In the news
Sunil Mittal to co-chair WEF on Africa 2014
06 May 2014
Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel to step down over December data breach
06 May 2014
The chief executive of US retail chain Target has become the first boss of a major corporation to lose his job because of data theft
No bail for Sahara’s Roy as SC says he’s playing mind games
06 May 2014
Accusing Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy of repeatedly defying court orders, the Supreme Court today dismissed his petition challenging his detention
Ratan Tata conferred honorary knighthood
06 May 2014
Ratan Tata is the first Indian since independence to receive the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE), one of the highest civilian honours of the UK
Cipla chief Hamied calls for mechanism to make essential drugs affordable
05 May 2014
Cipla chairman Yusuf Hamied has long battled global pharmaceutical majors to ensure that the poor have access to life-saving drugs
Bookies stop betting on Rahul Gandhi: report
29 Apr 2014
With poll results looming, the illegal satta bazar is thriving in areas around the national Capital
And Then
25 Apr 2014
Google+ creator Vic Gundotra exits after 8-year stint
25 Apr 2014
Vivek "Vic" Gundotra, is leaving the company after an eight-year stint as the head of Google+, thye search giant's social network, which he created
Mark Fields to succeed Alan Mulally as next Ford chief
22 Apr 2014
With Ford Motor CEO Alan Mulally set to retire, chief operating officer Mark Fields is all set to take over
Ex Apple chief John Scully regrets ousting Steve Jobs
19 Apr 2014
John Sculley, who was instrumental in Steve Jobs' ouster from Apple in 1986, says in hindsight Jobs' removal had not been such a good idea
Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez dies at 87
19 Apr 2014
Robin K Dhowan takes over as Chief of Staff of Indian Navy
17 Apr 2014
Admiral Robin K Dhowan has taken over as Chief of Staff of the Indian Navy, nearly two months after Adm D K Joshi quit as naval chief
Arvind Mayaram appointed finance secretary
17 Apr 2014
R Gandhi appointed RBI deputy governor
05 Apr 2014
An RBI veteran, R Gandhi has vast experience in various aspects of banking operations, markets, risk monitoring and legal affairs
Spare Samsung chief from appearance, govt to tell SC
04 Apr 2014
Samsung in a statement, “There are no grounds, let alone evidence, to support the accusation against Chairman Lee"
Pakistan army, govt mull easing up on Musharraf
02 Apr 2014
Pakistan's military chief Gen Raheel Sharif is reported to have advised the government to allow former military ruler Gen Pervez Musharraf to travel abroad for medical treatment
Musharraf indicted on five counts of treason
01 Apr 2014
A special court in Islamabad on Monday indicted Pakistan’s former military ruler, General Pervez Musharraf, on five counts of high treason, a charge that potentially carries death penalty
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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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