Industry
Flipkart sells 40,000 Xiaomi smartphones in seconds in flash sale
03 Sep 2014
According to a tweet by Xiaomi’s global vice president Hugo Barra, 40,000 units of the Xiaomi Redmi 1S were sold within 4.2 seconds
‘Neglected’ Indian newspapers all agog over Modi’s Japan visit
03 Sep 2014
Apart from a commitment of $35 billion worth of Japanese investment in Indian infrastructure, Modi also managed to get Japan’s first sale of military hardware since World War II
2G scam: Maxis rejects CBI charges; to ‘vigorously’ seek legal remedy
02 Sep 2014
Malaysia's Maxis Communications Berhad has denied any wrongdoing in the 2G spectrum scam after the CBI filed charges in relation to perceived irregularities in its acquisition of Aircel Ltd from Siva Ventures Limited in 2006
Putin inaugurates work on 4,000 km gas pipeline to China
02 Sep 2014
The pipeline will provide secure and reliable clean energy for China's economic development and a long-term stable market for Russia's abundant natural gas resources
Disney files patents for drone-driven puppets
28 Aug 2014
Sun-Ranbaxy merger: competition panel demands more details
28 Aug 2014
This is probably the first instance where the fair trade watchdog has ordered a public scrutiny of a proposed merger and acquisition deal to ensure compliance to fair trade regulation
CBI can’t charge me as probe incomplete, Maran tells SC
28 Aug 2014
Former telecommunications minister Dayanidhi Maran today urged the Supreme Court to restrain the CBI from filing a charge-sheet against him in the Aircel-Maxis deal as investigation of the case is yet to be completed
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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