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Bots sharing Star Health data removed; actively monitoring any recreation: Telegram
Last month, Star Health had sent a legal notice to Telegram, accusing it of hosting chatbots that shared the leaked data, the statement said, adding that Telegram has consistently maintained its stance on data privacy and cooperation with the investigation New Delhi:...
‘Severe’ solar storm arrives at Earth
This storm could impact ongoing recovery efforts for hurricanes Helene and Milton in several critical ways, including communication disruptions, power grids stress, and degraded GPS services, according to NOAA Los Angeles: A powerful solar storm arrived at Earth on...
Hurricane Milton leaves at least 10 dead, millions without power in Florida
More than 3 million homes and businesses in Florida were without power on Thursday morning, according to PowerOutage.us. At least some had already been waiting days for power to be restored after Hurricane Helene hit the area two weeks ago. Hurricane Milton plowed...
Milton’s insured losses will range from $30 billion-$50 billion: Fitch
Milton will push global industry insured losses thus far in 2024 to over $100 billion, which is the fifth consecutive year losses have crossed this threshold. This heightened level of catastrophe losses will likely limit any potential for rate declines in property...
Indian MF industry’s average asset under management up 2.97 pc in Sep
The SIP flows continue to back the Indian growth story. Contributions crossed the Rs 24,000 crore mark for the first time "We have seen a 10 per cent drop in overall net inflows into the equity mutual fund schemes from Rs 38,239 crore to Rs 34,302 crore," said Deepak...
Vehicle insurance, pension coverage up in India’s rural households
As per the survey, "the proportion of individuals exhibiting sound financial behaviour - such as managing money effectively, making informed financial decisions, tracking expenses, and paying bills on time — also increased from 56.4 per cent to 72.8 per cent during...
Catastrophe bonds dodge worst-case scenario after Milton
Overall, Icosa Investments AG now sees insured losses in the range of $20 billion to $60 billion, meaning cat-bond investors look to be facing a maximum hit of 4%. On Wednesday, before Milton landed, Icosa warned that a direct hit to Tampa threatened to cause insured...
Allahabad HC grants over Rs 23 lakh as enhanced compensation to accident victim
"The Claims Tribunal had also failed to consider that on account of 100 per cent disability, the marriage prospects of claimant-appellant were substantially damaged and the claimant-appellant is subjected to frustration, disappointment, discomfort and inconvenience...
World’s rivers faced the driest year in three decades in 2023, the UN weather agency says
“Water is the canary in the coalmine of climate change. We receive distress signals in the form of increasingly extreme rainfall, floods and droughts which wreak a heavy toll on lives, ecosystems and economies,” said WMO Secretary-General Celeste Saulo, releasing the...
Lloyd’s of London must stop supporting fossil fuel expansion says NGO
“Lloyd’s will continue to follow government policy and regulatory requirements globally, while remaining committed to support an urgent and orderly just transition and remain agile in response to external shocks,” the emailed statement said. London: The Lloyd’s of...
Russian strikes on Ukraine’s ports and ships push insurance rates up
Insurance sources said on Thursday the war premiums had jumped around 30% this week to just over 1% of the value of the vessel from around 0.7% in early September, which would mean hundreds of thousands of dollars in extra costs A series of Russian missile strikes on...
India’s 100 richest tycoons surpass $1 trillion milestone, spot: Forbes list
Mukesh Ambani, the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries Mukesh Ambani, the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries, has once again claimed the top position on Forbes’ 2024 list of India's 100 richest tycoons. His wealth increased by...
US considers asking court to break up Google as it weighs remedies in the antitrust case
In court papers filed late Tuesday, government lawyers outlined a series of potential remedies it may pursue, including restrictions on how Google’s artificial intelligence mines other websites to deliver search results, and blocking Google from paying companies like...
Increasing UPI 123Pay, UPI Lite limits to benefit more users
With new guidelines, the users will soon be able to do low-value UPI transactions of up to Rs 1,000 without entering the PIN. Earlier, the limit was Rs 500. The limit for UPI Lite balance has also been raised to Rs 5,000 from Rs 2,000. UPI Lite is available on Paytm,...
Global emissions likely have peaked as renewables rise
The cost of deploying solar panels and battery technology is due to drop by 19% by 2030, helping deliver record amounts of low carbon power. Renewables are due to grow to 2.2 times by 2030, well below the tripling set out during the COP28 United Nations Climate Change...
Catastrophe bond investors brace for major losses as Milton rages
Catastrophe bonds, or cat bonds as they’re known in the industry, are issued by insurers and reinsurers to provide financial protection against the most severe natural disasters. Investors who buy the bonds stand to make large gains if a predefined event doesn’t...
Hurricane Milton could cost insurers up to $100 billion, analysts say
The Category 5 hurricane is due to make landfall on the Gulf Coast of Florida late on Wednesday or early Thursday, and is potentially one of the most destructive ever to hit the region, which is still recovering from devastation caused by Hurricane Helene less than...
Google loses final EU court appeal in $2.7 bn antitrust shopping case
The European Union's Court of Justice upheld a lower court's decision, rejecting the company's appeal against the 2.4 billion Euro ($ 2.7 billion) penalty from the European Commission, the 27-nation bloc's top antitrust enforcer Google lost its final legal challenge...