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Seven dead, several seriously wounded as terror strikes Vienna
04 Nov 2020
The location of the initial shooting was close to Vienna’s Stadttempel synagogue, but the synagogue and office buildings were closed at the time of the attack
President Trump and wife Melania test positive for Covi
02 Oct 2020
President Trump has joined a growing list of world leaders who have been infected with the virus, along with more than 10 million people globally
After UAE, Bahrain normalising ties with Israel
14 Sep 2020
Japan's PM Shinzo Abe resigns over failing health
31 Aug 2020
Abe, Japan’s longest-serving premier, said he won’t allow his illness to get in the way of decision making, and apologised to the Japanese people for failing to complete his term in office
Lack of human capital holding back Latin America’s growth: IMF report
24 Aug 2020
Investment alone will not ensure growth in incomes as human capital is an important factor in realising the benefits of investment, and this could explain lack of GDP growth in much of Latin America, according to a new report prepared by IMF staff
Israel, UAE sign historic peace deal
14 Aug 2020
Israel will suspend applying sovereignty to areas in the West Bank and also give Muslims greater access to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Old City of Jerusalem by allowing them to fly from Abu Dhabi to Tel Aviv, under the Trump-brokered peace deal
China reports $63 billion trade surplus in July
10 Aug 2020
Bytedance’s lip-syncing app TikTok claims $50 bn-plus valuation
03 Aug 2020
Recent reports suggest that TikTok’s current valuation has, in fact, fallen to around 50 billion against its earlier valuation of over $100 billion
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Hariman Sharma lets apple travel to India’s warmer climes
10 Feb 2025
Apple, which was the preserve of the cooler Himalayan region in India, is now everywhere – in the East, the West and the South - thanks to one enterprising Himachal farmer, Hariman Sharma.
The cost of neglecting water transport
03 Feb 2025
Inland water transport is widely recognised as a cheaper and environment friendly mode of transport and, as per a report prepared by RITES
Crypto Currencies Trying To Undermine Global Financial System
27 Jan 2025
US President Donald Trump, it seems, is the latest to join the frenzy for personal or corporate currency, with $TRUMP, or what they call a meme coin, giving a further boost to his crypto image.
As costs of saying final goodbyes rise UK families resort to crowdfunding to pay for funerals
By Axel Miller | 16 Jan 2025
The cost of saying a final goodbye to loved ones in the UK has reached a grim new high, leaving families grappling with unexpected financial burdens.
The life and times of Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India
By Cygnus | 28 Dec 2024
On 27th December 2024 India and the world lost one of their finest statespersons in a hundred years. Manmohan Singh, born on 26th September 1932, in Gah, Punjab (now in Pakistan)
The remarkable Ratan Tata
By Kiron Kasbekar | 23 Oct 2024
One newspaper report of Ratan Tata’s passing away showed an old photo of him climbing into the cockpit of a Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter.
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.
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