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WhatsApp submits reply on ‘username’ notice; govt examining messaging platform’s response: Sources
The Centre issued a notice to Meta last Wednesday, questioning the...
No app can block new 1600 govt calls, DND app can block calls from 140 series: TRAI
The regulator said that it has mandated the use of 1600 series...
JSW MG Motor India announces an industry-first extended assured buy back program for its EVs
“With our industry-first MG Value Promise Program (Assured Buyback), facilitated by Lockton India Insurance Broking and Advisory in partnership with Zuno General Insurance, we now offer an assured resale value where a customer has option to choose the tenure from 3 to...
Experts advocated setting up of “micro-hospitals” to curb curb India’s deaths due to NCDs
Hospital bed density lags at just 0.55 per 1,000 population -- far below the WHO's 3 per 1,000 benchmarks -- leading to overcrowded facilities, long wait times, and variability in care quality New Delhi: As India's healthcare system buckles under a non-communicable...
Jan1 Renewals:Market softens as reinsurers grow capital following strong returns, GC Report
Dean Klisura, President and CEO, Guy Carpenter Reinsurer return on equity is estimated to be 17%, with dedicated reinsurance capital growing another 9% in 2025, said the report.Insured catastrophe losses are estimated to be $121 billion in 2025, 18% below the...
Jan 1 Renewals: Asia Pacific rate reductions approaching 20% for non-loss impacted accounts, says Aon
Alfonso Valera, International CEO for Reinsurance Solutions at Aon, said: “Buyers returning to the market will find a wide range of complementary reinsurance and capital products. Frequency covers and earnings protection are increasingly available. We are seeing...
New York to require social media platforms to display mental health warnings
"Keeping New Yorkers safe has been my top priority since taking office, and that includes protecting our kids from the potential harms of social media features that encourage excessive use," New York Governor Kathy Hochul said in a statement. Social media platforms...
Indian Healthcare-2025:Robust growth in AB-PMJAY and digital delivery, AI next frontier
The health ministry's initiative, launch in October last year, to expand the scope of the scheme by providing free treatment benefits of up to Rs 5 lakh per year to all senior citizens aged 70 years and above, irrespective of their socio-economic status, through...
Gold, Silver to shine bright; Copper to consolidate in 2026: Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs also highlights potential upside risks from private investors, noting that "gold ETFs account for just 0.17 per cent of US private financial portfolios," and estimating that "every 1bp increase in the gold share of US financial portfolios… raises the...
India poised to become 3rd-largest economy with GDP of $7.3 trillion by 2030:Govt
“India is among the world’s fastest-growing major economies and is well-positioned to sustain this momentum. With the ambition of attaining high middle-income status by 2047 -- the centenary year of its independence -- the country is building on strong foundations of...
Indian Insurance Broking Industry-2026:Future trends and challenges
The old ways of doing business are no longer enough. Brokers are dealing with tighter regulation, rising costs, higher client expectations, and a risk landscape that keeps getting more complex. These pressures are forcing a rethink, not just of tools and processes,...
Definition of Aravalli hills and ranges: SC keeps in abeyance its November 20 directions
"We deem it necessary to direct that the recommendations submitted by the committee, together with the findings and directions stipulated by this court in the judgment of November 20, 2025, be kept in abeyance," the bench said while hearing a suo motu case titled 'In...