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Mumbai: TurtleFin, an insurtech platform, has partnered with YES BANK, to sell insurance products to bank's customer through its technology platform – EasyNsure.The platform is already live with over 40 life and general insurance plans being readily available for...
India’s GIFT City aims to take On financial hubs in Singapore and Dubai
Modi’s government has offered an array of incentives, including a 100% tax holiday for a decade to businesses that set up within the hub’s International Financial Services Center, or IFSC. Rules are being tweaked to encourage Indian companies to lease ships and...
Hackers demand Rs 200 crore in cryptocurrency from AIIMS-Delhi as server remains down for 6th day
It is feared that data of around 3-4 crore patients could have been compromised due to the breach detected Wednesday morning. New Delhi; Hackers have allegedly demanded an estimated Rs 200 crore in cryptocurrency from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences...
Activists aggravate art insurers’ climate headache
“At the moment it’s just climate change activists, who are mainly middle-class liberals and are not really intending to damage the work,” said Robert Read, head of art and private client at insurer Hiscox. “What we worry about is if it spreads to other protest groups...
WhatsApp phone numbers of about 50 crore users stolen, put on sale: Report
This database can be used by hackers for spamming, phishing attempts, identity theft, and other cybercriminal activities. The hacker was selling the US dataset for $7,000, the UK for $2,500, and Germany for $2,000, according to the report. WhatsApp phone numbers of...
Over 75 per cent Indians with hypertension have uncontrolled BP: Lancet study
''Hypertension is a significant contributor to mortality in India. Achieving better hypertension control rate at the population level is critical in reducing cardiovascular morbidity and mortality,'' the authors said New Delhi: Less than one-fourth of hypertensive...
Max 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...