Kartik Pandey

Iran President Rouhani Hints at Compromise, Suggests Tanker Swap with British

On July 26, 2019 by Kartik Pandey

Iran’s president, Hassan Rouhani, hinted that Iran might release the British tanker it seized if the British military also agreed to release the Iranian ship which was seized off the coast of Gibraltar. Iranian officials described the seizing of the British tanker…

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Breast Implants Associated with Rare Cancer Recalled by Allergan

On July 26, 2019 by Kartik Pandey

Allergan has issued a worldwide recall of its Biocell textured breast implants that have been associated with heightened risk of a rare form of cancer. The company’s decision comes after an announcement made by the U.S. medical regulator, the Food and Drug…

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Reliance Jio Becomes India’s 2nd-Largest Telecom Operator; Leaves Bharti Airtel Behind

On July 22, 2019 by Kartik Pandey

Reliance Industries Ltd.’s telecom unit, Jio, has become India’s second-largest operator by dethroning rival, Bharti Airtel. It became the second most popular network by number of subscribers as of May 2019, as revealed by government data. Jio, since it was launched in…

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Netanyahu Becomes Israel’s Longest-Serving PM

On July 22, 2019 by Kartik Pandey

Benjamin Netanyahu, who is seen as the most influential person of his generation in Israeli politics, has become the longest serving prime minister of the country. Pushing through various crises and conflicts, scandals, and winning numerous elections, he is being credited with…

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From Homes to Cars: Amazon to Expand Alexa’s Reach

On July 15, 2019 by Kartik Pandey

Tech giant Amazon is going ahead with its plans of extending the reach of its Alexa voice assistant beyond people’s houses, into their cars. As per reports, the firm has decided on a radical expansion of Alexa into the embedded software of…

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Epic Drama Unfolds as England Win ICC Cricket Word Cup 2019 in Unlikeliest Fashion

On July 15, 2019 by Kartik Pandey

London: It was a day of pure luck, one could argue, as England defeated New Zealand to win the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 by the narrowest of margins, here at Lord’s. It had been raining overnight, so when the covers came…

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Uttarakhand Shows the Way in Renewable Power; To Produce Energy from Pine Needles

On July 11, 2019 by Kartik Pandey

Green energy is literally going ‘green’ as Uttarakhand government plans to produce power from pine needles! Letters of Award has been issued to 21 companies, which may be able to produce a combined 675 kW of electricity. So far, these companies have…

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Beauty a $532 Billion Industry; Further Growth Predicted

On July 11, 2019 by Kartik Pandey

According to Edited, a retail analytics firm, the worldwide beauty industry currently values $532 billion and is predicted to keep growing in the near future. The rising popularity of social media platforms is being considered one of the biggest influencers in the…

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DTEK Oil & Gas to Pump $37 Million into Zinkivska Block

On July 10, 2019 by Kartik Pandey

London: DTEK Oil & Gas has won a competition to develop Zinkivska Block as part of Ukraine’s largest Product Sharing Agreement (PSA) in history. As part of the agreement, $37 million will be invested by the company to start exploration and production…

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Tata Sells Docomo to Bharti Airtel for $7.3 Billion

On July 10, 2019 by Kartik Pandey

Tata Group has completed the sale of its Docomo firm under its Tata Teleservices division to Bharti Airtel for $7.3 billion (₹50,000 crore). Under the deal finalised in October 2017, India’s premier conglomerate decided to do away with its non-performing telecommunications business….

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