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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...
Unauthorised use of Amitabh Bachchan’s voice, image barred by court
The court directed telecom authorities to take action to pull down websites providing the content in violation of Bachchan's rights It also directed telecom service providers to block access to telephone numbers circulating infringing messages New Delhi: The Delhi...
15-year-old govt vehicles will be scrapped: Gadkari
''Yesterday, I signed a file under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that all the vehicles of the Indian government which have completed 15 years will be scrapped. I have sent this policy of the Indian government to all the states. They should adopt this...
IRDAI eases norms for PEs to invest in insurance cos, Corporate agents can tie up with 9 insurers, Kshema General Insurance receives license, 19 pending
Corporate agents can tie up with 9 insurers (earlier 3 insurers) and Insurance Marketing Forms (IMF) can tie up with 6 insurers (earlier 2 insurers) in each line of business of life, general and health for distribution of their insurance products. The area of...
Lost crores, say Delhi traders affected by fire in India’s largest wholesale electrical, electronics market
New Delhi: In the narrow bylanes of Delhi's Chandni Chowk, firefighters toiled for hours to douse a blaze that overnight gutted around 100 shops of a wholesale market of electrical and electronic goods.Ignoring the intermittent sounds of blasts and policemen warning...
Countrywide campaign next year for eco-friendly lifestyle: environment minister
Addressing the special United Nations Country Team (UNCT) at the UN House in New Delhi, Yadav said UN India was working with the Niti Aayog and the ministry to create a ''LiFE compendium of global best practices on sustainable lifestyles''. New Delhi: Union...
SC seeks response of Centre on pleas seeking recognition of marriage involving gay couple
Pleas seek a direction that the right to marry a person of one’s choice be extended to persons belonging to LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender and Queer). New Delhi; A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice Hima Kohli heard the brief...
Singapore’s gig workers to get work injury and pension coverage
Workers would gain coverage under the national pension system, which collects contributions from both workers and companies, and receive work injury insurance covering medical expenses, income loss, and lump sum compensation for permanent disability or death....
Govt open to making changes in PMFBY in response to recent climate crisis, tech advancement: Agri secy
Manoj Ahuja, secretary,Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare ''Since farming is exposed directly to such climatic catastrophes, it is important and critical to protect the vulnerable farming community of the country from the vagaries of nature. the government...
Rising global movement of 1.8 billion young people calls for change for their health and well-beingew Delhi [India], November 24 (ANI/PNN): World population officially topped 8 billion last week, as the largest generation of young people in history - 1.8 billion...
IRDAI plans to launch social safety net product “Bima Vistaar” on Bima Sugam
(Lto R)Thomas M Devasia, member-Non-Life, IRDAI, B C Patnaik, MD,LIC at 14th Assocham Global Insurance Summit Thomas M Devasia, member-Non-Life, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India said, “We are working on certain broad-based initiatives towards...
Piramal, Zurich Joint Venture for Reliance Capital’s general insurance business collapses
According to the sources close to the development, both companies have decided to part ways due to the differences on various issues like shareholders agreement, valuation, etc With the collapse of Piramal-Zurich JV, the fate of RGIC's bidding process is uncertain, as...
LIC expects a profit of $4.9 bn from equity sales in 2022-23: Chairman
"The change in product mix is clear indicator of our efforts in maintaining our market leadership position. We hope that sooner or later the markets will value our efforts that are making the results that are visible," said MR Kumar,chairman,LIC Mumbai: Life Insurance...
FTX collapse ensnares creditors big and small all over the world
Creditors entangled in the meltdown of FTX, which was once one of the biggest crypto exchanges in the world, include a Frankfurt-based financial institution. It remains unclear just how much money will be generated from the wind-down of FTX, and it’s possible that...
Hard property catastrophe reinsurance market to support 2023 margins: Fitch
Fitch forecasts broadly stable underlying profitability for the global reinsurance sector in 2023, and is maintaining its neutral fundamental sector outlook. Frankfurt/Chicago/London: Reinsurance rates for property catastrophe business should increase by well over 10%...
Shriram Financial Ventures to be Shriram Group’s holding company
Following the merger, Shriram Financial Ventures (Chennai) Pvt Ltd, which was the holding company of Shriram Capital Ltd, would now become the promoter and holding company of the financial services and insurance businesses of the group Chennai: Shriram Capital Ltd,...
IRDAI proposes single management expense limit for insurers
It also proposed that there should be no variable pay to Managing Director (MD), Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Whole-Time Directors (WTD) and Key Management Persons (KMPs) for the financial year in which the actual expenses exceed the projected expenses by more than...