UpFront
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Hypertension associated with Indian ethnicity and diabetes
Dr Mehra discusses how Indians and diabetics are at high risk of having hypertension
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ShopClues and the Qoo10 Code
Gurugram-based startup ShopClues was acquired by the Singapore company for approximately $70 million in an all-stock deal
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For startups, cash is king (again)
Tech startups, which have enjoyed years of easy money and fast growth, are preparing for a potential downturn by doing something that was unpopular in boom times: hoarding cash
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Twitter struggles to define what ads are 'political'
Twitter said ads that discuss elections, candidates, parties and other overtly political content would be prohibited, and those that reference causes would be restricted
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Three days with Hasan Minhaj
A peek into the comic's cultural diary from music to comedy, a routine that keeps him inspired through the week
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Qatar faces a tight squeeze for its compact World Cup
With just over three years until the opening match, and with more than 1 million foreign fans expected, the smallest country to host a FIFA World Cup might struggle to find enough rooms
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Just how bad is the rot in the economy?
A host of indicators point to the growth slowdown becoming more entrenched
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Ten interesting things we read this week
Some of the most fascinating topics covered this week are: Economy (Ray Dalio on America's capitalist system), Technology ( A cybersecurity firm's sharp rise and stunning collapse; Quantum computing takes flight), Science (Humans would get new powers to alter the genome!), Investing (Jim Simons learnt the task of the game — beating the market) and Astronomy (Prepping for a flood of heavenly bodies)
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How can the auto sector sustain the October sales bump?
October sees improvement after a massive decline that began last year, and experts are optimistic about 2020
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Smartphone sales slow, Long live feature phones
There's a decline in sales of smartphones in India, but not because the Indian market is nearing saturation
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The mobility of the rich
The origins of many of the entrepreneurs on the Rich List could help us conclude that migration makes most people better off