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World’s first artificial burger tastes ‘almost like the real thing’
06 Aug 2013
The meat for the artificial burger, manufactured from cow stem cells in a laboratory took five years to develop
Washington Post sold to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos
06 Aug 2013
The Washington Post will be sold to Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.com, for $250 million, taking even its employees by surprise
UK minister for turning empty shops into housing
05 Aug 2013
Newsweek being sold to digital publisher IBT Media
05 Aug 2013
Digital news group IBT Media has announced plans to buy 80-year-old Newsweek from InterActiveCorp for an undisclosed sum
New York Times Co sells The Boston Globe to Red Sox boss John Henry for $70 mn
03 Aug 2013
The New York Times Co today said that it has agreed to sell Boston Globe and its other New England media properties to John Henry, principal owner of the Boston Red Sox, for $70 million in cash
Urgent measures needed to revive telecom: TRAI chief
03 Aug 2013
The chief of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Rahul Khullar, has said that it is imperative to resolve licencing issues and create clarity in mergers and acquisitions guideline
OM Manganese fined for desecrating sacred site
03 Aug 2013
India eases FDI norms for multi-brand retail business
01 Aug 2013
The government has liberalised norms regarding infrastructure investment, sourcing from local small units and location of retail business
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Crypto Currencies Trying To Undermine Global Financial System
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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.
