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AB PM-JAY beneficiaries avail over 12 crore treatments worth more than ₹1.82 lakh crore:Nadda
Referring to findings published in The Lancet, he noted that nearly...
TCS wins multimillion-euro AI powered services transformation deal with Canada Life
As part of the agreement, TCS will leverage its AI & digital...
EPFO to launch Aadhaar-based portal to unlock dormant PF accounts
Mansukh Mandaviya,Labour & Employment Minister The portal, E-PRAAPTI, will provide a streamlined Aadhaar-based authentication mechanism that will enable a member to access an old EPF account, which may not have a UAN (universal account number), and update their...
Govt proposes Motor Rules Amendments to expand ethanol, alternative fuel scope
Among key proposals, the draft raises the vehicle weight limit from 3,000 kg to 3,500 kg, bringing regulation in sync with global standards for light commercial vehicles. This means more vans, pickups, and small trucks will now fall under the same emission testing...
Transactional risk insurance gains traction in India
Aditya Samag, Private Equity and M&A Leader, Marsh India, mentioned a clear shift in India to larger, more complex transactions, particularly in high-growth sectors such as technology, healthcare, and infrastructure.In this environment, transactional risk...
Female workforce participation rose from 23 % to 40% from 2017 to 2025: Mandaviya
Mansukh Mandaviya,Union minister, Ministry of Labour and Employment The minister also stressed the nearly three-fold expansion in India's social security coverage in the last ten years, from 19 per cent in 2015 to over 64.3 per cent in 2025, reflecting the outcome of...
Temasek, LIC, Canadian pension fund in line-up to sell stakes in India’s NSE IPO
Major state-owned insurers with significant stakes in the NSE as of March 2025 include Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) with 10.72%, and public sector general insurers like GIC, New India Assurance, National Insurance, and Oriental Insurance, each holding...
J&K blacklists Reliance General Insurance for 2 yrs for lapses in implementing its employees’ health schemes
It is not clear how the order of the J&K Government will be implemented as the Reliance General Insurance, which at that time was owned by Anil Ambani's Reliance Group, has now changed hands and changed its name also. It is now owned Hinduja Group and new name of...
Viksit Bharat not just about GDP but inclusive aspirations and shared prosperity: Sitharaman
Nirmala Sitharaman,Union Finance Minister Highlighting inclusivity, she said it is also about the Mogaveera fisherman on the Udupi coast having access to cold storage, digital markets and insurance, and about tribal youth in the forests of Dandakaranya having a seat...
All Indian Seafarers in Persian Gulf safe, vessels under monitoring: Shipping Ministry
"In the past 24 hours, there were certain incidents of firing on the foreign-flag vessels. Although none of the Indian vessels came under fire, we are worried for the Indian seafarers on these vessels," Additional Secretary, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways,...
WhatsApp banned 9,400 accounts involved in digital arrest scams since January this year: Centre to SC
A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant, which had taken suo motu cognisance of online frauds, including digital arrests, had issued a slew of directions including asking the Reserve Bank of India , the Department of Telecommunications , and others to jointly hold...
Aditya Gupta joins as Secy General of LI Council
Aditya Gupta,secretary general, Life Insurance Council LI Council is a forum that connects the various stakeholders of the sector and function as an active forum to aid, advise and assist insurers in maintaining high standards of conduct and service to policyholders....