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US judge puts Trump’s visa ban on hold after states’ challenge
04 Feb 2017
Court challenges have been filed nationwide from states and advocacy groups challenging President Donald Trump’s ban on travellers and immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries
Irate Iran to deploy missiles after fresh US sanctions
04 Feb 2017
Relations between Washington and Tehran have deteriorated sharply since Donald Trump took office promising a tough line on what he sees as Iranian belligerency towards US interests and allies
Uber’s Travis Kalanick quits Trump’s business advisory group
03 Feb 2017
Uber Technologies Inc chief executive officer Travis Kalanick's departure could signal a growing rift between technology companies and Washington
Pak puts 26/11 culprit Hafiz Saeed, 37 others on exit control list
02 Feb 2017
Pakistan’s interior ministry has included the names of Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief and 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, and 37 others who are affiliated with JuD or Lashkar-e-Taiba, on the Exit Control List
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos backs legal challenge to Trump’s visa ban
01 Feb 2017
Joining the growing opposition to Trump’s anti-Muslim immigration policy from Silicon Valley to carmaker Ford, Jeff Bezos said Amazon is backing a Washington State government lawsuit against Trump’s order
Trump signs order to cut two federal regulations for every new one
31 Jan 2017
An executive order president Trump signed yesterday makes regulators more circumspect before they propose a new rule
Obama breaks silence early, urges citizens to protest visa ban
31 Jan 2017
President Barak Obama issued a statement encouraging Americans to publicly protest President Donald Trump's move to ban citizens from certain countries, as well as refugees from across the globe from entering the United States
After Trump ban, Starbucks to hire 10,000 refugees globally
30 Jan 2017
Starbucks chairman and chief executive Howard Schultzsaid the refugees it hires would be fleeing war, persecution and discrimination in the 75 countries where the company operates
Donald Trump’s immigration ban halted by court for a week
30 Jan 2017
The ruling comes as US airports braced for fresh protests against Donald Trump’s temporary immigration ban
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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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