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Amit Shah’s son Jay threatens Rs100 cr suit over article alleging undue profits
09 Oct 2017
Jay Shah has threatened The Wire's owners, its editor, and the author of the article, with civil and criminal defamation and sue them for Rs100 crore in damages
British author Kazuo Ishiguro awarded Nobel Prize for Literature
06 Oct 2017
Japanese-born Kazuo Ishiguro, in novels of great emotional force, has uncovered the abyss beneath our illusory sense of connection with the world, the Swedish Academy said
Richest Indian Mukesh Ambani added $15.3 bn to take his personal wealth to $38 bn: Forbes India
05 Oct 2017
Three European-born scientists share Nobel Prize in Chemistry
05 Oct 2017
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2017 has been awarded to Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson for the development of cryo-electron microscopy, which both simplifies and improves the imaging of biomolecules
Former Intel CEO, Paul Otellini dies aged 66
04 Oct 2017
Under the stewardship of Paul Otellini, Intel won new business from technology leaders like Apple and focused more on technologies beyond chips for personal computers
If demonetisation is a bold step, so is suicide: Arun Shourie
04 Oct 2017
Former disinvestment minister in the Atal Behari Vajpayee government, launched a blistering attack on the Narendra Modi government, blaming it squarely for the current economic slowdown and terming demonetisation as the “largest money-laundering scheme ever”
ICMR chief Soumya Swaminathan gets key role at WHO
04 Oct 2017
Described as the ‘Father of Economic Ecology’ by the United Nations Environment Programme, Dr Soumya Swaminathan has been named by Time magazine as one of the 20 most influential Indians of the 20th century, along with Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore
Mallya arrested in London in money laundering case, let off on bail
03 Oct 2017
Mallya faces nearly half a dozen warrants in India and has been accused for repeatedly refusing to appear before courts and investigators, but is often seen at public events in London
Three US scientists share Physics Nobel for work on gravitational waves
03 Oct 2017
It was on 14 September 2015, scientists at the LIGO project first observed the universe’s gravitational waves
Medicine Nobel for 3 US scientists for unravelling mystery of biological clock
03 Oct 2017
The circadian clock or biological clock anticipates and adapts our physiology to the different phases of the day thereby helping to regulate sleep patterns, feeding behavior, hormone release, blood pressure, and body temperature
Tom Alter, veteran actor and Padma Shri awardee, dies at 67
30 Sep 2017
Born to American parents in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, Padma Shri recipient Tom Alter was a veteran film and television character actor and theatre artist
Tata Capital appoints Rajiv Sabharwal as CEO, M&D
28 Sep 2017
A banking veteran with over 26 years’ experience, Rajiv Sabharwal was an executive director on ICICI Bank’s board before joining True North Managers LLP
Trump again tweaks US travel ban, now 8 nations on list
25 Sep 2017
North Korea, Venezuela and Chad were included in the new travel ban while President Trump excluded Sudan from the original list of countries that also included Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen and Somalia
Germany may see ‘Jamaica coalition’ as Merkel wins, but with lower numbers
25 Sep 2017
Merkel now faces the tricky prospect of forming a coalition with two disparate new partners – possibly the Free Democrats and the Greens – even as the far-right AfD made significant gains
I-T finds Rs650 cr concealed income with Café Coffee Day promoter
25 Sep 2017
Income Tax Department conducted raids on several properties belonging to Siddhartha, the son-in-lay of Congress leader S M krishna
SpiceJet’s Ajay Singh to take control of NDTV: report
22 Sep 2017
According to reports, Ajay Singh will have controlling stake in NDTV of around 40 per cent and the promoters Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy will hold around 20 per cent in the company
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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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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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