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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway to acquire rest of IMC for $2.05 bn
02 May 2013
Berkshire Hathaway, which already holds 80 per cent in IMC, has offered to buy the remaining 20 per cent from the founders in an all-cash deal
Etihad to appoint three directors on Jet airways
30 Apr 2013
Valeant Pharma's $13-bn Actavis deal put on hold
29 Apr 2013
One of the biggest health care deals of the year has been put on hold with Valeant Pharmaceuticals and Actavis disgreeing on the size of the cash premium to be paid
France sells 2.1% in EADS for $920 million
27 Apr 2013
France’s voting right in EADS will reduce to 12 per cent as agreed by France, Germany and Spain in order to cap their combined holdings at 28 per cent
Tata Technologies acquires US-based Cambric Corp
26 Apr 2013
GrainCorp finally submits to ADM’s $3.1-bn bid
26 Apr 2013
GrainCorp Ltd, Australia's largest independent grains handler, today finally agreed to be acquired by Archer Daniels Midland Cofor $3.1 billion plus dividend
PotashCorp abandons $15-billion takeover of Israel Chemicals
25 Apr 2013
The world's largest fertilizer producer, today abandoned its $15-billion plan of acquiring Israel Chemicals Ltd, after Israeli lawmakers opposed the deal
Verizon working on $100-bn bid for Vodafone’s stake in Verizon Wireless
25 Apr 2013
Verizon plans to start a dialogue with its London-based JV partner for a friendly $100-billion cash and stock deal, for which it is prepared to go hostile if required
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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
27 Jan 2025
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.
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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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