The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) has directed state-owned general insurers to make annual provisions for future wage revisions instead of recognising the liability once every five years, people familiar with the matter told ET. Distributed provisioning is aimed at easing the impact of periodic wage settlements on their balance sheets, said…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre whether there was any possibility of it rethinking or relooking at the detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, saying that “his medical condition is not that good”.The top court also asked the Centre to brief it on the government’s stand on the next date of…
Karnataka High Court allows bike taxies; asks State government to register two-wheelers as ‘transport vehicles’ The Hindu Source link
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday strongly criticised Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, calling him “arrogant” and a “liar” after meeting him at the Election Commission headquarters in Delhi. The sharp remarks came amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, which Banerjee and the…
Hardik Pandya is set to make his much-awaited return to the Indian team in the upcoming five-match T20I series against New Zealand, starting Wednesday. The series will mark Pandya’s first appearance for India since he picked up an injury during last year’s Asia Cup, an issue that forced him to miss several key international assignments….
File photo: Dr Nisha Verma Dr Nisha Verma has drawn national attention after a tense exchange during a recent US Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing on abortion pill safety. During the hearing, Republican Senator Josh Hawley repeatedly questioned Verma on whether men can get pregnant, a line of questioning that quickly…
The United States has begun pulling some military personnel out of key bases in the Middle East as tensions with Iran escalate sharply, following a deadly crackdown on protests inside the country and renewed threats of US military intervention. Iran, in turn, has warned that any American strike would trigger attacks on US bases across…
Shalini Passi (File photo) Kids and Coke, it’s a love story many parents know all too well. The fizz, the sweetness, that bubbly “pop” when you open a can, it’s hard for little ones to resist.Colorful branding, fun bottles, and ads everywhere, and suddenly Coke becomes more than a drink; it’s a tiny daily treat…
SRINAGAR: Days after J&K Police arrested two persons in cases dating back nearly 30 years, Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday asked the Omar Abdullah govt to intervene and stop such action. He accused the authorities of “harassing” individuals over matters long settled”, and said the move had created anxiety and uncertainty among…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Wednesday pulled up the Centre over the chaos faced by air travellers amid disruptions at IndiGo, questioning why the government failed to prevent airfares from soaring to Rs 35,000–Rs 39,000 and what immediate measures were taken to assist stranded passengers. “Why did such a situation even precipitate? What…