Royal Challengers reign again as Kohli anchors title-clinching chaseRoyal Challengers Bengaluru clinched their second IPL title. They defeated Gujarat Titans in the final. Virat Kohli anchored the chase with...
01 Jun, 2026, 05.30 AM IST
This Day in History 31st May: Usain Bolt record, Watergate revelation and Concorde’s last flightThis Day in History 31st May highlights several major global events across centuries, ranging from the Johnstown flood disaster and Angola ...
30 May, 2026, 11.27 PM IST
In 1859, Robert Chesebrough saw oil workers scraping sticky rod wax from drilling rigs, and it wasn’t just waste: It became VaselineA chemist named Robert Chesebrough discovered petroleum jelly in the 1800s. He saw value in a sticky wax that oil workers discarded. Cheseb...
30 May, 2026, 03.12 PM IST
In 1941, a Swiss engineer pulled burrs from his dog’s fur after a walk, and they weren’t just seeds: They revealed the idea behind VelcroOn a brisk afternoon in 1941, while walking through the countryside, Georges de Mestral had a lightbulb moment. His dog was covered in stub...
29 May, 2026, 03.37 PM IST
IT’s Rs 18 lakh crore m-cap rout; Info Edge, Ixigo post Q4 profitsA multi-month bear market has hit the valuations of India’s top 10 digital and technology services exporters. This and more in today’s ETte...
22 May, 2026, 07.58 PM IST
Forget fake invoices. The real risk is the assumptions made in the balance sheet to hide lossesMost accounting risks make noise. The biggest one on the Indian balance sheet doesn't. It hides inside growth assumptions, discount rates, ...
22 May, 2026, 06.03 PM IST
As Indians buy pricier phones on EMI, OneAssist bets big on protection plansAs smartphones become costlier and increasingly financed through EMIs, device damage is emerging as a new source of household financial str...
22 May, 2026, 11.33 AM IST
US firm ContentNexus files patent suit against WiproA US patent holder has sued Wipro in a federal court. The company alleges Wipro used patented technology without permission. This involves ...
22 May, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
The real reason your washing machine has a window, and your dishwasher doesn'tWashing machines and dishwashers, invented around the same time, evolved differently. Washing machines feature windows for monitoring unpre...
09 May, 2026, 10.03 AM IST
Battle of paradigm shifters: Musk vs Altman over OpenAI's original purpose can shape AI's moral & commercial futureMusk’s lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI, along with Microsoft, has turned into a broader debate over who controls the future of artifi...
02 May, 2026, 07.05 AM IST
Narendra Solanki sees limited IT growth, bets on rural and pharma playsInvestors are becoming selective, focusing on earnings visibility and strong balance sheets. Opportunities are emerging in sectors like IT,...
09 Apr, 2026, 10.54 AM IST
Trump tariffs hit patented drugs: Jefferies, Nomura explain impact on pharma stocksThe US has slapped up to 100% tariffs on patented drugs, sparing generics and biosimilars but exposing India’s speciality pharma players. S...
06 Apr, 2026, 10.14 AM IST
Taylor Swift sued over ‘Life of a Showgirl’ album title: Who filed the lawsuit and what’s behind the legal disputePop star Taylor Swift has been sued over her album Life of a Showgirl, with a performer alleging trademark infringement and seeking damages...
31 Mar, 2026, 10.21 PM IST
Samsung ordered to pay $118 million for infringing Netlist patentsNetlist sued Samsung in 2022, alleging that the Korean tech giant's memory modules used in cloud computing servers and other data-intensive...
23 Nov, 2024, 10.31 AM IST
Cisco defeats Centripetal patent case that led to $2.75 billion awardReston, Virginia-based Centripetal sued Cisco in 2018, claiming Cisco's routers, network-security software and other products infringed pat...
13 Dec, 2023, 09.06 AM IST
Apple wins $539 million after Samsung loses patent betApple said in a statement after the verdict that the case “has always been about more than money.”
25 May, 2018, 11.50 AM IST
Wyeth makes $960 mn claims on Protonix patent case: Sun PharmaSun Pharma said US-based Wyeth Pharma has sought damages worth $960 mn related to their ongoing patent dispute over generic version of Prot...
15 Feb, 2012, 11.26 PM IST