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SC ends Sahara chief Subrata Roy’s parole, sends him back to jail
23 Sep 2016
The Supreme Court refused to accept the argument that its decision was ‘unfair’ as Sahara couldn't sell its properties as they had been attached by the Securities and Exchange Board of India
Emma Walmsley named Glaxo's first woman CEO
20 Sep 2016
Emma Walmsley has been named the new chief executive officer of British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline, succeeding Sir Andrew Witty and becoming the newest female boss in the FTSE 100
Exiled Baloch leader Brahumdagh Bugti to get Indian passport?
17 Sep 2016
India has agreed in principle to grant citizenship to Brahumdagh Bugti and his key aides to enable them to move around freely in the world – in the same way that India has facilitated the Dalai Lama who uses an Indian passport to travel around the world
World Bank chief Jim Yong Kim gets another term
15 Sep 2016
Current World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim has been nominated for another term in the absence of any fresh nomination
Patanjali CEO Balakrishna ahead of Ruias, Nusli Wadia in rich list
14 Sep 2016
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev is only the face of Patanjali, the fastest growing FMCG brand in the country, as 94 per cent of the brand is owned by its chief executive Acharya Balakrishna
Lagarde to face trial for negligence as court rejects appeal
14 Sep 2016
Lagarde has not been accused of profiting from the Tapie case, the issue is whether she gave him preferential treatment
UK ex-PM David Cameron resigns from House of Commons
13 Sep 2016
Having triggered Britain’s exit from the EU through June’s Brexit referendum, Cameron said he had hoped to continue in parliament as a backbencher but has since decided such a role would be untenable
Trump camp to keep mum over Hillary’s Ground Zero collapse
12 Sep 2016
Republicans have sought to raise questions about Hillari Clinton’s fitness for office, particularly following a concussion in 2012 that resulted in a blood clot and last weekend’s collapse at the 9/11 memorial
Raghuram Rajan justifies his FCNR act as he bids adieu to RBI
06 Sep 2016
The FCNR(B) scheme drew in $26 billion, more than anticipated, but, for the RBI, its cost could be huge, when the rupee falls against the dollar – every 1 rupee rise in the dollar-rupee rate would costs us Rs40,000 crore more in import costs
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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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