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Guinness World Records 2024 edition has just been released, featuring an impressive array of 2,638 record-breaking achievements from around the globe. Over 60 of these remarkable feats hail from India, showcasing the nation's prowess in various domains.

Amazon to ‘amazing’ heights, billionaire Jeff Bezos is busy expanding his real estate portfolio. The business tycoon recently splurged a staggering $79 million on a sprawling property in Florida’s famous ‘Billionaire Bunker’ island. Named Indian Creek, this man-made barrier island in Biscayne Bay, Miami, is known as a popular residential place for the world’s richest! The total number of residents on the island is just 81 and consists of people such as Tom Brady, Ivanka Trump, and her husband Jared Kushner, etc. The island is approximately 300 acres long and has 40 waterfront properties, a golf field, a mayor, a country club, and its own police force! The new property is located right next to another home owned by the magnate. The other home, which consists of three bedrooms and a waterfront, was purchased by Bezos for a whopping $68 million two months ago.

Halo Championship Series 2023 is nearing its conclusion this weekend. The highly-anticipated Halo World Championship is set to take place in Seattle, commencing later today and extending until Sunday night. In preparation for this event, 343 Industries has released the schedule, providing fans with a clear timeline for the various matches during the tournament. Regarding the primary World Championship, the pool play is scheduled to kick off at 20:00 (BST) / 21:00 (CEST) today. As the weekend unfolds, teams will face off, gradually narrowing down the competition until only two teams remain. These final contenders will vie for victory in the grand finals, scheduled to begin at 1:00 (BST) / 2:00 (CEST) on October 16 for European audiences. The 2023 edition of the Halo World Championship marks the second tournament for Halo Infinite in the modern era of Halo esports. The event is set to take place at the Seattle Convention Center in Seattle, Washington, with an impressive $1,000,000 prize pool up for grabs, divided among the 16 qualified teams. This international tournament will feature teams hailing from North America, South America, Europe, and Australia, all fiercely competing for the prestigious world championship title. Enthusiasts are eager to see if OpTic Gaming can secure back-to-back world titles or if formidable teams like Spacestation Gaming or FaZe Clan will stage an incredible tournament performance to seize the championship crown.

France city of Arras on Friday that President Emmanuel Macron condemned as «barbaric Islamic terrorism.» Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said France was now on its highest state of alert and that the Arras attack bore a link to events in the Middle East, where Israel is conducting a military offensive to root out Hamas fighters after their deadly rampage. Only a day earlier, Macron had urged the French to remain united and refrain from bringing the Israel-Hamas conflict home. Visiting the site of the attack, Macron paid his respects to the dead teacher, whose body still lay under a cover surrounded by a pool of blood. "(He) stepped in and undoubtedly saved a lot of lives himself," Macron said. «Our choice is made not to give in to terror, not to let anything divide us.» The suspect, who has been arrested, was a former student of the Lycee Gambetta high school where the attack happened, a police source said.

NEW DELHI : India may not escape the impact of a global economic downturn particularly at a time elections are coming up, KPMG India chief executive officer (CEO) Yezdi Nagporewalla said. He also highlighted the opportunities thrown up by India’s large talent pool. “We are at a juncture where the global trends are not very positive.

The former CEO of Systematic Alpha Management LLC (SAM) pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to commit commodities fraud involving crypto futures contracts, and he is potentially facing up to a five-year prison sentence.

GST revenue is a robust barometer of the reform's success, Economic Advisory Council to the PM (EAC-PM) chairman Bibek Debroy said. In a working paper titled 'How the Pennies Drop: What GST revenue data tells us and What it doesn't', Debroy also proposed constructing a GST Rate Index to help track relative movements of the tax rates and get a sense of how it impacts tax collections and taxpayer behaviour.

VPNs are a great solution for many problems when it comes to online gambling. From geo-locks when traveling abroad to increased privacy, they’re a very popular choice for many gamblers.

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fake expenditure, ET has reported based on information from a source in the I-T Department. The department is sending tax demand notices to these companies. It all began when the Goods & Services Tax (GST) authorities informed the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) last year about alleged malpractices by more than a dozen insurance companies in the allocation of commission to their agents.

The complaint charges Ehrlich with fraud and registration failures in connection with the Voyager digital asset platform and Voyager’s operation of an unregistered commodity pool. The CFTC alleges Ehrlich and Voyager falsely touted the Voyager platform as a “safe haven” to earn high-yield returns to induce customers to purchase and store digital asset commodities.

The quarter-finals of the 2023 Rugby World Cup are an incredible match-up between teams of the northern and southern hemispheres in every game this weekend.

In an unexpected turn of events, a decentralized finance (DeFi) user accidentally lost a fortune after he swapped $131,350 in wrapped USDR (wUSDR) for $0 in USDC.

NEW DELHI : The full-year budget, to be presented in Parliament after the national elections, will likely focus on expenditure reforms and encourage businesses and individuals to shift to the new simplified and exemption-less tax regime, said Bibek Debroy, the chairperson of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Economic Advisory Council (EAC-PM). In an interview, Debroy said by the time the full-year budget is presented, the terms of the Sixteenth Finance Commission to decide on the sharing of the Centre’s divisible pool of taxes with states for the five years from 2026-27 will come out, indicating overall expenditure reforms needed at central and state levels. India’s economy is expected to grow in the range of 6.5-7% in the medium term, Debroy said.

The International 2023 will be held in Seattle, close to Valve’s headquarters in the US. A total of the best 20 teams in the world will participate in the final round after a long Dota Pro Circuit season with three tours. It will be the first time that The International will take place in the US since 2018. It will return to Seattle which hosted the events between 2012 and 2017.

UFC and the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency is coming to an end, which could mean that Conor McGregor will be back in the octagon sooner than anticipated. USADA CEO Travis Tygart on Wednesday made a pair of announcements in a statement regarding his agency's relationship with the UFC.

Pakistan has chosen Erica Robin to represent the nation at the Miss Universe beauty pageant, igniting a wave of controversy. According to the BBC, this decision has not been well-received by several conservatives within the country who argue that Robin, aged 25, is representing a nation that doesn't wish to be represented. Pakistan, a predominantly Muslim nation, rarely participates in beauty pageants, as per the BBC report.

Conor McGregor, the Irish MMA sensation, is edging closer to his UFC comeback. After a significant hiatus from the sport due to a devastating leg injury, McGregor is now back in the United States Anti-Doping Agency's (USADA) testing pool, taking a significant step toward a return to the octagon.

The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) has announced its initiation of security checks for Soroban, the advanced smart contract platform within the Stellar network. This is in anticipation of Soroban's launch.

Eddie Jones is expected to be named as Japan’s next head coach after his Australia side failed to progress from the pool stages of the Rugby World Cup for the first time.

Public Affairs, Public Policy and Advocacy have witnessed a gradual metamorphosis in the last few years. The corporate function which played its tiny part as a sapling in the corporate landscape has now grown into a sturdy tree branching into multitude dimensions. Today it not only holds a proud place in boardrooms but has also become an interface between Business, Governments & for enhancing external stakeholder engagement. With the spotlight on Public Policy and Advocacy, the last decade witnessed a steady evolution of this function. The spectrum of Public Affairs function has widened, encouraging inclusivity in decision making and embracing of diverse stakeholders. This has established a more transparent engagement of Industry and Government with focus on developing a more conducive business platform & building trust. The scope of public policy professionals has grown significantly over the past decade not only in India but across the globe. Public Affairs Forum of India — Pafi established on the four ethos — aligning with the Government, building trust, network and deepening a talent pool, has always been an advocate to this policy cause.