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Here is a masonry blog layout with no sidebarMax Fin Services gets Irdai nod to acquire 5.17% stake of Mitsui Sumitomo in Max Life
The transaction entails the purchase of 9.91 crore shares of Max Life at Rs 85 per share by MFSL, the parent company of Max Life Post completion of MSI balance stake buyout of 5.17 per cent, MFSL's shareholding in Max Life will increase to 87 per cent New Delhi: Max...
Markel International merges professional and financial risks with an expanded cyber team
The decision to merge the two divisions is part of the wholesale business’ efforts to simplify the trading experience for its broking partners and make its product offerings to insureds as innovative, comprehensive, and relevant as possible, in a fast-moving and...
NITI Aayog VC expresses concern over revival of old pension scheme, says it will burden future taxpayers
''I am slightly more worried about the return to the Old Pension Scheme (OPS). I think that is more of a concern because the cost will be borne by future taxpayers and citizens, not the present,'' NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Suman said New Delhi: NITI Aayog Vice Chairman...
Battle for Reliance Nippon Life Insurance: Nippon top brass likely to visit India
To counter the Aditya Birla bid, Nippon Life is also preparing to bid for Reliance Capital's 51 per cent stake in RNLIC in partnership with an Indian company, as Indian regulations restrict the holding of foreign companies in the insurance sector at 74 per cent...
FPIs flock to Indian mkt; buy shares worth Rs 31,630 cr in Nov
Prior to this positive trend, FPIs remained net sellers for nine straight months starting October 2021 amid a continuous rise in the dollar New Delhi: Foreign portfolio investors have rediscovered their liking for Indian equities, making a net investment of Rs 31,630...
Nearly 40 million children susceptible to measles due to COVID-19 disruptions
"The paradox of the pandemic is that while vaccines against COVID-19 were developed in record time and deployed in the largest vaccination campaign in history, routine immunization programmes were badly disrupted, and millions of kids missed out on life-saving...
Fewer women were employed in 2021 than in 2020 due to Covid: Oxfam report
Oxfam said it believes that austerity policies are contributing to more women and girls joining the 1.7 billion who are already now living below the poverty line of USD 5.50 a day Fewer women were employed in 2021 than in 2020 due to the Covid pandemic and governments...
Maha: Excessive rainfall-affected farmers upset over getting paltry amounts as crop insurance
The state government data also revealed that out of 1.03 lakh farmers who submitted their claims for crop damage due to excess showers in Ahmednagar, only 20,226 claims have been approved so far and Rs 9.78 crore has been disbursed. Mumbai: A number of farmers in...
Avoid antibiotics for low-grade fever: ICMR guidelines
An ICMR survey conducted between January 1 and December 31, 2021 had suggested that a big chunk of patients in India may no longer benefit from the use of carbapenem, a powerful antibiotic administered mainly in ICU settings for the treatment of pneumonia and...
1 in 4 adults in India are hypertensive
Tackling risk factors like uncontrolled hypertension is emerging as a top priority not only to save lives but to also prevent the huge economic burden that ensues from premature deaths and disabilities New Delhi: A deadly silent epidemic, high blood pressure (BP) or...
One in eight older adults developed depression for the first time : Study
According to the study, individuals who experienced various dimensions of loneliness, such as feeling left out, feeling isolated, and lacking companionship had approximately 4 to 5 times higher risk of both incident and recurrent depression. Toronto: Approximately one...
Govt has identified AMR as key priority in National Health Policy: MoS Bharati Pravin Pawar
Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar,Union Minister of State for Health The Union Minister of State for Health said AMR is a silent and invisible pandemic that cannot be overshadowed by other competing public health priorities. The minister said various initiatives undertaken by...
Yamaha Motor reveals about ‘Safety Vision’ of its bikes
Heiji Maruyama, Yamaha Motors said, "Brake assist system using millimetre wave is a progressive safety system. When a biker has access to another car at a dangerously close distance, the motorbike controls to make an additional brake.This system is a world-first. The...
From Meta to Zomato, how new online review rules will impact industry
As far as platforms like Google and Meta go, the new rules will require them to validate the real person behind the review through specified six-right mechanisms which means fake accounts created just for review writing will go away over time or won't be able to be...
Outdated Covid travel advisories, conflicting norms causing inconvenience to people
While majority of states and union territories have relaxed Covid restrictions, a few still want unvaccinated travellers to mandatorily have either an RT-PCR test report within 48 to 96 hours before starting their journey or undergo a test on arrival at their...
AIIMS ransomware attack: Key patient data at risk of leak, sale on Dark Web
Officials estimated that the perpetrators have held ransom of over 4 crore patients’ profiles consisting of sensitive medical records and personal data. It includes top politicians including Amit Shah, union home minister, Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister, and...
US bans Chinese telecom devices on data-security risk
These new rules are an important part of US government's ongoing actions to protect the American people from national security threats involving telecommunications Huawei Technologies Co. and ZTE Corp. were banned from selling electronics in the US by regulators who...
EU postpones talks on Russian oil price cap as divisions stick
The EU sanctions would bar access to insurance and services for any ship transporting Russian oil. The cap allows access to those services, but only if the crude is purchased below a certain level. The US proposed the price cap earlier this year as an alternative to...