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Jeff Bezos briefly overtakes Bill Gates as world's richest: Forbes
28 Jul 2017
Bill Gates, who has been holding the top spot among the world’s wealthiest since May 2013, regained his position by afternoon as Amazon shares gave up much of the gain
Snapdeal sale around corner as Jasper okays Flipkart offer
27 Jul 2017
The buyout deal is almost through but the board wants to take a broader consensus from its major shareholders, including Ratan Tata and PremjiInvest, reports said
Flipkart agrees to $900-950-bn acquisition of Snapdeal
26 Jul 2017
The merger deal does not include FreeCharge and Vulcan Express - the two subsidiaries of Jasper Infotech that owns Snapdeal
FTC probes complaints of Amazon’s discounts
21 Jul 2017
Flipkart set to sweeten offer for Snapdeal; may go up to $950 mn
13 Jul 2017
Snapdeal, which is also engaged in separate discussions for selling Freecharge (mobile wallet operations) and Vulcan Express (logistics), is likely to close these as well over the next few weeks
Amazon gets govt nod to retail food in India
10 Jul 2017
The company will open a wholly-owned subsidiary in India that will stock and sell food online to carry out the business
Snapdeal rejects Flipkart’s Rs5,500 cr buyout offer; talks still on
05 Jul 2017
Snapdeal's board is reported to have rejected a takeover offer of $800-850 million (around Rs5,500 crore) from larger ecommerce rival Flipkart
Citizens Advice warns over ‘phantom goods’ scam
30 Jun 2017
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By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
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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.
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By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
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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
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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
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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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