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Andy Rubin’s Essential Phone set for late June launch
01 Jun 2017
The Essential handset will feature hardware and accessories that will tackle the clutter, complexity and rapid obsolescence of current devices, including a 360-degree camera that can be attached magnetically
Flipkart COO Nitin Seth quits ahead of Snapdeal acquisition
31 May 2017
Nitin Seth's departure will further widen the ambit of chief executive officer Kalyan Krishnamurthy, who last week took over the HR function as in charge of all the key functions at Flipkart
Charges framed against Advani, Joshi, Bharti in Babri case
30 May 2017
The court, however, granted bail to senior BJP leaders, including Advani, Joshi, Bharti, Vinay Katiyar as also VHP's Vishnu Hari Dalmia and one-time Hindutva firebrand Sadhvi Ritambara
‘Fake news’, screams Trump over Kushner’s Russian links
29 May 2017
`Whenever you see the words 'sources say' in the fake news media, and they don't mention names,’ Trump wrote, `it is very possible that those sources don't exist but are made up by fake news writers. #FakeNews is the enemy!’
Google co-founder Sergey Brin building huge $150-mn blimp
27 May 2017
According to the sources Brin planned to use the blimp for humanitarian food and supplies to remote places across the world
Kushner had undisclosed contacts with Russian envoy: report
27 May 2017
Kushner is also reported to have discussed with Russian ambassador to the US Sergey Kislyak the idea of creating a back channel between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin that could have bypassed diplomats and intelligence agencies
Punjab `supercop’ KPS Gill passes away
26 May 2017
KPSGill has been credited with bringing an end to the Khalistan movement which let lose the bloodiest insurgency in the history of the state, after he assumed charge of law and order in Punjab in 1984
Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka's salary down 67% in 2016-17
25 May 2017
The cash component of Sikka's salary fell to Rs16.01 crore in 2016-17 from Rs48.73 crore in the previous year, while his total compensation stood 7 per cent lower at 45.41 crore
Ford Motor appoints Jim Hackett as CEO
23 May 2017
Former coal secretary HC Gupta, 2 others awarded 2-year jail and granted bail immediately
23 May 2017
Sweden drops charges against WikiLeaks’ Assange
20 May 2017
The dropping of charges by Sweden does not exactly make Assange a free man, as he still faces immediate arrest if he steps out of the Ecuadorean embassy premises
Iran re-elects reformist President Rouhani by big margin
20 May 2017
Rouhani’s victory underlines the Iranian people’s desire for more freedom at home and less isolation abroad – but his powers remain limited as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei holds ultimate sway
ICJ stays Pak decision to execute Kulbhushan Jadhav
18 May 2017
Asserting its jurisdiction in the Jhadav case, ICJ president Ronny Abraham said Jadhav's arrest remained disputed and that Pakistan should have given India consular access to its national
Environment minister Anil Madhav Dave is no more
18 May 2017
Polite, soft spoken and a man of few words, Dave was a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) man and an environmentalist at heart and in mind
Will Trump be impeached? Ladbroke’s goes odds-on at 4-5
18 May 2017
With the Trump administration staggering from controversy to controversy, punters on both sides of the Atlantic are ramping up wagers over whether Donald Trump will serve out a full term as US president
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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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