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Samsung to pay Apple $548 mn in patent dispute
05 Dec 2015
Samsung, however, said it might seek reimbursement from Apple depending on any future rulings from the US Patent and Trademark Office or the US Supreme Court
Bharti Airtel plans Rs60,000-cr capex for network upgradation
30 Nov 2015
The programme, called `Project Leap’, will see a network transformation, Gopal Vittal, Bharti Airtel’s chief executive forf India and South Asia, said, adding that large parts of this investment will improve voice services
BlackBerry to exit Pakistan over security issues
30 Nov 2015
Facebook launches Free Basics pan India via Reliance
25 Nov 2015
Mark Zuckerberg today through a Facebook post announced that all Reliance subscribers across India can now access free internet, for limited basic services, via Facebook’s controversial Free Basics
Idea Cellular in deal to buy Videocon’s spectrum for Rs3,310 crore
25 Nov 2015
Idea Cellular, which is already a leader in these two circles, would be acquiring 1800 MHz spectrum in these service areas
SC asks Vodafone to pay Rs2,000 cr for merger of its entities
24 Nov 2015
The move would bring Vodafone India Ltd, India’s second largest communications services provider, a step closer to listing on the stock exchanges
Telecom ministry hauls up BSNL, MTNL, India Post
23 Nov 2015
China mulling own ‘secure’ smartphones
23 Nov 2015
Smartphone shipments rise 21.4% to 28.3 million
23 Nov 2015
Cisco to acquire video conferencing software maker Acano for $700 mn
21 Nov 2015
US networking equipment giant Cisco Systems Inc is set to buy UK-based Acano Ltd, a privately-held provider of collaboration infrastructure and conferencing software
Smartphone sales rise 15.5% in July-September 2015
20 Nov 2015
Rising demand for affordable smart phones in emerging markets drove worldwide sales of smart phones in the third quarter of 2015
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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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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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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
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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