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Court dumps complaint against PM, Maran in 2G case
07 Jun 2013
The complainant had alleged that the prime minister and Maran had "unlawfully changed and diluted" the original terms of references for vacation and reallocation of 2G spectrum
Suu Kyi hopes to head Myanmar government in 2015
06 Jun 2013
Suu Kyi has called for amendment of the military-drafted constitution, which prevents her from contesting elections
Struggling Infosys recalls Narayana Murthy from retirement
01 Jun 2013
Murthy's entrepreneurial and leadership record as a technology pioneer makes him eminently qualified to lead the company and provide strategic direction at this point in time, said outgoing chairman K V Kamath
Mountaineering legends celebrate 60th year of Everest conquest
By By Jagdeep Worah | 31 May 2013
Nestle India to replace Waszyk with Benet as CMD
25 May 2013
Srinivasan becomes first South Asian judge of US top court
24 May 2013
The nomination of 46-year-old Chandigarh-born Srinivasan to the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit was unanimously approved by the senate yesterday, with 97-0 vote
Jessica Lall murder: two ‘hostile’ witnesses to be tried for perjury
22 May 2013
Delhi High Court today said actor Shayan Munshi and ballistics expert P S Manocha can be prosecuted on charges of perjury for changing their deposition midway in the Jessica Lall murder case
Defence secretary Shashikant Sharma's appointment as new CAG draws flak
21 May 2013
The defence secretary’s appointment as the CAG would cause “conflict of interest” as he would get to audit deals under his tenure like Agusta Westalnd, say critics
Californian teen’s invention charges mobiles in 30 seconds
21 May 2013
A tiny device capable of recharging cell phone batteries in just 30 seconds has won 18-year-old Eesha Khare a major science award that would fund her college education at Harvard University
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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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