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Quote of the Day by Marcus Tullius Cicero: ‘The wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid…’ Powerful warning about intelligence, instinct and human natureQuote of the Day: Marcus Tullius Cicero’s words continue to resonate because they push people to reflect on how they learn, react and evolv...
April 6 in world history: From turning point in WWI to global invasions, genocide and bombingsApril 6th marks significant global events, from the 1896 rebirth of the Olympic Games to the US entry into World War I in 1917. The day als...
A 5.2-magnitude offshore earthquake rattles GreeceAn earthquake of magnitude 5.2 hit near the Greek island of Euboea. The tremors were felt strongly in Athens. The quake occurred offshore, ...
Is it safe to travel to Europe? Here's what tourists should know about summer wildfiresTravellers planning holidays to Greece and Türkiye are urged to stay informed as wildfires spread across southern Europe due to the ongoing...
5.3-magnitude quake rocks Greece's Mount Athos religious enclaveAn earthquake of magnitude 5.3 struck Mount Athos in northern Greece on Saturday. The Athens' Institute of Geodynamics reported the underse...
6.1-magnitude quake hits off Greek island of Crete: USGSA significant 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coasts of Crete and Santorini, Greece, on Thursday, according to the US Geological Su...
Greece faces dual crisis: After 'largest ever' wildfires, flood-like situation with one fatality reportedGreece faced a tragic turn of events as relentless rainfall led to severe flooding, with reports from the country's fire brigade confirming...
Climate change boosts risk of extreme wildfires 25%: studyA Californian study published in the journal Nature reveals that human-caused climate change has heightened the risk of fast-spreading wild...
Wildfires wreak havoc in Greece, tourists flee popular spots Rhodes and CorfuDevastating wildfires in Greece led to evacuations from Corfu's beach and stranded tourists at Rhodes airport. The inferno persisted for se...
- Naming Wildfires Can Catch On
Wildfire Prometheus could be a starter, since man-made climate change is a bit like the titan’s act of stealing Olympian fire, for which on...
Grexit: Europe is planning humanitarian aid for Greece if no agreement reachedIf no agreement is reached by Sunday morning, we would expect the Euro Leaders' summit to discuss Greece's Eurozone exit and humanitarian a...
Will Indian markets remain insulated from Greek crisis? Here's what top 5 global experts sayExperts are of the view that India has strong macros and any outcome will only result in a knee-jerk reaction that will get absorbed.
Expect no trend reversal even if Greek negotiations fail; if China wilts, India blooms: Nirmal Jain, IIFL"At best market will give a short term dip but I do not think it will have any medium to long term impact on the market."
Market weak fundamentally, buy good stocks with 2-3 years' view: Ajay Srivastava, Dimensions ConsultingCritical thing is that you must keep a minimum two-year scenario because this one year is going to be a very volatile, says Ajay Srivastava.
Earnings will improve from the second half of 2015-16: Swati Kulkarni, UTI AMC"The monsoon’s progress will have to be watched. The Fed’s rate hike may not be too disruptive for the Indian equity market," Swati Kulkarn...
Except China, world is not an exciting place right now and that includes India: Mark Matthews, Bank Julius Baer"Unfortunately in India, because the government lacks control of the upper house, important bills like the Land Acquisition Bill remain une...
IBM picks Surat, Allahabad & Vizag among 16 global locations for smart cities projectUnder the programme, IBM will send a team of experts to each of the chosen cities where they will spend three weeks working closely with ci...
Sensex down 170 points, ends below 200-DMA ahead of expiry; here's what experts are recommendingThe sell-off in the markets so far in the month of April were largely triggered by concerns that have cropped up with respect to the MAT is...
Eight possible scenarios if Greece defaults and leaves the EurozoneLiving standards in Greece could fall, banks will face the prospect of collapse, savings may be frozen, businesses could go bankrupt and mo...
- 2011: A year of debt crises and downgrades for global economy
A mosaic of grey shades overshadowed the global economy in 2011 and the big brothers struggled to maintain even anaemic growth rates.