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In 1990, a rural Idaho community of 17 homes made one final phone call. It marked the end of America's last known hand-cranked telephone systemIn July 1990, a small community in Idaho’s remote Salmon River Canyon said goodbye to a telephone system that had survived for decades. Sev...- In 1942, Loyalhanna Dam went into operation while Pittsburgh factories produced wartime steel and the army relied on 54,000 pigeons. 84 years later, the dam has prevented more than $658 million in flood damage and its cranes are getting a major overhaulTwo 64-ton cranes at Loyalhanna Dam are receiving a major overhaul after eight decades of service. These aging machines manage massive stee...
- The ethanol story is changing. Is investing in the ecosystem the better way? 15 stocks across different market cap segmentsThe ethanol story started simply enough: Cut India's dependence on imported crude oil. It would save foreign exchange. Give farmers a new a...
- Income tax guide: Allowance and reimbursement exemption limits every salaried employee should knowSalaried employees should know income tax exemption limits for various allowances. Leave Travel Allowance is exempt for self and family tra...
- Ethanol ecosystem: Judging fear by noise is not evidence; 15 stocks from the ecosystemSugar is one of the oldest distressed sectors in India. For decades it has swung between glut and shortage, carried heavy debt, was depende...
- Who is Martha Lillard? Last US polio patient using iron lung, dies at 78 - Check cause of deathMartha Lillard, the last American to use an iron lung, has died at seventy-eight. She contracted polio as a child, which necessitated lifel...
- New tax regime: 7 ways for salaried employees to reduce their tax liability while filing ITR for FY 2025-26Salaried individuals can still reduce their tax liability under the new tax regime for FY 2025-26. Key deductions include employer contribu...
- How labour codes impact salaries & social securityIndia's new labour laws, effective November 21, 2025, redefine 'wages' for statutory benefits, impacting salary structures and social secur...
- Canada to end Remote Area Border Crossing program, replacing permits with mandatory phone reporting for US travelersCanada is ending its Remote Area Border Crossing (RABC) Program next year, a move that will require thousands of Americans to report to aut...
- Once world’s ‘most wanted’ hacker, Kevin Mitnick is no moreKevin Mitnick, once the world's most wanted hacker, passed away on July 16 at the age of 59. Mitnick had been battling pancreatic cancer fo...
- Government to strengthen National Consumer Helpline: Ram Vilas PaswanA committee under the chairmanship of Minister of State for Consumer Affairs C R Chaudhary will consider mechanism for setting up four regi...
- Robin Uthappa has HealthEminds on healthcare tech startupsIndian cricketer Robin Uthappa has invested an undisclosed amount in a healthcare technology startup HealthEminds through his fund Caffeine...
- New milestone: National Payments Corporation of India gets 1,000 banks on its networkNACH is also helping the government to implement DBT schemes. It covers schemes like MNREGA, social security pension, old age pension, LPG ...
- BSNL invests Rs 11,000 crore to improve services: Ravi Shankar PrasadOn MTNL, Prasad said MTNL is also adding 1,080 3G mobile sites each in Delhi and Mumbai along with 800 2G sites in Delhi and 566 2G sites i...
- Times Lit Fest: NR Narayana Murthy & Kunal Bahl 'exchange' notes on the changing business ecosystemNew-age entrepreneurs are smarter and younger because of the reduced asymmetry in the business environment, Murthy said at the Saturday ses...
- Smartphone-type education system needed: Rahul GandhiRahul Gandhi added India's education system was more certification-oriented rather than knowledge-oriented.
- Biyani set to buy shopping portal Chaupaati BazaarIn keeping with the company’s strategy to garner a greater sales from virtual shopping, Future Group is close to acquiring online and telep...
- Zardari gives in, reinstates judgeMr Zardari, who was holding out notwithstanding intense pressure from the US, yielded hours before Mr Sharif, demanding reinstatement of Mr...
- RBI opens bond mkt doors to more unitsRetirement funds, insurance cos & other institutions will have an easier access to the govt bond mkt.
- MS stops supporting Windows 98, MEMicrosoft has said that it had stopped supporting its Windows 98 and Millennium Edition (ME) operating systems, effectively abandoning the ...
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