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Strauss-Kahn affair opens up French election
17 May 2011
Even if Dominique Strauss-Kahn is eventually cleared of charges that include attempted rape, there will be few takers for him running as the Socialist Party's candidate
Assange awarded Sydney Peace Foundation's top honour
11 May 2011
Only three others - the Dalai Lama, Nelson Mandela and Japanese Buddhist leader Daisaku Ikeda - have been awarded the gold medal for courage in pursuit of human rights earlier.
Rajaratnam found guilty of insider trading
11 May 2011
Binayak Sen on Plan panel steering committee
11 May 2011
Sen will represent Bilaspur-based healthcare organisation Jan Swasthya Sahyog and provide inputs on the health of tribal children.
Kanimozhi, Sharad get court exemption for 2 days
10 May 2011
Volkswagen’s Prof Dr Martin Winterkorn receives honorary doctorate from Chemnitz University of Technology
09 May 2011
UIADI chief Nandan Nilekani picks up 1.17% in Dhanlaxmi Bank
09 May 2011
The Infosys co founder has acquired a stake of a little over 1 per cent in Kerala-based Dhanlaxmi Bank, through open market purchases
Kanimozhi seeks bail in 2G scam case
06 May 2011
Tamil Nadu Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi has sought bail from the special CBI court in New Delhi where she was summoned for her alleged involvement in the 2G spectrum scam.
Jagjeet Bindra reelected to LyondellBasell board
05 May 2011
No survivors in Arunachal chopper crash
04 May 2011
Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Dorjee Khandu and four others may not have survived the crash of the helicopter which crashed into a mountainside on Saturday, according to the government.
Arunachal Pradesh CM’s chopper crash site located, bodies sighted
04 May 2011
India’s home minster, P Chidamabaram, has confirmed that the crash site of the Arunachal Pradesh chief minister’s Pawan Hans helicopter has been located and that three bodies had been sighted.
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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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