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PM Modi faces Budget pressure as Nitish Kumar seeks Rs 30,000 crore aid

Modi's biggest ally in the coalition - N Chandrababu Naidu of the Telugu Desam Party - has already made a request for more than $12 billion in aid over the next few years for Andhra Pradesh

India's tech sector needs 1 mn high-tech engineers as economy expands

India's $250 billion tech sector plays an important role in the economy, employing about 5.4 million people

Hollywood turns against Prez Biden as George Clooney warns 'dam has broken'

Netflix Inc. Chairman Reed Hastings, superagent Ari Emanuel, heiress Abigail Disney, screenwriter Damon Lindelof and author Stephen King have joined the chorus calling on Biden to drop his reelection

Only 19 of 137 Chinese EV brands to be profitable by decade's end

While the average sale price of cars in China fell 13.4% in the past year, the average margin of automakers rose to 7.8% in 2023 from 6.3% the previous year

Investors from West Asia, Japan eying YES Bank's $5 bn stake sale: Report

The Middle Eastern lender is weighing a bid for as much as a 51% stake in Yes Bank, the people said, asking not to be identified as the deliberations are private

India IPO frenzy draws retail investors with quick 57% gains: Report

At least 15 more companies are working on offerings that could materialise in coming months that could potentially raise a combined $11 billion

China launches 'tit-for-tat' investigation in response to EU trade barriers

At the center of those strains with the EU are China's electric car exports, which Europe is worried threaten jobs in its own autos sector

Microsoft, Apple drop OpenAI board seat plans amid growing clampdown

Microsoft, which invested $13 billion in the ChatGPT creator, will withdraw from its observer role on the board, the company said in a letter to OpenAI on Tuesday

YouTube a $455 bn media giant hiding in plain sight, say analysts

The streaming unit is one of the world's most valuable media companies and worth at least $455 billion on its own, Needham's Laura Martin and Dan Medina wrote in a July 3 note

Ukraine can use UK missiles to strike inside Russia, says PM Starmer

Starmer agreed that it was up to Ukraine how it used the Storm Shadow missiles donated by the UK

Samsung workers to strike 'indefinitely' posing risk to global tech

The union's call for a general strike sharply escalates a dispute with South Korea's biggest company

How TikTok, Instagram influencers are helping aging Nato connect with Gen Z

Nato invited 16 content creators from countries including the UK, Germany and France with followings on TikTok, Instagram and other social-media platforms to attend summit in Washington

Houston struggles with Hurricane Beryl's chaotic aftermath, blackouts

Beryl, now downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone after striking Texas as a Category 1 hurricane, brought heavy rain Tuesday to Missouri, Illinois and Indiana

Le Pen faces investigation for 2022 French election campaign funding

The Paris prosecutor opened the case after it was alerted by the country's campaign-funding watchdog in 2023, an official said in an email

Saudi Arabia to lure ultra-luxury travelers with Red Palace stays

The Red Palace was built in the 1940s for the then-crown prince. Now, the 9-acre, art-deco manse is being transformed into an ultra-luxury hotel designed to give guests a taste of the Saudi royal life

Aramco looks to raise at least $3 bn from first bond sale in three years

The Saudi government and its various units have been borrowing vast amounts this year, topping China as the biggest issuer of international debt among emerging markets

Temasek investments in Americas cross bets on China first time in decade

It is also planning to increase its bets on India, which accounted for 7% of its portfolio in March

Yet to take a call on VP pick, likely announcement this week: Trump

He added that Senators JD Vance, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum were under consideration, in response to a question from Hannity, who floated those names

World's 10 best airports for 2024: Qatar's Hamad Int'l Airport ranks first

The data analysis spans from May 1, 2023, to April 30, 2024, and includes 17,550 airport ratings that were collected by surveying passengers from 64 countries about their most recently used airports

Balancing act: How will Narendra Modi make India look strong globally?

Modi could even - and probably should - push his Russian interlocutors to make serious efforts to end the war