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2G scam: NDA reverses UPA stance, backs CBI
19 Jun 2014
The NDA government has decided to give active support to the CBI’s investigation into the 2G scam
GSM operators add 6.19 million users in May
18 Jun 2014
GCHQ can legally snoop on Facebook, Google users: UK government
18 Jun 2014
The UK government says its intelligence agencies can snoop on Facebook and Google users without individual warrant as the firms were based overseas
Amazon to launch new smartphone: Reports
18 Jun 2014
AT&T, DirecTV claim net benefit to consumers from merger
13 Jun 2014
In a bid to gain regulatory approval AT&T, DirecTV have promised lower pay TV prices, greater broadband availability in rural areas and extended compliance with 2010 net neutrality legislation
Viber crosses 100 mn active users
11 Jun 2014
Idea records highest RMS growth in Q4, FY14
11 Jun 2014
Cisco makes strong case for differentiation in internet services
11 Jun 2014
All ‘bits’ running over the internet are not equal and should not be treated that way by broadband providers despite calls by net neutrality advocates for traffic-neutral regulations
New RCom plan ‘abolishes’ irritation of roaming, STD charges
09 Jun 2014
The concessions apply only to incoming calls, and customers will still have to pay extra for making long-distance calls
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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!
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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.
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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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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
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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
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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