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Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana̤:Expanding financial safety net nationwide
New India Assurance(NIA) has established tie-ups with 316...
Labour reforms:Govt fully operationalises four new codes by publishing rules
The codification of 29 existing labour laws into the four labour...
Foetus older than 5 months would be treated as ‘person’ in eyes of law,entitled for compensation: HC
Justice Prashant Kumar of the court's Lucknow bench held that a foetus beyond a certain stage of development acquires the status of an independent life and that the loss of such a foetus cannot be ignored. It observed that the death of the unborn child must be treated...
West Asia Conflict:Trump indicates possible end to conflict,Oil price spike continues
US President Donald Trump ``We are getting very close to meeting our objectives as we consider winding down our great Military efforts. The Hormuz Strait will have to be guarded and policed, as necessary, by other Nations who use it, the United States does not," Trump...
RiverStone International launches Australian presence with company acquisition, leadership appointment and legacy transaction with Zurich
RiverStone International announced the appointment of Mark Fleiser as managing director of RiverStone International’s Australian operations LONDON/SYDNEY: RiverStone International today announced the establishment of an Australian operation, marked by the acquisition...
Crop Loss:Chouhan asks officials to expedite insurance claims to farmers
Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, and Rural Development Chouhan stated that the government’s focus is not limited to production alone, but also extends to the scientific assessment of crop damage, proper settlement of...
US allies see no way of opening Hormuz Strait during war
European capitals are preparing to combine military and insurance options for a post-conflict transition period.The UK has been in talks with Lloyds of London — the world’s largest insurance market — about insurance products and prices for when that happens, according...
US sending Marines and amphibious assault ship to Middle East, officials say
Even if the conflict does stop soon, there will be no rapid recovery from the upheaval caused by airstrikes and Iran’s virtual closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the conduit for 20% of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas The U.S. military is deploying a large...
Indian gas tankers getting ready to sail through Hormuz, data shows
India’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal, said separately on Friday that the country was “in favor of safe and unhindered movement” of India’s fleet of 22 vessels which were inside the Gulf, adding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was talking to other...
Wildfires, storms, floods contribute to record 92% of global insured losses in 2025:Swiss Re
``According to our modelled peak-loss scenario, insured losses could even climb to about USD 320 billion in 2026. As exposure keeps building, the upward trend in insured losses is structural and it is critical to identify the risk drivers behind this to manage and...
Nearly 45% of Indian road accidents fatalities involve 2-wheelers, says Secy, MoRTH
Reaffirming the Government’s focus on high-risk areas, he informed that 100 districts with the highest number of accidents have already been identified for targeted interventions. New Delhi:V Umashankar,secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, remarked that...
Train accidents decline by 90 pc since 2014-15, says Ashwini Vaishnaw
Data shared by the minister showed that during 2004-05 to 2013-14, there were 1,711 consequential train accidents, resulting in 904 deaths and 3,155 injuries. This declined to 678 accidents between 2014-15 and 2023-24, with 748 deaths and 2,087 injuries. New Delhi:The...