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India expected to see surge in Parkinson’s disease, becoming 2nd-highest in 5 yrs
With a prevalence rate of 15-43 per 100,000, India is experiencing...
Govt to constitute high-level panel on banking soon: FM
Nirmala Sitharaman,Finance Minister "I propose setting up a 'High...
Cyberattack cripples entire IT system of U’khand
Nikita Khandelwal, director, ITDA Information Technology Development Agency, said, "During scanning on October 2, it was found that the machine has been affected by malware, so as a precaution we have shut down our data centre, due to which all applications have been...
DoT combats Cyber-frauds: Central system to stop spoofed calls to be commissioned shortly
This system is being deployed in two phases: first, at the TSP level, to prevent calls spoofed with phone numbers of their own subscribers; and second, at a central level, to stop calls spoofed with the numbers of subscribers from other TSPs New Delhi: The Department...
GST panel deliberates on lowering rate on health insurance, tractors
As per experts, health insurance is likely to see a decrease from 18 per cent to 12 per cent, while term insurance may attract a GST of 5 per cent New Delhi: As the government focuses on GST 2.0 which further eases tax laws, enhance tax simplification and adoption of...
Per capita income in India to increase by at least $2,000 in 5 years: FM Sitharaman
Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Finance Minister "India finds itself amid the global geopolitical repositioning effort which has been going on. This repositioning can act as a structural force to India's advantage by creating robust supply chains with countries with...
Nilesh Garg quits as MD &CEO of Tata AIG General Insurance
Nilesh Garg, MD& CEO, Tata AIG General Insurance It is not yet known who will succeed Garg at Tata AIG General Insurance. During last one year, Rs three lakh trillion Indian general insurance industry has seen change of guards in many big companies Mumbai:...
Investors lose Rs10 lakh crore amid Middle East conflict, Sensex plunges 1800 points
According to market experts, the domestic market took a sharp downturn following Iran’s launch of ballistic missiles at Israel, sparking fears of retaliation and escalation into war. This could potentially drive up oil prices and lead to inflationary pressures, they...
LIC hunts for a suitable health insurance partner, to pick up less than 50% stake
Siddarth Mohanty, MD &CEO, LIC Siddartha Mohanty, MD &CEO, LIC, said, ``Yes , we are now actively searching for an Indian health insurer where we can pick up a large stake but less than 50 per cent. We will not run the company on day- to- day basis but will...
West Asia tensions: Air India closely monitoring situation; Lufthansa cancels 2 flights on Wed
German carrier Lufthansa on Wednesday cancelled its flights from Hyderabad to Frankfurt (LH753/01) and from Mumbai to Frankfurt (LH757/01) due to current situation in West Asia New Delhi: Amid escalating tensions in West Asia, some flights from Europe to India have...
Israel-Iran conflict: India Inc braces for wider sea trade disruption
As per a recent Crisil Ratings report, Indian companies use the Red Sea route through the Suez Canal to trade with Europe, North America, north Africa, and part of the Middle East. The country’s overall merchandise trade (exports and imports combined) in FY23 was Rs...
India’s EV market rises 23 pc in September with 1.59 lakh unit sales
Electric two-wheeler sales were 0.90 lakh units, a rise from 0.64 lakh units in the same month last year. The electric three-wheeler segment saw 0.63 lakh unit sales, compared with 0.58 lakh units in September 2023, as per the data New Delhi: In a boost for the...