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Half the world’s population carries a cell phone
03 Mar 2009
According to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), by the end of last year there were an estimated 4.1 billion cell phone subscriptions globally.
Infosys plans to add 18,000 employees by July
02 Mar 2009
ASEAN unites to face economic heat
02 Mar 2009
EU rejects East Europe’s bailout plea
02 Mar 2009
US downturn proves worse than expected
02 Mar 2009
The US economy suffered its deepest contraction in over a quarter century, in the fourth quarter, with DDP shrinking at 6.2 per cent annual rate
No 3 US law firm fires 8 per cent of its lawyers
28 Feb 2009
F1 gets a major boost - American team to join the grid next year
28 Feb 2009
With established teams still figuring out ways to survive on the F1 circuit, an all-American team has announced its intention to enter Formula One in 2010.
Wells Fargo suspends bonuses for top executives
28 Feb 2009
Buyout may save Honda’s Formula One team
28 Feb 2009
Honda's Formula One team, which dropped out of the F1 league in December last year, may be saved by a management buyout, according to a report in the London Times.
Alongside carbon, water footprint steps on the agenda for companies
27 Feb 2009
With companies increasingly focused on reducing their carbon footprint a new movement is urging corporations to track their "water footprint" as well.
Obama unveils $1.75-trillion deficit budget
27 Feb 2009
Though the $3.55 trillion budget for 2010 increases taxes on the wealthy, it outlines huge investments in energy, education, defense, health care and ailing financial services
TCS to freeze salaries, recruitment
26 Feb 2009
UK economy contracts by 1.5 per cent in Q4
26 Feb 2009
Washington Post Q4 net down 77 per cent
26 Feb 2009
Hit by the migration of print advertising to online, against the stiffest global slowdown, The Washington Post Co reported its ninth consecutive quarter of declining profits
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The life and times of Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India
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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)
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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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