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LIC announces special measures to settle claims of victims of Odisha train accident
In lieu of registered death certificates, list of casualties published by Railway Authorities, Police or any State or Central Government Authorities will be accepted as proof of death, said Siddhartha Mohanty, chairperson, LIC Mumbai: Life Insurance Corporation(LIC)...
India will become world’s largest automobile market in five years: Gadkari
Nitin Gadkari, Union minister,Road Transport & Highways India was previously at fourth position in the world (automobile market) after Japan, the US and China, but recently the country surpassed Japan to become No. 3, said Union Minister Nitin Gadkari Vapi: Union...
Maha: Tribunal awards Rs 47 lakh compensation to family of Thane man who died in road accident
The tribunal ordered the travel agency as well as the insurance company - the New India Assurance Co Ltd - to pay a compensation of Rs 33,30,000 and also awarded Rs 13,32,000 towards future prospects (total Rs 46,62,000). Besides, it directed them to pay a total of Rs...
Grief may increase risk of heart problems: Study
The idea of "dying of a broken heart," which can happen following the loss of a loved one, was the motivation for the research, said Mary-Frances O'Connor, senior author of the study and a UArizona associate professor of psychology who specializes in grief Losing...
Sweden close to becoming first ‘smoke free’ country in Europe as daily use of cigarettes dwindles
“We were early in restricting smoking in public spaces, first in school playgrounds and after-school centers, and later in restaurants, outdoor cafes and public places such as bus stations,” said Ulrika Årehed, secretary-general of the Swedish Cancer Society As the...
Amit Shah directs MHA, NDMA to develop comprehensive software by March 2024 carrying scientific data on disaster
Union Home Minister Amit Shah Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that five days rain and flood forecast currently being given by the India Meteorological Department and CWC is to be expanded to seven day forecast by the next monsoon season so that flood management can...
Wall Street cashing in on the ultra-wealthy
In the past 10 weeks, JPMorgan Global Wealth Management opened 40,000 new accounts New York: Concerns of a possible global recession are deepening as heightened inflation and interest rates act as a brake on spending, while geopolitical strife adds to a sense of...
Max Life and Axis Bank celebrate 13 yrs of bancassurance partnership
The partnership has since inception served more than 25 lack customers with over Rs 3,81,900 Cr. worth of sum assured to cover their risks New Delhi: Max Life Insurance and Axis Bank, one of India’s largest private sector banks, celebrate the completion of thirteen...
Odisha triple train crash: Death toll climbs to 288, around 900 injured
While it is not clear what caused the crash, sources indicate a possible signalling failure. Several coaches of the 12864 Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, on the way to Howrah, derailed and fell on adjacent tracks, an official said “The rescue operation has been...
Odisha train accident: PM Modi announces ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for next of kin of deceased
At least 50 people were killed and more than 350 injured in a horrific triple train crash on Friday in Odisha's Balasore district involving the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express and a goods train New Delhi: Expressing...
Kerala to implement comprehensive geriatric care programme: CM
A comprehensive rehabilitation policy would also be formulated to rehabilitate those who are confined to their homes due to physical ailments following accidents or diseases, he said. Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government will soon implement a comprehensive...
US births in 2022 didn’t return to pre-pandemic levels
The U.S. was once among only a few developed countries with a fertility rate that ensured each generation had enough children to replace itself — about 2.1 kids per woman. But it's been sliding, and in 2020 dropped to about 1.6, the lowest rate on record. It rose...
Japan demographic woes deepen as birth rate hits record low
The number of newborns in Japan slid 5% to 770,747 last year, a new low, while the number of deaths shot 9% higher to a record 1.57 million, the data showed. More than 47,000 deaths in Japan last year were caused by the coronavirus pandemic Japan's birth rate declined...
IRDAI asks SBI Life to take over business of defunct Sahara Life
SBI Life will have take over the policy liabilities of around two lakh policies of Sahara India Life Insurance (SILIC), backed by the policyholders’ assets, said the IRDAI, The policy data of SILIC reveals that the company’s portfolio is showing run-off trend. The...
Costs and benefits of climate transition in India very unevenly distributed: Study
The researchers assume there will be an extensive effort towards climate protection, including a complete coal phase-out, the massive expansion of power generation from solar and wind, a national carbon price of USD 40 per tonne for private households and companies,...
1.5C for the planet, 1C for people: Scientists issue new climate warning
The warning - issued this week in research published in the journal Nature - comes late, given that the Earth has already heated up by about 1.2C since preindustrial times. The World Meteorological Organization has said global average temperatures are more likely than...
Gambia hires US law firm to consider action on toxic Indian cough syrup, minister says
At least 70 children in Gambia, most under 5 years old, died from acute kidney injury between June and October. Local doctors suspected cough syrups imported from India were the likely culprit, Reuters reported earlier this year, and tests by the World Health...
May auto sales on growth track riding on demand for SUVs
Market leader Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) reported a 15 per cent rise in total domestic passenger vehicle sales at 1,43,708 units as compared with 1,24,474 units in the same month last year New Delhi: Automakers, led by Maruti Suzuki India, Hyundai, Mahindra &...