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Winter session of Parliament from Dec 1 to 19,may see tabling of Insurance Amendment Bill
Nirmala Sitharaman,Union Finance Minister Earlier, Finance Minister...
Niva Bupa Health Insurance Q2 profit more than doubles to Rs 62 cr
Gross written premium increased to Rs 1,843 crore during the...
Africa CDC warns of monkeypox surveillance challenges as cases surpass 45,000
Data from the Africa CDC show that the Central Africa region registered 85.5 percent of all reported cases and 99.5 percent of deaths. Additionally, the number of cases reported so far this year has reflected a 400 percent increase compared to the entire 2023 Addis...
Centre launches 21st Livestock Census at Rs 200 cr cost data to help Govt frame right policies
Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh, who is Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying, also launched a USD 25 million 'Pandemic Fund Project' to strengthen animal health security in India for pandemic preparedness and response New Delhi: Union Minister Rajiv...
Data leak:Telegram says it can’t police all chatbots for Star Health
The Madras High Court in the southern state of Tamil Nadu has asked insurer Star Health to help Telegram identify data leaked via its messaging app so the chatbots can be deleted Chennai: The messaging platform Telegram on Friday told an Indian court it cannot monitor...
Meta, Google, TikTok must face schools’ addiction claims in US
The companies also face significant exposure from hundreds of personal injury suits accusing them of designing their platforms to encourage youths to spend unhealthy amounts of time on screens and suffering emotional trauma as a result. But the school cases may carry...
GST on term life insurance premium, senior citizens’ health cover likely to be exempted
The GoM to decide on the GST rate on life and health insurance met on Saturday and decided to exempt GST on premiums paid for health insurance with coverage of Rs 5 lakh for individuals other than senior citizens. New Delhi: Goods and services tax (GST) on term life...
‘India’s growth rate is among the shiniest parts in the world economy’: Ajay Banga
Ajay Banga,president,World Bank A lot of that growth is in India, is driven by the domestic market as well, which actually is a healthy sign, in some ways. What India needs to work on as the prime minister laid out is things on quality of life, like air and the...
Prasun Sikdar likely to join as CEO of Bima Sugam on Nov 1
Prasun Sikdar, MD & CEO, designate, Bima Sugam Federation ``I am truly excited about the journey ahead and the potential to democratise and universalise insurance in Bharat. Our commitment to enhancing affordability, accessibility, and availability is crucial as...
Climate change to have severe impact on health emergency services globally: Study
Across all the focus group responses, the top three major risks were pollution, flooding and heatwaves. Three minor risks were cold spells, wildfires and vector-borne diseases, such as malaria Copenhagen: Climate change is likely to have a severe impact on health...
More health packages focused on elderly care likely to be added to AB-PMJAY
"The committee which decides on health-benefit packages under the scheme is deliberating on the need for adding more health packages, which exclusively tend to geriatric care, as the number of such beneficiaries will go up with the launch of the scheme," an official...
Star Health says cyberhacker demanded $68k ransom after leaking its data
Star, which has previously said it is a "victim of a targeted malicious cyberattack", on Saturday revealed for the first time that in August "the threat actor demanded a ransom of $68,000 in an email" addressed to the company's managing director and its chief...