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Malware attacks in India increase by 11%; 22% jump seen in ransomware
The report stated that a total of 78,923 never-before-seen malware...
CrowdStrike sued by shareholders over global outage
In a proposed class action filed on Tuesday night in the Austin,...
Insurers run from ransomware cover as losses mounT
"Insurers are changing their appetites, limits, coverage and pricing," Caspar Stops, head of cyber at insurance firm Optio, said. "Limits have halved – where people were offering 10 million pounds ($13.50 million), nearly everyone has reduced to five." Lloyd's of...
COVID-19 lockdown fears trigger European bond rally
Germany's coronavirus situation is so grave that a lockdown, including for people who have been vaccinated, cannot be ruled out, Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Friday. Europe has become the epicentre of the pandemic again in recent weeks. Markets, which had been...
Majority of insurance buyers prefer physical copies of policy document: Survey
Most companies still ask for the original paper document while processing the claim. The insurance regulator must consider restoring section 4 and mandating issuing physical copies of the policy document at the earliest in the interest of buyers, it said. As per...
Govt has brought more farmers under Fasal Bima Yojana: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Announcing the repeal of three controversial fam laws, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his government strengthened Fasal Bima Yojana and brought more farmers under it Small farmers brought under insurance, direct benefit transfer among...
‘Most Important Ingredient of Sexual Assault Is Sexual Intent, Not Skin-to-Skin Contact’: SC
The most important ingredient for constituting the offence of sexual assault is sexual intent and not skin-to-skin contact with the child. Construction of a rule should give effect to the rule rather than destroying it. Any narrow interpretation of the provision which...
Modi urges global cooperation to make cryptocurrencies safe
Prime Minister Narendra Modi . Prime Minister Narendra Modi India's digital currency market was worth $6.6 billion in May 2021, compared with $923 million in April 2020, according to blockchain data platform Chainalysis. MUMBAI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
State of play of India’s healthcare sector exposed by COVID-19
More than 60% of all healthcare spending in India is out of pocket, much higher than Brazil's about 27% and about 11% for the United States New Delhi: The COVID-19 pandemic has forced India to urgently try and revitalise its health infrastructure, especially after a...
Shriram General Insurance plans aggressive rural push
''We are targetting a gross written premium of Rs 550 crore or 16 per cent of the total premium income from rural markets by FY25. Rural sales were only Rs 90 crore in FY21 and is likely to touch Rs 175 crore this fiscal,'' Anil Aggarwal, managing director and chief...
India’s first portable wireless spirometer for early diagnosis of COPD, Asthma launched
Currently, COPD( Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder ) remains the second most common cause of death in India after heart diseases, where India alone bears 32 per cent of the global COPD burden," reads the company statement. On World COPD Day, India's first...
Fauci says boosters for all key to U.S. reaching COVID-19 endemic level
Dr. Anthony Fauci "To me, if you want to get to endemic, you have got to get the level of infection so low that it does not have an impact on society, on your life, on your economy,People will still get infected. People might still get hospitalized, but the level...