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Google to pay Texas $1.4 billion in data privacy settlement
The agreement settles several claims Texas made against the search...
Govt to hold pre-emption right over oil, gas in national emergency: Draft rules
A pre-emption right (or preemptive right) is the legal right of a...
Gujarat govt launches revamped PMJAY-MA scheme with Rs 10 lakh health cover
Gujarat Health Minister Rushikesh Patel said people who have Ayushman cards can undergo complex surgeries, treatments and transplants of kidney, heart, liver and even cochlear implants in the limit of Rs 10 lakh As per the release, 2,027 state-run hospitals, 803...
FM asks banks to adopt robust risk management practices and mitigating cyber security risks
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Some of the challenges highlighted during the meeting between Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and heads of public sector banks included the declining share of market share in terms of advances, and low-cost deposit mobilisation...
Govt to spend Rs 64,000 cr to set up critical care units in country’s every district: Mandaviya
The aim is to invest an average Rs 100 crore in each of the 750 districts in the next four years under the National Health Infrastructure Mission, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said Raipur: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday said the...
Britain to tap pensions for infrastructure as Thames Water toils
Britain's financial services were largely cut off from the EU due to Brexit, with Amsterdam overtaking London as the region's biggest share trading centre. UK chip designer ARM's decision to list in New York and not London has also piled pressure on Britain to bolster...
Jagan Mohan Reddy releases Rs 1,117 crore for crop insurance claim payments
YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, Chief Minister,Andhra Pradesh So far, 54, 48,000 farmers got free insurance of Rs. 7802crores in the last four years while only Rs 3,411 crore was paid to 35, 80,000 farmers in the 5 years of drought-hit TDP rule, said the Chief Minister...
PFRDA is working on a guaranteed pension product: Chairman
Deepak Mohanty, chairman,PFRDA PFRDA is actively working on introducing a guaranteed returns product in the market, Mohanty said, adding that it is mandated by the law to do so The fund managers will have to arrange more capital for launching such a product, Mohanty...
SC refuses plea to protect sexual harassment complainants, witnesses
The top court was hearing a plea filed by legal professional Sunita Thawani seeking directions for protection of witnesses and complainants in cases of sexual harassment at the workplace New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking...
Ukraine urgently needs war risk insurance for rebuilding its economy – Finance minister
“Without international support, without war-risk insurance, we will not attract as much investment as we need for reconstruction,” Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko told Bloomberg Television on Friday. “We need investment right now — we don’t need to wait until the...
GST Council likely to exempt IGST on cancer drug import, Multi Utility Vehicles to be taxed at a higher rate
With regard to rates, the fitment committee has recommended to the Council to define Multi Utility Vehicles (MUV) or multipurpose vehicles or crossover utility vehicles (XUVs) at par with the Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) for levy of a 22 per cent compensation cess...
Data Protection Bill gets Cabinet Nod; to be tabled during Parliament monsoon session
"In case of disputes, the Data Protection Board will decide. Citizens will have the right to claim compensation by approaching civil court. There are a lot of things that will evolve gradually," the source said According to the source, individuals will have the right...