Wednesday, Mar 22, 2023
Jan 13, 2022 Meghna Maiti You can now opt for Covid-related riders that cover consumables such as PPE kits, masks and gloves when you are taking a new health insurance policy.
Jan 12, 2022 Meghna Maiti In health insurance, online channels have become more popular but individual agents continue to be the mainstay. Choose the channel that works best for you.
Health insurance should be put in the 5 per cent GST slab and senior citizens should be exempt from GST. Tax deduction should be increased from Rs 25,000 to at least Rs 50,000.
Jan 01, 2022 Meghna Maiti What are your personal finance resolutions for next year? If you haven’t made them already, here’s a guide to make you and your family financially secure in the new year.
Marsh India is a joint venture between Marsh International Holdings Inc and India-based Rampart Trust. This investment will enable Marsh to meet the complex needs of companies across sectors.
Senior citizens, typically, have medical conditions that require constant medical assistance, need to be extra cautious while there is a rising number of cases. With the Omicron fear growing, one should be careful about the type of health insurance that will be effective for senior people.
Delhi High Court: A petitioner sought Rs 15 lakh as compensation for “specific and exemplary damages” caused to him due to the Air pollution in Delhi. The matter is listed on 6th December.
Most health insurance policies don’t provide coverage for any sort of dental treatment, though it’s mostly available in case of accidents and under OPD covers in India.
New-age group policies cover psychiatric treatments, chemotherapy, IVF, Ayurvedic treatments, Lasik and LGBTQ and live-in partner cover, among others.
Various insurers offer wellness programmes with health insurance policies to ensure betterment of physical and mental health.
Spend time and effort understanding what’s covered and what’s not
A regular health insurance policy only covers hospitalisation, for all other expenses, you may need OPD insurance.
Private lender HDFC Bank had stated in June that its board had given the approval to acquire more than 3.55 crore shares in the joint venture for Rs 1,906 crore from the parent company Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC).
The company's filing to the Bombay Stock informs that the company would be carrying out the spin-off via its existing wholly-owned subsidiary, Livlong Protection and Wellness Solution, previously known as IIFL Corporate Services.
Car and home insurance covers can help you cut the losses due to the damage caused by a natural calamity.
The scheme which was announced in the state budget for 2021-22 by Ashok Gehlot will provide every family with an insurance cover of Rs five lakh by paying Rs 850 annually.
The Prime Minister's Office said on Thursday that the Ayushman Bharat scheme will ensure universal health coverage.
The department is also expected to introduce face-recognition technology to submit digital life certificates through a simple Android phone without attaching any biometric device
A farmer sits near his red chillies at a deserted APMC market, during the weekend curfew imposed by the Karnataka government to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Hubballi.
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Delhi Chief Minister & AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal being welcomed by women supporters during his door-to-door campaign ahead of the Goa Assembly elections, in Goa.
PTI Photo
A health worker collects swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 test, amid concerns over rising Omicron cases, in Gurugram.
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Traffic jam on a road at Shalimar Bagh during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
PTI Photo/ Shahbaz Khan
The Lajpat Nagar market wears a deserted look during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
PTI Photo/ Shahbaz Khan
He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
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The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Jan 15, 2022 Saikat Majumdar 
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Jan 08, 2022 Rakhi Bose 
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
Jan 01, 2022 Saikat Majumdar 
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.
Dec 28, 2021 Tanvir Aeijaz 
