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Delhi HC recalls order allowing widow to terminate pregnancy over ‘mental health’ concerns
The Centre had approached the high court seeking to recall its order Justice Subramonium Prasad had earlier this month granted permission to the widow, suffering from depression, to terminate her pregnancy saying that its continuation could impact her mental health...
Australia imposes sanctions on Russian hacker over Medibank breach
This is the first time Australia has used its cyber sanctions framework since legislating it in 2021. The sanction makes it a criminal offence, punishable by up to 10 years in jail and fines Australia on Tuesday imposed cyber sanctions on a Russian man for his role in...
Sony seeks termination fee of $ 90 million for alleged breach by Zee
Zee Entertainment said it categorically refutes all claims and assertions made by Culver Max and BEPL regarding alleged breaches of the MCA by ZEEL, including their claims for the termination fee, and reserves all its rights in this matter New Delhi: Sony while...
Global watchdog to report in October on how social media fuels bank runs
Depositors pulled $42 billion from Silicon Valley Bank in just 10 hours. FSB Secretary General John Schindler said the watchdog is looking at how have deposit dynamics changed, what role has social media played, and what role has new technology played now that...
Medi Assist Health shares debut with over 11 pc premium
The Rs 1,171.57-crore initial public offer was entirely an Offer-for-Sale (OFS) of up to 2,80,28,168 equity shares. It had a price range of Rs 397-418 a share Mumbai: Shares of Medi Assist Healthcare Services listed with a premium of more than 11 per cent on Tuesday...
Over 4.08 crore voters in Andhra Pradesh, women outnumber men
Of the total electors, 2,00,74,322 are male and 2,07,29,452 are female. There are 3,482 voters belonging to the third gender Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh has a little over 4.08 crore voters with the women outnumbering men. As per the final electoral rolls published by...
Bajaj Allianz Life unveils Plankathon 2024
Bajaj Allianz Life has unveils Plankathon 2024, encouraging individuals to share their planking videos with the #PlankForAces, creating a collective gesture of gratitude for ISRO's stellar contributions to space exploration. There will be an on-ground event in...
Bermuda reinsurer returns peaking, to remain favorable in 2024: Fitch
``We expect market conditions to remain favorable at the 2024 midyear renewals, although with stabilizing rates as pricing is generally sufficient. (Re)insurers are also expected to mostly maintain the tighter terms and conditions negotiated in 2023,'' said Fitch New...
EVs development, adoption to play major role in India’s transition to low carbon economy: DPIIT Secy
Rajesh Kumar Singh, Secretary,Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade As per industry estimates, the total EV sales in India stood at around 10 lakh units in 2022. On the back of increasing EV demand, the Indian government is providing fiscal...
Amid pollution crisis in Delhi informal sector workers grapple with job loss and health risks
Working in the construction industry, despite its polluting nature, has become an unavoidable necessity for these workers, exposing them to some of the most severe health repercussions New Delhi: Amid pollution crisis in Delhi, informal sector workers grapple with job...
NASA proposes new solar powered airplane concept to explore Mars
The attractiveness of airborne missions on Mars has been amply demonstrated by the Ingenuity helicopter, which landed on the Red Planet in February 2021 attached to the belly of NASA's Mars Perseverance rover Washington: US space agency NASA has proposed to develop a...
US re/insurance broker Lockton sets up operation in India
Sources point out that some of the employees of Aditya Birla Insurance Brokers, whose acquisition by a private equity fund -Samara Capital- has not been approved by the Indian insurance regulator IRDAI yet, have also joined Lockton’s India operation Singapore: US...
Panda to address 2-day Bima Manthan for insurers
Debasish Panda, chairman, IRDAI The 2-day meet on Jan 23rd and 25th will be participated by CEOs of life and general insurance industry respectively Hyderabad: Debasish Panda, chairman, IRDAI, will be addressing the last Bima Manthan meet of FY 2023-24 on Thursday in...
India records 203 fresh Covid cases, two deaths in 24 hours
Two deaths -- one each in Kerala and Maharashtra -- have been reported in 24 hours, according to the data updated at 8 am New Delhi: India reported a single-day rise of 203 Covid cases while the active caseload was recorded at 2,034, the Union Health Ministry said on...
Spanish court rules Facebook moderator suffered work-related mental trauma
It is the first time in Spain that a court has recognized a content moderator’s sick leave was caused by their job, said Francesc Feliu, the worker’s lawyer who is also representing around 20 other former and current content moderators at CCC on similar legal grounds...
Near record jump in CO2 emissions expected in 2024 risks climate goal
The jump is the result human-induced pollution, plus the El Niño weather pattern, which weakens the ability of the world’s natural carbon sinks to absorb CO2, according to a forecast by the UK’s Met Office Carbon dioxide emissions are on track for one of the biggest...
Hedge funds rake in huge profits betting on catastrophe risk
The best hedge fund strategy of 2023 was a bet on insurance-linked securities (of which catastrophe bonds are the dominant sub-category), which generated over 14%, according to Preqin, a consultancy that provides data on the alternative asset management industry....
MHA think tank alerts against ‘hijack’, sextortion, impersonation scams on WhatsApp
The Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD) has identified seven types of such frauds that includes tricking through missed calls, video calls, in the name of job offers and investment plans, impersonation, hijacking and screen share New Delhi: A police think...