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Sec 144 clamped in Ahmedabad as swine flu gets out of control
25 Feb 2015
Gujarat has registered the second-highest death toll from the outbreak of Swine flu after neighbouring Rajasthan
Home Depot 4Q profit beats analysts estimates
25 Feb 2015
US refinery strike covers a fifth of national capacity
24 Feb 2015
The largest US refinery strike in 35 years has hit 15 plants, including 12 refineries that account for a fifth of the US production capacity
Swine flu: 812 dead, over 13,688 under attack, and still raging
23 Feb 2015
Nearly two months after the first cases of swine flu deaths were reported from Gujarat and Rajasthan, the disease has now assumed pandemic proportions
FTC challenges merger of US Foods with Sysco
21 Feb 2015
Auto airbags maker Takata fined $14,000 a day to force compliance
21 Feb 2015
The world’s largest air-bag maker, Japan's Takata, associated with exploding car airbags, would be fined $14,000 a day until it provided information sought by the US auto safety regulator
Hydel power the key to prosperity, PM Modi tells Arunachal
21 Feb 2015
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday raised the pitch for "power-for-prosperity" as he sought to convince the people of Arunachal Pradesh of the benefits of exploiting the state's hydropower potentia
Russia keen on bigger role in India’s lucrative defence industry
20 Feb 2015
Russia has been a dominant player in the Indian defence market for years but it's now facing tough competition from the US, France, and Israel
Raw sugar export sops to continue
20 Feb 2015
Goldcorp writes down $2.3-bn on Argentine mine
20 Feb 2015
New funding to value Snapchat at $19 bn
19 Feb 2015
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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
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
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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