Media
Satellite TV operators Dish and Videocon d2h to merge
11 Nov 2016
Dish shareholders will own 55.4 per cent, with the remaining stake going to Videocon shareholders in the combined entity, which will have a revenue of about Rs5,916 crore
Editors Guild, opposition slam one-day ban on NDTV India
04 Nov 2016
The perhaps unprecedented decision of the central government to ban the telecast of NDTV India for one day on 9 November in apparent punishment for its coverage of the Pathankot terror attack has drawn hostile reactions from every side
AT&T confirms $85.4-bn acquisition of Time Warner
24 Oct 2016
US telecom giant AT&T Inc on Saturday confirmed speculations that it had struck a mega deal to buy Time Warner Inc for $85.4 billion in cash and stock, in what could be the year's biggest deal
India emerges most important market for Facebook
24 Oct 2016
AT&T to announce acquisition of Time Warner for $85 billion: report
22 Oct 2016
A deal, which would be the biggest in the world this year, would give the telecom company control of cable TV channels HBO and CNN, film studio Warner Bros and other coveted media assets
Assange vows avalanche of 1 mn documents before US polls
05 Oct 2016
WikiLeaks founder Julius Assange, speaking at the group’s 10th anniversary, said he would publish about one million ‘significant’ documents related to the US elections as well as three other governments over the next ten weeks
Facebook apologises for disabling accounts of Palestine scribes
27 Sep 2016
The editors were given no explanation for the suspensions, which they believe were linked to a recent agreement between Israel and Facebook to crack down on content that incites violence
Media groups sue FBI over information related to unlocking of San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone
17 Sep 2016
Twitterati abuzz about Jio using PM’s picture in ad campaign
03 Sep 2016
For almost eight hours on Friday morning Reliance, Mukesh Ambani and the prime minister were among the top trends on Twitter
Sony acquires Ten Sports from Zee for $385 mn
01 Sep 2016
DCNS gets court order against publishing further Scorpene leaks
30 Aug 2016
Seeking to prevent further publication of information regarding confidential data on the Scorpene submarine that could harm the Indian Navy, French defence contractor DCNS has won a temporary legal reprieve
Featured articles
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.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation