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Gates admits Control-Alt-Delete was ‘ a mistake’
27 Sep 2013
Gates admits Control-Alt-Delete was ‘ a mistake’
27 Sep 2013
RBI chief Rajan bags Deutche Bank economics prize
27 Sep 2013
Rajan was cited or his ‘path-breaking’ research and foreseeing the 1998 global economic meltdown well before it happened
RBI chief Rajan bags Deutche Bank economics prize
27 Sep 2013
Rajan was cited or his ‘path-breaking’ research and foreseeing the 1998 global economic meltdown well before it happened
Pepsico appoints Sanjeev Chadha as CEO for Asia, West Asia and Africa
24 Sep 2013
Sanjeev Chadha will take charge of operations in 90 of the 200 countries where PepsiCo has a presence
M&M elevates Pawan Goenka as executive director
23 Sep 2013
Pawan Goenka, president of automotive and farm equipment sector, is the first executive director appointment to M&M’s board since 1992.
Chancellor Merkel triumphs again in German elections
23 Sep 2013
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Conservative Party won Germany's election on Sunday, but fell just short of an absolute majority
Ratan Tata nominated as trustee on Carnegie board
20 Sep 2013
Ratan Tata, now retired from the chairmanship of Tata Sons, has been nominated as a member of the board of trustees of the famed US think-tank Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Janet Yellen tipped to be next US Fed chief after Bernanke
18 Sep 2013
Janet Yellen, vice chairperson of the US Federal Reserve, who has a long career in the Fed system and chaired the White House council of economic advisers under Clinton, could be the first woman to hold the job
iGate Corporation appoints Ashok Vemuri as president and CEO
12 Sep 2013
iGate Corporation has appointed former US head of Infosys, Ashok Vemuri, as its president and CEO
Erna Solberg set to become Norway’s new PM after poll win
10 Sep 2013
Norway’s centre-right leader Erna Solberg is set to form a new government after Labour Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg on Monday admitted election defeat
Tony Abbott heads for huge win in Australian elections
07 Sep 2013
Abbott, a former boxer, Rhodes scholar and trainee priest, promised measures to restore political stability and slash taxes
Facing sack, UGC member Yadav refuses to bow out
06 Sep 2013
India still the best place to invest: Vinod Khosla
05 Sep 2013
Contrary to the pessimism of most international investors, Sun Microsystems co-founder Vinod Khosla today said India is the best place in the world to invest in, particularly in the longer run
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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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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