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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan named joint top US philanthropists
11 Feb 2014
Cyrus Mistry to take direct charge of Tata Motors after Slym’s death
07 Feb 2014
For the first time since taking over as chairman of Tata Sons just over a year ago, Cyrus Mistry has taken direct charge of a group company, Tata Motors, after the death of its managing director Karl Slym
Man survives 13 months on Pacific Ocean in small boat
By By Jagdeep Worah | 05 Feb 2014
Bearded, bloated and wearing nothing but his bedraggled underwear, José Salvador Alvarenga stumbled ashore on a remote island in the Pacific last week with a remarkable story to tell. By Jagdeep Worah
Satya Nadella named Microsofts 3rd CEO
04 Feb 2014
Microsoft today said that Hyderabad-born Satya Nadella would replace Steve Ballmer as its CEO, who leaves this year
Pakistan court rejects Musharraf plea for medical treatment in US
31 Jan 2014
While rejecting the former presidents plea, the special court instead issued a bailable arrest warrant for General Musharraf and directed him to appear before it on 7 February
Satya Nadella emerging as likely Microsoft chief: Reports
31 Jan 2014
Microsoft is widely expected to name Hyderabad-born executive Satya Nadella, the current enterprise and cloud chief, as the successor to Steve Ballmer
Saneev Kulkarni named dean of Princeton
31 Jan 2014
Sanjeev Kulkarni, professor of electrical engineering and director of the Keller Center, has been appointed as the next dean of the Princeton University Graduate School
Janet Yellen to take charge of US Fed on Monday
31 Jan 2014
After Manning, NSA leaker Snowden nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
30 Jan 2014
Two Norwegian lawmakers have nominated Snowden, who blew the whistle on the National Security Agency’s massive global surveillance programme, for the Nobel Peace Prize
Visiting Japanese PM Abe sees Manmohan as guru, says top aide
27 Jan 2014
Under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh India's relationship with Japan, the only country after Russia with which India holds annual summit meetings, has grown into a strategic partnership
Tata Motors' MD Slym plunges to death from Bangkok hotel room
27 Jan 2014
Karl Slym, the managing director of Tata Motors Ltd, fell to his death from a hotel room in Bangkok, in circumstances that seem to point to suicide, Thai police say
Focus research on water, energy and environment: CNR Rao
24 Jan 2014
The eminent scientist who has been conferred honorary doctorates by 60 universities from around the world, wants Indian scientists to solve societal problems
WEF: Thomas Friedman bullish on India
23 Jan 2014
Indian American professor, Rakesh Khurana appointed dean of Harvard
23 Jan 2014
Indian-American professor Rakesh Khurana has been appointed dean of the prestigious Harvard College
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By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
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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.
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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
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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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