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What to expect from the Direct Tax Code
A report, which aims to overhaul the Income Tax Act, has not been released to the public, but its recommendations are expected to cover four primary areas
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National Sports Day: Where does India stand on the global sporting stage?
From cricket to football, hockey to athletics, here's a look at how Indian teams stack up against others
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Mission Paani: Amitabh Bachchan flags off Network18's campaign for water conservation
The Mission Paani campaign aims to take steps towards solving India's urgent water crisis by urging the efficient use of the resource, and Bachchan is the brand ambassador
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Facebook tightens rules on verifying political advertisers
The social network is bracing for the 2020 US presidential election, and has its work cut out to reduce the spread of online disinformation
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Decoding Federer's puzzling, poor performances
The five-time US Open champion had another curiously poor start on Wednesday against Damir Dzumhur, after losing the first set to India's Sumit Nagal on Monday. This is the only time Federer has lost the opening sets in his first two matches at a Grand Slam event
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Forbes top-earning athletes 2019: The full list
Lionel Messi earns top spot, followed by Christiano Ronaldo and Neymar. But most of the new faces on the list are from the NFL
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Food rules
Aggregators suddenly find themselves out on a limb in their fracas with restaurateurs
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19 Indian companies make it to Forbes Asia's inaugural Best Over a Billion list
Adani Ports, Infosys, Marico, Titan and Ambuja Cements are among the Best Over A Billion list, which highlights the connection between the best-run big companies and the wealthiest people in the region
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Silicon Valley's star engineer, of Uber and Google, charged with trade theft
Anthony Levandowski, one of the most sought-after technologists, is charged with 33 counts of theft and attempted theft of trade secrets from Google
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Brazil angrily rejects millions in Amazon aid pledged at G-7, then accepts British aid
After refusing the G-7 help, Brazil decided to accept $12 million in aid from Britain to help fight the fires in the Amazon, after a meeting between the country's foreign ministers
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Move over, life coaches-the trillion dollar 'excellence installation' industry is now in India
How Chennai-based 'excellence installation' or behavioural change experts are making a niche concept popular in the Indian market