Entertainment
HMV rescue deal by March end: report
13 Mar 2013
Comcast to buy GE's stake in NBC Universal for $16.7 bn; to gain full control
13 Feb 2013
The acquisition will give Comcast full control of 30 news and entertainment cable networks, including NBC, USA, MSNBC, CNBC, and Hulu as well as NBC Universal Television Group, Universal Studios and theme parks
Liberty Global strikes Virgin Media deal for $15.75 bn
06 Feb 2013
Virgin Media is the UK's second-largest pay television operator with 4.9 million customers, and also provides fixed and mobile telephone, and broadband internet services
Sacked HMV workers hijack Twitter stream
01 Feb 2013
Cash-strapped HMV faces closure
16 Jan 2013
Governments should not be in the business of broadcasting: TRAI
28 Dec 2012
The recommendation comes in the backdrop of the Tamil Nadu government making a strong pitch for granting licence to state government-owned Arasu TV to run its cable network
Tribunal orders BCCI to pay Rs140 cr to Zee for breach of contract
16 Nov 2012
The tribunal found BCCI guilty of "exploiting its dominant position" in respect of the game of cricket in India as also unfair conduct against Zee
Walt Disney to buy George Lucas's Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion
31 Oct 2012
Lucasfilm, fully owned by George Lucas, will become part of The Walt Disney Co’s global portfolio of brands that include Disney, ESPN, Pixar, Marvel and ABC.
Australian High Court rejects Optus' plea
07 Sep 2012
Bollywood's 'grand old man' AK Hangal passes away at 97
27 Aug 2012
A veteran of more than 225 films, the grand old man of Hindi cinema A K Hangal passed away yesterday at 97
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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
