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Crops expected to get higher rainfall over remainder of Monsoon season

Showers in July were 9 per cent above average at 305.8 millimeters

Steel exports from China making business unsustainable: ArcelorMittal

Steel consumption in China could even contract, according to ArcelorMittal, which lowered its 2024 forecast to a range of -1 per cent to +1 per cent

Byju's ex-director fined $10,000 per day over missing $533 million

The missing cash belongs to a bankrupt shell company, Byju's Alpha Inc., which is affiliated with Think & Learn and was taken over by the lenders after their loan defaulted

Why Indian banks need to be extra nice to their less tech-savvy customers

Out of 820 million active internet users last year, 370 million used the web for digital banking

Trump questions Kamala Harris' embrace of black identity at NABJ event

Trump responded to a question about GOP attacks casting Harris as a DEI hire, referring to diversity, equity and inclusion

US FOMC holds rates steady at 5.25% to 5.5%, signals 1st cut nearer

Officials also tempered their assessment of the labor market, noting job gains had moderated and the unemployment rate has moved up, but is still low

Akasa eyes flights to Asia tourist hotspots as overseas travel demand rises

The Mumbai-based budget carrier is gearing up to start flights to Kathmandu in Nepal and Bangladesh's capital Dhaka

Microsoft's Azure posts slowdown in growth, testing investors' patience

The company's Xbox video-gaming unit posted 61 per cent growth in content and services revenue, much of that fueled by the $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard, which was completed in October

Uber partners with BYD to put its drivers into Chinese firm's 100,000 EVs

The pairing up cuts against increasing tensions between Washington, Beijing over future of automotive industry as China has lead in batteries and EV supply chain, and US has tried to push against it

Adani Energy share sale receives three-fold bids as buyers pile in

Indian and international institutions have oversubscribed to Adani Energy Solutions Ltd.'s $1 billion share sale

India, Canada meet as more arrests may point to another Sikh murder plot

Intelligence chiefs from India and Canada have recently met to share evidence, said people familiar with the matter

Here's why Honda is losing the electric two-wheeler race in Indian market

Honda has laid out ambitious plans, but it has been far too slow on the execution. By 2030, it wants to have 30 electric motorbikes on the road and be selling 4 million models worldwide a year

Intel to cut thousands of jobs to reduce costs, layoffs to begin this week

Intel, which is scheduled to report second-quarter earnings Thursday, has about 110,000 employees, excluding workers at units that are being spun out

Scientists rely on reanalysis method to know when world has its hottest day

This reanalysis goes back to 1940, and it allows researchers to say with confidence when a record is broken, whether for a day, month or year

Microsoft pushes US Congress to pass law for crackdown on deepfakes

The company also is pushing for Congress to label AI-generated content as synthetic and for federal and state laws that penalize the creation and distribution of sexually exploitive deepfakes

Instagram to allow users create their own chatbots through AI studio

The broader universe of Instagram users will be able to make a themed chatbot for their profile, for example a bot focused on mixed martial arts, dining or pets

Far-right protesters storm two Israeli army bases over soldiers' arrests

The protests were sparked by the arrests of soldiers at Sde Teiman, where suspected Hamas fighters who carried out the Oct 7 attacks are being held

Luxury retail empire Hermes' heir alleges his fortune has vanished

Puech's lawyers told the court he no longer owns the assets in question: about 6 million shares worth roughly €12 billion ($13 billion) in family-controlled Hermes International SCA

Microsoft reports outage of some office applications, cloud services

Users may be either unable to access the apps, or experience worsened connection or performance, the company said in a message to customers

Adani Group's flagship plans to revive firm's first retail bond sale

Company's return to raise funds through a public issuance highlights the recovery for the Adani Group, which lost more than $150 billion in market value at one point following the Hindenburg report