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Scheduled commercial banks allowed to become sponsors of Pension Funds
This will enhance competition and safeguard subscriber’s interests....
Indian auto industry closes 2025 on firm footing, broad-based sales growth reported in December
Maruti Suzuki India, the largest car maker in India, reported total...
Union Budget 2025: Enhancing Health Insurance Accessibility and Affordability
The deduction limits for health insurance premiums have remained stagnant, failing to keep up with the rising costs of medical care. Increasing these limits to ₹50,000 for individuals and ₹1,00,000 for senior citizens would provide meaningful financial relief. Senior...
Bayer faces billions in payouts for decades-old toxic mess
On Tuesday Bayer was hit with a $100 million verdict in the most recent case blaming it for students and faculty at a Seattle-area public school being sickened by exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, contained in aging fluorescent-light fixtures.The company...
China’s population falls for third straight year, posing challenges for its government, economy
The figures announced by the government in Beijing follow trends worldwide, but especially in East Asia, where Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and other nations have seen their birth rates plummet. China three years ago joined Japan and most of Eastern Europe among...
SC reconstitutes Gender Sensitisation and Internal Complaints Committee
The GSICC is tasked with addressing issues related to gender sensitivity within the judiciary. Its functions include the evaluation of complaints and the implementation of policies designed to ensure a safe and respectful working environment for all court employees,...
SC stays order asking Delhi govt to sign MoU over Centre’s health scheme
In its order passed on December 24 last year, the high court referred to the minutes of the meeting held in December 2024 and noted the PM-ABHIM would have to be implemented in its entirety to ensure Delhi residents were not deprived of the funds and facilities under...
Maharashtra to set up Innovation City on lines of GIFT City: CM Fadnavis
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said this initiative would create a hub for technology and innovation, providing fertile ground for start-ups, particularly in emerging areas such as artificial intelligence (AI). Mumbai: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday...
CoreLogic estimates California wildfire insured losses at $35 to $45 billion
This analysis of both residential and commercial properties accounts for both fire and smoke damage as well as demand surge, debris removal, clean up and Additional Living Expenses (ALE). The majority of losses are to residential properties. Many of the potentially...
Country can’t afford to take cyber security resources from even friendly country: IT Secretary
"There is a crucial story, especially in something like cyber security. The crucial story is that you have to have an independent resource within the country. You can't afford not to have it. This is not something where you can actually take it from other countries....
Make faulty road construction non-bailable offence: Gadkari
According to the minister, the ministry data of road accidents in 2023 shows five lakh mishaps in the country resulting in 1,72,000 deaths. "Of this, 66.4 per cent, or 1,14,000, were in the 18-45 years age bracket while 10,000 deaths were of children," Union Road...
AM Best maintains stable outlook on India’s non-life insurance segment
“We expect that India’s non-life premium growth will be bolstered over the medium term by the country’s economic development, rising insurance demand, and regulatory initiatives which are designed to increase insurance penetration and promote financial inclusion,”...