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Earthquake hits Bangladesh, tremors felt in Kolkata, adjacent Bengal districts
The epicentre of the quake was at a place named Nayabazar in Bangladesh, some 100 km from Kolkata.The USGS said the earthquake was located at latitude 22.451°N and longitude 89.139°E, at a depth of 9.8 kilometres.There was no immediate report of any loss of life or...
Bermudian reinsurer Partner Re ventures into India’s GIFT City
``PartnerRe’s GIFT City branch will provide support to Indian clients, enhancing responsiveness, regulatory alignment, and ease of doing business, offering locally the depth of PartnerRe’s global underwriting expertise and capital strength.With our experienced local...
Willis launches Global Digital Infrastructure Group to address full spectrum of data center risks
``This unique approach is already helping our clients stay ahead of the sector’s developments and risk trends. For data centers, this means tailored, client‑first solutions that protect physical assets, strengthen financial resilience, and support reliable operations...
New GDP series to include data on GST, e-Vahan, household services
The GDP data for third quarter (October-December 2025) based on new series will be released on Friday. New Delhi:The new series of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) with base year 2022-23 will include data of goods and services tax, e-Vahan and household services provided...
Close coordination among stakeholders necessary to prevent digital frauds says:RBI
A two-day workshop for executive directors and heads of fraud risk management of 60 major banks, conducted by the RBI, concluded on Wednesday Mumbai:The Reserve Bank on Thursday said that close coordination among all the stakeholders is necessary to prevent or...
Glacial lake outbursts ‘very serious’, need for transboundary cooperation: Environment expert
Speaking on the impacts of climate change in the mountains, Director General of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Nepal, Pema Gyamtsho, highlighted that both "too much water and too little water" are now visible across the region...
DGCA revises air ticket refund norms; no additional charges for changes within 48 hours of booking
“This facility shall not be available for a flight whose departure is less than 7 days for domestic flight and 15 days for international flight from booking date when ticket is booked directly through airline website,” the regulator said. New Delhi:The ticket refund...
2026 FM Resilience Index: Navigating volatility & evolving risks
“India’s continued rise across all three regions in the 2026 FM Resilience Index reflects the country’s growing focus on strengthening infrastructure, enhancing digital adoption and improving risk awareness. As global supply chains evolve and climate and cyber risks...
Sebi asks regulated entities, agents to disclose registation no. on social media platforms while posting contents
"With the rapid increase in the use and acceptance of social media, a need is felt to distinguish contents related to securities market uploaded/posted by the persons regulated by the Board (hereafter referred to as 'regulated entities') and their agents on SMPs, from...
Weight-Loss Drugs: Are new weight-loss drugs key to solving the obesity epidemic
Obesity is a serious medical problem as it is associated with cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, hepatic steatosis, sleep apnea syndrome, metabolic abnormalities like type 2 diabetes or dyslipidemia, musculoskeletal disorders, or even cancer (especially colon,...
India braces for unusually hot March; wheat, rapeseed crops at risk
"Maximum and minimum temperatures in northern and north-western states are likely to be significantly above average in March," said a senior official at the India Meteorological Department (IMD) MUMBAI: India is likely to record one of its warmest Marches on record,...
Platforms must take responsibility for hosted content, says Ashwini Vaishnaw
"Synthetic content should not be generated without the consent of the person whose face or voice or personality has been used to create the content. Time has come to make that big inflectional change. And I will request the platforms to cooperate with this human...
Cut costs, fix mis-selling to make insurance products affordable: IRDAI member to insurers
"The high cost of acquisition and high expenses of management (EoM) need immediate focus from all players. That is critical to improve profitability and deliver affordability and value to customers," Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI)...
Govt plans expansion of domestic maritime capabilities: Sanjeev Sanyal
Sanjeev Sanyal, Member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister The central government is responding to this challenge by prioritising shipbuilding, port development, and ship flagging as critical thrust areas. Recent legislative changes have already...
India CV industry jumps 27% (YoY) in January; GST cut drives volume surge: ICRA
For the first ten months of the FY 26 r, domestic CV wholesale volumes grew by 11.3 per cent YoY, while retail volumes registered an 8.5 per cent growth during the same period. Looking ahead, ICRA expects the domestic CV industry to register a moderate YoY growth of...
Guj HC issues notices to Central and state govts on PIL flagging AI misuse for deepfake content
The petitioner requested the high court’s directions to authorities as well as to tech giants Meta, Google and X to immediately prohibit the publication, transmission, and communication of all AI-generated photographs, videos, and digital content of any Constitutional...
Don’t view all organ donors with scepticism, says HC; directs DME to permit transplant
"It's not to be forgotten that some compassionate individuals are willing to selflessly donate their organs to give a new lease of life to a family member or friend. So, it would be unpragmatic to assess every donation between nonrelatives on arithmetical scales or...
Over 1,000 construction sites in Mumbai served stop-work notices: Minister
“We are following a strict escalation matrix for violators. Construction projects failing to adhere to dust-mitigation guidelines are first given a formal intimation, followed by a show-cause notice, and then a stopwork order if they remain non-compliant,” she said....