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Debt mutual funds continue to see outflow; investors withdraw Rs 70,000-cr in Jun qtrInvestors continued to withdraw from mutual funds focused on investing in fixed-income securities for third consecutive quarter and pulled out over Rs 70,000 crore in April-June due...
Second-hand smoking tenth biggest risk factor for cancer: Lancet study
The study found that smoking, alcohol use, and high body mass index (BMI), were the top three risk factors for cancer. These were followed by unsafe sex, high fasting blood glucose, particle air pollution, asbestos exposure, diets low in whole grains and milk, and...
Assam Flood: Govt to start rebuilding infrastructure from September
"We will disburse an amount of Rs 119.10 crores as flood rehabilitation fund through direct benefit transfer to those affected. Till now, 180 people across 34 districts have lost their lives due to floods and 19 people have died in landslides," he added "Nearly 80 per...
War-hit Ukraine atomic plant poses risks to Europe’s energy grid
Europe’s biggest atomic-energy station, Zaporizhzhia has in recent weeks been hit by shelling, with Ukraine and Russia blaming each other. Explosions wrecked infrastructure and cables critical for cooling atomic reactions and transmitting power A grid failure could...
Monkeypox virus can linger on common household items, shows US govt study
More than 90 per cent of monkeypox cases in the US were associated with recent male-to-male sexual contact, according to a different CDC study People visiting the home of someone with monkeypox should still protect themselves “by wearing a well-fitting mask, avoiding...
Scientists discover ‘weak spot’ across all major COVID-19 variants
"This is a highly adaptable virus that has evolved to evade most existing antibody treatments, as well as much of the immunity conferred by vaccines and natural infection," said Sriram Subramaniam, a professor at the University of British Columbia, and the study's...
Earthquake of 5.2 magnitude hits Lucknow
"Earthquake of magnitude:5.2 occurred on 20-08-2022, 01:12:47 IST, Lat: 28.07 and Long: 81.25, Depth: 82 Km, Location: 139 km NNE of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh," tweeted the National Center for Seismology Lucnow: An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 on the Richter scale hit the...
Gradual approach to bank privatisation would result in better outcomes: RBI report
“The gradual approach to privatisation adopted by the government can ensure that a void is not created in fulfilling the social objective of financial inclusion”. Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday issued a clarification on a report related to the...
Rlys floats tender for consultant to monetise customer data, may withdraw it over privacy concerns
According to the tender document, the data to be studied will include information captured by the transporter's various public facing applications such as ''name, age, mobile number, gender, address, e-mail ID, class of journey, payment mode, login or password'' and...
Biden bill to help millions escape higher health care costs
The sweeping climate, tax and health care bill sets aside USD 70 billion over the next three years to keep out-of-pocket premium costs low for roughly 13 million people, just before the reduced prices were set to expire in a year beset by record-high inflation Those...
“Impossible”, says Dolo 650 manufacturer on allegations of its Rs 1000 crore marketing budget
The Central Board for Direct Taxes has accused makers of the Dolo-650 tablet of distributing freebies worth Rs 1,000 crore to doctors as consideration for prescribing the tablet, said senior advocate Sanjay Parikh, appearing for the Federation of Medical and Sales...
Sebi joins account aggregator ecosystem
Under the framework, Financial Information Providers (FIPs) in the securities market, like depositories and asset management companies (AMCs) -- through their Registrar and Transfer Agents or RTAs -- will provide financial information pertaining to securities markets...
Insured assets worth Rs 150 crore affected in fire at Neemrana unit: Havells
There was no human loss/injury and the entire building, plant and machinery, and inventories at the Neemrana plant were fully insured, said a regulatory update from Havells India Assets worth Rs 150 crore, which were fully insured, were affected in the massive fire at...
Paytm’s billionaire CEO faces biggest test since IPO Dud
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, CEO, Paytm’ Shareholders should vote against Sharma’s reappointment, and the board must bring in a professional to the role, Institutional Investor Advisory Services India Ltd. said last week. Before listing, Sharma, on several instances,...
Over 30 pc of Indian employees want to change jobs: PwC survey
Millennials are the most likely to seek new employment, with 37 per cent indicating that they are likely to switch employers in the next 12 months While Gen Z employees are less likely to quit, about a third of them are extremely or very likely to ask for a reduction...
World coronavirus cases fall 24%; deaths rise in Asia: WHO
The U.N. health agency said there were 5.4 million new COVID-19 cases reported last week, a decline of 24% from the previous week. Infections fell everywhere in the world, including by nearly 40% in Africa and Europe and by a third in the Middle East. COVID deaths...
GST investigation wing asks officers to refrain from summoning CEOs
About the instructions with regard to summons, the guidelines said that senior management officials such as CMD/MD/CEO/CFO/similar officers of any company or a PSU (Public Sector Unit) should not generally be issued summons in the first instance New Delhi: The GST...
Govt holds interviews for appointing IRDAI’s non-life member, private sector professionals lead the race
From the public sector insurers, Madhulika Bhaskar, general manager and acting in charge of New India Assurance(NIA) was the lone candidate to have appeared for the interview. Some of the private sector professionals who had appeared for the interview today are-TA...