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Quote of the day by Christopher Columbus, who discovered America: 'Riches don't make a man rich....'Christopher Columbus, an Italian mariner, led four transatlantic expeditions for Spain, initiating sustained European exploration and colon...- Quote of the day from Christopher Columbus, who discovered America: ‘You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore’Christopher Columbus's four voyages between 1492 and 1504 opened Europe's gateway to the Americas. These expeditions initiated the Columbia...
- Emerging markets face 'wrecking ball' from tariff turmoilMost emerging-market currencies will decline, according to Societe Generale strategists, who warned that China's yuan is set for a "modest"...
- Alaska on tenterhooks over US-Canada tariff dispute: House of Representatives in panic, urges both nations to step back from trade warTensions rise between the US and Canada over tariffs, with Alaska urging both nations to cooperate to avoid economic strain. Alaska's $1.3 ...
- Original Columbus letter announcing 'discovery' of America goes on sale for the first time, check estimated priceUpon Columbus's return to Spain on March 15, 1493, he promptly composed a letter to inform King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella about his disc...
- How did chillies reach Northeast India?Chillies could have taken two routes to India, via the Portuguese through Goa, and via Zomia to northeastern India.
- Galleons of globalisation: Manila’s starring role in food trade entirely changed how we eatThe Manila galleons were developed due to Spanish desire to cash in on the Asian spice trade.
- Islam & the first Green Revolution: The undying love for fruitsThe first Green Revolution was about agricultural production, cultivation and irrigation systems.
- Pandemics do relate to globalisation, but this is hardly a recent phenomenonNoted flu virologist Kennedy Shortridge believes that all flu pandemics that can be traced have always begun in China’s Guangdong province,...
- Sweet spots: Gujiya, a part of the centuries-old menuThe gujiya has achieved a kind of perfection in Orchha.
- From potatoes to apples, one third of what we eat today is foreignYou may be surprised to know that profusion of foreign veggies & fruits in local market is not a recent phenomenon.
- South African woman held at Chennai airport with 1kg cocaine worth Rs 5 croreThe South African national, who investigators identified as Molefe Keditlwaetse Lizzie, had swallowed 990gm of the narcotic in capsules.
- Aditya Birla Group plans to list SKI Carbon Black in overseas marketsPreparation to list the company either in the London Stock Exchange or New York Stock Exchange has started and it will take at least 18 to ...
- What makes our cuisine 'Indian'? Throwing together disparate flavours, 'western' too, in a single dishWe have in our cuisine coriander, fenugreek, cumin from the Mediterranean, the perfumery and mewa from Iran, melons from Afghanistan, among...
- Aditya Birla Group ups bid price for Northern IronAditya Birla Group has sweetened an offer to acquire Perth-based Northern Iron, which recently signed a long-term supply agreement with Tat...
- AV Birla may review plans for Whitehaven bid if partner elusiveAditya Birla Group Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla has said the group will look at more than doubling its existing revenues by 2015.
- Birla's may rope in middle-east funds to bolster Whitehaven bidAV Birla is likely to submit a binding offer for Whitehaven in early May after it sought a two week extension of the deadline set by the co...
- AVB to buy Columbian Chemicals for $800 mnThe deal may be backed with funding organised by Standard Chartered and Deutsche Bank, the sources with direct knowledge of the deal said.
- Coal India places $1-bn bid for US coal coCoal India, the world’s largest producer of the commodity, has put in a bid to buy US-based Sydney complex, an arm of Massey Energy, for ab...
- 19 American banks go belly-up in '08World's largest economy, the US, has seen the failure of as many as 19 banks -- exactly half the number of all publicly-listed banks in Ind...
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