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The United Kingdom’s House of Lords has pushed The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency bill to its final stages of approval.

Hyundai IONIQ 5 after waiting a year and a half.“We took it for a nice road trip and it performed immaculate,” Sandelands told Global’s Consumer Matters.While industry analysts say certain car brands like Tesla and Polestar are available with little to no wait times, other EV models require some patience.“EV wait times in Eastern Canada and in B.C., which are the provinces where demand is the highest, are still long. People are telling us they are waiting six months to a year, in some cases a year and a half, before their vehicle comes in,” said Georgy Iny, director of the non-profit Automobile Protection Association.“Hyundai EVs are tough to get, Kia EVs are hard to get.

The Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday approved the re-appointment of Sashidhar Jagdishan as MD, CEO of HDFC Bank. A chartered accountant by profession, Jagdishan has an overall experience of over 31 years and holds a Master’s degree in Economics of Money, Banking & Finance from the University of Sheffield, United Kingdom. He joined the Bank in 1996 as a Manager in the Finance function.

Reliance Industries is likely to be cut by about 14 per cent from next month in line with softening energy prices, sources said. For the six-month period starting October 1, the price of gas from deepsea and high-pressure, high-temperature (HPTP) areas is likely to be cut to around $10.4 per million British thermal unit from the current $12.12, they said. The government bi-annually fixes prices of the locally-produced natural gas — which is converted into CNG for use in automobiles, piped to household kitchens for cooking and used to generate electricity and make fertilisers. Two different formulas govern rates paid for gas produced from legacy or old fields of national oil companies like Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Oil India Ltd (OIL), and for newer fields lying in difficult-to-tap areas, such as deepsea. Rates are fixed on April 1 and October 1 each year.

YouTube suspended comedian and actor Russell Brand on Tuesday from making money from videos posted to the social media platform, three days after British news organizations published an investigation in which several women accused Brand of sexual assault. The channel is a potentially significant source of income for Brand, who was earning money through advertisements and paid promotions.

Global shares are mixed in cautious trading ahead of the Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates later in the week

Compared with July, annual inflation fell in 15 EU member states in August, remained stable in one and rose in 11.

Investing.com -- U.S. futures point higher, with markets almost certain that Federal Reserve policymakers will hold interest rates steady following a much-anticipated policy-setting meeting that starts on Tuesday. Elsewhere, Instacart shares are set to begin trading in New York after the online grocery delivery service priced its initial public offering at the top-end of its target range, while the United Auto Workers union warns of further U.S. plant closures if fraught negotiations with three major carmakers show no signs of progress.

Anatoly Yakovenko, co-founder of Solana and the CEO of Solana Labs, stressed the importance of the US government’s crypto bipartisan bill passed in July. However, he noted that the government shouldn’t wait for “perfect” legislation to move forward in regulations.

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Recent data in Europe, such as the purchasing managers’ index (PMI) data, shows that the European economy is weakening. In fact, the Eurozone Composite PMI in August reflected the deepest contraction in nearly three years, while nearly every economy in the region reported weaker readings, led by Germany.

A bill that aims to expand the United Kindom (UK) authorities’ ability to target illicit cryptocurrency usage has been pushed to the final stages for approval by the House of Lords. 

Hardeep Singh Nijjar's killing, the UK government spokesperson said on Tuesday. In an official statement, the spokesperson said, "We are in close touch with our Canadian partners about these serious allegations. It would be inappropriate to comment further during the ongoing investigation by the Canadian authorities." Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has expelled a top Indian diplomat as he accused the Indian government agents of killing Khalistan supporter Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June this year.

Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar's killing in British Columbia province, a spokesperson for foreign minister Penny Wong said on Tuesday. In an official statement, the spokesperson said, "Australia is deeply concerned by these allegations and notes ongoing investigations into this matter. We are closely engaged with partners on developments.

YouTube said on Tuesday it had blocked Russell Brand from making money from his online channel after the British actor and comedian was accused of a string of sexual assaults. Brand, once one of Britain's most high-profile comedians and broadcasters, said on Saturday he had never had non-consensual sex. That came as the Sunday Times newspaper and Channel 4 TV's documentary show «Dispatches» reported that four women had accused the 48-year-old of sexual assaults, including a rape, between 2006 and 2013. London police said on Monday that since then they had received an allegation of sexual assault dating from 2003. Brand, the former husband of U.S. singer Katy Perry, has repositioned himself in recent years to build a more than 6 million-strong following to his YouTube channel. Recent videos included an interview with the former Fox News host Tucker Carlson and discussions on everything from COVID to UFOs, censorship and wellbeing. YouTube, owned by Google parent Alphabet Inc, said it had suspended monetisation on Brand's channel after he violated its creator responsibility policy. «If a creator's off-platform behaviour harms our users, employees or ecosystem, we take action to protect the community,» a YouTube spokesperson said. Brand issued a video message on social media on Saturday to deny the «very serious criminal allegations» hours before they were published. «These allegations pertain to the time when I was working in the mainstream, when I was in the newspapers all the time, when I was in the movies.

Indian government was involved in the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in Canada. «We are in close touch with our Canadian partners about these serious allegations,» a government spokesperson said. «It would be inappropriate to comment further during the ongoing investigation by the Canadian authorities.»Canada said on Monday it was «actively pursuing credible allegations» that linked Indian government agents to Hardeep Singh Nijjar's murder in British Columbia in June.India dismissed the accusation as «absurd and motivated» and urged Canada instead to take legal action against anti-Indian elements operating from its soil.

There is a “real risk” that the artificial intelligence industry could develop in a way that could end up with only a few firms dominating the market, while consumers are bombarded with harmful information, according to the United Kingdom's competition watchdog. 

with new intelligence appearing to link the Indian state to a high-profile murder in British Columbia.Hardeep Singh Nijjar, president of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara, was gunned down in the Surrey temple’s parking lot after evening prayers on June 18.

Khalistani terrorist in British Columbia in June, the White House said on Monday. In an official statement, White House National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said, “We are deeply concerned about the allegations referenced by Prime Minister Trudeau earlier today." "We remain in regular contact with our Canadian partners. It is critical that Canada’s investigation proceed and the perpetrators be brought to justice," the statement added.

Analysts at most brokerages have raised their price targets on Tata Steel shares in reaction to the company's joint investment plan with the UK government to build the country's largest steelworks in Wales. The move, which is estimated to reduce the steel maker's losses from Europe, has removed an overhang for the stock, said analysts. «We believe the recent developments related to Tata Steel UK will serve as a favourable catalyst for the stock price as it eliminates a key overhang for Tata to provide cash support from India operations to TSUK (Tata Steel UK) in the long term,» said Ravi Sodah, analyst at Elara Capital. Tata Steel shares, which gained 12% in the last month, ended 1.5% lower at ₹130.4 on Monday. While Tata Steel and the UK will invest £1.25 billion — including a government grant of £500 million — to build an Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) steel plant at Port Talbot — a town in Wales, the existing facility, which is nearing the end of its operational life, will be restructured.

Catch all the LIVE updates on Canada expels Indian diplomat here, Canada expels Indian diplomat LIVE: "India rejects allegations by Canada," MEA issues statement.Read more hereCanada expels Indian diplomat LIVE: "We have seen and reject the statement of the Canadian Prime Minister in their Parliament, as also the statement by their Foreign Minister. Allegations of Government of India's involvement in any act of violence in Canada are absurd and motivated...We are a democratic polity with a strong commitment to rule of law," the MEA said in an official statement.