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IPOs continue their bull run bucking market selloff
Demand for equity issuances including IPOs, placements and block...
Mandaviya directs EPFO officials to improve claim settlement, grievance redressal
NEW DELHI: Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday...
IRDAI nixes Fairfax move raising its stake to 74% in Go Digit, deal would make company richer by $375 million
Prem Watsa, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Fairfax Fairfax currently owns 45. 3% in Go Digi Infoworks, which has 83% stake in the Go Digit General Insurance company. In June 2022, Digit Insurance and Fairfax had applied to the IRDAI for approval to convert the...
Nearly 65 per cent of Indian firms are currently employing gig workers
For smaller organisations with less than 2,000 full-time employees, gig worker proportion is more than 5 per cent and none of the organisations surveyed have mentioned a decline in gig hiring, according to the report by Nasscom and job portal Indeed in partnership...
Sharp rise in stroke cases among young adults in UK, reveals study
Among young people who had a stroke, there was a significant increase in the proportion of those in more skilled occupations, particularly professional or managerial jobs, the study said. Incidence of stroke in young adults have witnessed a sharp increase, according...
Workers leave biggest iPhone plant in China to escape Covid curbs
China’s zero-tolerance approach to the pandemic has idled factories and up-ended supply chains. Closed loops enable companies to stay operational during lockdowns but take a toll on workers, whose movements are severely limited, with some even required to sleep on...
The Union Home Ministry has sought urgent strict action by law enforcement agencies against predatory lending apps as harassment, blackmail and harsh recovery practices by such Chinese-controlled entities have led to multiple incidents of suicides. In a communication...
Ransomware remains a top cyber risk for businesses globally, but new threats emerging: Allianz report
Ransomware is forecast to cause $30bn in damages to organizations globally by 2023 Around the world, the frequency of ransomware attacks remains high, as do related claims costs. There was a record 623 million attacks in 2021, double that of 2020 Although frequency...
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan remains bullish on India
Even as global economic prospects remain dim, global investors and international agencies continue to be bullish on India. In a recent interview with The Straits Times (Singapore), Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) president and chief executive officer Jo Taylor...
Study finds number of hours worked in stressful jobs led to risk of depression
"This analysis suggests strongly that reducing the average number of work hours would make a difference in the degree to which interns' depressive symptoms increase over time, and reduce the number who develop diagnosable depression," says Amy Bohnert, PhD, the...
Rosneft moves into tanker chartering as EU ban looms
With new, tighter Western sanctions looming, Rosneft’s customers are asking the company to handle delivery to the final destination by assuming costs of insurance and freight Russia’s biggest oil exporter Rosneft has expanded its tanker chartering business to ease oil...
Govt must set moderate divestment targets, DIPAM Secy
High targets lead to a perception that the government will sell minority stakes in state-run companies, prompting a fall in share prices of such firms, Pandey said. New Delhi: The Indian government should focus on privatisation of state-run companies instead of...