News by Numbers
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Taylor Swift, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Bruce Springsteen, and more—musicians rule Forbes' list of highest-paid entertainers of 2022
Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson topped the list, 14 out of 25 entertainers on the list are musicians
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Humid heat cost India 259 billion labour hours from 2001 to 2020
Here's a look at the top 10 most affected countries and the number of hours of labour lost owing to humid heat between 2001 and 2020
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Timeline: The life and music of Lata Mangeshkar
Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar passed away at 92. A look at her life and career from 1929 to 2022
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India's unemployment rate falls to lowest since March 2021
Unemployment in India hit an all time high in May 2021, but has come down to 6.57% in Jan 2022, close to Mar 2021 levels for the first time
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Mark Zuckerberg's Meta suffers biggest market value wipeout at $251.3 billion
Poor earnings call spooked the market and Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp suffered a massive plunge. Here's a breakdown in numbers that also includes a $30 billion tumble in Zuckerberg's wealth
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Union Budget 2022: 20 key takeaways from Nirmala Sitharaman's fourth budget
No change in income tax slabs; 5G to be rolled out in 2022; Digital Rupee to be introduced, and more. Find out what are the key highlights of Budget 2022
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Rafa 21: Fun facts about Nadal's history-making win at Australian Open
For 5 hours and 24 minutes, Rafael Nadal put on the spectacle of human endurance at the Australian Open final against Daniil Medvedev. Now he is the first man to have 21 grand slam titles under his belt. Here's the journey in numbers
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India is home to 420 million online gamers, second highest after China
As per an analysis by KPMG, Indian gaming sector is set to see high growth by 2025; Indian e-sports market size likely to grow 5x
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What will it cost India and the world to reach net zero greenhouse emissions?
According to a recent Mckinsey report, high capital spends and labour reallocations will be required to reach net-zero transition. Find out what will it cost for India, and the world
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From Byju-Aakash to PharmEasy-Thyrocare: Top 10 startup acquisitions of 2021 in India
India's startup ecosystem saw more than 250 acquisitions in 2021 with some of the largest deals including PayU-BillDesk acquisition for $4.7 bn, Tata-BigBasket for $1.2 bn, among others
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Rajasthan, Odisha, Maharashtra among the top five states with most human trafficking victims
As per latest numbers from NCRB, more than a thousand human trafficking cases were reported in 2020, but more than 4,000 people, minors and adults included, were trafficked