World economy
‘Trump aides were in touch with Russians to hurt Clinton’
23 Mar 2017
The FBI has reportedly obtained information suggesting that aides of President Donald Trump communicated with suspected Russian operatives to coordinate the release of information to damage Democrat Hillary Clinton’s campaign
Britain joins US in electronics ban on flights from select countries
22 Mar 2017
Britain on Tuesday joined the United States in banning larger electronic devices from the passenger cabin on flights from some airports in Turkey, the Middle East and North Africa
US bans large electronic items on flights from 8 countries
21 Mar 2017
The US is banning electronic devices from cabin baggage on flights from eight mainly Middle Eastern and North African countries, including almost all the Gulf states as well as Turkey and Egypt, on unspecified security grounds
Federal judge in Hawaii issues sweeping freeze on Trump travel ban
16 Mar 2017
In a blistering 43-page opinion, US District Judge Derrick Watson pointed to Trump's own comments and those of his close advisers as evidence that his order was meant to discriminate against Muslims
US Fed raises policy rates to 0.75-1.0%, signals further hike
16 Mar 2017
The second hike in the Fed's prime rate in three months is consist with its assessment of a solid US economy and will likely mean higher rates on some consumer and business loans
Donald Trump says ‘buy American’; Ivanka buys Chinese
15 Mar 2017
Even as President Donald Trump promised to create jobs by following “two simple rules: Buy American and hire American”, huge shipments of his daughter’s line were reportedly on their way to the US from China?
Parliament frees May’s hands on Brexit; Scotland unhappy
14 Mar 2017
The House of Lords rejected a last-ditch attempt to amend a bill empowering May to begin Brexit, paving the way for it to become law as early today
World faces biggest humanitarian crisis since 1945: UN
14 Mar 2017
The world faces its largest humanitarian crisis since the UN was founded in 1945, with more than 20 million people in four countries facing starvation and famine
46 US prosecutors including Preet Bharara get marching orders
11 Mar 2017
The removal of the high profile Preet Bharara, the United States attorney in Manhattan, along with 46 others comes in the same week government watchdogs urged Bharara to investigate whether Trump had violated the Constitution, which bars federal officials from taking payments from foreign governments
S Korea’s ousted president Park leaves palace, faces jail
10 Mar 2017
South Korea's Constitutional Court on Friday upheld a parliamentary decision to impeach President Park Geun-hye over a corruption scandal, ousting her from office and capping months of political uncertainty
Blitzed: Hitler, Third Reich high on drugs, says new book
09 Mar 2017
Based partly on the papers of Hitler's private physician, author Norman Ohler describes the role of drugs within the Third Reich
Fresh setback for May as Lords insist on say in Brexit
08 Mar 2017
Prime Minister Theresa May suffered a humiliating setback after Britain’s House of Lords approved a plan to give Parliament the final say over Brexit
China sees first trade deficit in February amidst rare import boom
08 Mar 2017
China’s imports rose more than 44.7 per cent year-on-year in yuan terms in February while its exports rose by a mere 4.2 per cent during the month, resulting in a trade deficit of 60.63 billion yuan ($8.79 billion)
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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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