Telecom
Apple v/s Department of Justice turning into epic battle
11 Mar 2016
In a courtroom battle that is escalating beyond the unlocking of a single iPhone, the US Justice Department accuses Apple of seeking to make its phones ‘warrant-proof’, while Apple calls such remarks “offensive” and “desperate”
3G data usage rose 85 per cent in 2015: Nokia
09 Mar 2016
Idea seeks to buy Providence stake in Aditya Birla Telecom
09 Mar 2016
Idea Cellular Idea Cellular is reported to have offered Rs4,000 crore to buy out Providence's 16-per cent stake in its subsidiary Aditya Birla Telecom, offering more than 40 per cent premium on the US private equity firm's investment made in 2009
Verizon fined $1.35 mn for supercookie
08 Mar 2016
Mukesh Ambani to invest $2 bn in cable TV space
08 Mar 2016
Mukesh Ambani is muscling into the country’s cable TV sector as part of a media and telecoms offensive that pits him against his once-estranged younger brother Anil and threatens to shake up both industries
Microsoft considered buying Slack for $8 bn
07 Mar 2016
Smartphones to comprise around 98 per cent of handset sales by 2020: Market research firm, iGR
04 Mar 2016
Charges will be filed in Aircel-Maxis case: Jaitley
03 Mar 2016
Finance minister Arun Jaitley said that the Enforcement Directorate and the investigative wing of the Income Tax Department, during recent searches in connection with the Aircel-Maxis deal, have recovered several “incriminating” documents which are being scrutinised
Thwarted by HC, Telcos move SC against call drop penalty
03 Mar 2016
Mobile operators today challenged in the Supreme Court a Delhi High Court order which upheld the call drop penalty imposed on them by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
US judge rules against forcing Apple to give access to iPhone used by San Bernandino shooter
01 Mar 2016
The ruling comes as a huge setback to the government in its battle with the company over privacy and public safety
HC upholds Trai’s Re1 compensation for call drops
01 Mar 2016
The Delhi High Court has ruled that regulator Trai had the power to levy a penalty on call drops, and had done so keeping in mind consumers’ interests
SC wants blanket ban on all pornographic content
27 Feb 2016
There seemed to be a virtual role reversal between the normally repressive government and the more liberal Supreme Court, as the Centre argued that it only wanted to ban child pornography but the judges insisted that it ban all pornography
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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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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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