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Aircel-Maxis case: Special Court discharges Maran brothers, other accused
02 Feb 2017
A Special court today discharged all accused in Aircel Maxis deal case, involving former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran, his brother Kalanidhi Maran, Malaysian businessman C Shivashankaran and others
Pak puts 26/11 culprit Hafiz Saeed, 37 others on exit control list
02 Feb 2017
Pakistan’s interior ministry has included the names of Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief and 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, and 37 others who are affiliated with JuD or Lashkar-e-Taiba, on the Exit Control List
E Ahamed, MP and Indian Muslims' secular face, passes away
02 Feb 2017
A veteran politician and former Union cabinet minister known for his secular outlook and negotiating skills, Ahamed shone whether defending India’s Kashmir position in the UN or building ties with the Gulf nations
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos backs legal challenge to Trump’s visa ban
01 Feb 2017
Joining the growing opposition to Trump’s anti-Muslim immigration policy from Silicon Valley to carmaker Ford, Jeff Bezos said Amazon is backing a Washington State government lawsuit against Trump’s order
Pak puts 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed under protective custody
31 Jan 2017
Hafiz Saeed, who carries a bounty of $10 million on his head, is wanted in India and the US for his alleged role in masterminding the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai that claimed 166 lives
Bill Gates to become world’s first trillionaire – when he is 86
25 Jan 2017
A report by Oxfam says that considering that Bill Gates' fortune is growing at 11 per cent per year since 2009, he could become the world's first trillionaire in the next 25 years
Sanjiv Puri to be ITC’s CEO as Deveshwar steps aside
25 Jan 2017
ITC appointed Sanjiv Puri as chief operating officer in 2016, giving the first clear indication that he was the front runner to succeed outgoing chairman and CEO YC Deveshwar as CEO
Mike Pompeo sworn in as CIA director
24 Jan 2017
Writer Taslima Nasreen calls for uniform civil code
24 Jan 2017
Living in exile in India, Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen on Monday spoke out for a uniform civil code, saying that the measure was "urgently" needed to empower people with their rights
Coal scam: SC directs probe against former CBI chief Ranjit Sinha
23 Jan 2017
A special judicial panel had said that prima facie there was an attempt to influence investigation into the coal scam by former CBI chief Ranjit Sinha
Xiomi global VP Hugo Barra to leave in February
23 Jan 2017
Netaji great intellectual, fought for the marginalised: PM
23 Jan 2017
On the occasion of 120th birth anniversary, the prime minister also made several files related to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose available on the internet
Donald Trump sworn in as US President
21 Jan 2017
In a populist outburst that could appeal to the common man, Trump vowed to rid the country of ravaged factories and gangs of criminals and drug peddlers and resurrect America as the greatest power on Earth
Free-trade champion, China’s Xi calls for complete nuclear disarmament
19 Jan 2017
The Chinese leader's speeches at Davos and Geneva are seen as an attempt to grab the mantle of global leadership from the United States
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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
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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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