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Trump has slight edge over Clinton in presidential face-off: poll
23 May 2016
An ABC News / Washington Post poll published on Sunday shows Trump with a two-per cent advantage over Clinton with registered voters in a hypothetical general election match-up
13 new faces sworn in along with Jayalalithaa in TN
23 May 2016
The oath ceremony, marking Jayalalithaa's sixth innings as CM, was held at the Madras University Centenary Auditorium in Chennai
Cairn India chief executive Mayank Ashar quits
21 May 2016
Ratan Tata invests undisclosed sum in chat-bot Niki.ai
20 May 2016
Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus of Tata Sons Ltd, has invested an undisclosed amount in Niki.ai, a chat-bot for users to perform transactions
Apple’s Tim Cook coming to India, likely to meet Modi
17 May 2016
Apple CEO Tim Cook’s first visit to India since taking over as CEO in 2011, comes as Apple looks for new growth markets after posting its first ever decline in iPhone sales
Raghuram Rajan must get 2nd term as RBI chief: CLSA
07 May 2016
Brokerage and investment group CLSA says Rajan’s focus on real interest rate is in sharp contrast to the ‘quackery’ being practised by G7 central bankers
Ranbaxy ex-bosses to challenge Rs2,562-cr fine for hiding info from Daiichi
06 May 2016
In a majority ruling this week, a three-member arbitration panel in Singapore imposed a fine on the billionaire brothers earlier this week in a case filed by Daiichi Sankyo in 2013
Apple hires GoogleX lab co-founder Yoky Matsuoka
05 May 2016
Winner of the MacArthur "Genius Grant", Yoky Matsuoka is a leader in the field of neurorobotics, which combines robotics with how the human nervous system coordinates muscle and skeletal movements
Trump presumptive GOP candidate, Cruz drops out
04 May 2016
Though Trump has not formally secured the 1,237 delegates he needs to win the nomination — and likely won't until June — there is no serious opposition within the Republican party left to block his path
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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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