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Here is a masonry blog layout with no sidebarIRDAI asks insurers to fast track cyclone Remal claims
Insurers have been advised to settle claim payments/on account payments at the earliest and also encourage policyholders to use electronic communication wherever possible for correspondence Hyderabad: As the cyclone Remal have caused widespread loss of lives, property...
India's robust economic growth, driven by record-beating figures, together with strong tax revenues, expanding digital infrastructure, and a resilient manufacturing sector, provides the new government a platform to launch next-generation reforms that could elevate the...
Bloodbath on D-Street: Sensex slumps over 4,000 points amid election uncertainty, investors lose Rs 31 lakh crore
The Nifty index dropped as much as 5.43% to 22,000.60 points while the BSE index fell to a low of 72,337.34 points, down 5.4% on the day. That was the biggest fall since April 2020 and pulled stocks sharply away from records highs struck a day earlier "If there is a...
Japan auto safety scandal widens, Toyota halts some shipments
The ministry ordered Toyota, Mazda and Yamaha to suspend shipments of some vehicles. It said it will conduct an on-site inspection at Toyota’s central Aichi prefecture headquarters on Tuesday Tokyo: A safety test scandal at Japanese automakers widened on Monday, with...
Strong growth, lower fiscal deficit may lead to India rating
"A faster-than-anticipated pace of fiscal consolidation could pave the way for a sooner-rather-than-later sovereign rating upgrade for India," the analysts said New Delhi: Strong growth and a narrower fiscal deficit can lead to a sovereign rating upgrade for India, a...
HC takes note of 52.3 deg C temperature in Delhi says city could become ‘barren desert’
"Judicial notice is taken of the fact that as recent as on May 30, the official temperature recorded in Delhi was 52.3 degrees Celsius. It is not far to see the day when this city may be only a barren desert, in case the present generation continues an apathetic view...
Volkswagen India to offer 6 airbags across all variants of 5-star GNCAP Taigun, Virtus models
"Our portfolio of India 2.0 cars will offer six airbags as standard across the line-up. With this, we are showcasing our commitment towards safer mobility," Brand Director at Volkswagen Passenger Cars India Ashish Gupta said Mumbai:German premium car maker Volkswagen...
IRDAI mandates Cross Boarder Reinsurers(CBRs) to furnish collaterals for accessing Indian business from Fy 25-26
IRDAI has clarified that premium retroceded by the branches of foreign reinsurers and Indian reinsurers to CBRs, premiums ceded to CBRs for the government schemes such as PMFBY, PMJAY, PMJJBY, PMSBY and If total premium ceded by an insurer to CBRs is up to Rs 75...
Sensex-Nifty mark record highs on expectation of Modi 3.0,investors richer by Rs 12.48 lakh crore
The Sensex surged by 1859.88 points, opening at a record 75,821.19. Similarly, the Nifty jumped 603.85 points, starting the day at 23,134.55.The buoyant market sentiment was further bolstered by India's impressive Q4FY24 GDP growth of 7.8 per cent, surpassing...
Markets may reach new heights on Monday, but investors should invest for long term in quality stocks
Porinju Veliyath, Founder - Equity Intelligence noted that there might be intense buying on Monday, pushing the Index to new highs, but future corrections are also expected. The short covering by foreign investors could push Nifty above the 25,000 mark. Mumbai: Stock...
Sweltering heat directs attention at ‘disappearing’ spring in country
Such extreme heat has wide-ranging consequences on public health, electricity, water and the economy.Vimal Mishra, Vikram Sarabhai Chair Professor, Civil Engineering and Earth Sciences, IIT Gandhinagar New Delhi: Sweltering heatwave in north India that have caused...
Tackling Air Turbulence: Cabin Crew’s new lessons
"While variations in climate can cause variations in Clear Air Turbulence (CAT), a robust increase in CAT over decades is very likely to be because of climate change," Manoj Joshi, a Professor of Climate Dynamics at the University of East Anglia, UK, said New Delhi:...
WHO members approve steps to bolster health regulations for pandemics
Yuanqiong Hu, a senior legal and policy advisor at Doctors without Borders, said that the changes adopted Saturday include "important provisions addressing equity in access to health products during global health emergencies". Geneva: The World Health organisation...
India records 56 heat stroke deaths
The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reports that 46 of these deaths occurred in May alone. The numbers may be higher as data from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Delhi are still pending. New Delhi: India has recorded 56 deaths from 24,849 suspected cases of heat...
Passenger vehicle wholesales in slow lane in May due to high base effect elections
The overall passenger vehicle dispatches from companies to dealers stood at 3,50,257 lakh units last month as compared to 3,35,436 in the same month a year ago, registering a growth of 4 per cent New Delhi: Passenger vehicle wholesales in India witnessed a marginal...
Top 100 firms must verify market rumours within 24 hrs starting today
Under the Sebi's rule, these companies will have to 'confirm, deny, or clarify any reported event or information in the mainstream media that is not general in nature and that indicates that rumours of an impending specific material event' are circulating amongst the...
Govt shortlists 5 candidates for member, Non-Life, IRDAI, interview on June10
Five candidates are Rejeshwri Singh, CMD, National Insurance Company, Randip Singh Jagpal, executive director, IRDAI, CS Radhika, general manger, United India Insurance and two other candidates from the private sector insurance industry-Balasubramanian Pulicat,...
India’s GDP expands 7.8 pc in Q4, 8.2 pc in FY24
The growth propelled the Indian economy to USD 3.5 trillion and set the stage for achieving the USD 5-trillion target in the next few years Financial, real estate and professional services grew 7.6 per cent in the March 2023 quarter compared to 9.2 per cent in the...