by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 28, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Risk Management, Technology
Beyond a wave of lawsuits globally claiming it knowingly sought to addict children and caused a mental health crisis, Meta has also been under scrutiny over sexualized AI chatbot interactions with children. The legal threats, long shrugged off by shareholders, drew...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 28, 2026 | Banking & Bancassurance, International News
The lawsuit is one of several accusing Epstein’s banks of ignoring suspicious financial transactions related to Epstein, for concern they might lose his business. A federal judge said on Thursday he would grant final approval to Bank of America’s $72.5 million...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 28, 2026 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
Scientists are examining how a possible glacial collapse and ice-rock avalanche may have triggered the devastating flash floods along Nepal’s Bhotekoshi River, with preliminary assessments indicating that debris may have temporarily blocked the Lhende River and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 28, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy
A strategic sale in IDBI Bank is on the table. After a failed attempt earlier this year to sell it, the government has received revised bids from Dubai-based Emirates NDB and Prem Watsa-led Fairfax Financial Holdings. New Delhi: The government has achieved about 78...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 28, 2026 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
Scientists who’ve studied satellite images said bedrock underneath a glacier high in the Himalayan region had collapsed, taking part of the glacier with it. The rocks and melted water swelled the rivers in the valleys below, causing a torrent of water that swept...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 27, 2026 | Banking & Bancassurance, Indian News, Risk Management
The lawsuit alleges that HDFC promised Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) a 6.01 per cent interest rate to attract big its deposits, which constituted a hefty 2.51 per cent markup over the standard 3.5 per cent savings rate offered to regular...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 27, 2026 | Banking & Bancassurance, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Life, Non-Life
The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PM-JDY) accounts have grown four times since 2015 to 59.09 crore and deposits have risen 20-fold to Rs 3,16,514 crore.Nearly 45.95 crore PM-JDY accounts are in rural and semi-urban areas, while 13.14 crore are in urban and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 27, 2026 | Indian News, Life, Technology
Rushabh Gandhi, Managing Director & CEO, IndiaFirst Life Insurance and Arundhati Bhattacharya, President and CEO, Salesforce – South Asia at an event in Mumbai to announce partnership between IndiaFirst Life Insurance and Saleforce Rushabh Gandhi, Managing...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 27, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Policy, Reinsurance, Risk Management
The annual financing gap for health-focused climate adaptation across Asia-Pacific stands at approximately US$3.52 billion through to 2030, more than six times the funding currently available Mumbai:Across Asia, climate change is reshaping health...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 27, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
Nearly 100 people were killed and over 750, including 133 Indian nationals, remain missing after a massive flash flood originating in Tibet swept through central Nepal, devastating several towns and villages, washing away critical bridges, and crippling a dozen...
