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Kia America is recalling more than 80,000 vehicles due to floor wiring beneath the front passenger seat that can become damaged and prevent airbags and seat belts from deploying properly.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Part 1 covered fiscal deficit, foreign direct investment, disinvestment, and India's energy transition. Part 2 covered IT hiring and AI, internal migration, and the government's pension expenses. Part 3 covered skilling and jobs, exports, and middle-class woes. One of the major economic-policy initiatives of the BJP-led government over the past decade has been its production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme, intended to encourage onshoring of manufacturing across sectors.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: The Union Budget for 2025-26 is expected to present a blueprint of reforms planned during Narendra Modi administration’s third term to boost investments and create jobs, besides outlining measures that states must take to ease business environment. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s roadmap will cover all aspects of production and technology, building on the ‘next generation reforms’ promised in July 2024 budget, according to two people informed about the discussions, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

The stubbornly high cost of living has many Canadians feeling anxious, stuck, and struggling to make ends meet, according to a new poll released today by Royal Bank of Canada (RBC).

Economic losses from hurricanes and other natural disasters soared in the U.S. last year and were above average globally, reflecting another year of costly severe storms, floods and droughts

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. As we embark on our journey to achieve the vision of ‘Viksit Bharat by 2047,’ there is little doubt that tax policy will play a key role in realizing it. This is not just from the perspective of funding higher levels of public expenditure that becoming a developed country will entail, but also in terms of the impact it will have on the investment and economic growth needed to help us achieve this vision.

Donald Trump's inauguration on January 20, a palpable sense of fear has gripped many Indian students studying in the United States. As word is out for tightening immigration policies, several students have chosen to quit their odd/ part-time jobs to avoid the risk of deportation, despite the financial strain it places on them, as per a report by Time of India's Amisha Rajani.

UnitedHealth Group will promote one of its top insurance executives to replace Brian Thompson, the slain CEO of its UnitedHealthcare arm

Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol says the companys app needs to be more transparent on pricing.

Vivek Singh, a 30-year-old assistant teacher from Lucknow, joined the Uttar Pradesh government in 2020 but overlooked contributing to the National Pension System (NPS), despite it being mandatory for government employees. 

HDB Financial Services, the non-bank arm of HDFC Bank, said its net profit fell 27% to ₹470 crore in the quarter ending December 2024 from ₹640 crore a year ago due to higher provisions and a rise in financing costs reflecting higher funding costs. Financing costs increased 31% year-on-year to ₹1,645 crore during the quarter. Provisions on bad loans increased to ₹636 crore from ₹283 crore a year ago as the bank sought cover for rising non-performing assets (NPAs). Net interest margin (NIM) dropped to 7.5% from 7.7% a year ago.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Union budget 2025 has provided a good opportunity to consider measures that can further support the insurance sector, which is fundamental to fostering a secure and resilient economy, supporting both individual and collective financial well-being. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India’s (Irdai) vision of ‘Insurance for all by 2047’ aligns closely with India’s broader ambition of becoming a developed economy within a similar timeframe.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The drone industry, one of India’s sunrise sectors, wants the government to increase allocations under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme in the upcoming Union Budget for 2025-26. In September 2021, the government announced a PLI scheme for the drone sector for a period of three years with a total financial outlay of ₹120 crore.

Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz on January 21, 2025, a notable incident happened involving Djokovic's camp. When the match started, television cameras aimed to capture the reactions of Djokovic's family sitting in the player's box, including his wife Jelena and their children, Stefan and Tara. However, a member of Djokovic's entourage was seen covering the camera with a wristband, effectively blocking the broadcast of the family's reactions.

e-commerce platforms, mandating self-regulatory measures to protect consumers from fraudulent practices amid the fast-growing digital shopping landscape in India. The draft guidelines, titled 'E-commerce-Principles and Guidelines for Self Governance', have been prepared by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) under the Food and Consumer Affairs Ministry's supervision, seeking stakeholder comments by February 15.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Applying for a visa to Europe’s border-free Schengen zone can be a humbling experience. “One must set aside ego," says an applicant from Bangalore.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Among the main thrusts of India’s G20 presidency was the globalization of our approach to Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI). By the time our presidency ended, at least a dozen countries had signed MoUs with the Indian government to assist with assessing what DPI they could deploy.

Dozens of major Japanese companies have pulled their commercials from broadcaster Fuji Television amid allegations company officials tried to cover up a sex scandal involving one of the country’s most famous TV hosts

Dominican Republic, according to his family, one week after they say his skull was cracked in what his mother alleges was an assault in a bar at the resort they were staying at.“I just want to get back to Canada as soon as possible with him,” Cindy Rowan told Global News on Friday while speaking about the ordeal facing her son Chase Delorme-Rowan.On Monday, Rowan said her son remains in hospital and is still not able to be flown back to Edmonton where he and his family live, so she has rented a room near the hospital so she can be by his side.Rowan said she gave Chase, 18, and his two siblings permission to go to a bar on the resort on Tuesday since they were all of age.“I thought it was a safe place so I let them go,” she explained.Rowan said she received a phone call just after midnight that something was wrong with her son.She asked his brothers to bring him back to the room but she soon realized the severity of the situation.“My son’s like, ‘Mum, there’s something seriously wrong with Chase… He’s not waking up, there’s blood coming out of his mouth.’ And I’m like, ‘What? What do you mean?'”Rowan said she and her husband ran to the bar and arrived at the same time as an ambulance to see her son in distress and a number of panicked people looking on.She said her son had to wait to get surgery once he arrived at the hospital because the staff there were trying to confirm his insurance would cover any help he required.“They removed a blood clot the size of a grapefruit from his skull,” Rowan recalled.

health insurance online, just before making the final payment, you are presented with an array of ‘riders’ and ‘add-ons’ that can be tagged on for an extra amount. These include a wide variety of benefits, including hospital cash or consumables, no-claim bonus, OPD care, room rent waiver, maternity benefit, health check-up and restoration of sum insured, among several others.