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SBI Life on Thursday said tax authorities have slapped a demand notice of about Rs 239.27 crore on it for short payment of Goods and Services Tax (GST) for the financial year 2019-20. The company has received an order for interest and penalty from the Deputy Excise...
OMAC is hull insurance carrier for sunken yacht in Sicily
The global yacht insurance market has faced significant challenges in recent years, largely due to natural disasters like Hurricane Maria in 2017 and Hurricane Ian in 2022, which devastated numerous charter bases and hundreds of yachts Yacht insurance provider OMAC is...
IRDAI forms task force to address challenges and drive growth in surety bond market
Debasish Panda, chairman, IRDAI "Surety bonds play a crucial role in supporting India's infrastructure development. By addressing the challenges and fostering collaboration, we can unlock the full potential of this valuable financial instrument. Today’s discussions...
Words in emails social media posts lowering dignity of woman an offence says HC
"Advent of modern technology has opened up a wide spectrum of means to communicate an insult. When an e-mail containing objectionable content likely to outrage the modesty of a woman stares at her, can we permit the perpetrator to walk away undaunted, simply because...
SC concerned over inhuman working hours of doctors says NTF will consider it
"We are deeply concerned about the inhuman working hours of resident doctors across the country. Some doctors work 36-hour shifts.The committee appointed should look into streamlining the on-duty hours of all doctors. The 36 or 48 hour shifts are just inhuman,” the...
Govt announces simplified norms for seaplane operations
The government plans to set up water aerodromes at 18 places spread across Andaman & Nicobar, Lakshadweep, Goa, Assam, Andhra Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh New Delhi: The civil aviation ministry on Thursday announced simplified regulations for seaplane operations,...
India economic momentum remains intact, set to achieve 6.5-7 pc growth: Finmin Report
"Inflation is moderating, and exports of both goods and services are doing better than they did last year. Stock markets are holding on to their levels. Foreign direct investment is looking up as gross inflows are rising," it said New Delhi: India's economic momentum...
APAC: Climate change response held back by insufficient data
“The deadly heat waves and catastrophic floods we’ve seen in recent months show us what’s at stake. We need high-quality data and robust statistical capacity to avoid policy blind spots and make sure our strategies for tackling the climate crisis are well-informed....
Can Mpox virus spread through air like Covid-19?
“This suggests that respiratory droplets might play a role in transmission. That being said, it's considered to play a lesser role in transmission dynamics as compared to direct intimate contact and sexual contact which are the primary modes of transmission,” Dr. Dipu...
IRDAI, insurers and IIM-Kozhikode organise 3-day strategic meet in Mumbai from today
Debasish Panda,chairman, IRDAI Recently, IRDAI chairman Debasish Panda had led a team of CEOs of Indian insurance industry including reinsurers (Foreign Reinsurance Branches) to some of the European countries and had met the top officials of large re/insurance...
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Malawian govt receives $11.2 million insurance pay out for Niño-linked drought
Malawi had a drought insurance policy through the bank and the African Risk Capacity Group, an agency of the African Union. The funds will support food assistance to around 235,000 households in some of Malawi’s hardest-hit regions and also help with direct relief...
Divers retrieve bodies from Mike Lynch Yacht sunk off Sicily
Six people were likely trapped inside the Bayesian when it was hit by a tornado near Porticello, Sicily, and were unable to escape, according to authorities Italian divers on Wednesday retrieved four bodies from a sunken yacht off Sicily, where British tech...
Kerala HC permits gamete extraction from critically ill husband for ART procedure
The wife had, in her plea, sought permission to extract and cryopreserve the gametes of her husband, Her lawyers told the court that it was impossible to get informed written consent of the husband and if the matter was delayed any further, the worst may happen Kochi:...
India to spend $300 million to mitigate floods, conserve water in big cities
S. Vatsa, one of the three members of the National Disaster Management Authority, said of the Rs 2500 crore ($298 million), Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata would each receive Rs 500 crore, while Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Pune will get 250 billion rupees each. No...
Disruptive moves: Indian Insurers must modernize core platforms to meet competition and evolving customer expectations
Swayamjit Mishra, Managing Director & Partner, Leads Technology in Insurance for BCG India, said, “The obvious & disruptive moves by insurers have been made, now winners will take the more difficult and bold step of attacking the core. The aim with the core is...
SBI Life acquires 7.75 lakh shares of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences at a price of Rs 184 crore
SBI Life Insurance has acquired an additional 7.75 lakh shares of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) at a price of Rs 184 crore through open market transactions, as reported on Tuesday. According to data from the BSE, SBI Life Insurance Company purchased...
LIC sells 2.09% in Hindustan Copper
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) on Monday said it has sold a 2.09 per cent stake in state-owned Hindustan Copper for Rs 447 crore through an open market transaction. The insurance behemoth has sold a total of 2,01,62,682 shares, or 2.085 per cent stake, in...