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Screening test indicated result requiring confirmatory testing: Civil Aviation Ministry on Phuket-Delhi flight mishap
The Airbus A320, operating flight AI2379 from Phuket to Delhi on August 4, lost about 300 feet of altitude during cruise before stabilising and landing safely in Delhi. New Delhi:The pilot-in-command of an Air India flight that experienced a sudden loss of altitude...
India aims to see electric air taxis fly by 2028, testing to gather pace next year: Union Civil Aviation Minister
Speaking at the inauguration of Sarla Aviation's new headquarters in Bengaluru, Naidu said electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft could offer a new mobility option for congested metropolitan cities such as Bengaluru, Mumbai and Delhi. Bengaluru:India...
Retail participation in financial markets likely to deepen as household savings shift towards market-linked assets: SEBI
The number of unique mutual fund investors rose 13.2 per cent year-on-year to 6.1 crore in 2025-26. Importantly, the expansion is increasingly broad-based, with Tier III cities accounting for 55 per cent of the investor base, indicating deeper penetration beyond major...
Households in India, other Asia-Pacific regions highly vulnerable to El Nino-driven price shocks: S&P
S&P said South and Southeast Asia are among the more vulnerable regions globally to El Nino. Lower rainfall associated with the climate phenomenon will raise food prices and disrupt water-intensive industries. New Delhi:Asia-Pacific economies, like India, Vietnam,...
UPI stays free for users, vast majority of transactions to remain free for merchants as well: Govt
Justifying marginal charges the government has said with exponential transaction volumes through UPI, the system requires significant and continuous upgrades in cybersecurity, fraud prevention, and infrastructure. It is also necessary to increase competition by...
Life Insurance:Protecting India’s rising aspirations
For India's semi-urban and rural households, life insurance is not merely a financial instrument; it is a means of preserving dignity and safeguarding aspirations. It empowers families to face adversity with greater confidence, knowing that years of hard work and...
Amit Shah stresses cybersecurity, announces 24/7 cyber surveillance for urban cooperative banks
"There is an increase in digital transaction frauds. The forensic science support is crucial for banking safety and collaboration with the National Forensic Science University (NFSU) is very crucial," Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah said while addressing...
Life insurers’ new business premium rises 21% in July, retail growth remains mixed
According to provisional data from the Life Insurance Council's Detailed New Business Performance of Life Insurers for the Period ended Jul-26, group single-premium collections rose sharply to Rs 27,857.01 crore in July from Rs 21,280.53 crore a year earlier, an...
Munich Re posts better-than-expected profit amid low loss claims
`We deliberately opt not to take on business where prices would not be risk-commensurate, while remaining a reliable long-term partner to our clients, even after the largest of loss events.''Christoph Jurecka,Chair of the Board of Management. German reinsurer Munich...
Proposed Hormuz passage deal not feasible for shipping industry, sources say
Ships sailing through the strait need to pay an additional war risk premium to ensure they have insurance if their ship is damaged during transit. “Under the clause, insurers have no liability to indemnify any such payment and, where such a payment has been made, are...
Rs 8.5 lakh crore DII inflows dwarf FPI outflows in FY26: SEBI
The strong domestic participation helped push DII ownership in the NSE-listed universe to an all-time high of 17 per cent, while FPI ownership fell to a 15-year low of 15.8 per cent.In addition, mutual funds accounted for a large part of the domestic inflows,...
IRDAI should fast-track risk-based capital framework; GST on insurance needs rationalisation: Parliamentary panel
The Committee noted that the 18 per cent GST on insurance products has adversely affected affordability and insurance penetration.It "recommended that the Government examine GST rationalisation for health, term life, agricultural insurance and reinsurance products on...
Swiss Re profit beats estimates with cost cutting
Andreas Berger, Chief Executive Officer, Swiss Re Lower major catastrophe losses supported Swiss Re’s profits in the period, though pricing pressure across the industry is expected to continue into next year. Inflation and macro-economic uncertainty are also...
Global Shipping groups urge UN to reject any compulsory transit tolls in Hormuz
“Once such a precedent is established, it becomes increasingly difficult to resist similar measures elsewhere, creating uncertainty for international shipping and global commerce,” wrote the group, which included the International Chamber of Shipping, BIMCO, the World...
FM says MDR on UPI applies to merchants, not customers; fintechs, banks will invest more on security
Nirmala Sitharaman,Finance Minister The government is likely to allow a levy of 0.25 per cent to 0.4 per cent as merchant discount rate (MDR) or charges on UPI payments above Rs 2,000 made to businesses, while keeping payments made by one person to another outside the...
LIC reports 23% jump in its net profit to Rs 13,492 crore in Q1FY27
R Doraiswamy, CEO & MD, LIC, said,“The numbers are good this quarter, but if you look at the growth in premium or APE, it is not as high as what you would have expected.What gives us more happiness is that our VNB has grown by 61 per cent plus and our VNB margin...
Everest to sell Mexico insurance operations to Fairfax
The transaction follows Everest's recent announcements of agreements to sell its Colombia and Canada insurance operations as part of its planned exit from its remaining commercial retail insurance businesses. It is expected to close in 2027, subject to customary...
Favorable insurance market conditions continue despite increasing risk complexity, Aon Report
"The most pronounced impacts are in Marine Hull & War, Marine P&I, Aviation, and Terrorism & Political Violence, where insurers are exercising greater underwriting discipline, repricing risk and placing increased emphasis on policy terms and conditions....