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Under the Social Security code, aggregators are now required to...
Over 50 lakh Central government employees and nearly 69 lakh pensioners to gain from 8th Central Pay Commission
The Centre currently employs 50.14 lakh personnel, while pensioners...
Malawian govt receives $11.2 million insurance pay out for Niño-linked drought
Malawi had a drought insurance policy through the bank and the African Risk Capacity Group, an agency of the African Union. The funds will support food assistance to around 235,000 households in some of Malawi’s hardest-hit regions and also help with direct relief...
India to spend $300 million to mitigate floods, conserve water in big cities
S. Vatsa, one of the three members of the National Disaster Management Authority, said of the Rs 2500 crore ($298 million), Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata would each receive Rs 500 crore, while Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Pune will get 250 billion rupees each. No...
Disruptive moves: Indian Insurers must modernize core platforms to meet competition and evolving customer expectations
Swayamjit Mishra, Managing Director & Partner, Leads Technology in Insurance for BCG India, said, “The obvious & disruptive moves by insurers have been made, now winners will take the more difficult and bold step of attacking the core. The aim with the core is...
SBI Life acquires 7.75 lakh shares of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences at a price of Rs 184 crore
SBI Life Insurance has acquired an additional 7.75 lakh shares of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) at a price of Rs 184 crore through open market transactions, as reported on Tuesday. According to data from the BSE, SBI Life Insurance Company purchased...
LIC sells 2.09% in Hindustan Copper
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) on Monday said it has sold a 2.09 per cent stake in state-owned Hindustan Copper for Rs 447 crore through an open market transaction. The insurance behemoth has sold a total of 2,01,62,682 shares, or 2.085 per cent stake, in...
India sees surge in super-luxury car sales amid ‘generational mindset’ shift
Industry experts say that 1,200-1,300 luxury cars are likely to be sold in the Indian market this year. In 2023, sales more than doubled to 1,000 units in the top-end car segment New Delhi: The shifting 'generational mindset' in India is fuelling the growth in luxury...
Court not super regulator says HC on Swamy’s plea against Axis-Max transaction
In his petition, Swamy alleged Axis Bank made undue profits totalling Rs 4,000 crore from the sale and purchase of equity shares of Max Life in a non-transparent manner and in violation of the applicable regulations New Delhi: Stating that it should not act as a...
Government, Banks, regulators and security agencies need to collaborate to check cyber security for banking industry
L to R- Vivek Joshi, secretary, Department of Financial Services, Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs and M. Nagaraju, secretary-designate, DFS. at at a meeting in New Delhi to review the performance of public sector Banks (PSBs) The...
Indian port workers call for strike over pay and pension demands
Around 20,000 workers are part of the group of port workers' unions, and all of them would join the strike. The immediate impact of the strike might not be grave, but if it goes on for more than two to three days, the ramifications would be severe, said Sathya...
Mpox scare: Centre tells international airports to be vigilant
P K Mishra, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister "The virus strain this time is different and is more virulent and infectious. But the risk of a large outbreak with sustained transmission is low in the country as per the current assessment," an official source...