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Pak ex-prez Musharraf escapes after arrest order
18 Apr 2013
Former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf's security commandos rushed the former president out of the Islamabad High Court, which ordered his immediate arrest, rejecting his application for extension of bail
Sanjay Dutt gets ‘final extension’ of one month to surrender
17 Apr 2013
The Supreme Court today granted Bollywood star four more weeks to surrender and undergo the rest of his five-year jail term
Industrialist R P Goenka passes away
15 Apr 2013
Rama Prasad Goenka, one of the old guards of Indian industry who made his mark across a spectrum of businesses from music to tyre, died early on Sunday at his residence
Dada Saheb Phalke award for Pran
12 Apr 2013
Anti-Sikh riots: court orders reopening of case against Tytler
10 Apr 2013
An Additional sessions court has set aside the order of a magistrate’s court which accepted theCBI’s closure report giving a clean chit to controversial politician Jagdish Tytler
UK’s ‘Iron Lady’ Margaret Thatcher dead
08 Apr 2013
Britain’s only woman prime minister Margaret Thatcher was instrumental in transforming the UK economy, and is now considered the country’s greatest leader since Churchill
Arvind Kejriwal ends fast, leaves issues to elections
06 Apr 2013
More than the number of people who voted for chief minister Sheila Dikshit are now asking her to reduce the rates for electricity and water, he pointed out
`Kris’ Gopalakrishnan is the new CII president
05 Apr 2013
Recession: Obama takes pay cut, but most other politicos demur
05 Apr 2013
Following austerity measures in the US budget which have hit Federal employees, the US President has renounced 5 per cent of his $400,000 a year salary as a solidarity gesture
Rahul Gandhi seeks industry intervention for inclusive growth
04 Apr 2013
There are no issues between the centre and states, but the real issue is between people whose voices are being heard and those who have been denied any role in the political process, Gandhi said
Protests mount in Kolkata over student leader’s death
04 Apr 2013
Autopsy report showed strong evidence that the Left-wing student leader was beaten up fatally even as chief minister Mamata Banerjee sticked to the official version that he banged his head against a lamp-post
Julian Assange’s bid for Australian Senate gathers pace
03 Apr 2013
Even if the bid is successful it would not bring Assange any legal protection from extradition to Sweden, where he faces questioning over sexual assault allegations.
Queen gets a £5-mn pay hike
03 Apr 2013
Queen Elizabeth II, who has long been complaining that she is too starved of funds to afford the upkeep of Buckingham Palace, has been granted a hike of £5 million in the funds she receives from the taxpayer
Rajan Mittal appointed as President of ICC India
01 Apr 2013
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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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