Entertainment
SC slams states over petition to stall Padmavat release
23 Jan 2018
A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said that it was best for the governments and others to abide by its order to allow the film to be screened on 25 January
Supreme Court clears 'Padmaavat’ for release, lifts ban
18 Jan 2018
Despite the Supreme Court order, Rajput leader Suraj Pal Amu, who had reportedly offered a Rs10-crore bounty for beheading "Padmaavat" actor Deepika Padukone and director Sanjay Leela Bhansali, said he will continue to protest against the film peacefully
Walt Disney to acquire 21st Century Fox for $52 bn
14 Dec 2017
The deal marks an expansion of Walt Disney’s global reach while bringing to a close more than half a century of expansion by Murdoch, who turned a single Australian newspaper he inherited from his father into one of the world’s largest news and film conglomerates
Apple finalising deal for acquisition of Shazam
09 Dec 2017
British theater chain operator Cineworld in talks to buy Regal Entertainment for $3.6 bn
29 Nov 2017
US regulator files suit to block $85.4 bn AT&T-Time Warner merger
21 Nov 2017
In October last year, US telecom giant AT&T struck a mega deal to buy multinational media and entertainment conglomerate Time Warner for $85.4 billion in cash and stock, in what could be the year's biggest deal but highly-scrutinized acquisition
Comcast approached 21st Century Fox for acquisition: Report
17 Nov 2017
The share price of 21st Century Fox vaulted in after-hours trading after the news yesterday was first reported by CNBC
BBC launches first interactive voice drama
07 Nov 2017
Anupam Kher appointed FTII chairman
11 Oct 2017
An alumnus of the National School of Drama, Anupam Kher had earlier served as chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification and was the director of National School of Drama from 2001 to 2004
Tom Alter, veteran actor and Padma Shri awardee, dies at 67
30 Sep 2017
Born to American parents in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, Padma Shri recipient Tom Alter was a veteran film and television character actor and theatre artist
China's Dalian Wanda Group demands apologies and compensation fom media outlets over false reports
06 Sep 2017
CBS to buy Ten Network Holding Ltd
28 Aug 2017
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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.
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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
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