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More woes for Mallya: UK HC orders $90 mn payment to plane leasing firm
14 Feb 2018
This is the latest case involving the 62-year-old businessman, whose extradition case over alleged loan defaults amounting to around Rs9,000 crore returns to Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London on 16 March
UN chief Guterres, Indian celebs mourn Pak rights activist Asma Jahangir
12 Feb 2018
The first woman to serve as the President of Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan, Jahangir faced death threats, beatings and imprisonment to win landmark human rights cases while standing up to dictators
Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia gets 5 years in jail for graft
08 Feb 2018
While Khaleda Zia is likely to be released on bail considering her age and social status, her political fate looks sealed with the conviction
Vijay Gokhale takes over from S Jaishankar as foreign secretary
29 Jan 2018
Senior diplomat Vijay Gokhale took charge as foreign secretary of India this morning on the retirement of his predecessor S Jaishankar
Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad dies at age of 91
29 Jan 2018
One of the richest people in the world, Kamprad ranked No 8 on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which estimated his worth at $58.7 billion
Jerome Powell to succeed Janet Yellen as next chairman of Federal Reserve
24 Jan 2018
Jerome Powell has said he plans to continue the Fed’s gradual retreat from its post-crisis stimulus campaign and is expected to continue its slow but steady pace in raising interest rates
New Election Commissioner votes for Aadhaar linking of voter ID cards
22 Jan 2018
A former joint secretary in the ministry of defence, Om Prakash Rawat was appointed an Election Commissioner in August 2015. He will be the 22nd Chief Election Commissioner of India
ED searches Karti Chidambaram’s premises in money laundering case
13 Jan 2018
The Enforcement Directorate has contended that while Kati Chidambaram’s INX Media is shown to have received FDI worth Rs4.62 crore, the actual transactions involved more than Rs300 crore
Senior Supreme Court judges revolt against Chief Justice
12 Jan 2018
Addressing the media, four of the most senior judges of the Supreme Court after the Chief Justice— Justices J Chelameswar, Kurian Joseph, Ranjan Gogoi and Madan Lokur — say the SC needs to be preserved if democracy were to survive in the country
VSSC chief K Sivan to replace A S Kiran Kumar as Isro chief
11 Jan 2018
K Sivan will take over as Isro chairman and secretary Department of Space on 12 January 2015, the day when PSLV-C40 will launch the 710kg Cartosat-2 series satellite for earth observation and 30 other satellites
Narayana Murthy’s son-in-law Rishi Sunak enters UK govt in May reshuffle
10 Jan 2018
Rishi Sunak, seen as a rising star in the Conservative party, will be the parliamentary undersecretary of state in the ministry of housing, communities and local government
Fodder scam: Lalu goes to jail again
08 Jan 2018
Lalu Prasad has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in jail and Rs5 lakh penalty in one of the 1996 fodder scam cases
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COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
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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
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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