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BENGALURU (Reuters) -India’s road transport ministry has issued draft rules to make it mandatory for car makers to install alarm system for rear seat belts. The last date for public comments on draft rules is Oct. 5, according to the notification. India has been considering enforcing the use of rear seatbelts after Cyrus Mistry, the former …

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By Anushka Trivedi and Nimesh Vora MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Indian rupee is tipped to open weaker against the U.S. currency on Wednesday, as concerns over the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision boosted the dollar index and dampened risk appetite. The rupee is expected at around 79.85 per dollar in early trades, down from 79.7500 …

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By Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – A top Indian government official inaugurated a multi-screen cinema hall in Srinagar, the largest city in the restive Kashmir region, on Tuesday and it will begin showing movies next month, more than two decades after cinemas were closed there. “The government is committed to change perceptions about Jammu …

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By Aditya Kalra and Aditi Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies has asked its drivers in India to ensure backseat seatbelts in their vehicles are accessible to passengers and they work, days after a local business tycoon died in a crash involving his private car. The move comes amid a growing road-safety …

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By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler on Monday received a second chance to permanently block U.S. sales of redesigned Roxor off-road vehicles made by Indian carmaker Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, which is fighting claims that it copied Fiat Chrysler’s Jeep design. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said that a Detroit federal court …

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By Rajendra Jadhav and Bernadette Christina MUMBAI/JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian palm oil producers are whittling down their hefty inventory overhang with discounts versus rivals and aggressive sales to India, where demand is picking up for next month’s Diwali festival, industry officials said. Backed by Jakarta’s waiver of palm oil export levies, which was recently extended …

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