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Liberal approach must be adopted while considering disability pension to army men: SC
"We must appreciate the fact that the provisions for grant of disability pension are in the nature of a beneficial scheme intended to provide succour to servicemen in hard times who have been discharged from service after having served the nation with dedication. New...
Domestic investors invested 3.7 times more than foreign inflows in equities over last decade: Report
According to a report by Motilal Oswal, domestic institutional investors (DIIs) have invested $195 billion in Indian equities between FY15 and FY25.This is 3.7 times higher than foreign institutional investor (FII) inflows of $53 billion during the same period New...
BSE asks trading members to take measures to ward off any cyber threat
This directive comes after an advisory was received from the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) highlighting a cyber threat campaign specifically targeting Indian organisations operating within the Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI)...
IFFCO-Tokio General Insurance launches surety bond insurance
To make these projects a reality, India needs to widen the contactors' pool, who face fund issues, especially with regard to limits that are required under India's bidding and other processes, said IFFCO-Tokio General Insurance MD and CEO Subrata Mondal New Delhi:...
AAIB to probe helicopter crash in Uttarakhand
Five people were killed and two others injured in the helicopter crash that happened near Gangnani in Uttarkashi district.Seven people, including the pilot, were on board the helicopter of Ahmedabad-based private company AeroTrans Services Pvt Ltd, one of the...
Patrick Tiernan appointed as Lloyd’s CEO
Patrick Tiernan, CEO-designate, Lloyd's “My primary focus will be supporting the commercial success of our market participants while keeping an iron grip on underwriting discipline and safeguarding the financial strength of the Corporation. We will work at pace to...
Hostilities between India-Pakistan heighten credit risks for both nations: S &P
"The outbreak of hostilities between India and Pakistan has increased regional credit risks, especially for the two sovereigns involved. Our base case is for the intense military actions to be temporary, which will give way to a longer period of contained and sporadic...
GI Council set to launch Motor Insurance reforms
Though the details of the Motor Insurance agenda is yet to be known, sources said like common empanelment of hospitals and standard rates in the Health Insurance, there will be nationwide common empanelment of garages with standard rates. Mumbai:After undertaking the...
Fed leaves rates unchanged, cites rising risk of higher inflation and unemployment
Fed Chair Jerome Powell "Uncertainty about the economic outlook has increased further," the FOMC said at the end of a two-day meeting during which officials agreed unanimously to keep the central bank's benchmark interest rate steady in the 4.25%-4.50% range...
Insurers remain high alert over Indian missile attacks on Pak terror targets
Indian airlines have informed the insurers including New India Assurance, Tata AIG General Insurance, ICICI Lombard General Insurance that they are going by the advise of the Indian government and no aircrafts have been parked in any of the airports around Indo-Pak...
Finmin invites suggestions on draft climate finance taxonomy
India's climate finance taxonomy will facilitate greater resource flow to climate-friendly technologies and activities, enabling the country to achieve the vision of becoming net zero by 2070 while ensuring long-term access to reliable and affordable energy, the...
Banks tighten cyber security network to ward off any threat
"We have strengthened the cyber security mechanism… we have created a 24 hours war room to diffuse any cyber attack… we are prepared for any eventuality," Punjab National Bank MD and CEO Ashok Chandra said New Delhi: Banks have tightened their cyber security network...
Markel launches Clinical Trials product to support clinical trials research globally
“Clinical trials insurance is a regulatory requirement in many countries and it’s often the last hurdle to get approval to begin clinical research,” says Robert Hannaford, Senior Underwriter – Life Science, Markel. “Delays to this process can result in sizeable costs,...
Chaucer launches affirmative AI liability cover
As AI adoption continues to surge, AI incidents have spurred over 150 lawsuits in the US in the last 5 years per researchers at George Washington University. AI regulations are proliferating and scrutiny intensifying, it's essential for AI adopters to protect...
M&S, Co-op cyberattackers duped IT help desks into resetting passwords, says report
“Criminal activity online – including, but not limited to, ransomware and data extortion – is rampant. Attacks like this are becoming more and more common. And all organizations, of all sizes, need to be prepared,” Jonathon Ellison and Ollie Whitehouse, respectively...
Nicholas Walsh appointed as non-executive chairman of Sompo
Sompo, a leading global provider of commercial and consumer property and casualty (re)insurance, announced the appointment of Nicholas Walsh as Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors for Sompo International Holdings(SIH). Monica Cramér Manhem has...
Over 200 flights cancelled 18 airports temporarily closed for operations
Sources said that at least 18 airports in the northern and western parts of the country have been temporarily shut. These airports include Srinagar, Leh, Jammu, Amritsar, Pathankot, Chandigarh, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Shimla, Dharamshala and Jamnagar,they added New Delhi/...
India reserves right to retaliate if UK’s proposed carbon tax hits exports: Official
According to economic think tank GTRI, India's exports worth $775 million to the UK may be impacted due to Britain's decision to introduce carbon tax on products such as iron and steel, aluminium, fertiliser and cement, from 2027 New Delhi: The India-UK free trade...