Media
Penalty on TV channel too harsh, says Press council chief Katju
17 Nov 2011
Press Council of India chairman, Justice Markandey Katju has urged the Supreme Court and the high court to "reconsider" their orders imposing a fine of Rs100 crore for an inadvertant lapse by TV channel Times Now
Microsoft, Yahoo, AOL join hands to share ad space
09 Nov 2011
Yahoo Inc, Microsoft Corp and AOL Inc have announced a partnership to pool unsold display ad space in a bid to combat the online advertising dominance of Google Inc and Facebook
WikiLeaks’ Assange close to extradition as UK court dismisses plea
02 Nov 2011
The 40-year-old Assange believes the allegations are politically motivated and could pave the way for him to be sent for trial in the US accused of leaking official
DAVP on revamp mode, says Ambika Soni
01 Nov 2011
India among top 10 in demanding content removal from Google
29 Oct 2011
From January to June 2011, Google received over 350 directions from the police and government agencies to remove content, including criticism of the government
With 250 million tweets a day, Twitter worth around $8 billion: CEO, Dick Costolo
19 Oct 2011
Twitter’s problem is how to monetise the wealth of information that flows through its site every day.
Set-top boxes to be mandatory from March 2012
14 Oct 2011
In a move that will benefit both consumers and the cable and satellite television industry, the government has cleared an ordinance for compulsory digitization of TV broadcast
Government toughens rules for TV broadcasters
08 Oct 2011
ABC News, Yahoo join hands to create digital news content
04 Oct 2011
Under the new agreement, ABC would function as the premier news provider to Yahoo and create original content, including an online version of "Good Morning America" specifically for the venture.
Doordarshan seeks free slice of IPL pie
07 Sep 2011
CNN acquires Zite
02 Sep 2011
Bloomberg to acquire specialty legal publisher BNA for $990 million
26 Aug 2011
The merger would enhance Bloomberg’s coverage and analysis of tax and accounting, labor and employment, healthcare, intellectual property, and telecommunications issues.
Former WikiLeaks associate claims he destroyed potentially explosive documents
22 Aug 2011
A former spokesperson for WikiLeaks in Germany, he destroyed more than 3,500 documents before splitting with Julian Assange
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Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
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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?
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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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