The unusual move makes the cargo’s ultimate destination harder to track, adding to a trend of Russian oil shipments becoming increasingly obscured since European buyers began to shun them following the nation’s invasion of Ukraine Russia appears to have found a new...
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Ukraine seeks to extend shipping safe passage deal beyond grain
“We expect that the security guarantees of our partners from the U.N. and Turkey will continue to work, and food exports from our ports will become stable and predictable for all market participants,” Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said on...
Japan truck manufacturer Hino says it faked emissions data for 20 years
Teams that were developing engines knew they couldn’t meet targets and felt so pressured they falsified test results, Ogiso said. That led to more deception, as workers covered up their wrongdoing. No safety problems are believed to be involved, Ogiso said TOKYO: Hino...
Berkshire Hathaway posts massive $43.8 bln loss; operating results improve
Warren Buffett, chairman, Berkshire Hathaway Operating results, as improved results from reinsurance and the BNSF railroad offset a loss from the Geico car insurer, where car parts shortages and higher vehicle prices boosted losses on accident claims. The slide in...
Centre writes to States/UT over rising COVID cases; stresses on five-fold strategy
The letters were sent to the State Health Secretaries of Delhi, Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Telangana on reporting a high number of COVID cases and positivity rate New Delhi: The Centre on Saturday wrote to six states and the Union Territory...
PSU gen insurers suffered huge losses of Rs 26,364 cr between FY17 & FY21, flouted govt norms in their health insurance business: CAG
CAG audit analysed TPA-wise allocation of business (annual premium) and TPA wise Incurred Claims Ratio (ICR) and found that all the four PSU insurers allocated major share of business (15 to 44 per cent) to one TPA (Medi Assist India TPA Pvt. Ltd.) despite high ICR of...
Shippers rerouted vessels as China began military drills around Taiwan
The Taiwan Strait is a key route, with almost half of the global container fleet passing through the waterway this year. The disruption is just the latest inconvenience for supply chains, which have been reeling since the start of the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of...
Airlines scrap, reroute flights as China fires live missiles in drills near Taiwan
The airspace involved is comparatively small, but the disruption from the largest military exercises by China in the area since it fired missiles off the coast in 1996 is hampering travel between Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia SEOUL: Airlines have cancelled flights...
NHA joins hands with Quality Council of India to accredit Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission compliant healthcare solutions
RS Sharma, CEO, NHA Dr RS Sharma, CEO, NHA said, "With ABDM, we aim to encourage innovations by streamlining the delivery of health tech services in a significant way. We plan to develop a framework to ensure that ABDM-compliant digital healthcare solutions are...
Over 21 crore two-wheelers, 7 crore four-wheelers and above category of vehicles registered in India
Road Transport and Highways minister Nitin Gadkari said out of the total vehicles, 5,44,643 are electric two-wheelers while 54,252 are electric four-wheelers and above, as per the centralised data base -- VAHAN -- as on August 3, 2022 New Delhi, Aug 4: The country has...