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How to Remove a Sticker From Your Car
Bumper stickers on cars can symbolize just about anything under the sun. They can show support for a certain political candidate, identify you as a proud parent of an honor student or the fact that you just love that one special dog breed.…
Bitcoin jumps above $50,000 for first time since May
LONDON: Bitcoin rose back above $50,000 on Monday for the first time in three months after supportive news from payments giant PayPal and cryptocurrency platform Coinbase.
The world's most popular virtual unit jumped to $50,440 during…
HDFC Bank outlines aggressive play in credit cards to regain lost market share in a year
MUMBAI: HDFC Bank on Monday said it aims to regain the two per cent market share in the credit card market it ceded to rivals during a recent ban, within a year by aggressively tapping into its existing depositor base.
The bank will also…
Centre announces Rs six lakh crore asset monetisation pipeline
NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced a Rs 6 lakh crore National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) that will look to unlock value in infrastructure assets across sectors ranging from power to road and railways.
She…
IMC Swarnaa acquires 100 per cent stake in Trillium Flow Technologies
HUBBALLI: IMC Swarnaa Ventures Private Limited, a joint venture of Hubballi-based IMC and Swarnaa Group of Companies, announced the successful acquisition of 100 per cent stake in Trillium Flow Technologies India Private Limited. The…
Good time to start airline as established players are too weak, says Capt.Gopinath
By Nirbhay Kumar
New Delhi, Aug 23 (UNI) Captain GR Gopinath, pioneer of low-cost aviation in India, has endorsed launch of Akasa Air, saying established players are currently too weak to take on new players with predatory pricing and…
What’s Included in a Tuneup?
A car tuneup is an outdated service consisting of replacing parts to bring the ignition and fuel systems up to spec for maximum engine performance and efficiency. A traditional tuneup hasn’t been available or necessary for years. Today’s…
Going global with your investment portfolio
CHENNAI: Indian retail investors have rapidly come of age over the past decade and the new crop of market participants are no longer satisfied with staying confined to the limited opportunities offered by Indian stock markets. Over the past…
Insurers rolling in money raised for crop cover
NEW DELHI: When the gross premium collected by insurance firms is more than the total value of the claims settled, you know insurance is a profitable business. But when insurance companies appear to be rolling in money generated from…
Xiaomi to offer full spectrum of financial services in India via partners
NEW DELHI: Xiaomi is bringing in offerings like gold loans, credit line cards and insurance products as it looks to provide the full spectrum of financial services across payment, lending and insurance in India, its India head Manu Jain…
IBA moves RBI seeking licence to set up Rs 6,000-crore National Asset Reconstruction Company
NEW DELHI: The Indian Banks' Association (IBA) has moved an application to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) seeking licence to set up a Rs 6,000-crore National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd (NARCL) or bad bank, according to sources.…
Market likely to be volatile this week; global factors to drive movement
NEW DELHI: India’s equity market benchmark indexes- BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50- ended their bull run last week on account of negative global developments such as sooner-than-expected tapering in monetary stimulus by the US Federal Reserve,…
Why Is It Hard to Shift My Automatic Transmission Out of Park?
Vehicles with an automatic transmission might not have a clutch and a stick shift, but they can still have trouble shifting. At times, drivers may have trouble getting the car out of Park and into gear. Problems with shifting your automatic…
How to Clean Your Vehicle’s Headlights
Cars get old and if you’re part of the vast majority of Americans who own a set of wheels at least 11 years old, we’re pretty sure those front headlights could use a makeover. Clean headlights not only make your vehicle look like new, but…
Do I Need to Replace More Than One Tire at a Time?
Unlike the old days, when a pair of “snow tires” would be mounted to the drive wheels only for winter use, today we recognize that a vehicle should have four matching tires whether they be front tires or rear tires: same type, same model…
NK Singh succeeds former PM Manmohan Singh as IEG President
New Delhi, Aug 19 (UNI) A member of core group of advisors and strategists during India’s economic reforms of 1991 and Chairman of the 15th Finance Commission NK Singh has succeeded former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh as President of…
Expensive Oil Changes Are Here to Stay
Compact car shoppers may not be too happy when their budget-friendly car requires a $40 — or more — oil change. Automakers including Honda and Toyota are almost exclusively switching from well-known 5W-30 and 10W-30 oils to low-friction,…
RBI issues revised norms for hiring of bank lockers
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday came out with revised guidelines for the hiring of lockers under which the liability of banks will be limited to 100 times its annual rent in case of fire, theft, building collapse or frauds by…
Indian economy rapidly normalising towards pre-pandemic levels: Kumar Mangalam Birla
NEW DELHI: The Indian economy is rapidly normalising towards pre-pandemic activity levels, even as uncertainty exists about coronavirus mutations and repeated infection waves, industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla said on Wednesday.…
Indian cities slip on global rankings with dip in prime property prices in June
MUMBAI: Major Indian hubs, including Bengaluru, Delhi and the financial capital, have slipped in their rankings in a global list of cities prepared by a consultant every quarter, because of a decline in prime residential property prices in…
