2025년에는 무단 해양사고로 인한 사망자가 9명으로, 전년 대비 2배 이상 증가했다.
India's banking sector will shift to risk-based deposit insurance premiums starting April 21, ending a flat-rate system in place for 63 years. The change, approved by the Reserve Bank of India last December, caps premiums at the current level while rewarding stronger banks with lower rates.
The Department of Homeland Security will suspend TSA PreCheck and Global Entry starting Sunday to save resources during a government shutdown. The move affects millions of travelers as the agency furloughs non-essential staff.
Five children of a Pakistani brick kiln worker cannot register as Christians on their national identity cards because their father was coerced into Islam over a debt and listed as Muslim in government records. Sufyan Masih says officials at the National Database and Registration Authority refuse to change the family's status.
Bitcoin mining company Bitdeer liquidated its entire corporate Bitcoin treasury, selling 943.1 BTC to drop pure holdings to zero. The firm produced 189.8 BTC in the latest period and sold every bitcoin mined.
The European Commission insisted Sunday that the United States honor last year's EU-U.S. trade deal without any tariff increases following a Supreme Court ruling that invalidated Donald Trump's global tariffs. Officials declared 'a deal is a deal' after Trump imposed new 15% levies across the board.
SBI Holdings plans to issue a 10 billion yen ($64.5 million) blockchain-based bond aimed at individual Japanese investors, complete with XRP cryptocurrency rewards. The three-year SBI START Bonds offer interest rates from 1.85% to 2.45% and will trade on the Osaka Digital Exchange starting March 25.
Investors must report both earned interest of Rs. 125,394 and accrued interest of Rs. 24,188 from bank fixed deposits in FY 2024-25, despite Rs. 14,958.20 TDS deduction, tax experts say. Gold bond interest requires separate disclosure from savings account interest, which qualifies for up to Rs. 10,000 deduction under Section 80TTA.
UK employees report their highest optimism levels in five years across finances, work and health, but remain gloomy about retirement planning. Fidelity International's survey of 1,000 UK workers shows overall optimism at 54% in 2025, up from 52% last year.
Healthcare costs for Americans jumped 7.7% in 2025, forcing many retirees back to work while Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment offers just 2.16%. The gap leaves fixed incomes strained as essentials outpace benefits.
Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia hailed Gramin Dak Sevaks as the backbone of rural India for delivering services to 630,000 villages. He praised their work in extreme weather from scorching heat to Kashmir snows.
Indonesia is ramping up biofuel production from crude palm oil to challenge Malaysia and Rotterdam's grip on global pricing benchmarks. Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman said the country's top producer status has yet to deliver pricing power.
Trade during this year's Holi festival will surpass ₹80,000 crore nationwide, according to the Confederation of All India Traders. The figure marks a 25% jump from last year's ₹60,000 crore.
A Saginaw jury cleared Kiara S. Carpenter of murder charges after she was accused of driving over her friend Latavia N. Braddock in late 2023. The not guilty verdict came Friday in Saginaw County Circuit Court.
Shimla district police detained 18 habitual drug peddlers under the PIT NDPS Act over 25 days, sending them to jail for three months to disrupt narcotics networks. The crackdown targeted organized traffickers with long histories of heroin sales in the region.
KTM has severed its decades-long partnership with Salzburg design studio KISKA, selling its remaining stake to Loxone GmbH. The move follows Bajaj Auto's takeover of Pierer Mobility and aims to centralize design in a new Salzburg facility.