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Naoto Kan retains Japan’s premiership, defeats Ozawa
14 Sep 2010
In a political face-off Japan's prime minister, Naoto Kan, warded off a challenge from party colleague, Ichiro Ozawa, to retain his position as prime minister of the country.
Mercedes India chief Aulbur quits for greener pastures
13 Sep 2010
Taking observers by surprise, luxury car-maker Mercedes-Benz India’s managing director and chief executive for the last five years, Dr Wilfried Aulbur, has put in papers to pursue a new career within the country
Rajiv Dube is the new Chairman of ASCI
11 Sep 2010
TBWA ropes in Rajesh Sharma as planning head
09 Sep 2010
P J Nayak to join as Morgan Stanley India CEO
08 Sep 2010
Former Axis Bank CEO and consultant to World Bank and ADB, Dr P Jayendra Nayak will soon spearhead Morgan Stanley's expansion in India
Mark Mobius won't tender Taro shares at $7.75/sh
08 Sep 2010
LG India CEO awarded CEO of the year
08 Sep 2010
Telecom secretary PJ Thomas sworn in as CVC
07 Sep 2010
Julia Gillard is Australian PM with independent backing
07 Sep 2010
Australian prime minister Julia Gillard secured her Labour Party a second term in power with a tiny, one-seat majority after convincing two key independents and a Green MP to provide her support.
Stalwart of India’s nuclear programme, Homi N Sethna, passes away
06 Sep 2010
Former AEC chairman and the architect of India's first ‘Smiling Buddha’ nuclear test, Dr Homi Nusserwanji Sethna, passed away at his Malabar Hills residence here after a prolonged illness.
Kishore PRP becomes quality head at Netxcell
06 Sep 2010
Sunil’s son Shravin Mittal joins Bharti Airtel
03 Sep 2010
Ashwin Padmanabhan is national head, BIG Street
02 Sep 2010
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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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