News by Numbers
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20 years of 9/11: Tracing a tragedy in numbers
The shattering attacks of 2001 changed the course of history, causing severe damages. Here's a look at some of these statistics
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Apple iPhone is most popular in the second-hand market: OLX India
Data shows that demand for pre-owned smartphones jumped significantly during the pandemic, mainly from Tier-3 cities
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World Literacy Day: 320 million Indian students affected by Covid-induced school closures
Only 8% households with children have access to both computer and internet connection for online learning according to recent report by CRY and CBGA
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World's highest paid athletes 2021: Conor McGregor no 1; Naomi Osaka, Serena Williams the only female athletes in top 50
Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, LeBron James, and Kevin Durant, among others, made it to the Forbes list of Top 10 overall highest paid athletes 2021
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Meet the soonicorns: These 10 companies could soon turn unicorn
Fintech, ecommerce and SaaS companies lead the future, according to a Hurun India report
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Air pollution shortens Indian life expectancy by almost 6 years
As many as 510 million people living in North India stand to lose 8.5 years of their lives, if current pollution levels persist
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Key numbers of the $4.7 billion PayU-BillDesk deal
Prosus-backed PayU will acquire BillDesk in what will be the second largest deal for any Indian startup, and the largest ever for an Indian fintech company . Take a look at the key numbers
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51% essential small business leaders losing their passion to run businesses: Adobe report
Longer hours, work pressure, stressed personal lives—remote work is proving to be problematic for enterprise workers and small business owners, especially those who started enterprises to cater to essential needs during the Covid-19 pandemic
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Timeline: America's longest war ends as US leaves Afghanistan
As the last of America's troops and military planes leave Afghanistan, the world watches the Taliban-ruled country with dread and trepidation. A timeline of key events of the last 20 years
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90% children highly exposed to air pollution globally; one-third of all children affected by heatwaves, water scarcity: UNICEF
Water scarcity, pollution, heatwaves, diseases are among the various global threats that the children of the world face
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English is the most spoken language in the world, Hindi ranks third
Mandarin, Hindi, Bengali, and Urdu among the top 10 most-spoken languages in the world