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Modi govt weighs giving small farmers more cash ahead of LS polls in 2024

If approved, the plan would cost the government an extra Rs 20,000 crore, according to the people, on top of the Rs 60,000 crore budgeted for the programme in the current fiscal year

Israel-Hamas conflict may end up helping Russia in war against Ukraine

The conflict may, at the very least, work to distract US and European attention from the war in Ukraine, the people said, even while Russia has concerns about its escalation

Google's Pichai decried bad 'optics' of search engine deal with Apple

"I know we are insisting on default, but at the same time I think we should encourage them to have Yahoo as a choice in the pull-down or some other easy option," Pichai wrote

Few good options as Israel weighs a ground assault on the Gaza strip

The public and the national security establishment in Israel are demanding retribution for the attacks by Hamas militants that claimed more than 1,000 Israeli lives over the weekend

Orphaned cricket team of Afghanistan aims to regain footing at World Cup

Ever since the Taliban took over Afghanistan two years ago following the chaotic US withdrawal, professional cricket players and administrators fled the country in large numbers

Federal Reserve officials may to go for another pause after surge in yields

Investors currently see little chance of a rate hike at the October 31-November 1 meeting, and are assigning less-than-even odds to any additional tightening in 2023

Indian economy needs 8% growth to topple China as global driver: Barclays

The South Asian nation should focus investment in areas like mining, utilities, transport and storage - sectors that have stronger spillover effects on the broader economy, said Barclays economist

IMF warns of stubborn inflation and weaker global growth in the coming year

In most countries, the IMF, an institution charged with monitoring the health of the global economy, foresees inflation remaining above central bank targets until 2025

Israel builds up forces near Gaza for next phase of conflict with Hamas

The last major Israeli incursion into Gaza was in 2014. It lasted seven weeks and led to the killing of more than 2,000 Palestinians and dozens of Israelis

Adani's $3.5 bn Ambuja loan moves ahead after some banks get approval

The three banks are Barclays Plc, Deutsche Bank AG and Standard Chartered Plc

Hamas outmaneuvered Israel's surveillance prowess by simply going dark

The militant group's attack on Saturday caught Israel's national security apparatus completely off guard - a shocking fact given the scope of the incursion

Israel-Hamas conflict was a test for Elon Musk's X, and it failed

"It's now almost impossible to tell what's a fact, what's a rumor, what's a conspiracy theory, and what's trolling," Rothschild said

Xi Jinping's reaction to Hamas attack exposes China's limits as peacemaker

After Hamas launched a shock incursion into Israel, killing hundreds, China's Foreign Ministry reiterated a call for an independent Palestinian state while making no mention of the attacks

China's Country Garden signals default, hires advisers as sales plunge

Country Garden, which has become a symbol of China's property debt crisis, said that it had not made a due payment in the amount of HK$470 million ($60 million) under certain of its indebtedness

India GDP: Cricket World Cup economic boost is threatened by taxes

An additional $2.6 billion spent on everything from ticket sales and TV rights to tourism and food delivery may lift India's GDP by as much as $1 billion, they say

US planning crackdown on Russian G7 oil sanctions evasion, says Yellen

Yellen said the recent surge in bond yields has not created dysfunction in US financial markets

Claudia Goldin wins the Economics Nobel for work on gender pay gap

The economic sciences award was added by Sweden's central bank in 1968, called the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel

Govt to scale back on investment as it curbs budget deficit: Goldman Sachs

This move will give the private sector scope to pick up the slack in the coming years

Hinduja Group in talks with private debt funds to raise around $800 million

India has become a hotbead for private credit activity, in part because regulation forbids local banks from extending loans for mergers and acquisitions

Govt demands e-scooter makers return $60 mn aid for using China parts

It turned out that some manufacturers were importing ready-to-use parts, mainly from China, and thus had little control over the quality of their end products