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British theater chain operator Cineworld in talks to buy Regal Entertainment for $3.6 bn
29 Nov 2017
Barley no longer an afterthought in beer flavour
28 Nov 2017
Meredith Corp to buy Time Inc in $2.8-bn deal
27 Nov 2017
US media company Meredith Corp yesterday struck a deal to buy Time Inc, the owner and publisher of over 100 magazine brands including its flagship Time magazine, for $2.8 billion including debt
Mars, Lidl, others withdraw YouTube ads placed next to those by predators targeting children
27 Nov 2017
Govt to invite bids for 20,000 MW wind power capacity
25 Nov 2017
The ministry of new and renewable energy will lay out bids for ground mounted solar parks for 20 GW in 2017-18 while another 30 GW will be bid out in 2018-19 and 30 GW in 2019-20
Big sugar suppressed 1960s study linking it to heart, bladder disease?
24 Nov 2017
The American sugar industry deliberately hid findings in the 1960s that pointed to a link between sugar consumption and heart disease, instead pointing the finger at fats as the main culprit, a new investigation has found
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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
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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.
