Army clarifies aid to fallen Agniveer's family

Expressing support for the bereaved family of Agniveer Akshay Gawate, the Indian Army on Sunday sought to clear the air on compensation to the next of kin, saying that the same is "governed by the......

SC rejects legal status for same-sex marriage, bats for queer rights

In a setback to gay rights activists, the Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to accord legal recognition to same-sex marriage, saying there was "no unqualified right" to marriage with the exception......

Full text: President Murmu's address to Parliament's Budget Session

‘Wherever in the world there is political instability, those countries are beset with severe crises today. But India is in a much better position than the rest of the world due to the......

Why Doctors Stopped Being Gods

I got to know that every referred case for angiography and angioplasty got a kickback of Rs 5,000 and Rs 15,000 respectively.Seeing this trend, doctors started paying referring doctors Rs 1 lakh in......

LIC surges 10%; storms into top-5 most-valued club as m-cap tops Rs 7 trn

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) February 8 for the first time ever crossed the Rs 7 trillion market capitalisation, as the stock price of state-owned insurer hit a new high of Rs......

Private players see 6% rise in benefits paid to Rs 1.57 trillion in FY23

The total benefits paid by private life insurance companies to policyholders rose by 5.98 per cent to Rs 1.57 trillion during 2022-23. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com This figure stood at Rs......

LIC's VNB margin growth higher than private life insurers in Q3 FY24

State-backed Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) recorded strong growth in the value of new business (VNB) margin in the third quarter of financial year 2023-24 (Q3FY24) while major listed......

'NPA recoveries has helped to reduce credit cost'

'For the first time ever it has come below 1 per cent, at 0.97 per cent.' Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters Canara Bank will not sacrifice margins for growth and it will be conscious about the......

30 Years On, Shane Warne's Ball Of The Century

Shane Warne immortalised himself with the 'Ball Of The Century' on June 4, 1993 during the first Ashes Test against England at Old Trafford in Manchester. Then 24 years old, Warne deceived Mike......