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GST Cut Impact: General insurance industry premium surges 25% to Rs 26,900 crore in Nov
``Strong rebound in automobile sales and improving consumer...
Road accident deaths rise to 1.77 lakh in 2024: Gadkari
Gadkari said the government has formulated a multi-pronged strategy...
Govt to shelve privatisation plans, pour billions in state-run firms
In 2021, Modi's government announced a major programme to privatise most of India's state-run companies. The plan was so drastic that even in the four sectors that India sees as sensitive, such as telecoms and banking, it wanted to keep only a minimum presence, while...
Uttarakhand becomes first state to implement Uniform Civil Code, CM Dhami launches UCC portal
The UCC came into force as Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami unveiled its notification, released the rules for its implementation and launched a portal created for the mandatory online registration of marriages, divorce and live-in relationships Dehradun: Uttarakhand...
Transport ministry proposes more sops for scrapping vehicles with BS-II
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) in a draft notification issued on January 24 said up to 50 per cent discount would be applicable for all vehicles, both commercial and personal, that are BS-I compliant or were manufactured before the BS norms were...
Finmin notifies assured pension scheme for govt employees, to be effective from April 1
The notification will give the option to 23 lakh government employees to choose between UPS and NPS, which came into effect on January 1, 2004.The notification added that the rate of full assured payout will be 50% of 12 monthly average basic pay, immediately prior to...
Govt drafts rules for mandatory adoption of Indian Standard Time nationwide
IST shall be the mandatory time reference across all sectors, including commerce, transport, public administration, legal contracts, and financial operations,” as per the draft rule. Key provisions include, prohibition of time references other than IST for official...
Foreign investors continue selling in Indian stocks, equities worth Rs 19,759 crore sold this week: NSDL Data
Akshay Chinchalkar, Head of Research at Axis Securities, told ANI that about $7 billion has been retracted year-to-date. He highlighted several factors including Trump's expected second term, high U.S. treasury yields, and a thriving dollar as key reasons for the...
Budget 2025-Insurers expect tax benefits, concessions for healthcare
Sameer Bansal, MD & CEO, PNB MetLife, said that while India is a fast-growing economy fuelled by its rising middle-class population of 25-45-year-olds, the proportion of people above the age of 60 is equally increasing at a rapid pace New Delhi: Insurers are...
Mandaviya directs EPFO officials to improve claim settlement, grievance redressal
NEW DELHI: Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday directed retirement fund body EPFO officials to further streamline claim settlement process, ensure timely grievance redressal, and adopt a public-friendly approach during a review meeting. Mandaviya...
Despite Trump order, abandoning DEI could land companies in legal trouble
“When companies are sued by women or people of color and they're held liable for discrimination … the Trump administration can't save them and nothing in this executive order can save them," said Jason Solomon, director of the National Institute for Workers' Rights, a...
China guides mutual funds, insurers to invest more in stocks
China will commence the second stage of a trial program for insurers’ long-term equity investments in the first half of this year, with an amount of at least 100 billion yuan ($13.7 billion), Wu also said at the briefing. China is guiding local mutual funds and...