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Newly inaugurated President Rodrigo Chaves Robles declared a national emergency on 8 May in response to the continuing ransomware attack, for which Russia-based international criminal group Conti has claimed responsibility The number of ransomware attacks more than...
GI Council looks for a new secretary general
With the new IRDAI chairman Debasish Panda having already announced that the GI Council will be converted into an out out a professional body to deal with data and new innvative ideas, it is expected that the new secretary general will play a key role in the changing...
Heat waves, floods and heavy rain: India battling climate change and it is getting worse, warn experts
The scientists said if the frequency of heat waves continues as is predicted, these will adversely impact food, water and energy security in the region New Delhi: The spectre of climate change is here to stay and even worsen, say climate scientists as searing winds...
PNB MetLife launches Dental Care Plan with dental OPD benefits
Data from Allied Market Research indicates that the Indian dental insurance industry would be worth $ 3.65 billion by 2030 New Delhi: PNB MetLife India Insurance launched the PNB MetLife Dental Care Plan, the first insurance plan in India that covers fixed-benefit...
Chardham Yatra : 39 pilgrims die on route due to health reasons
"Most of the deaths of all the pilgrims have taken place on the travel routes. The cause of death of all has been high blood pressure, heart attack, and mountain sickness," said Uttarakhand Director-General Health Dr Shailja Bhatt As many as 39 pilgrims have lost...
Paytm drops plans to acquire Raheja QBE General, to file for a new general insurance license
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and CEO, Paytm The company in the exchange filing said, ''Our associate company, Paytm Insuretech Private Limited, had entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire 100% of Raheja QBE General Insurance Company Limited. As the share...
Poor workers bear the brunt of India’s heatwave
More than two dozen people have died of suspected heat strokes since late March, and power demand has hit multi-year highs Federal government data showed that heat stress was the most-common cause of death, after lightning, from forces of nature in the last twenty...
Cryptos pose a bigger threat to the stability of country’s financial system, say RBI officials to Parliamentary panel
Pointing out that cryptocurrencies have the potential to be a medium of exchange and replace the rupee in financial transactions both domestic and cross border, central bank officials said these currencies "can replace a part of monetary system it will also undermine...
How Omicron infection turbo-charges vaccinated people’s immunity
The findings offer a reassuring sign that the millions of vaccinated people who’ve caught omicron probably won’t become seriously ill from another variant soon -- even though the research needs to be confirmed, especially by real-world evidence People who are...
IMD issues two-day red alert in five Kerala districts ahead of monsoons
"We held a meeting on Saturday, chaired by the Chief secretary. Directions have been issued to all district collectors and other concerned authorities. As of now, the rivers are not overflowing. We have issued special directions to hilly districts and hazard analysts...
Cryptocurrencies: why they’ve crashed and what it could mean for their future
Crucially, the recent major falls in cryptocurrencies have called into question just how stable stablecoins are. After all, they are designed to have practically zero volatility by maintaining a "peg" to some other underlying asset If you had invested £100 (US$122) in...
Airbnb’s move to offering meaningful customer service for guests
Beyond modifications to its user interface and nifty new bells and whistles, it’s also addressing one of the company’s greatest pain points: poor consumer protections for guests. The new policy will cover not just problems that arise after check-in, but incidents...
Frauds in PSBs dip 51 pc to Rs 40,295 crore; number of cases not falling fast enough: RBI
According to the RBI data on frauds reported by PSBs in all categories during FY22, the highest amount of Rs 9,528.95 crore was reported by the city-based Punjab National Bank (PNB), involving 431 such incidents The country's largest lender State Bank of India...
Foreign investors’ relentless selling continues; pull out Rs 25,200 cr from equity mkt in May so far
Going ahead, FPIs selling will continue in the coming weeks as heat waves in the market and outside will make investors sweat a bit more, Vijay Singhania, Chairman, TradeSmart, said, adding that the selling has resulted in FPI's stake in Indian companies falling to...
Assam floods: 3 dead, nearly 25,000 people in 94 villages affected
According to the flood reports of Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), till May 14, a total of 24,681 people in 94 villages in six districts - Cachar, Dhemaji, Hojai, Karbi Anglong West, Nagaon and Kamrup (Metro) have been affected in the first spell of...
Govt to soon approve recast of Banks Board Bureau
The Delhi High Court(Delhi HC), while disposing one of the cases , has already disapproved BBB's power to select directors of public sector insurance companies while another case questioning the BBB's power to appoint CMDS of PSU general insurance companies will come...
More lives are lost in road accidents than in war: MoS Gen VK Singh
According to recent government data, total 3,66,138 road accidents occurred in India during 2020, causing 1,31,714 deaths New Delhi: India loses more people in road accidents than in a war, Union Minister General (retd) V K Singh said on Friday. Addressing an event...
LIC IPO: Listing on Tuesday, Faith of millions of Indian small investors put to test
“The mood could turn sour if the market price falls,” said Amitabh Dubey, a political analyst at research company TS Lombard. “The government could face criticism” Of the 21 Indian state-run companies that debuted in the stock market since 2010, half are still trading...