Media
Washington Post sold to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos
06 Aug 2013
The Washington Post will be sold to Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.com, for $250 million, taking even its employees by surprise
Newsweek being sold to digital publisher IBT Media
05 Aug 2013
Digital news group IBT Media has announced plans to buy 80-year-old Newsweek from InterActiveCorp for an undisclosed sum
New York Times Co sells The Boston Globe to Red Sox boss John Henry for $70 mn
03 Aug 2013
The New York Times Co today said that it has agreed to sell Boston Globe and its other New England media properties to John Henry, principal owner of the Boston Red Sox, for $70 million in cash
Wiki-leaker Bradley Manning ‘guilty’ on 17 counts but cleared of sedition
31 Jul 2013
Bradley Manning, the US army private who leaked classified communications to Julian Assange’s WikiLeaks, has been acquitted of the charge of aiding the enemy, the most serious charge against him which would have led to a life sentence
Pearson puts up Mergermarket form sale
27 Jul 2013
Soon, TV channel in US for bored, home-alone dogs
27 Jul 2013
Lonely, bored dogs left at home while their owners are at work will soon have a dedicated TV channel for their entertainment, as 24/7 channel DOGTV goes on air in the US next month on DirecTV
Two of Indian origin in Assange’s seven to run for Australian senate
26 Jul 2013
Julian Assange, founder of the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks, on Thursday officially launched his Australian political party, through networking site Skype.
Axel Springer sells some publications to rival Funke for $1.22 bn
26 Jul 2013
Axel Springer, Europe’s biggest newspaper publisher, yesterday sold two regional newspapers and some magazines to rival Funke Mediengruppe, for $1.22 million.
Canada’s Sun Media to close 11 publications
18 Jul 2013
Last ditch effort of News International staffers to block phone hacking prosecution fails
29 Jun 2013
The New York Times Co receives six bids for The Boston Globe: report
28 Jun 2013
The New York Times Co has received six bids for The Boston Globe, after the auction of the daily newspaper closed yesterday
Panel moots digital arm for state broadcaster Prasar Bharti
24 Jun 2013
Prasar Bharti, the public broadcaster that runs All India Radio and Doordarshan, may get a digital arm to reach out to the increasing number of internet and smartphone users
Featured articles
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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