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Online fund-raising site Kickstarter hacked
17 Feb 2014
Twitter value down $8 bn on slowing growth
07 Feb 2014
Twitter, which went public last November, disappointed investors with its first set of results that revealed a dramatic slowdown in growth
LinkedIn shares down sharply on weak outlook
07 Feb 2014
Facebook to lose 80% users between 2015-2017: Princeton study
23 Jan 2014
According to a research model, Princeton University researchers say Facebook users would simply lose interest over time as more of their peers desert the site
Twitter gives new look to its website
14 Jan 2014
Young people dumping Facebook for newer social networks: Study
28 Dec 2013
"What appears to be the most seminal moment in a young person’s decision to leave Facebook was surely that dreaded day your mum sends you a friend request"
Facebook and banks to face lawsuit over IPO
20 Dec 2013
Social networking site Facebook and dozens of banks must face a lawsuit for misleading investors at the time of its IPO, a US judge has ruled
Facebook top searched item of 2013: Google
19 Dec 2013
Instagram adds new photo sharing feature
13 Dec 2013
2 million Facebook, Google, Twitter and Yahoo passwords stolen
05 Dec 2013
Security experts have discovered around 2 million passwords to websites including Facebook, Google, Twitter and Yahoo have been stolen from internet users across the globe
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Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
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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
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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