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Recognising the growing demand among Indian consumers for...
Global risk environment: APAC will continue to face heightened crisis-related pressures in 2026
“The Asia Pacific region will continue to face heightened...
COVID-19: Active cases cross 4,000 mark, 5 fresh deaths reported in last 24 hours
Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Dr Rajiv Behl on Monday stated that genome sequencing of samples in West and South have shown that the variants leading to the current rise in cases are not severe and are sub variants of Omicron only. New...
RBI considers easing bank ownership rules as foreign interest grows
Banking remains one of the most guarded sectors of the Indian economy. While foreigners including portfolio investors can own up to 74%, regulations limit a strategic foreign investor's stake to 15%. MUMBAI: The Indian banking regulator is signalling possible rule...
IATA has no concerns with India’s aviation safety and infrastructure readiness
Nick Careen, Senior Vice President,IATA "Specific to the Indian market, we don't have any real concerns…We have not seen any major problems or any major concerns'' New Delhi: Nick Careen, IATA's Senior Vice President, Operations, Safety and Security, on Tuesday...
Northeast flood situation critical toll rises to 36 over 5.5 lakh affected
In Assam, more than 5.35 lakh people were affected by the deluge in 22 districts as the death toll increased by one to reach 11, while 15 rivers were flowing in a spate.In the current wave of floods and landslides across the northeastern region, Assam reported the...
Liberty General to pay motor damage claims due to Operation Sindoor
In the aftermath of the recent cross-border shelling during Operation Sindoor, Liberty General Insurance has become one of the first insurers to offer on-ground support and approve ex-gratia settlements for vehicle damage—even though such events fall under standard...
Highways baking at 70 degrees C hint at scorching summer across China, US
Across the Northern Hemisphere, the extreme heat is a reflection of how much warmer the Earth is compared with a few decades ago, Daniel Swain, a climatologist at the University of California, Los Angeles said. Since 1959, Europe in particular, but parts of the...
Airlines say they are studying legal options over aircraft delivery delays
Willie Walsh, Director General, IATA Airlines would resist any attempt by planemakers or other suppliers to raise their prices due to tariffs, but that there were no signs of plane prices being pushed higher so far,IATA Director General Willie Walsh The airline...
Flouting of rules by pan masala manufacturers: NGT issues notice to Centre
A bench of NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert member A Senthil Vel noted the submissions of the petitioner's counsel that in October 2021, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) issued certain directions to 25 such manufacturers, including...
FPIs infuse Rs 19,860 cr in equities in May on strong domestic fundamentals, global eco indicators
Going forward, FPIs are likely to continue their investment in India. However, at higher levels they might sell since valuations are getting stretched, VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Investments, said New Delhi: Foreign investors pumped in more...
LIC tops PSUs chart with record Rs 19,013 cr profit in Q4
The insurance behemoth was followed by the country's biggest lender State Bank of India (SBI) with Rs 18,643 crore profit during the fourth quarter. However, SBI was ahead of LIC in terms of annual profit as it earned Rs 70,901 crore in FY25 as against Rs 48,151 crore...