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Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone, a leading investor in Generali, together with entrepreneur Leonardo Del Vecchio, Generali’s third biggest investor, are opposing the reappointment of the insurer’s current chief executive Philippe Donnet as they challenge the influence...
Russian agents charged with targeting U.S. nuclear plant, Saudi oil refinery
The announcement was paired with the unsealing of criminal charges against four Russian government officials, whom the U.S. Department of Justice accused of carrying out two major hacking operations aimed at the global energy sector. Thousands of computers in 135...
US court allows J&J to force cancer victims into potential settlement talks
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Michael Kaplan ruled February 25 that J&J can use bankruptcy rules to temporarily block more than 38,000 lawsuits while the company develops a trust fund to permanently end the cases A US court ruling allowing Johnson & Johnson to use a...
Ola e-scooter catches fire in Pune, Co investigating matter
In a detailed statement on Twitter, the Bengaluru-based company stated: ''We are aware of an incident in Pune that happened with one of our scooters in Pune and are investigating to understand the root cause and will share updates in the next few days.'' The company...
FPI outflow shoots past Rs 1 lakh crore mark in 2022
Foreign portfolio investors have sold domestic equities worth Rs 48,261.65 crore so far this month, taking the year-to-date tally this year to a massive Rs 1,14,855.97 crore, according to depositories data. The exodus of foreign investors was largely owing to...
Carbon-based taxation system to help OEMs commit more towards green tech: Lexus
''We have seen in developed nations that carbon-based taxation has taken precedence over any other way to define vehicle taxation policies that we think solves many purposes,'' Lexus India President Naveen Soni told PTI in an interaction A carbon-based taxation system...
Indian airlines operators expected to add 120 new aircraft/year: Scindia
''India is looking at tremendous expansion. Expansion in the area of airlines, expansion in the area of airports. And therefore, fleet augmentation is also important. A country that had a fleet of only 400 aircraft in the year 2013-14 has grown to a fleet of 710...
SCOR appoints Mukul Kishore as APAC chief
Mukul Kishore, CEO, SCOR Global P&C, APAC This is the first time an Indian has been appointed at such a senior level position of the fourth largest global reinsurer In its India operations, Parag Gupta, chief underwriting officer(CUO) has been made...
IVF children have better quality of life as adults, finds study
“When accounting for other factors present in young adulthood, being ART-conceived appears to confer some advantages in quality of life. Perhaps unsurprisingly, we also found that, independently of how the person was conceived, having a better relationship with...
New EU rules regulating U.S. tech giants likely to set global standard
Europe's antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager won backing on Thursday from European Union members and EU lawmakers for her proposal, the Digital Markets Act (DMA), to rein in the powers of the tech giants via legislation for the first time, rather than lengthy antitrust...
Number of vehicles on Delhi roads increased by 3.03 pc in 2020-21 over previous year: Report
The report said of the over 1.22 crore vehicles, 82,39,550 are two-wheelers while 33,84,736 are cars and jeeps The city also has 1,14,869 autorickshaws and 1,12,401 taxis New Delhi: The total number of vehicles in the national capital increased by 3.03 per cent in...
LS passes Finance Bill; completes budgetary exercise for FY23
The number of taxpayers has increased to 9.1 crore from 5 crore a few years back, she said, adding the government is taking steps to widen the tax base and the faceless assessment has been received well by the people She further said that IFSC in Gujarat is making...
Airbus partners with Airlift Global for chopper ambulance service in India
Under the partnership, Airbus and Airlift Global would jointly develop a pilot project integrating air ambulance and medical emergency service for improved healthcare accessibility and connectivity in both urban and rural environments Aircraft-maker Airbus on Friday...
EU-U.S. data transfer deal cheers business, but worries privacy activists
"A new agreement will provide companies of all sizes the legal certainty to transfer, analyze, and use data on both sides of the Atlantic. The ability to move data is critical in today’s digitally connected economy," said U.S. Chamber of Commerce Executive Vice...
Saudi Aramco storage petroleum facility hit by Houthi attack, causing fire
The Iran-aligned Houthis, who are battling the coalition led by Saudi Arabia, have intensified attacks on energy facilities in the kingdom, the world's largest oil exporter. This week, Riyadh said it would not bear responsibility for any global oil supply disruptions...
Prominent insurance brokers probed by for Bribery and Corruption by UK Serious Fraud Office
The investigation is linked to a U.S. Department of Justice probe into corruption at Ecuador’s state-run insurance fund, Seguros Sucre The insurance firm, which is in the process of being liquidated, is emblematic of a culture of graft that has kept former President...
Covid variant worse than Omicron in next 2 years: UK epidemiologist
England's chief medical officer, Chris Whitty England's chief medical officer, Chris Whitty noted that the strain could cause "worse problems" than Omicron and the challenges from the current strain are "not by any means trivial", and its emergence could...
Vistara in talks with lessors to fill long-haul gap amid 787 delays
Vinod Kannan,chief executive,Vistara, said the market was too volatile to consider ordering new planes right now. But, in the longer run, Vistara could also consider buying Airbus A350s, he said. Vistara has about 50 aircraft, including two 787-9s received before the...