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.jpg?impolicy=website&width=360&height=270 "News by Numbers: India's Covid-19 battle is shifting from urban to rural areas")
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Indians could play baseball for the New York Yankees: Jim Small
Will India's millions of cricket fans take to the other bat-and-ball sport, baseball? Jim Small, senior vice president at Major League Baseball, which recently opened its sixth international office in Delhi, thinks so. Edited excerpts from an interview
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.jpg?impolicy=website&width=360&height=270 "News by Numbers: Key insights from Emami's annual report")
News by Numbers: Key insights from Emami's annual report
The FMCG company posted Rs 2,655 crore in revenue and Rs 639 crore in profit; Fair and Handsome commands 65.4% market share. Here are some takeaways
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Three months in, TikTok Chief Executive Kevin Mayer Resigns
Less than four months after joining the video app, Mayer said he was leaving. TikTok has been under pressure from the Trump administration
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What's a Palantir? The tech industry's next big IPO
A tech start-up named for objects in 'The Lord of the Rings' has become a major government contractor. But what exactly does this influential but little-known company do?
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Why does the coronavirus hit men harder? A new clue
Women produce a more powerful immune response than do men, a new study finds
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James Anderson becomes first pacer in history with 600 Test wickets
The English cricketer broke the record on Tuesday with the dismissal of Pakistan's captain, Azhar Ali. Here's a look at his career highlights
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News by Numbers: Avg salary increments fell to 3.6% from 8.7% in 2020
A Deloitte study shows that India saw the lowest salary increment figures in decades this year; 60% of companies surveyed gave no raises at all
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Ad-vantage TV and digital
In a Covid world, brands are counting on a judicious mix of TV and digital advertising to reach out to potential consumers
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Messi tells Barcelona he wants to leave
The Argentine star invoked a clause in his contract that would allow him to leave without a transfer fee before the end of his contract. The club is expected to argue his decision is not valid
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How TikTok's talks with Microsoft turned into a soap opera
What started as discussions about a small investment morphed into a big, messy, political saga
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Ep. 27 Lawyer Chintan Chandrachud: The cases that India forgot
On this week's episode, the London-based lawyer gives us a behind-the-scenes look into the power of the courts—and its misuse over the years—and how this impacts modern day freedoms, as seen in Prashant Bhushan's case. Are courts always on the right side of justice? Find out here