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The automaker, which introduced two electric brands -- BE 6e and XEV 9e -- earlier this month, said its trademark 'BE 6e' differs from IndiGo's '6E', eliminating any risk of confusion. New Delhi: Mahindra & Mahindra and InterGlobe Aviation, which owns IndiGo...
LS passes Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill allowing 4 nominees in bank accounts
Today, PSU banks have Rs 2.37 lakh crore deposited in the PM Jan Dhan Accounts. In 2014, the average balance of the PM Jan Dhan Accounts was Rs 1,065. It has now increased to Rs 4,397. The Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, proposes to allow a bank account holder to...
Govt blocked 1 700 Skype IDs and 59 000 Whatsapp accounts used for digital arrest fraud says minister
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar also stated that the ‘Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System,’ launched under I4C in 2021, enables immediate reporting of financial frauds to prevent the siphoning off of funds by...
Insurers seek zero-coupon bonds to manage long-term risks
Zero-coupon bonds could help insurance companies better manage their long-term liabilities, as they step up offerings of guaranteed savings products Mumbai: Indian insurers have asked the government to issue new sovereign debt instruments, including zero-coupon bonds,...
Vanuatu urges World Court to recognise climate change harms
Vanuatu, one of the small island states that has spearheaded the effort to get the World Court to give a so-called advisory opinion, was the first of more than 100 states and international organisations to give its views during two weeks of proceedings THE HAGUE:...
EPFO invests Rs 34,208 cr in ETFs during Apr-Oct
The total corpus of various funds managed by EPFO was Rs 24.75 lakh crore as on March 31, 2024, including debt investments of Rs 22,40,922.30 crore and Rs 2,34,921.49 crore in ETFs New Delhi: Retirement fund body EPFO has invested Rs 34,207.93 crore in exchange traded...
FSSAI reclassifies packaged drinking water, mineral water as high-risk food
The move, effective immediately following an order dated November 29, requires manufacturers to undergo mandatory third-party food safety audits and comply with enhanced quality standards New Delhi: The FSSAI has reclassified packaged drinking water and mineral water...
Aon appoints of Anne Corona as CEO of Enterprise Clients and global chief commercial officer
This appointment is part of Aon's strategy to advance its commercial capabilities by deepening commercial alignment, integration of data and analytics and service excellence globally to better service clients DUBLIN: Aon plc today announced the appointment of Anne...
Private equity exposure with insurers can be risky for , financial markets, BOE says
Officials are concerned that a potential sharp and correlated deterioration in these investments could amplify risks across global insurers. That could spark “asset fire sales” which disrupt corporate funding markets, the BOE warned London: Private equity’s advance...
No conclusive data to establish direct correlation of disease exclusively due to air pollution: Govt
Air pollution is one of the aggravating factors for respiratory ailments and associated diseases, however, there is no conclusive data available in the country to establish direct correlation of disease exclusively due to air pollution, MoS for Health Prataprao Jadhav...
Panel comprising RBI academia preparing new base year for GDP
The government has decided to update the base year for compilation of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from 2011-12 to 2022-23, said the Minister of State for Statistics & Programme Implementation Rao Indjerjit Singh in a written reply to Rajya Sabha New Delhi: A...
Sebi cracks down on finfluencers ‘Baap of Charts’ among 7 banned for up to 1 year
The recommendations were given in the garb of providing educational training related to the securities market, according to Sebi New Delhi,: Intensifying its crackdown on finfluencers, markets regulator Sebi on Monday restrained seven entities, including Mohd...
RBI asks banks to bring down inoperative accounts urgently report their numbers quarterly
Expressing concern over the rising sums of money lying in such accounts, the RBI said its supervisory inspections have revealed a slew of problems due to which accounts are becoming inoperative or get frozen Mumbai: The RBI on Monday asked banks to "urgently" reduce...
GST on cigarettes tobacco aerated beverages may be hiked to 35 pc GST Council decision on Dec 21
"The GoM has agreed to propose a special rate of 35 per cent on tobacco and related products and aerated beverages. The four-tier tax slab of 5, 12, 18, and 28 per cent will continue and a new rate of 35 per cent is proposed by the GoM," said the official New Delhi:...
wefox agrees to sell insurance carrier to a group of Swiss companies led by BERAG
wefox has agreed to sell the insurance company to a group of Swiss companies led by BERAG. BERAG is an independent Swiss provider of pension services and in recent years has represented wefox Insurance AG as an MGA in Switzerland and built up the daily sickness...
PM Modi expresses concern over threats emanating from digital frauds, cybercrimes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi As a counter measure to the potential threats generated by digital frauds, cybercrimes and AI technology, the prime minister called on the police leadership to convert the challenge into an opportunity by harnessing India's double AI power...
India passenger vehicle sales up 4 pc to 3.5 lakh units in Nov
Maruti Suzuki India sold a total of 181,531 units, including domestic sales of 144,238 units, against 1,34,158 units in the year-ago month which is a growth of 5.5 per cent New Delhi: The passenger vehicle (PV) sales in India increased about 4 per cent (year-on-year)...
Health, life insurance premium to fall if GST Council decides to reduce taxes on premium: FM
Nirmala Sitharaman, Finance Minister "…The matter of review of GST rates on life and health insurance is pending before the GoM. If a recommendation for a reduction in GST rate is made by the GST Council, the cost of insurance to the policy holder is expected to come...