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79% of Indians unsure if their insurance policy offers adequate coverage: Survey
Saurabh Vijayvergia, founder & CEO, CoverSure, said, “This...
HC takes suo motu cognisance of sale of drugs cigarettes outside schools colleges
The bench of Justices Ravindra Ghuge and Y G Khobragade on June 20...
Children born preterm linked with higher risks of mental disorders: BMJ Study
While previous studies have shown that children born early have higher risks of neurodevelopmental and behavioural disabilities throughout childhood and adolescence compared with children born at full term, few population-based studies have investigated the long term...
COVID and beyond: labs unite to boost genomic surveillance globally
In genomic surveillance, scientists first get data about the genetic material of a virus or organism in a process called sequencing. Then they analyse the data from several samples to look for similarities and differences between them, for example to track how the...
Sunil Sharma takes over as CEO of RGA’s India operations
Sunil Sharma,CEO, RGA, India Sunil Sharma, a qualified actuary, holds more than 30 years of experience in insurance and reinsurance markets globally and was the president, chief actuary, and chief risk officer at Kotak Life most recently Hong Kong: Reinsurance Group...
Bima Manthan: IRDAI to include state insurance plans in revised rural and social obligation for the industry
The mission of achieving maximum insurance inclusion received further impetus through deliberations on the progress of the industry under the State Insurance Plan, said the IRDAI on Thursday The broader discussions ventured into crucial areas, such as availability of...
Insurers launch cashless hospitalisation facility for settling claims at all hospitals
(L to R) Segar Sampathkumar, Director, Health, General Insurance Council, Tapan Singhel, MD and CEO of Bajaj Allianz General Insurance and Neerja Kapur, CMD, New India Assurance at an event in Mumbai in Wednesday for launching “Cashless Everywhere” initiative Under...
India logs 1,640 cases of Covid sub-variant JN.1: INSACOG
Andhra Pradesh recorded 219 JN.1 cases while Kerala registered 156 cases of the variant and Gujarat recorded 127 such cases.West Bengal recorded 96 JN.1 cases, Goa 90 and Tamil Nadu 89. New Delhi: A total of 1,640 cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 have been detected...
Delhi HC recalls order allowing widow to terminate pregnancy over ‘mental health’ concerns
The Centre had approached the high court seeking to recall its order Justice Subramonium Prasad had earlier this month granted permission to the widow, suffering from depression, to terminate her pregnancy saying that its continuation could impact her mental health...
Australia imposes sanctions on Russian hacker over Medibank breach
This is the first time Australia has used its cyber sanctions framework since legislating it in 2021. The sanction makes it a criminal offence, punishable by up to 10 years in jail and fines Australia on Tuesday imposed cyber sanctions on a Russian man for his role in...
Medi Assist Health shares debut with over 11 pc premium
The Rs 1,171.57-crore initial public offer was entirely an Offer-for-Sale (OFS) of up to 2,80,28,168 equity shares. It had a price range of Rs 397-418 a share Mumbai: Shares of Medi Assist Healthcare Services listed with a premium of more than 11 per cent on Tuesday...
Amid pollution crisis in Delhi informal sector workers grapple with job loss and health risks
Working in the construction industry, despite its polluting nature, has become an unavoidable necessity for these workers, exposing them to some of the most severe health repercussions New Delhi: Amid pollution crisis in Delhi, informal sector workers grapple with job...