accident in US history could not
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‘Fake news’, screams Trump over Kushner’s Russian links
29 May 2017
`Whenever you see the words 'sources say' in the fake news media, and they don't mention names,’ Trump wrote, `it is very possible that those sources don't exist but are made up by fake news writers. #FakeNews is the enemy!’
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Kushner had undisclosed contacts with Russian envoy: report
27 May 2017
Kushner is also reported to have discussed with Russian ambassador to the US Sergey Kislyak the idea of creating a back channel between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin that could have bypassed diplomats and intelligence agencies
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Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
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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
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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