Media
AT&T-Time Warner deal hits Trump wall
09 Nov 2017
With critics, who include US President Donald Trump, saying the merger would concentrate media power, regulators have reportedly proposed the sale of CNN to sweeten AT&T-Time Warner deal
Rising digital revenues help New York Times offset losses in print sales
02 Nov 2017
The New York Times Co reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on the back of rising revenues from digital advertising, which helped the newspaper publisher offset losses in its print ad sales
Bloomberg opens £1-bn new office in London
25 Oct 2017
Amit Shah’s son Jay threatens Rs100 cr suit over article alleging undue profits
09 Oct 2017
Jay Shah has threatened The Wire's owners, its editor, and the author of the article, with civil and criminal defamation and sue them for Rs100 crore in damages
Google ends ‘first-click free’ policy to help publishers seeking paywall
03 Oct 2017
The moves come amid mounting criticism that online platforms are siphoning off the majority of revenues as more readers turn to digital platforms for news
Wall Street Journal to close print editions in Europe, Asia
30 Sep 2017
The final print edition in Europe was on Friday, while the Asian edition will close down a week later, the newspaper reported yesterday
SpiceJet’s Ajay Singh to take control of NDTV: report
22 Sep 2017
According to reports, Ajay Singh will have controlling stake in NDTV of around 40 per cent and the promoters Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy will hold around 20 per cent in the company
Unplanned Fox News viewing influences likelihood of voting for Republican presidential candidates
06 Sep 2017
CBS to buy Ten Network Holding Ltd
28 Aug 2017
"Has the CIA already accessed India's Aadhaar database?" asks WikiLeaks
26 Aug 2017
Amid the debate on the privacy of Aadhaar data, WikiLeaks reports on Thursday suggest that the CIA is using tools devised by Cross Match Technologies that provides biometric devices for Aadhaar cards, for cyber-spying that may have comprised UIDAI's database
Featured articles
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