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India’s approach to sustainable development shines brightly: Hardeep S Puri
Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and...
Zurich Insurance to buy 70% stake in Kotak General insurance upfront in amended deal
Under the original deal, announced in November last year, Zurich...
Australia suspends passenger flights from India until May 15
Melbourne: Australia on Tuesday suspended all direct passenger flights from India for the next three weeks due to the unprecedented spike in COVID-19 cases, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said. The pause on arrivals would be reassessed before May 15, Morrison said. The...
World Health Organization reserves judgement on Indian coronavirus variant
According to the WHO, a variant is considered worrying if it spreads more easily, causes more serious cases of the disease, bypasses the immune system or reduces the effectiveness of known treatments.
COVID-19: SC to extend period of limitation for filing appeals by litigants until further orders
The apex court had on March 23 last year invoked its plenary power under Article 142 of the constitution to extend the limitation period of appeals from courts or tribunals on account of the pandemic with effect from March 15, 2020.
Targeted ransomware attacks grow 767%, India among top targets
“We’ll most likely see fewer and fewer widespread campaigns targeting everyday users. Of course, that’s not to say users aren’t still vulnerable,” said Fedor Sinitsyn, security expert at Kaspersky.
“However, the primary focus will likely continue to be on companies and large organisations, and that means ransomware attacks will continue to become more sophisticated and more destructive,” he added.
It’s time people start wearing masks inside their homes as well: Union Health Ministry
Stressing on the need for vaccination and observing COVID-19 appropriate behaviours, the government advised that it is time people start wearing masks inside their homes as well.It also pitched for expediting the pace of the vaccination drive and asserted that women can take COVID-19 vaccine during menstruation as well.
Domestic airfare cap, flight capacity to remain unchanged till May 31
RBI limits tenure of bank CEOs, MDs to 15 years, rule to be effective from October 1
Lenders like Kotak Mahindra Bank may be affected though the impact will not be felt immediately as RBI has allowed CEOs to complete their current tenure.
Promoter Uday Kotak who has been at the helm of the bank for over 12 years had been re-appointed for a term of three years starting January 2021.
RBI to conduct customer satisfaction survey on bank mergers
Of the 22, a set of four questions has been drafted separately for assessing customer service and grievance redress issues of customers of branches of banks that have been merged with other banks in the year 2019 and 2020.
HDFC Life Insurance net profit grows 2.3% to Rs 319 crore in FY Q4 2020-21
Vibha Padalkar, MD & CEO, HDFC Life said, “Over the course of the year, we have settled over 2.9 lakh death claims resulting in payouts in excess of Rs.3,000 crore . Based on our actual experience in FY21 and after factoring in aspects such as latest mortality trends across business and customer segments and geographic spread of Covid 2.0, we have provided for a Covid reserve of Rs. 165 cr. for FY22. We will continue to review the adequacy of this reserve through the course of FY22. Despite logistical challenges through the year, we have insured close to 40 million lives in FY21.”
Bengaluru, facing India’s second-highest COVID-19 surge, to enter lockdown
Microsoft, Amazon,Goldman Sachs are among the hundreds of multi-national firms with technology or IT operations in Bengaluru which employ thousands of English-speaking professionals.
Indian IT services giants including Infosys, Wipro and Tata Consultancy Services also have major operations in the city.