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New tax regime won’t endanger country’s savings rate: Revenue secretary
Sanjay Malhotra,Revenue Secretary "I would also like to point out that the savings through tax exemptions is actually a very small portion of the total savings of our country, which are about Rs 25 lakh crore for households. Savings through tax (saving) instruments...
Maha: Village panchayat promises Rs 10 lakh accident insurance coverage to residents if they pay local tax
Panchincholi sarpanch (village head) Geetanjali Hanumante presided over the meeting, where her predecessor Shrikant Salunkhe proposed a resolution that personal accident insurance cover of Rs 10 lakh will be provided to the villagers on 100 percent payment of the...
U.S. FDA says India-made eye drop linked to some infections, blindness and one death
The agency said on Thursday that Artificial Tears eye drop manufactured by India's Global Pharma Healthcare Pvt Ltd has a potential bacterial contamination and the company has violated current good manufacturing practices The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
50 govt websites hacked, 8 data breaches in 2022-23 alone: IT Minister informs Rajya Sabha
" There have been attempts from time to time to launch cyber-attacks on Indian cyberspace from both outside and within the country. It has been observed that such attacks compromised computer systems located in different parts of the world and use masquerading...
Key to healthier employees might be quieter or louder office space: Study
"Everybody knows that loud noise is stressful, and, in fact, extremely loud noise is harmful to your ear," said study co-author Esther Sternberg, director of the UArizona Institute on Place, Wellbeing & Performance, adding, "But what was new about this is that...
Budget-23-24:Boosting Indian re/insurance sector
Leaders of the Indian insurance Industry have hailed the Budget-2023 as positive for the economy which will throw a lot of opportunities for the insurance industry Devesh Srivastava, CMD, GIC Re Finance Minister has delivered a holistic and futuristic Budget ensuring...
Study: Social isolation, loneliness linked to risk of cardiovascular disease
"Social isolation" refers to being objectively alone or having infrequent social connections, while "loneliness" is defined as a painful feeling caused when someone's actual level of social interaction is less than they would like it to be. For the study, researchers...
Budget gives boost to govt’s focus on Ayush integration in national health ecosystem: Ministry
Budget allocation to centrally-sponsored National Ayush Mission (NAM) also saw a 50 per cent increase from Rs 800 cores to Rs 1,200 crores for 2023-24 The NAM is focused on providing cost effective Ayush services with the universal access through up-gradation of Ayush...
Budget 2023-24:Taxing Time for Life Insurers
Government aims to plug the arbitrage which HNIs and other wealthy individuals are employing to get healthy tax-free returns on their lumpy Non-Par insurancepurchases The cap of Rs5 lakh will be applicable for all policies bought across insurers. Thus, as the policy...
Citigroup wealth unit stops margin loans against India Adani’s securities – source SI
The group's flagship firm Adani Enterprises called off its $2.5 billion share sale in a dramatic reversal on Wednesday as a rout sparked by the U.S. short-seller's criticisms wiped billions more off the value of the Indian tycoon's stocks. Singapore: Citigroup's...
Adani Enterprises calls off fully subscribed FPO, to return money to investors
Gautam Adani, Chairman, Adani Enterprises Adani Enterprises nosedived 28.45 per cent to settle at Rs 2,128.70 on the exchange. Adani Group stocks have taken a beating on the bourses after Hindenburg Research made a litany of allegations in its report, including...
‘Substantial changes’ made in personal I-T in Budget, new tax regime now more attractive: Sitharaman
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman In what is being seen as a push for the salaried class to switch to the new tax regime where no exemptions on investments are provided, the finance minister in her Budget for 2023-24 allowed a standard deduction of Rs 50,000...
Budget 2023-24: Health sector allocation sees 13 pc hike, mission to eliminate sickle cell anaemia announced
Among these central sector schemes, the budget allocation for the National Health Mission has been increased from Rs 28,974.29 crore in 2022-23 to Rs 29,085.26 crore in 2023-24, and for Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna (PM-JAY), it has been hiked from Rs 6,412 crore to...
Car sales kick-start year 2023 with top gear
Total domestic passenger vehicle sales were at 1,55,142 units as compared to 1,36,442 units in the corresponding period previous year, a growth of 14 per cent, it added. New Delhi: Car sales in 2023 got off to a good start with auto majors such as Maruti Suzuki, Tata...
IRDAI retains reinsurance `Obligatory Cession’ at 4% for general insurers in FY2023-24
The government has notified move on Tuesday saying that the entire Obligatory Cession is to be placed with General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re) only. Mumbai/New Delhi: Disappointing the private sector general insurers and foreign reinsurers which are having...
Budget-2023-24: Life insurance policies with over Rs 5 lakh aggregate premium no more tax exempt, life insurers’ shares tank
Some budgetary announcements is negative for life insurance companies-- as it will impact savings products which are usually high value and margin products (though not protection). However, smaller policies remain unaffected. Overall a negative for life insurance...
Credit Suisse’s private bank stops margin loans on Adani Group’s bonds
The Swiss lender’s private banking arm has assigned a zero lending value for notes sold by Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, Adani Green Energy and Adani Electricity Mumbai Ltd., according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified...
Budget-2023-24:Sitharaman announces new savings scheme for women with 7.5% fixed interest rate for 2 years
The postal monthly income scheme also saw an enhancement of limit. In a single name, Rs 9 lakh can be invested as compared to Rs 4.5 lakh now New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Wednesday announced a 'Mahila Samman Saving Certificate' with a fixed...