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StanChart to sack another 2,000; to quit equity business
08 Jan 2015
Standard Chartered Plc is closing its institutional equities business and plans to cut 2,000 more staff as group nchief executive officer Peter Sands tries to turn the UK bank around
Toyota to allow royalty-free use of all its 5,680 fuel-cell patents
08 Jan 2015
Toyota yesterday said that it had released all its 5,680 fuel-cell technology patents to encourage other automakers to develop their own fuel cell vehicles.
Videocon Telecom to expand ISP venture
08 Jan 2015
Relief for power units as coal workers end strike
08 Jan 2015
The strike by millions of workers of Coal India Ltd and its subsidiaries ended late on Wednesday, a couple of days before schedule
Verizon chief denies takeover interest in AOL
07 Jan 2015
Sony unveils new generation Walkman
07 Jan 2015
Sony says the new Walkman can reproduce master quality recordings just as the artists originally intended
Mahindra rolls out 5-millionth vehicle
07 Jan 2015
All Samsung products to be internet ready by 2020
06 Jan 2015
Samsung says all its electronics products would be internet-ready within five years as it focuses on the growing businesses of smart homes and smart cars
All Samsung products to be internet ready by 2020
06 Jan 2015
Samsung says all its electronics products would be internet-ready within five years as it focuses on the growing businesses of smart homes and smart cars
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Hariman Sharma lets apple travel to India’s warmer climes
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Apple, which was the preserve of the cooler Himalayan region in India, is now everywhere – in the East, the West and the South - thanks to one enterprising Himachal farmer, Hariman Sharma.
The cost of neglecting water transport
03 Feb 2025
Inland water transport is widely recognised as a cheaper and environment friendly mode of transport and, as per a report prepared by RITES
Crypto Currencies Trying To Undermine Global Financial System
27 Jan 2025
US President Donald Trump, it seems, is the latest to join the frenzy for personal or corporate currency, with $TRUMP, or what they call a meme coin, giving a further boost to his crypto image.
As costs of saying final goodbyes rise UK families resort to crowdfunding to pay for funerals
By Axel Miller | 16 Jan 2025
The cost of saying a final goodbye to loved ones in the UK has reached a grim new high, leaving families grappling with unexpected financial burdens.
The life and times of Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India
By Cygnus | 28 Dec 2024
On 27th December 2024 India and the world lost one of their finest statespersons in a hundred years. Manmohan Singh, born on 26th September 1932, in Gah, Punjab (now in Pakistan)
The remarkable Ratan Tata
By Kiron Kasbekar | 23 Oct 2024
One newspaper report of Ratan Tata’s passing away showed an old photo of him climbing into the cockpit of a Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter.
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.
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