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Delhi's toxic air adds to India's woes as economy goes from bad to worse

Air pollution in Delhi is driving away tourists, disrupting flights and shutting schools.

China says it agreed with US to roll back existing tariffs in phases

The amount of tariff relief that would come in the first phase, set to be signed in the coming weeks, would depend on the content of that agreement, spokesman Gao Feng said

The frustrating life of a contract worker in Google's shadow workforce

More than half of Google's workers are temporary, vendor or contract staff, known as TVCs

Aramco's offer of $75 bn dividends can stretch finances during oil slump

To lure investors, Aramco has promised a bumper dividend payment of at least $75 billion a year

The realty: Rs 25,000-crore fund can only help 6% of stalled constructions

New program announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday is an improvement on a $1.4 billion real-estate corpus announced in September.

Surjan Singh, ex-banker whose bromance soured after million dollar bribes

Surjan Singh is one of three former Credit Suisse bankers who have pleaded guilty to taking millions of dollars in bribes to arrange loans for maritime projects in Mozambique.

World economy doing better after Fed cuts, trade progress: Raghuram Rajan

The Fed last month cut interest rates for a third time this year, citing a combination of trade-policy uncertainty, slowing global growth and below-target inflation

Trump-Xi trade summit could be delayed to December, be outside US

U.S. locations for a Trump-Xi meeting that had been proposed by the White House, including Iowa and Alaska, have been ruled out

Google mulls changing political advertising policy amid raging debate

Digital campaign ads are a heated political topic for technology companies, already facing scrutiny over privacy, competition and allegations of conservative bias

Google parent Alphabet probes executives over relationships at workplace

Alphabet investigation includes the behavior of Chief Legal Officer David Drummond, a long time senior executive.

Sensex hits new intra-day high with Infosys shares rising 2.4%

The Sensex rose 0.6 per cent, or 222 points, to close at 40,470, with Infosys shares rising 2.4 per cent, making one of the highest contribution to the gauge's gain

Govt may create a regulator to settle e-commerce disputes: Report

Modi govt is under pressure from small traders, a traditional support base for the ruling BJP, to act against the big online retailers

Huawei sees 20% rise in smartphone shipment in 2020 despite blockades

Huawei, which gets roughly half of its revenue from its smartphone division, has so far managed to sustain an enviable pace of growth despite its precarious situation

Despite whistle-blower 'distraction' Infosys getting large deals: Nilekani

Anonymous whistle-blowers last month alleged that Chief Executive Officer Salil Parekh used 'unethical practices' to boost revenue and profit in recent quarters

India will be the world's fastest-growing market over 20 yrs: Boeing

SpiceJet Ltd., which has as many as 205 737 Max jets on order, has said it may buy at least 100 Airbus planes worth more than $10 billion

New challenge to economy: Lenders not passing on rate cuts to customers

A decision to announce a fresh stimulus could be a tough one for the government, after its budget deficit topped 90% of its full-year goal

The big Diwali shopping season wasn't all that big this year, says BofAML

The report said about 70 per cent of retailers suggested revenues were lower year-on-year

No relief in sight for telcos: Govt may not waive $13-billion AGR dues

The government's stand about the health of the industry mirrors comments made by billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd., which has said it has a 'divergent view' from its rivals

Google enters wearables space; acquires Fitbit for $2.1-bn in all-cash deal

Google could also combine the company with the smartwatch technology it bought from Fossil Group earlier this year to help it design new products

Google, Walmart drive UPI payments past 1-billion transaction mark in Oct

Amazon and Google now vie with local start-up Paytm, Walmart-PhonePe and a host of other players in a digital payments market forecast to quintuple to $1 trillion by 2023.