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Burman family raises stake in Religare Enterprises to 25%
Mohit Burman, chairman, Dabur India The acquirers of Raligare are controlled by members of the Burman family, which has investments across various sectors such as home healthcare, restaurants, insurance(Care Health Insurance), consumer goods, FMCG, etc. New Delhi: The...
Thalassemia, haemophilia patients in Haryana to get Rs 3,000 monthly disability pension
Manohar Lal Khattar, Chief Minister,Haryana Last year, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced to include thalassemia and haemophilia patients with an annual family income up to Rs 3 lakh under the ambit of the disability pension rules Chandigarh:...
Telangana CM directs officials to take steps to create ‘digital health profile’ for citizens
Chief Minister Reddy, after a meeting with Health Minister C Damodar Rajanarasimha and officials, proposed the establishment of a 'digital health profile' linked to a unique number to facilitate emergency treatment, an official release said Hyderabad: Telangana Chief...
Focus on drug price controls, preventive care can curb healthcare inflation
The report by GlobalData, a data and analytics company, reveals that healthcare professionals (HCPs) believe that enforcing prescription drug price controls and giving greater priority to preventive care stand out as the top two solutions that could effectively...
IMF forecasts ‘soft landing’ for global economy, upgrades India
"Growth in India is projected to remain strong at 6.5 per cent in both 2024 and 2025, with an upgrade from October of 0.2 percentage point for both years, reflecting resilience in domestic demand." Washington: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday forecast...
Banks and insurers to lose reprieve from EU’s toughest ESG rule
The European Parliament and the European Council are moving toward an agreement that banks, asset managers and insurers should be viewed in the same way as other companies when it comes to ensuring that their value chains aren’t subject to environmental or human...
PB Fintech’s first quarterly net profit at Rs 38.05 crore in Q3
Revenue from operations rose nearly 43 per cent to Rs 871 crore as proceeds from its insurance broker services more-than-doubled Mumbai: PB Fintech, the parent of online insurance aggregator Policybazaar, reported on Tuesday its first quarterly profit since listing,...
BAGIC net rises 3% to Rs 281 cr in Q3
Tapan Singhel , MD & CEO, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance The private sector insurer’s combined ratio increased to 102.9 per cent in 03 FY24 from 100.3 per cent in 03 FY23.Excluding the NATCAT impact. combined ratio for 03 FY24 stood at 99.5 per cent.BAGIC’s...
India ranks 93rd among 180 countries in Global Corruption Index 2023: Report
"Countries with continued high scores, such as New Zealand (3) and Singapore (5), maintain their positions at the top of the index globally, followed closely by other countries with stronger corruption control mechanisms, such as Australia (14), Hong Kong (14), Japan...
LIC’s $30 billion market rally gives IPO investors chance at redemption
Gains in India’s broader equity market have been a boon to LIC, also the country’s largest investor with funds of more than $100 billion. An improved outlook for its premium business and prospects of a higher dividend payout has also spurred interest in the shares,...
Bajaj Finserv acquires Vidal Health Insurance TPA
Vidal Health Insurance TPA Pvt Ltd (VHITPA), services premium of over Rs 5,000 crore, covering 130 million lives. The acquisition now enables Bajaj Finserv Health, a subsidiary of Bajaj Finserv of to offer OPD, wellness, as well as hospitalization benefits to...
Shriram General Insurance net up 51% to Rs117 crore in Q3
Anil Aggarwal, MD & CEO, Shriram General Insurance Company said, “This year, we had a focus shift towards increasing the gross written premium. The company is entering into newer areas like EV (electric vehicles) insurance and developing combo insurance plans. It...
HDI Global adopts generative AI with proprietary GPT system
"With HDI-GPT we are for the first time looking to generative AI for the transformation of core insurance processes and for workflow optimisation," Dr Thomas Kuhnt, Chief Operating Officer at HDI Global SE Hannover: Creating added value through artificial intelligence...
Toyota holds lead as world’s No. 1 carmaker for 4th yr
While 2023’s full-year figures cement Toyota’s dominance, it was China’s BYD Co. that arguably generated the most buzz last year when it surpassed Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc. as the world’s top maker of electric cars. Shenzhen-based BYD, which only sells EVs and plug-in...
Toyota warns 50,000 vehicle owners to stop driving, get immediate repairs
More than 30 deaths worldwide, including 26 U.S. deaths, and hundreds of injuries in various automakers' vehicles since 2009 are linked to Takata air bag inflators that can explode, unleashing metal shrapnel inside cars and trucks Washington: Toyota Motor said on...
Air India pilots’ unions flag concerns over duty timings; allege airline’s approach will compromise safety
In their joint letter, dated January 28, the unions also claimed the airline's approach to extend the Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL) for pilots amounts to ''compromising'' with safety of the pilots besides violating established regulations New Delhi: Air India...
Cold snap helps India’s wheat crop but warm weather forecasts pose risk
Although India's fertile plains have seen a chilly winter, a lack of snowfall in the mountainous regions has raised concerns of a sudden, abrupt rise in temperatures. Both minimum and maximum temperatures in northern and north-western states have started to rise, an...
Every year spent in school or university may improve life expectancy: Lancet study
"More education leads to better employment and higher income, better access to health care, and helps us take care of our own health. Highly educated people also tend to develop a larger set of social and psychological resources that contribute to their health and the...