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Israeli company enables simple mobiles to run smartphone apps
25 Jun 2013
An Israeli technology company has developed a method which allows old or outdated phones to run apps available only on smartphones
Hutchison Whampoa acquires Telefonica’s Irish business for €780 mn
25 Jun 2013
Through the acquisition Hutchison's subsidiary Three aims to become the number one operator in the Irish mobile market with it business plans to invest strongly in creating a state of the art network
Panel moots digital arm for state broadcaster Prasar Bharti
24 Jun 2013
Prasar Bharti, the public broadcaster that runs All India Radio and Doordarshan, may get a digital arm to reach out to the increasing number of internet and smartphone users
Floods trip power generation in HP, Uttarakhand
24 Jun 2013
Nuclear waste leak suspected from double-walled tank at US plant
22 Jun 2013
An underground tank holding some of the worst radioactive waste at the most contaminated nuclear site in the US is suspected to be leaking into the soil.
Parekh warns against conversion of realty loans into home loans
22 Jun 2013
HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh has raised concerns over possible regulatory lapses with lenders restructuring commercial real estate loans into individual home loans
CCEA defers decision on natural gas price hike
21 Jun 2013
Now 60 million women in India are Internet users
21 Jun 2013
Archer Daniels Midland in talks to sell $2-bn cocoa business
21 Jun 2013
Archer Daniels Midland Co (ADM) yesterday said that it is in talks to sell its cocoa business, as the US agribusiness giant now focuses on expanding its grains business.
Coalgate: CBI begins grilling former secretary H C Gupta
20 Jun 2013
The Central Bureau of Investigation today began questioning former coal secretary H C Gupta in connection with the coal block allocation scam.
SC to hear PIL over NSA snooping on Indian data
19 Jun 2013
Nine US-based internet companies operating in India through agreements signed with Indian users, shared 6.3 billion information / data with the US National Security Agency
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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
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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.
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