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How will the sudden plunge in US oil prices impact India: WTI crash explained

How will the sudden plunge in US oil prices impact India: WTI crash explained





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BRIC seekers of UK golden visa double from 2015 despite Brexit

A total 239 BRIC applicants were recorded in 2019, comprising 64% of the global aggregate, according to data from the U.K. Home Office compiled by Shard Capital Partners LLP. China (including Hong Kong and Macau) accounted for the bulk of these at 193.




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COVID-19: Centre extends visas of foreigners in India till April 15

According to a Union Home Ministry notification, a number of foreign nationals are in the country since imposition of travel restrictions and are unable to exit the country during the validity of their visa.




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USCIS announces flexibility in responding to RFEs

The immigration agency has said that it would be relaxing its policies in coming months in light of the current situation. “USCIS is adopting several measures to protect our workforce and community, and to minimize the immigration consequences for those seeking immigration benefits during this time,” it said.




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India studying Donald Trump's executive order on immigration

The temporary suspension of immigration will affect those who are legally seeking entry into the United States for employment but it will not impact the ones who are already living in the country, the order said.




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Why Udacity wants employees to remix Taylor Swift, do one-armed push-ups, or play 'Rock Band' blindfolded

Over the past few years, the company has had meditation sessions, K-pop dance routines, and puppy tricks punctuate its weekly, Wednesday-afternoon meeting.




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Lady Gaga's former manager and Uber investor Troy Carter hand picks the next six hot startups

Carter managed Lady Gaga from early into her career to worldwide stardom until he was fired in 2013. Carter and his talent agency, Atom Factory, manage pop stars.




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Ousted Men's Wearhouse founder has a new startup that rents you tuxes

George Zimmer, the ousted founder of the $2.3 billion men's clothing retailer Men's Wearhouse, seeks $40 million at a valuation of $100 million for Generation Tux.




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Luxe home sales rise as NRIs return to market

NRIs typically invest in their home markets first, followed by key markets.




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Lulu group to invest Rs 5,000 crore in India in next 4 years

United Arab Emirates-based Lulu Group, has decided to invest Rs 5,000 crore in India over the next four years, largely for setting up shopping malls.




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Budget 2020: Tax rejig to leave 'NRIs' and rich poorer

High income earners could find staying with old I-T regime more attractive.




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Budget 2020 the day after: NRIs' bona fide foreign income won't be taxed

The government said the provision was an “anti-abuse” one and will only apply to income that is generated locally.




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Zoom, Xoom, Züm: Why does every startup sound fast now?

Startups are supposed to be very, very fast. They “move fast and break things,” they “hire fast, fire fast,” and they certainly fail fast. They have a magazine: Fast Company. They have a diet: intermittent fasting.




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Investing in startups – Where to find the next set of winners

Disease or otherwise, travel as we know could change dramatically, at least in frequency if not in distance and mode. The individual and mass transport industry, the hallmark of the 20th Century will change forever in the 21st century.




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How Budget 2016 impacts your personal tax calculation

This tax calculator will let you know how your tax liability changes post-Budget 2016. Just input your personal income details and know how much tax would now be payable.




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SCCM Pod-95 PCCM: Is the Endotracheal Tube Next to Go

James D. Fortenberry, MD, FCCM, discusses his editorial published in the September 2008 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, titled "8-Tracks, Betamax... Is the endotracheal tube next to go?" Fortenberry is a pediatric intensivist at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta in Georgia, where he also is the medical director of the system's clinical research. Dr. Fortenberry also is director, division of critical care medicine in the department of pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine. The editorial was in response to an article published in the same issue by Leticia J. Yanez et al., "A prospective, randomized, controlled trial of non-invasive ventilation in pediatric acute respiratory insufficiency." (Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2008;9[5]:536) Released: 11/19/08




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SCCM Pod-235 Study Explores the Impact of 24/7 In-House Coverage in a Pediatric ICU

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Kyle Rehder, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics in the division of pediatric critical care medicine at Duke Children Hospital.




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SCCM Pod-238 Internet-Based Knowledge Exchange Platform for Pediatric Critical Care Clinicians Worldwide

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Traci A. Wolbrink, MD, MPH




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SCCM Pod-258 Extubation During Pediatric ECMO: A Single-Center Experience

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with James Thomas, MD




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SCCM Pod-297 Extubation Failure in the Pediatric Cardiac ICU: A Report From the Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Michael Gaies, MD. Dr. Gaies is an Assistant Professor and works as a Cardiac Intensivist in the Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases at C.S. Mott Childrens Hospital and University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, MI.




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SCCM Pod-332 Dexmedetomidine Use in Critically-Ill Children with Acute Respiratory Failure

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Mary Jo C. Grant, APRN, PhD, about the article, Dexmedetomidine Use in Critically-Ill Children with Acute Respiratory Failure, published in the December 2016 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.




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SCCM Pod-389 Infections on Extracorporeal Life Support

Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, and Luregn Schlapbach, MD, FCICM, review a survey of international practice on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infections on extracorporeal life support in adults and children published in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine




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No timeline fixed for release of e-commerce policy: Piyush Goyal

On February 23, 2019, the first draft of the National e-Commerce policy was placed in public domain for suggestions. Comments from over 120 stakeholders- companies both Indian and foreign, industry associations, think tanks, foreign governments were received. Post this, a series of meetings have been held with different stakeholders.




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Experts peg India's cost of Covid-19 lockdown at USD 120 bn

Barclays specified the cost of the three-week nationwide lockdown to be alone at USD 90 billion, which is over and above the lockdowns announced by various states like Maharashtra earlier. They also said that the RBI is most likely to go for a 0.65 per cent rate cut in the April review and will slash interest rates further by 1 per cent during the course of the year.




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Several states extend working hours from 8 to 12 hours in factories

This is expected to boost manufacturing and supply of essential goods and services without violating the home ministry’s guidelines on working with reduced staff to maintain social distancing to curb the spread of Covid-19. Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat have already announced the change.




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Covid-19: Revival of economy through tax measures

The government (GoI) has so far been very supportive and empathetic towards businesses and was quick to respond through delayed application of few amendments introduced in Finance Act 2020 (FA 2020) along with relief measures on various tax and other statutory compliances announced subsequently.




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Alexa, report to the e-commerce regulator

​​​The intention is to bring all B2B, B2C, consumer-facing, consumer-based content platforms, apps-based commerce and IoT device-based services under the policy, potentially engulfing products like the Amazon Echo, which is powered by artificial intelligence-driven virtual assistant Alexa, and MG Hector, the Internet-enabled vehicle from Morris Garages in the regulatory realm of e-commerce.




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How your business structure affects taxes

Relevant business structure attracts a certain tax liability and it is important to consider the tax implications before finalizing the formation.




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Are you really saving your taxes? Know your Tax slabs & review your investment plans now!




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What RBI's announcement today means for your loans and fixed deposit interest rates

The RBI announced a host of measures today aimed at increasing liquidity in the economy.




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How to use ICICI Bank's voice banking services on Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant

To get the benefit of the voice banking offering, customers need to download the Alexa / Google Assistant and link their ICICI Bank account through a secure two-factor authentication process.




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Use Excel's binomial distribution to assess chance of success of your investments

Applying this to financial markets helps investors to determine their chances of success in a fixed number of attempts (or trials). Another application of binomial distribution is to find out the probability of a company reporting positive growth in the EPS.




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Coronavirus & your money: Saving is crucial, so are these 5 expenses

The looming uncertainty caused by coronavirus without a doubt requires cutting down on expenses. You need to start exercising monetary prudence and caution. However, don’t try to cut corners in these five expenses even at such a time.




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Weak currency makes Asia-Pacific cities cheaper for expats: Survey

In India, Mumbai has emerged as the most expensive city for expatriates and was ranked 118 in the Index. Last year Mumbai was ranked 114th on the list.




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Paytm Payments Bank crosses Rs 600 crore in fixed deposits

"During this period of volatility in other asset classes, a large number of PPB bank account holders are moving their savings into fixed deposits during the ongoing lockdown," stated Paytm Payments Bank.




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Exide Life's term policy sales jump 200% in April due to COVID-19: COO

However, Ashwin B added that there has been a significant drop in sales of non-term policies, witnessing a decline of 50 per cent.




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PNB Housing Finance cuts retail lending rates by 15 bps for existing customers

"We have decided to take this initiative to help our customers to overcome this pandemic and drive growth in the housing sector. With this, over 2.35 lakh of our customers will be positively impacted irrespective of their base loan amount," PNB Housing Finance Managing Director and CEO Neeraj Vyas said.




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Donations to Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra eligible for exemption from income tax

In a notification issued Friday, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) allowed tax exemption to donations under Section 80 G of the Income Tax Act, on the grounds that the structure would be a “place of historic importance and a place of public worship”.




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Young working professionals to cut down expenses as post-Covid world brings uncertainty, job loss

Categories like essentials, at-home entertainment, health and insurance continue to show greater resiliency.




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Political Praxis

If rulers can change the law to suit themselves, the rule of law does not exist, even if the laws are applied uniformly to the rest of society.




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On Tax Design

The first step to implementing a better system is to out the stateless income gamers, whether US or foreign-based.




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Managing Complexity

Architectural capabilities are an important subset of dynamic capabilities that enable managers to see a complex technical system in an abstract way.




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I am a new investor. Where should I invest right now to reap maximum benefits?

The current slump in the stock market presents an opportunity to accumulate more mutual fund units.




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Mutual funds to claim tax deduction of Rs 40,000

If you have any mutual fund queries, message on ET Mutual Funds on Facebook. We will get it answered by our panel of experts.




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5 lesser known facts about tax benefits of health insurance

Premium paid towards health insurance for self, family and parents not only provides financial help in case of medical emergencies but also reduces tax liability.




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Can mutual funds help you save tax?

An alternate option, in this case are Equity Linked Saving Schemes (ELSS) or tax-planning mutual funds as they are popularly known.




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The Great Escape: 9 exploited in Yemen steal boat, set sail for India

Nine Indian fishermen who were allegedly harassed and not paid by their employer in Yemen for nearly a year have escaped that country by stealing their employer's boat and sailing for Kochi, a peril-filled voyage of than 3,000 km of open sea, according to the families of two of the fishermen.




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Renewal date for health insurance policies extended but will you be insured in this period?

The policy does not stay in force unless renewed. This means any claim filed during the grace period is not considered by the insurer for the settlement. It is advisable to renew the policy before the renewal date is missed or the grace period starts




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BHARTI AXA General Insurance to offer ‘pay as you drive’ motor insurance policy

Notably, Bharti AXA General Insurance’s proposal for a usage-based motor insurance product was shortlisted by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India for its regulatory sandbox project.




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India studying Donald Trump's executive order on immigration

The temporary suspension of immigration will affect those who are legally seeking entry into the United States for employment but it will not impact the ones who are already living in the country, the order said.