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David Card, Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens share Economics Nobel 2021
11 Oct 2021
David Card, Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens have provided new insights about the labour market and shown what conclusions about cause and effect can be drawn from natural experiments that has spread to other fields and revolutionised empirical research,” says the Nobel Prize committee

Richard Branson flies into suborbital space on Virgin Galactic’s `Unity 22’
13 Jul 2021
Branson’s crew of 5 on Virgin Galactic's first fully crewed suborbital test flight from the US space port in New Mexico on its 1.5-hour mission included Indian-origin aeronautical engineer Sirisha Bandla who became the third Indian-origin woman to fly into space

Exit Netanyahu, Naftali Bennett is Israel’s new Prime Minister
14 Jun 2021
The new prime minister, leading the far-right Yamina party of six MPs and heading a coalition of diverse left-wing, centrist, right-wing and Arab parties, is in a precarious position with a narrow 60-59 win in the confidence vote

Donald Trump calls for $10 trn reparations from China over Wuhan virus
08 Jun 2021
The Former US President said nations should work together to present China for a bill of minimum $10 trillion and that, as a first step, all countries should collectively cancel any debt that they owe to China as a down payment on reparations

Donald Trump calls for $10 trn reparations from China over Wuhan virus
08 Jun 2021
The Former US President said nations should work together to present China for a bill of minimum $10 trillion and that, as a first step, all countries should collectively cancel any debt that they owe to China as a down payment on reparations

Fugitive Indian jeweller Mehul Choksi caught while fleeing to Cuba by boat
27 May 2021
Antigua’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne told news agency ANI that Antigua will not accept him back and that he has requested PM Skerrit and law enforcement authorities in Dominica to not return Choksi to Antigua where he has legal and constitutional protection as a citizen

Bill and Melinda Gates fall apart after 27 years of marriage
04 May 2021
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation said Bill Gates, 65 and Melinda Gates, 56, would continue to work as co-chairs and trustees of the organisation, even as the couple said they have reached an agreement on how to divide their assets worth $146 billion

Jagdish Khattar, former Maruti Suzuki MD, dies of cardiac arrest
26 Apr 2021
Khattar oversaw the transition of Maruti Udyog Ltd from a government controlled entity to the most successful Japanese automobile company in India

Jagdish Khattar, former Maruti Suzuki MD, dies of cardiac arrest
26 Apr 2021
Khattar oversaw the transition of Maruti Udyog Ltd from a government controlled entity to the most successful Japanese automobile company in India

Justice N V Ramana appointed Chief Justice of India
07 Apr 2021
A first-generation lawyer, having agricultural background, Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana has specialised in Constitutional, Civil, Labour, Service and Election matters and has also practised before inter-state river tribunals

Marc Llistosella replaces Guenter Butschek as CEO & MD of Tata Motors
15 Feb 2021
A former COO of Airbus, Marc Llistosella was the president and CEO of Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corporation and head of Daimler Trucks Asia till 2018 before he moved on to join Einride’s board of directors

Trump clears second impeachment trial, vows to fight on
15 Feb 2021
Trump described his second impeachment trial as yet another phase of the greatest witch hunt in the history of the country, adding, “Our historic, patriotic and beautiful movement to Make America Great Again’ has only just begun”

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris take charge of US administration
21 Jan 2021
The 78-year-old Joe Biden becomes the oldest to be sworn in as President of the United States, while Kamala Harris, 56, created history as the first woman to be sworn in as Vice President of the United States

Rajnikanth set to launch political party on New Year Day
08 Dec 2020
Rajnikanth expressed confidence in winning Tamil Nadu assembly elections due next year and promised to give the state honest, transparent, corruption free and spiritual politics without any religion or caste difference

Roshni Scam list made public sheds more light on Gupkar Alliance
25 Nov 2020
Referred to as the 'biggest' scam in Jammu and Kashmir, the scheme was initiated by the Farooq Abdullah government, allegedly meant to bring about a demographic change in the Jammu region

White House transition to Joe Biden starts as President Trump relents
24 Nov 2020
Trump said in a tweet on Monday that he was directing his team to cooperate on the transition, allowing federal funds to start flowing to Biden so that he can carry out his transition duties before his 20 January inauguration as the 46th US president

Three-times Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi passes away
24 Nov 2020
One of Assam's tallest leaders, Gogoi was CM for 15 years - from 2001 to 2016 - becoming Assam's longest-serving chief minister

Priyanca Radhakrishnan becomes first Indian minister in New Zealand
04 Nov 2020
Priyanca Radhakrishnan a two-time MP from Auckland, has created history by becoming the first-ever Kiwi-Indian minister in the Jacinda Ardern ministry
Samsung Group chairman Lee Kun-hee dies at 78
26 Oct 2020
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Hariman Sharma lets apple travel to India’s warmer climes
10 Feb 2025
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.

What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
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