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What the corporate tax cuts mean for India, in four charts
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman slashed corporate tax rates for domestic companies from 30% to 22%, which formed India's biggest revenue source. A look at the major announcements
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IPL brand value zooms 13.5% to Rs 47,000 crore
Mumbai Indians once again registered the highest valuation of Rs809 crore; RCB suffers 8 percent setback, cushioned by captain Virat Kohli's own brand value
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Hard times in Silicon Valley? Not for the payments startup Stripe
Stripe, which helps businesses take payments, is now worth $35 billion, making it one of the most valuable startups in the world—and with a higher valuation than prominent names like Airbnb and DoorDash
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YouTube is about to demote a wide swath of its creators
High-profile YouTubers could lose their verified checkmarks, after the company changed its verification system on Thursday. Many creators, some with millions of followers, made their disappointment public
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Drones to deliver medicines in India by 2020
California-based Zipline will provide on-demand medical assistance through its drone delivery service in India, with the aim to provide instant aid to remote areas
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US Fed cuts rates again as economic risks rise
The US Federal Reserve conveyed that it was prepared to move aggressively if the US economy showed additional signs of weakening
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Personality tests are the astrology of the office
Psychometric tests are becoming commonplace at workplaces in the US today, especially at consulting firms, hedge funds and startups; personality testing is a $500 million industry
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How to get tickets to U2's first concert in India
The legendary band will perform in Mumbai on December 15. Here are details on the show and how to get your hands on tickets
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Trump plans trade deals with India and Japan as China fight persists
Agreements could be announced in the coming days. Trump will join Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a rally Sunday in Houston, and will appear alongside Modi and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan next week at the UN General Assembly meeting in New York
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Good news: Fewer children are dying, across the world
More than a quarter of the global drop in child mortality reflects progress in India, the world's second-most populous country. Here, 1.2 million fewer children died in 2017 than in 2000
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After 15-year skirmish, US is cleared to impose tariffs on EU
It will clear the way for the United States to impose tariffs on European goods, worsening tensions that have become strained under President Donald Trump's confrontational approach