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China’s Kuaishou shares fall to near five-week low after livestreaming cyberattack
The closest rival to TikTok’s Chinese version Douyin on Tuesday...
Digital justice spearheads National Consumer Day 2025 with faster grievance redressal
New Delh:iIndia celebrates National Consumer Day on December 24 to...
WHO launches global strategic preparedness & response plan to contain Mpox outbreak
The plan aims to curtail “human-to-human transmission of mpox through coordinated global, regional, and national efforts”.The plan spans the six-month starting September 2024-February 2025, and envisions a $135 million funding, the WHO said. Outside of Africa, Clade...
Sunken superyacht’s captain placed under investigation by Italian prosecutors
The British-flagged Bayesian, a 56-meter-long (184-foot) yacht, was carrying 22 people when it capsized and sank on Monday within minutes of being hit by a pre-dawn storm while anchored off northern Sicily. Italian prosecutors have placed under investigation the...
Australians can now ignore after-hours work calls and emails under new legislation
Under the laws, that came into effect on Monday,employers face fines of up to A$93,000 ($63,000) for getting in touch with an employee for non-essential reasons outside of working hours Australians can now legally ignore unreasonable after-hours work calls and emails...
Unified Pension Scheme provides benefit of both old and new pension schemes: Govt
Government says the Unified pension scheme has the advantages of the previous old pension scheme and features of the new pension scheme. The UPS has provisions for a fixed pension amount, a guaranteed and predetermined sum of money that a retiree will receive...
Southeast Asia’s InsurTech sector: Needs profitability, customer-centricity and innovation
``To optimize their capabilities and sharpen their customer value proposition, InsurTech firms are exploring innovations across three areas, namely in technology, such as using AI for dynamic pricing and claims management; in product so as to serve emerging, new and...
Cabinet approves 50% of salary as pension for 23 lakh central govt employees, to be effective from Apr 1, 2025
Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister While announcing the details of the scheme, Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister said, "Today the Union Cabinet has approved Unified Pension Scheme(UPS) for government employees,...
Work-life balance, fewer flexible work options pose challenge for women at job front: Report
The report found that 73 per cent of women interviewed said equal opportunities exist for both men and women in employment and leadership positions, and 79 per cent of men agreed that both genders get equal chances at workplaces Fewer flexible work options, work-life...
Wayanad landslides instance of nature reacting to human greed: Kerala HC
The bench said the court will take stock of the state's existing policies in relation to exploitation of natural resources, preservation of the environment, forests and wildlife, prevention, management and mitigation of natural disasters and sustainable development...
Star Health Insurance contributes Rs 50 lac to Kerala CM’s fund
Star Health had made a contribution of Rs 50 lacs to the Kerala Chief Minister's Relief Fund in support of those affected by the recent landslide in Wayanad. This donation was presented by Anand Roy, managing director and CEO of Star Health Insurance, to the Kerala...
SC concerned over inhuman working hours of doctors says NTF will consider it
"We are deeply concerned about the inhuman working hours of resident doctors across the country. Some doctors work 36-hour shifts.The committee appointed should look into streamlining the on-duty hours of all doctors. The 36 or 48 hour shifts are just inhuman,” the...