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High fuel costs to trigger airline failures and consolidation, industry chief says
Budget carriers have been among the hardest hit, lacking higher margin revenue streams such as premium cabins, high-paying travelers and credit card loyalty programs. The strain is already showing: U.S. budget airline Spirit Airlines collapsed last month, and it will...
NSE investor accounts cross 26 crore milestone as mobile trading and tier-2/3 cities drive participation
The growth is being driven by rapid digitisation and penetration beyond metros. Mobile trading platforms now account for more than a fifth of cash market turnover, while a simplified KYC framework has lowered entry barriers. Maharashtra leads with 4.4 crore accounts,...
LIC in talks with regulators to facilitate long-term instruments to match growing liabilities: CEO
R Doraiswamy,CEO and MD, LIC . Asked if LIC is prepared for further dilution of stake by the Centre, Doraiswamy said, "We have been prepared right from day one. When we started preparing for the IPO, we were prepared for this kind of subsequent actions as well. So the...
US strikes Iranian sites after Iran launches drones, in latest Gulf flare-up
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they had attacked U.S. bases in Kuwait and Bahrain in retaliation for U.S. strikes and fired at four tankers trying to cross the strait without its permission. DUBAI/WASHINGTON: U.S. forces struck Iranian coastal radar sites on...
Companies reaffirm sustainability commitments on World Environment Day
Corporate India’s renewed focus on sustainability comes amid rising global concerns over climate change, extreme weather events and resource constraints. Businesses are facing increasing pressure from investors, regulators and consumers to demonstrate measurable...
Govt agencies, private companies among Indian entities given access to Anthropic’s Mythos
Described as a "collaborative effort to secure the world's most important software", Project Glasswing is Anthropic's initiative aimed at strengthening cybersecurity by giving select organisations access to Claude Mythos Preview, an advanced AI model that can identify...
India’s GDP expands 7.8% in Q4, full year growth hits 7.7%
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the 7.7 per cent GDP growth for fiscal 2025-26 shows the foundation of India’s economy was strong, and the country can manage itself amidst the ongoing global turmoil with the collective effort of its 140 crore citizens. He maintained...
RBI says fully prepared for ‘Mythos’ cyber threat; advisories issued to regulated entities
"We have issued the required advisories. We remain fully prepared in terms of handling cyber security threats of this nature as well as conventional threats," RBI Deputy Governor Swaminathan J said Mumbai:The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday said it is fully...
Ind AS to boost transparency, governance and capital efficiency in insurance sector: Ajay Seth
Ajay Seth, chairman, IRDAI Seth encouraged insurers to actively leverage the Joint Expert Group on Ind AS, comprising representatives from IRDAI, ICAI, IAI, NFRA and SEBI, as a platform for seeking guidance and resolving implementation-related issues during the...
Kiwi General Insurance launches operations
“Indian consumers have a real trust deficit in insurance. With Kiwi, we're using technology and AI to solve the problems of affordability, reach, and convenience,“ Nilesh Garg,chairman,founder, Kiwi Insurance Mumbai:Bengaluru based Kiwi General Insurance, backed by...
Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool pushes down war-risk premiums for Hull and Cargo by 27-48%:Govt
Debasish Prusty, additional secretary, Department of Financial Services The re/insurers should explore the future roadmap in three steps: achieving sovereignty in maritime trade through development of a Protection and Indemnity(P&I) product domestically, scaling...
Anthropic calls for pause of global AI development
The company has faced pushback from others in the industry - and officials in the White House - who say its focus on worst-case scenarios overstates the risks and amounts to a strategy for slowing rivals under the cover of safety concerns. Artificial intelligence...
JP Morgan, Aditya Birla Sun Life MF buy Go Digit shares worth Rs100 Crore
According to NSE block deal data, JP Morgan, through its affiliate JP Morgan (Taiwan) Eastern Technology Fund, and Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund purchased 33,33,500 shares, representing nearly a 0.4% stake in the Bengaluru-based insurer.The transaction marks a...
RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 5.25%,lowers GDP forecast to 6.6 %, raises inflation to 5.1% for FY27
Sanjay Malhotra, Governor,Reserve Bank of India "The central bank's rate panel noted that the global environment has deteriorated," RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said. The central bank's rate panel felt it was "prudent" to wait until greater clarity emerges, he...
Maruti Suzuki unveils India’s first flex-fuel car as govt pushes for greater ethanol mix in petrol
From left, Maruti Suzuki India MD and CEO Hisashi Takeuchi, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari and Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri during the launch of the company's first flex fuel car, in New Delhi, Thursday, June 4,...
Agriculture Insurance Company settles Rs9,571 cr of claims, benefits more than 1.75 crore farmers in FY26
AIC strengthened its technology-enabled insurance ecosystem through the use of advanced analytics, geospatial technologies, satellite imagery, remote sensing and AI-based tools, Lavanya Mundayur,CMD, Agriculture Insurance Company New Delhi:State owned Agriculture...
New Lloyd’s consortium brings together capacity up to $345 million per risk globally as WTPV market surges
Jonathan Powell, Managing Director, Guy Carpenter said,“Clients are facing urgent and complex capacity needs following the Middle East conflict. Guy Carpenter was pleased to place the TFP PVT Consortium to provide structured, dependable capacity at scale. This...
Insurers underestimating earthquake losses due to “sonic boom” blind spot:MS Amlin
Researchers at the Lloyd’s insurer found so called “supershear” earthquakes accounted for 66% of insured losses from earthquakes since 2016 – equivalent to $13.2 billion - yet are absent from seismic hazard models, building design codes and insurance catastrophe...