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Tesla, Musk beat shareholder lawsuit over self-driving promises
Elon Musk,CEO,Tesla U.S. District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin in San Francisco said shareholders failed to show Tesla and Musk should be liable for falsely promising they were close to delivering technology that would drive safer than humans, but that was actually...
Public spending on health overtakes out-of-pocket expenditure in India: Report
"For the first time in Indian History public spending on #Health overtakes out-of-pocket expenditure proves PM @narendramodi govt commitment to Healthier Citizens per capita govt expenditure on #healthcare tripled from 2013-14 to 2021-22," said Prof Shamika Ravi,...
1,492 people died in extreme weather events in 2024 monsoon season
The data also revealed that Madhya Pradesh recorded the highest number of deaths (189) due to thunderstorms and lightning strikes, followed by Uttar Pradesh (138), Bihar (61), and Jharkhand (53) New Delhi: A total of 1,492 people died in India during extreme weather...
Escalating conflict hurts India’s trade with West Asian countries
Disruptions in key shipping routes, particularly through the Suez Canal and Red Sea, have forced vessels to take longer paths around the Horn of Africa, leading to a 15-20 per cent increase in shipping costs New Delhi: The escalating conflict in West Asia is hurting...
Experts welcome Union Health Ministry’s draft Bill on passive euthanasia
The guidelines also lay out conditions such as if the individual has been declared brainstem dead, or if there is a medical prognostication and considered opinion that the patient's disease condition is advanced and not likely to benefit from aggressive therapeutic...
UK closes its last coal power plant, to generate all of its energy from renewable sources by 2030
The shutdown makes Britain the first country from the Group of Seven major economies to phase out coal — though some other European nations, including Sweden and Belgium, got there sooner. The UK government hailed the closure as a milestone in efforts to generate all...
Sleep apnoea: How Apple Watch Series 10 can spot the risk as cases rise in India
According to the tech giant, every 30 days, Apple Watch Series 10 will analyse breathing disturbance data and notify users if it shows consistent signs of moderate to severe sleep apnoea so they can speak to their doctor about next steps, including potential diagnosis...
Sebi decides to introduce new asset class; ‘MF Lite’ framework for passive funds
Madhabi Puri Buch,chairperson, Sebi The board cleared 17 proposals, including an amendment to insider trading rules to clarify the definitions of ‘connected person’ and ‘immediate relative’ and relaxed eligibility criteria and compliance requirements for investment...
10 new Insurance Ombudsmen selected
The new Insurance Ombudsmen are -Sarojini S Dikhale, for Mumbai, Umesh Sinha, Thane, K Vinayak Rao, Chennai, Alka Jha, Chandigarh, Neerja Kapur, Bengaluru, Ajay K Sharma, Guwahati, Pradeep K Jain, Kochi, G Sobha Reddy, Hyderabad,Satyajeet Ranjan, Jaipur,...
EU privacy regulator fines Meta €91M over password storage in GDPR violation
The inquiry was opened five years ago after Meta notified Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) that it had stored some passwords in “plaintext.” Meta publicly acknowledged the incident at the time and the DPC said the passwords were not made available to...
Port strike will paralyze half of US trade and cargo carriers
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...