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Haryana Development and Panchayat Minister, Sh. Krishan Lal Panwar, today visited various business establishments in Charkhi Dadri city to discuss the new GST rates with traders. He also interacted with customers and congratulated them on the reduction in prices due to the revised GST rates. Earlier, while interacting with the media, Sh. Panwar said that under the leadership of Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi, a historic decision has been taken to reduce GST rates. This move will primarily be ...Read More >
Tata AIG insurance has become the third insurer to suspend cashless claim services with Max Hospitals Tata AIG General Insurance has become the third insurer after Star Health and Niva Bupa to end its cashless settlement arrangement with Max Hospitals, forcing policyholders to pay upfront for their treatment amid a widening rift between insurers and hospital chains. Tata AIG's decision, effective September 10, centres on tariffs. "Max Healthcare and TATA AIG General Insurance Company had nego ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tata AIG has suspended the cashless facility at Max Hospitals across India. It has become the third health insurer after Star Health and Niva Bupa. Star Health and Niva Bupa suspended the facility for all 22 Max Hospitals across the country. Notably, Max Hospitals has suspended Care Health's cashless claim suspension at Max Hospitals in Delhi NCR. In a statement, Max Hospitals said that Tata AIG suspended cashless services at its hospitals from September 10. ...Read More >
Patna, Sep 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, on Friday, made a direct pitch to Bihar's women voters, urging them to recognise their strength and vote for change in the upcoming state Assembly elections. Addressing a large gathering of women during the "Shakti Adhikar Mahila Samvad" programme at the Sadakat Ashram in Patna, Priyanka Gandhi accused the NDA government of trying to buy votes with cash transfers. "You (women) don't realise your power, but politic ...Read More >
The Rachakonda Police Commissionerate and Security Council will assist senior citizens in reporting financial scams, addressing neglect and abandonment, investigating cases of physical or emotional abuse, and tracing lost items or missing individuals as part of the newly-launched Golden Care programme. The initiative has legal backing through Section 144 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), which enforces accountability for those neglecting dependents, and the Maintenance Act provi ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: While the state government claims to have made significant strides in the welfare of interstate migrant workers, their access to health facilities remains poor, according to a recent study. Researchers from the Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU), Kottayam, found that only 9.8 per cent of migrant workers in the state are covered by health insurance. Moreover, 87.7 per cent are not even aware of central and state health policies designed for their welfare. The study raises key qu ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: EC on Thursday revised the rules relating to counting of postal ballots, making it mandatory for all postal ballot papers to be counted before the penultimate round of EVM/VVPATs counting is taken up.The new practice will be first implemented in Bihar where assembly polls are due in Nov.This restores the arrangement prior to May 2019, when EC had changed the guidelines to allow EVM counting to proceed regardless of postal ballot counting stage. The 2019 change did not rule out chances ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Rachakonda police, in collaboration with the Rachakonda Security Council, launched the 'Golden Care' initiative on Thursday, which aims to extend care and protection for senior citizens within the police commissionerate's limits.According to the police, assistance will be provided to them for govt welfare schemes such as pensions, medical aid, and health insurance. The initiative will also address issues such as reporting financial scams, investigating and intervening in cases of ...Read More >
The CM said registrations will begin from Barnala and Tarn Taran on Tuesday, as a pilot project to be completed within 8-10 days, and eventually move to other districts. He said around 128 camps will be set up and people can apply for the chief minister's health card after producing a copy of their Aadhar card, Voter ID and a passport size photo. "Once registration is complete across the state, we will officially launch the scheme," said the CM. Mann said over 2,000 health procedures and surger ...Read More >
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], September 23 (ANI): Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Balbir Singh announced on Tuesday that the state's cashless health insurance scheme, covering Rs 10 lakh for citizens, will be implemented, with individual cards to be created for all family members. Balbir Singh noted that there are no criteria for income or any other benefit for the scheme; the individual just needs to have an Aadhaar card from Punjab and a voter ID card. "Every family will receive cas ...Read More >
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced on Monday that his administration will establish a fund to finance organ transplants and other medical treatments exceeding Rs 5 lakh. Fadnavis mentioned at a meeting of the governing council of the State Health Assurance Society that the program will broaden the coverage of health insurance schemes. He instructed the state medical education and drugs department to develop a detailed policy for offering inclusive cancer treatment se ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Economic Offences Wing of Mumbai police has recorded the statement of Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra in a Rs. 60 crore alleged fraud case. Mumbai Police shared an update in the case and stated: "Investigations are going on against actress Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra in an alleged fraud case of Rs. 60 crore. A summon was issued by the Economic Offences Wing of Mumbai Police to Raj Kundra. He was asked to appear before police for the investigation." They further stat ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The government has directed insurance companies to proactively undertake outreach campaigns to publicise GST reforms and pass on the benefits to policyholders. M. Nagaraju, Secretary, Department of Financial Services (DFS), chaired a meeting with senior officials of DFS, IRDAI, CMDs of public sector insurance companies and CEOs of leading private sector life and non-life insurance companies and officials from Life Insurance Council and General Insurance Counci ...Read More >
New Delhi: The government has asked life and non-life insurance companies to ensure that benefits of the goods and services tax (GST) exemption approved earlier this month are fully passed on to both existing and prospective policyholders. Financial services secretary M Nagaraju on Monday also directed insurers to proactively undertake outreach campaigns to publicise the GST reforms and highlight their prospective positive impact in making insurance more affordable and accessible for the common ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): The Association of Healthcare Providers of India (AHPI) and the Indian Medical Association (IMA) Hospital Board raised alarm over Star Health Insurance suspension of cashless services at several prominent hospitals across India, leaving patients in distress. AHPI and IMA hospital board, including some of the large tertiary care hospital chains, are facing an alarming situation, after Star Health Insurance has suspended cashless services, leaving hospitals ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): The Association of Healthcare Providers of India (AHPI) and the Indian Medical Association (IMA) Hospital Board raised alarm over health">Star Health Insurance's suspension of cashless services at several prominent hospitals across India, leaving patients in distress. AHPI and IMA hospital board, including some of the large tertiary care hospital chains, are facing an alarming situation, after 'health">Star Health Insurance' has suspended cashless services ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 15: Star Health and Allied Insurance Company Ltd. (Star Health Insurance), India's leading retail health insurance provider, has introduced 'Know Your Policy', a new in-app feature designed to enable health insurance coverage, which is easier to understand and is highly accessible to its customers. This aligns well with IRDAI's mandatory Customer Information Sheet (CIS) and the broader consumer protection objectives. Initiatives like Star Health's simplifi ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 15: Star Health and Allied Insurance Company Ltd. (Star Health Insurance), India leading retail health insurance provider, has introduced Know Your Policy, a new in-app feature designed to enable health insurance coverage, which is easier to understand and is highly accessible to its customers. This aligns well with IRDAI mandatory Customer Information Sheet (CIS) and the broader consumer protection objectives. Initiatives like Star Health simplified versi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) Nearly two decades after Delhi University last had a woman as its student union president, this year's elections have put them back in the spotlight, with both NSUI and the Left-alliance fielding female candidates who are raising issues like campus safety and menstrual leave in their campaigns. The Congress-backed, National Students' Union of India's (NSUI), Joslyn Nandita Choudhary, who is the first woman to be in the fray for the top post in 17 years. Choudhary, a pos ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Health insurance policyholders are again witnessing sporadic cases of suspension of cashless hospitalization as hospitals and insurers spar over the issue of tariff rates for medical treatments. In a fresh incident, the Association of Healthcare Providers India (AHPI), a body of over 15000 hospitals, threatened to suspend cashless services for Star Health Insurance policyholders from September 22. In turn, the General Insurance Council (the association of non-life insurers) has asked AHP ...Read More >
New Delhi: The ABVP on Saturday released its manifesto for the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) polls, promising subsidised metro passes, free Wi-Fi, health insurance schemes and measures for specially-abled students. The organisation also stressed that its leadership works on the campus throughout the year and not just during elections. Prepared after receiving more than 5,000 suggestions from students, the manifesto gives top priority to issues of education, security, health, sports a ...Read More >
Aizawl: The Northeast had earlier suffered heavily due to "vote bank" politics, but due to the efforts of the BJP-led government at the Centre over the last 11 years, the "region has now become the country's growth engine," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday while laying the foundation stones of multiple development projects worth over ₹9,000 crore in Mizoram. Modi, whose first scheduled destination in Mizoram was Aizawl's Sipai Lammual, could not reach due to bad weather and address ...Read More >
NEW DELHI : Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS), a global leader in IT services, consulting, and business solutions, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) to accelerate the development of India's sovereign cloud ecosystem. As India doubles down on self-reliant and secure digital infrastructure, this collaboration aims to deliver scalable, and AI-enabled cloud platforms that align with India's data localiza ...Read More >
The Policybazaar report mentioned here tracked the health insurance growth with regards to OPD adoption in the past three years Around one in five health insurance policies now include OPD cover. Thanks to 4.5X growth in adoption in the past three years, reveals a Policybazaar report analysing OPD trends during this period. The report further notes that there are 5-10 percent fewer hospitalisations among regular OPD users. It further observed that OPD users claim 3 to 4 times each year against ...Read More >
STORY: Wall Street hit a milestone on Tuesday as all three major stock indexes closed at record highs, with the Dow adding more than four-tenths of a percent, the S&P 500 gaining over a quarter of a percent and the Nasdaq climbing more than a third of a percent. Data released on Tuesday showed U.S. employers added nearly a million fewer jobs in the 12 months through March than previously estimated. The large downward revision supported expectations the Federal Reserve will soon cut interest ra ...Read More >
New Delhi: Industry leaders welcomed the recently announced GST reforms, which reduce the number of tax slabs, stating that it will make tax compliance easier while also directly benefiting consumers through lower prices. Jharkhand Chamber of Commerce Joint Secretary Navjot Alang Rubal said that the reduction of the number of slabs from four to two under the new GST structure is a highly positive step. According to Rubal, this reform will greatly benefit the middle and lower-income groups as t ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Niva Bupa Health Insurance on Tuesday clarified that the viral social media post regarding the cashless denial of a Mumbai-based policyholder is 'baseless'. The viral post on professional networking site LinkedIn detailed the case of Chandra Kumar Jain, battling Myeloid Leukaemia and urgently needing a Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) at Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital in Mumbai. The LinkedIn post, from health insurance and investments advisor Avigyan Mitra, s ...Read More >
The Indian Cricketers Association (ICA), recognised by the Cricket Board, approved the proposal to offer a one time benefit of Rs.100,000 to the spouse of deceased ICA members, in its meeting held in Bengaluru. The Board has approved the amount to be given to eligible families which is expected to reach 50 beneficiaries. The sole organisation for the former cricketers, the ICA has 1,750 members. It takes care of the senior citizens, providing health insurance to members apart from regular heal ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 20 (PTI) The Centre has proposed exempting life and health insurance premium from GST, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and convenor of insurance GoM Samrat Choudhary said on Wednesday. Currently, health and life insurance premium attracts 18 per cent GST. The Group of Ministers (GoM) on life and health insurance will submit its report to the GST Council. The report will also include views and concerns expressed by some state finance ministers, he said. "The Centre's proposal is cle ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari on Wednesday asked Revenue department employees to call off their indefinite strike and return to work immediately, warning of strict action if the agitation continues. He said mass leave applications will not be entertained and salaries will be withheld under the "no work, no pay" policy if employees fail to rejoin duty. Collectors have been instructed to cancel any leave already granted. The strike, which began on Monday, ha ...Read More >
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