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Zipcar has been slapped with a $300,000 fine after U.S. regulators found that the car-sharing company allowed customers to rent vehicles with open recalls, violating federal motor safety law

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is open to using a central bank digital currency (CBDC) as the future of money, where state-issued digital money would represent a tokenized form of central bank reserves.

₹1,00,000 and the phone could feature a triple rear camera and impressive display specs. According to a notable tipster Abhishek Yadav (@yabhishekhd), it has been indicated that the pricing for the OnePlus Open foldable phone in India is expected to be approximately Rs. 1,39,999.

Appa Balwant Chowk: The road leading to Appa Balwant Chowk from Budhwar Chowk will be closed to traffic, allowing one-way traffic from Budhwar Chowk to Appa Balwant Chowk. An alternative route is available via Ama Chowk and Shivaji Road.

Union home minister Amit Shah, who will reach Kolkata on Monday will inaugurate the renowned Santosh Mitra Square Durga Puja in central Kolkata, organised by BJP leader and councillor Sajal Ghosh. This pandal is modelled after the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.

RBI. Its ripples have not dampened the festive spirit as the world beyond the money market is oblivious to the cryptic war of words. For most, little has changed: the businessman is not charged a higher rate on loans, the homebuyer is paying the same EMI, and stock traders are fine with governor Shaktikanta Das leaving interest rates untouched. However, the rift has left bankers dealing in the more obscure bond market baffled and angry. The dense drama has laid open RBI’s dilemma and the confusion of the bond brigade. The protagonists are an affable governor who wants to tame inflation without hiking interest rates, particularly amid festivities, his articulate, pony-tailed deputy, Michael Patra, who has to justify RBI’s actions, words, and silence, and bankers who lend and borrow to manage liquidity while taking cues from the market, rivals and RBI to price loans and deposits. At the heart of the debate is how banks handle their daily surplus or deficit liquidity vis-à-vis how RBI wants them to do it. While RBI wants banks to manage liquidity without undermining the monetary policy framework, they prefer doing what is convenient. There is no middle ground with bankers arguing that the market has transformed, and RBI must adjust to the new realities. What has changed?

State Antony Blinken said Sunday the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt «will be open» for aid into the blockaded strip, he said while departing from Cairo. «We're putting in place with the United Nations, with Egypt, with Israel, with others, the mechanism by which to get the assistance and to get it to people who need it,» he told reporters. Blinken also said that the United States had appointed an envoy, veteran former diplomat David Satterfield, to work on aid to Gaza.

How to save tax on ESOPs: The Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) is generally offered by firms as part of the compensation package. With this, the employee receiving ESOPs becomes the owner of a part of the total stocks of the company at a low or no additional costs. Employees are also allowed to encash such ESOPs after a specified period.

Open Banking can be traced all the way to 1980, when the Deutsche Bundespost (German Federal Post Office), ran an experiment using five external computers and inviting 2000 people to make banking transactions from their homes via their TVs using specific transfer codes. That was a paradigm shift! More than four decades later, the trend towards opening continues strongly. Today, open banking is an umbrella term that refers to legislation and technologies that allow bank customers to consent to third-party providers (TPPs) accessing their payment account information or making payments on their behalf.

tourism and hospitality industry is set to create thousands of jobs in the upcoming months, driven by a spike in leisure travel for the festive season as well as a big increase in business trips. Some 70,000-80,000 jobs (a mix of permanent and temporary roles) are likely to be created as the festive pickup in demand also coincides with the Cricket World Cup, with matches being held in 10 different cities, according to an estimate by staffing company TeamLease. Besides, this is the first post-Covid year when the industry is expected to see hotel occupancy and footfalls exceeding pre-pandemic levels, and a barrage of expansions by leading hotel chains. ITC-backed Fortune Hotels, Lemon Tree Hotels and Royal Orchid Hotels, among a host of other large and mid-sized hotels which are opening new properties or acquiring smaller/unbranded hotels to meet the spike in demand, are all aggressively increasing manpower and will hire between 1,500 and 3,000 people each in 6-12 months, said top company executives. Fortune Hotels plans to increase hiring across the chain by 8-10% compared with last year when it hired about 2,500 employees across the chain.

Gaza strip rages killing thousands on both sides of the border, unlashing the horrors of aftermath of war- that includes lives lost, dead bodies strewn around, properties damaged, families ruined. Volunteers collecting bodies in war-torn Israel and Gaza have shared many testimonials that reveal the consequences of this war that unleashed between Hamas fighters and Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu.

OnePlus, the popular Chinese tech giant, is gearing up to make its debut in the foldable smartphone market with the launch of the much-awaited OnePlus Open. This new foldable smartphone is all set to debut globally on October 19, with a special launch event planned in Mumbai, India, OnePlus announced. The event will be live-streamed on social media platforms, allowing enthusiasts worldwide to witness the grand unveiling. Kinder Liu, President, and COO of OnePlus, expressed his enthusiasm about the OnePlus Open, labeling it the «dream smartphone.» According to Liu, this innovative device is designed to transform conventional compromises found in existing foldable devices, particularly in terms of display technology, imaging performance, and weight.

Mirae Asset Mutual Fund has launched Mirae Asset Nifty IT ETF, an open-ended scheme replicating/tracking Nifty IT Total Return Index. The new fund offer or the NFO of the scheme is open for subscription and it will close on October 18. The scheme will re-open for continuous sale and repurchase from October 23. The investment objective of the scheme is to generate returns, before expenses, that are commensurate with the performance of the Nifty IT Total Return Index, subject to tracking error.

HCL Technologies share price rallied over 2% in the early trade on Friday after the company reported its earnings for the second quarter of FY24. HCL Technologies share price rose as much as 2.77% to ₹1,258.00 apiece on the BSE.HCL Technologies, the third largest IT services company in India, reported 8.55% QoQ growth in Q2FY24 net profit at ₹3,833 crore.

Tata Consultancy Services failed to lift the sentiments on the IT pack, it was the turn of Infosys that reported its Q2 performance on Thursday. The nervousness in the market was visible as the Nifty IT Index was down 1.67% led by correction in share prices of TCS, HCL Technologies that were down 1.78-1.85%, while Infosys share price declined sharper 2.85%. Infosys reported revenues at ₹38,994 Crore were up 6.7% y-o-y and 2.8% sequentially.

NEW DELHI : The Gujarat administration has kept communication channels open with Tesla Inc. to support the US company’s plans in India, Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel said in an email interview. The chief minister said the state has set the goal of raising its contribution to the nation’s economic output from a little over 8% now to 10% by 2026-27, by which time it hopes to become a $500 billion economy.

Birkenstock looked set for a tepid U.S. market debut on Wednesday as its shares were indicated to open 4% above their offer price, giving the German sandal maker a potential valuation of $9.74 billion. The company's stock was indicated to open between $46 to $48 on the New York Stock Exchange, compared with its initial public offering price of $46.

This portion has five stations—Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, Guldhar, Duhai and Duhai Depot. Work at all these stations had completed in June this year and they are ready for operations. “In another six months from now, 25 kms more will be added to the RAPIDX network.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 82.90 points, or 0.25%, at the open to 33,822.20. The S&P 500 opened higher by 8.35 points, or 0.19%, at 4,366.59, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 56.37 points, or 0.42%, to 13,619.21 at the opening bell.

NEW DELHI : The National Medical Commission (NMC) has undertaken a detailed set of professional conduct reviews for medical professionals, advising them to have “fair and open" communication with patients. NMC said most complaints against doctors can be put down to communication gaps. In the case of alleged medical negligence, doctors have been advised to prepare proper documentation of all medical records of the patient.

The impact of the conflict in West Asia could well be felt in markets across the world. Dalal Street was no exception. In India, Nifty opened gap down and remained in negative territory throughout the session. It finally ended down 0.7%, around 19500 and the Sensex shut shop at 65,512, down nearly 500 points. The market saw heightened volatility and 27 of 30 index stocks on Sensex ended lower on Monday. All sectors ended in red with major selling seen in PSU Banks, metals and consumer durables. The Adani stock cracked even as the company issued statement highlighting the concerns and employee safety at the Haifa Port.