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The case, which was initiated in the court of Justice Justice V Kameswar Rao is now being heard by Justice Yogesh Khanna, has been been adjourned to March 21 New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Feb 03 has adjourned the ongoing hearing of a plea by Inderjeet Singh,...
KPMG faces £1.3b lawsuit over UK contractor’s collapse
The UK’s Official Receiver, acting on behalf of Carillion’s creditors, accused KPMG of failing to spot misstatements on the group’s accounts and provided misleading financial statements, according to court documents filed on Jan. 17 and made public Thursday KPMG LLP...
As NFTs flourish, U.S. Treasury raises alarm over money laundering in art
In a study published on Friday, the Treasury found that there is some evidence of money laundering risk in the high-value art market, but limited evidence of terrorist financing risk, the Treasury said in a statement The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday issued a set...
LIC offers opportunity for policyholders to revive lapsed policies
For conventional and health policies with a total receivable premium of up to Rs one lakh, the insurer is offering a 20 per cent concession in late fee, with a maximum limit of Rs 2,000. Similarly, for a premium amount of above Rs 3 lakh, concession offered is 30 per...
Global Nat Cat insured losses at $116 billion in 2021, more than 60% higher than average: Gallagher Re
By region, North America accounted for the largest proportion of the loss at 68%, followed by Europe, Middle East & Africa at 23%, Asia Pacific at 8% and Latin America and the Caribbean at 1%. By peril, tropical cyclones were the most impactful, responsible for...
Britain’s pandemic modellers say future large waves of COVID possible
The Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Modelling, Operational sub-group (SPI-M-O) said the emergence of new viral variants was the biggest unknown factor in the medium-to-long term, along with waning population immunity and changes in mixing patterns LONDON: There...
Global Covid caseload tops 390.5 mn, deaths surge to more than 5.72 mn
The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 76,344,963 and 901,288, according to the CSSE The second worst hit country in terms of cases is India (41,952,712 infections and 500,055 deaths), followed by Brazil...
News Corp says it was hacked; believed to be linked to China
News organizations are prime targets for the world's intelligence agencies because their reporters are in constant contact with sources of sensitive information. Journalists and newsrooms from Mexico and El Salvador to Qatar, where Al-Jazeera is based, have been...
Social media be made more accountable: IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnav ''We have to bring about a balance and consensus to make social media accountable to ensure the safety and security of our women and our future generations. For this social media rules have to be strengthened'' New...
UK competition watchdog fines Facebook’s parent company Meta for second time
"Meta failed to alert us in advance to important changes in their staff, despite knowing they were legally required to do so. This is not the first time this has happened," CMA Senior Director of Mergers Joel Bamford, said in a statement London: The UK Competition and...
SC asks states to pay Covid death compensation to families in 10 days
The top court reiterated that applications seeking compensation should not be rejected on technical grounds and if any technical glitch is found, the states concerned should give them opportunity to cure defects as the ultimate goal of the welfare state is to provide...
SBI Gen join hands with CanKids to support cancer affected children with medical facilities.
On World Cancer Day, SBI General, announced that it has joined hands with CanKids, the National Society for Change for Childhood Cancer in India, an NGO working across the entire spectrum of childhood cancer care. This partnership will help the children suffering from...
Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies can transform cancer care in India: WEF
Citing results of a study published in an American science journal, JCO Global Oncology, World Economic Forum (WEF) said cancer rates are rising rapidly across India and one in nine of the country's 1.3 billion citizens will develop the disease during their lifetime...
LIC partners with Policybazaar to distribute its products
Life Insurance Corporation on Thursday said it was roping in insurance aggregator Policybazaar.com to distribute its products. "LIC, the country’s pioneer in life insurance and Policybazaar.com have joined hands to offer a wide range of term and investment products to...
Steep rise in cancer cases in Agra, say doctors
According to health experts at government hospitals in Agra, there is a 50-60 per cent rise in the number of oral cancer patients. Tobacco, tooth powder-based on tobacco, smoking and alcohol were among the primary reasons for the disease, they said. “If we compare...
Covid-19: End of pandemic in sight for Europe, thanks to high vaccination rates – WHO
Widespread immunity from vaccines and infections, combined with the change of season, also puts Europe in a better position to fend off any resurgence in transmission WHO Europe director Hans Kluge said. Two years after the outbreak of Covid-19, Europe could soon...
Surgeons body seeks PM Modi’s intervention in App-based patient referral system
In a letter to the prime minister, AMASI President Dr Jugindra Sorokhaibam said the Executive Committee of AMASI has learnt that certain mobile apps were being utilised in the country "to direct patients to surgeons/doctors without examination, who have signed...
Slightly younger population infected more in this COVID-19 wave in India: Govt
“In vaccinated versus unvaccinated, death was 10 per cent (91 per cent co-morbidities) vs 22 per cent (83 per cent co-morbidities). So really nine out of 10 had co-morbidities in this young population who died and were vaccinated. Of the unvaccinated, 83 per cent had...