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Here is a masonry blog layout with no sidebarPankaj Gupta appointed as as MD& CEO of Pramerica Life
Pramerica Life Insurance has appointed Pankaj Gupta as MD and CEO of the company . He succeeds Kalpana Sampat, who was the previous MD & CEO. Pankaj has around 27 years of experience in financial services across Distribution, Marketing, Operations and Technology...
Salaries in India to increase by 10% in 2023,highest in APAC :WTW study
Rajul Mathur, Consulting Leader, Work and Rewards, WTW India said, “ With a projected attrition rate as high as 24% for key talent segments, organisations need to look beyond pay increases and consider adjustments in their benefits, employee experience strategy,...
Adani-Hindenburg: SC orders setting up of panel headed by ex-judge Sapre to probe recent share crash
The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered setting up of a six-member committee headed by former apex court judge Justice A M Sapre to investigate the recent Adani Group shares crash triggered by the Hindenburg Research’s fraud allegations and other regulatory aspects...
Mukesh Ambani to foray into genome testing with a $145 kit
The genome test, which is about 86% cheaper than other offerings available locally, can reveal a person’s predisposition to cancers, cardiac and neuro-degenerative ailments as well as identify inherited genetic disorders, he said. Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s group is...
Close gender gap to increase global economic activity by $7 trn: Moody’s
While shifting social norms is a lengthy and complex process, policies such as enforcing flexible working conditions and providing affordable childcare as well as paid maternity and paternity leave help to drive change in the right direction. Closing the gender gaps...
RCap Resolution: NCLAT allows Reliance Capital lenders’ plea for another round of bidding
The appellate tribunal permitted the CoC to continue with the challenge mechanism and invite bids after two weeks The NCLAT order came on a petition filed by Vistra ITCL (India), one of the lenders of Anil Ambani-promoted Reliance Capital, challenging an order of NCLT...
Does the risk of stroke from common risk factors change as people age?
"High blood pressure and diabetes are two important risk factors for stroke that can be managed by medication, decreasing a person's risk," said study author George Howard, DrPH, of the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health High blood pressure...
Ensure sustainable fund for Lysosomal Storage Disorders, other rare diseases: MPs to Health Ministry
Nearly 50 per cent of new cases occur in children, causing 35 per cent of deaths before the age of one, 10 per cent between the ages of one and five years and 12 per cent between five and 15 years. New Delhi: Patients diagnosed with ultra-rare genetic conditions,...
Bajaj Finserv gets SEBI license to commence mutual fund business
Sanjiv Bajaj, Chairman & Managing Director, Bajaj Finserv, said, the approval from SEBI is strategically important for the company as it enables the firm to complete its suite of financial solutions for retail customers Mumbai: Financial services firm Bajaj...
Insurers pay Bangladesh owner $22.48 mln after ship explosion in Ukraine
Insurance was provided by Dhaka-based Sadharan Bima Corp. and reinsured through Lloyd’s of London player Beazley and broker Tysers, they added “All the formalities with the reinsurer are done. The amount will be remitted by tomorrow, if not today,” Syed Belal Hossain,...
Apple supplier Foxlink says working to resume production after India fire
Company had said that the site had been blocked off by the fire department and that four production lines were known to be damaged As the plant, equipment and inventory are covered by insurance, the fire has not yet had a significant impact on the company’s finances...
India to withdraw licenses for oil tankers, bulk carriers older than 25 yrs
"There is a need to modernise the Indian fleet, which requires extensive review of the requirements of the registration and operation of the ships," the Directorate General Of Shipping said in the order uploaded on its website late on Monday "Age norms will assist in...
Common artificial sweetener linked with increased heart attack, stroke risk: Study
The study, published in the journal Nature Medicine, found that erythritol made platelets easier to activate and form a clot. Pre-clinical studies confirmed ingestion of erythritol heightened clot formation Artificial sweeteners are present in thousands of food and...
Overall passenger vehicle dispatches cross 3.35 lakh units in Feb; automakers post robust sales
The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India on Wednesday said its domestic wholesales rose 11 per cent to 1,55,114 units in February as compared with 1,40,035 units in the same month last year New Delhi: Driven by strong demand, the overall passenger vehicle...
Canopius expands APAC footprint with Melbourne office launch
Canopius will initially underwrite casualty business from Melbourne and broaden its offering as the business grows, with plans already underway to make new hires in the coming year. SINGAPORE: Canopius Group, a leading global specialty (re)insurer, today announced the...
US urges Microsoft, Twitter to strengthen Cyber security
“Technology manufacturers must take ownership of the security outcomes for their customers.Microsoft, Twitter and other technology companies should by default enroll users in basic safeguards such as multifactor authentication,” Jen Easterly, director of the...
Visa and Mastercard slow down on plans to forge new partnerships with crypto firms
The crypto industry saw a stunning reversal of fortunes in 2022 as bankruptcies of industry majors FTX and BlockFi rattled investors and increased regulatory scrutiny on the sector “Recent high-profile failures in the crypto sector are an important reminder that we...
Tesla and Elon Musk sued by shareholders for overstating the effectiveness and safety of company’s EVs
In a proposed class action filed in San Francisco federal court, shareholders said Tesla defrauded them over four years with false and misleading statements that concealed how its technologies, suspected as a possible cause of multiple fatal crashes, “created a...