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Oxford Economics estimated that a strike would cost the US economy $4.5 billion to $7.5 billion a week — a hit to gross domestic product that would be reversed after it’s over and shipments resume The world’s top container carrier is urging customers to move US cargo...
Marsh McLennan strikes $7.75 bln deal for McGriff Insurance Services
Marsh McLennan said it expects the deal, struck through its Marsh McLennan Agency business, to enhance the unit's capabilities across commercial property and casualty, employee benefits, management liability and personal insurance lines Marsh McLennan, the largest...
India’s monsoon rains hit four-year high in boost to crop output
India badly needed good rainfall in 2024 after its driest year in five years in 2023, which depleted reservoir levels and trimmed production of some crops. This forced New Delhi to impose curbs on exports of rice, sugar and onions MUMBAI: India's monsoon rainfall this...
Tata iPhone component plant halts production indefinitely after fire
The fire broke out at the plant in Tamil Nadu state early on Saturday, leaving 10 people with minor injuries and halting production. It is the latest incident to affect Apple's iPhone supply chain in India just as the tech giant is looking to diversify beyond China...
Sensex crashes by 1,272 points, investors lose Rs 4 lakh crore
The foreign institutional investors (FIIs) turned net sellers as they sold equities worth Rs 1,209 crore on September 27, while domestic institutional investors extended their buying as they bought equities worth Rs 6,886 crore on the same day Mumbai: Indian equity...
Climate change hit over 50 pc cotton farmers surveyed in Maharashtra, Gujarat in 5 years: Report
"There are some government programmes and insurance schemes to help them, but our research shows they are not well known and may not provide comprehensive support in any case. While farmers are already doing what they can to protect their livelihoods, the government...
Cloudflare denies hosting sites linked to data leak at Star Health
The statement comes after the company was made party to an Indian lawsuit filed by Star Health last week, in which the insurer alleged that Cloudflare hosted the websites in question.Star has also sued Telegram and the self-styled hacker xenZen, after Reuters reported...
Mental health professionals to assess transgenders opting for gender assignment surgery
According to the document, one cannot undergo gender affirmation surgery before the age of 18 years and a certificate of being stable on endocrine treatment for one year and suitability for surgical procedure is required before gender affirmation surgery New...
Prostate cancer cases rising in men under 50 in India
According to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) figures, prostate cancer affected 37,948 Indian men — accounting for roughly 3 per cent of the 14 lakh new cancer cases registered in the country — in 2022. New Delhi: The number of prostate cancer cases is rising...
California sues Exxon over global plastic pollution
California Attorney General Rob Bonta said the state sued Exxon after concluding a nearly two-year investigation that he said showed Exxon was deliberately misleading the public about the limitations of recycling. The investigation mirrors California’s previous probes...
Toyota cheated on forklift engine emissions, lawsuit in US claims
Toyota suspended some forklift sales in Japan in March 2023 because of emissions issues “Toyota has tried to limit the damage to Japan,” but its “toxic culture of fraud, negligence, and noncompliance” undermined forklift engine certifications in all markets, including...
MP govt will take all steps to protect IPR in view of future challenges: CM Yadav
In the coming days, challenges will arise regarding determination of intellectual property rights of research, inventions, ideas and formulas of medicines and questions will come up about protection of such knowledge, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said...
SBI plans to introduce innovative products to boost deposit growth: Setty
C S Setty, chairman, SBI "We are trying to bring innovation in some of the conventional products like recurring deposit, which is actually a conventional SIP…Maybe, we can combine both fixed deposit/recurring deposit and SIP, a combo product that could be digitally...
Adani’s Kenya dealings spark protests, lawsuits and hearings
A court has already frozen Adani’s unsolicited bid to expand Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, while strikes at the facility and criticism from opposition lawmakers has forced the government to defend the opaque circumstances surrounding the deal Billionaire Gautam...
Floods and landslides kill 60 people in Nepal
The National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Authority (NDRRMA) also issued warnings for 56 out of 77 districts about possible disasters advising people to exercise caution Kathmandu [Nepal]: At least 66 people have been killed in Nepal since early on Friday as...
Karnataka court orders FIR against FM Sitharaman in electoral bonds case
Nirmala Sitharaman,Union Finance Minister According to police, an FIR was registered under sections 384 (punishment for extortion) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) read with 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) against Union Minister...
Lok Adalat settles Rs 4.50 cr compensation for Kin of IT employee killed in an accident
Pankaj Ramesh Shedge, who was a senior employee of an IT company located at Irvine in California of the USA, earned an annual salary of USD 110,000. On December 9, 2022, when he was going on his scooter on Panvel-Mumbra Road, he was hit by a truck, which ultimately...
Fragmented laws not enough, says ex-SC judge; calls for comprehensive climate law in India
Hima Kohli, Retired Supreme Court judge Justice "There is a pressing need for comprehensive legislation dedicated specifically for climate change. India has several environmental laws in place, but they are often fragmented and sometimes found to be insufficient to...