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RS uproar over V K Singh remarks, Babri comments
05 Dec 2015
Delhi HC questions assigning Rs90.25-cr National Herald loan to Sonia-Rahul firm, reserves order
05 Dec 2015
Nadella, Pichai to visit India in December
04 Dec 2015
Myanmar's Suu Kyi strikes a conciliatory note as she prepares to form govt
02 Dec 2015
Suu Kyi and armed forces supremo Min Aung Hlaing talked for over an hour at the military chief's office in the capital Naypyitaw without aides and the general later said, "We had very nice talks”
CJI Dattu parries queries on NHRC appointment
02 Dec 2015
Facebook CEO and wife pledge 99% of shareholding to charity
02 Dec 2015
The donation, amounting to $45 billion at Facebook's current value, will not, however, be made immediately, but over the course of the couple's lives
Parrikar mulls retirement with eye on Goa
30 Nov 2015
Indian parliament not sovereign: Ram Jethmalani
30 Nov 2015
Billionaire hopes to light up rural India with 24-hour-power bicycle
28 Nov 2015
Manoj Bhargava, who made his fortune on 5-hour Energy, a caffeinated drink, has now come up with a 24-hour-power bicycle that can light up a household on 1-hour pedaling
HSBC whistleblower Falciani sentenced to 5 years’ jail
28 Nov 2015
Falciani, who leaked details of bank account holders in the Geneva branch of HSBC, which subsequently also reached India, has been charged with industrial espionage
SC relief to Sadananda Gowda in land case
27 Nov 2015
NSA may be invoked against 'Nirbhay' gang rapist
26 Nov 2015
Ratan Tata invests in Singapore big data start-up Crayon
25 Nov 2015
Crayon has been rated as one of the most successful and innovative big data start-ups for 2014 and 2015
Nepal ex-PM Bhatarai launches new front
23 Nov 2015
Featured articles
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