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Howden Re strengthens regional presence with Dubai license
Howden Re’s expanded Dubai operations will build on its current...
Wildfires and severe thunderstorms in the US drive global insured losses to $80 billion in first half of 2025
The wildfires that swept through parts of Los Angeles County in...
Fly responsibly? Airlines face a storm over climate claims
In June, European consumer rights body BEUC lodged a complaint at the European Commission against 17 airlines, alleging they use terms such as “sustainable,” “responsible” and “green” deceptively “The reason we picked airlines is probably because it’s one of the most...
Nipah: Kerala to test samples of all persons in ‘high-risk’ contact list
State Health Minister Veena George said that there are 14 persons in isolation who don't have any epidemiological link with the persons who died of the Nipah virus The Kerala government on Thursday decided to take body-fluid samples of all of those who are on the...
Govt not planning to levy any tax on diesel vehicles: Nitin Gadkari
Nitin Gadkari ,union minister, Ministry of road, transport and highway "I am not against diesel fuel and neither we are going to levy any tax on diesel vehicles," Gadkari told CNBC-TV18. On September 12, speaking at the annual convention of automobile manufacturers...
RBI says 15 large NBFCs to comply with enhanced regulatory requirements
Besides LIC Housing Finance, Bajaj Finance, Shriram Finance and Tata Sons, others in the list include L&T Finance, Piramal Capital & Housing Finance, Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Mumbai: Reserve Bank of India on Thursday said 15 large NBFCs,...
Global companies to hike security spending as threats rise, survey shows
Allied Chief Executive Steve Jones told Reuters that while much of the fraud, counterfeiting and loss of intellectual property was driven by financial gain, some internal leaking of sensitive information was motivated by social causes LONDON: Almost half of security...
Ayushman Bhava campaign will help achieve universal health coverage: President Murmu
''No person should be left behind and no village should be left behind i.e. 100 per cent people can avail health services. This goal will make our country successful in achieving the objective of Universal health coverage in true sense,'' President Droupadi Murmu said...
Consultative process on proposed amendment in Arbitration and Conciliation Act underway: Centre tells SC
Amid a push for making India a hub for international arbitration, the government has set up an expert panel led by former law secretary T K Vishwanathan to recommend reforms in the Arbitration and Conciliation Act in order to reduce the burden on courts New Delhi: The...
Kerala shuts schools and offices to curb deadly Nipah virus
A Reuters investigation in May identified parts of Kerala as among the places most at risk globally for outbreaks of bat viruses. Extensive deforestation and urbanisation have brought people and wildlife into close contact NEW DELHI: India's southern state of Kerala...
China relaxes rules for insurers to invest in stock markets
In addition, the watchdog reduced the risk weighting it assigns to investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), which in China channel money mainly into infrastructure projects Beijing: China’s financial regulator on Sunday reduced the risk weighting it...
US official poverty rate was 11.5% in 2022, Census Bureau says
The income and poverty data released by the Census showed how deeply the country's recent economic outcomes were influenced by the COVID-19 health crisis and the government response to it -- with a measure of child poverty more than doubling following the expiry of...