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IMSc unveils India's seventh-fastest supercomputer `Annapurna'
31 Jul 2010
The computer will boost academic research in the field of computational biology, statistical mechanics and numerical calculations
Facebook likely to put off IPO to 2012
30 Jul 2010
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Despite recessionary fears PC sales grew 18% in India in 2009-10
29 Jul 2010
Given the current macro-economic conditions and conservative buying sentiment in the market, MAIT estimates that PC sales are expected to cross 9.35 million (93.5 lakh) units in FY 2010-11, growing by about 16 per cent
PayPal suspends transactions from India again
28 Jul 2010
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Google bags Yahoo Japan ad, search pact
27 Jul 2010
Google today struck a deal with Japan’s most popular website, Yahoo Japan, to provide it with search results and related advertising
Moser Baer launches `Knight' USB flash drives
23 Jul 2010
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Facebook community reaches half-billion
23 Jul 2010
One in 14 people around the world is now on the site, which is about the combined population of the US and Brazil
Google stops direct sales of Nexus One
23 Jul 2010
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Dell accidentally ships spyware-infected server motherboards
23 Jul 2010
Computer maker Dell yesterday confirmed that some of its PowerEdge server motherboards shipped to costumers had embedded spyware
GM renews $2-bn IT services contract with HP
22 Jul 2010
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Kidney seekers find donors on Facebook
22 Jul 2010
In what could be a significant new trend, Facebook has become more than just a social networking site - some people needing a kidney transplant have managed to find donors on the social networking site
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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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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
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