RBI running key operations from a 250-member-strong quarantine centre: DasThe governor also expressed his gratitude and admiration for the "brave citizens of our nation, to our doctors, healthcare and medical staf...
05 May, 2021, 01.33 PM IST
Mumbai gears up to quarantine 2,200 dailyThe government’s move, which some described as a knee-jerk reaction, meant many passengers who landed late Monday night were hustled into h...
23 Dec, 2020, 07.48 AM IST
Covid health insurance claims near 1 lakh as private treatment growsOn an average, 2,000 claims are being reported per day out of the 50,000-odd positive results. However at current levels, claims are relati...
06 Aug, 2020, 10.20 AM IST
Covid claims near 1 lakh as pvt treatment growsHealth insurance claims related to Covid-19 are inching towards the 1-lakh mark, with the value of the claims at around Rs 1,400 crore.
06 Aug, 2020, 08.12 AM IST
BCCI awaits ICC’s decision on T20 World Cup, government nod to take IPL 2020 to UAEThe International Cricket Council board meeting is scheduled for Monday, and the BCCI official said currently that the biggest agenda on th...
19 Jul, 2020, 06.18 PM IST
Irdai brings out new draft Covid policyThe proposed guidelines now mandate insurers to offer both options — a standard indemnity-based cover and a fixed-benefit cover. The new de...
24 Jun, 2020, 08.05 AM IST
Day 2: Airline operations smoother, but AI faces ireOperations at India's airports were smoother on the second day after the chaos that marked the resumption of domestic flights on Monday.
27 May, 2020, 07.42 AM IST
Avoid unnecessary testing, follow guidelines, BMC tells private labsBMC has also told hospitals not to insist on coronavirus tests before carrying out elective surgery on non-Covid-19 patients. As per the gu...
11 May, 2020, 07.34 AM IST
Reliance General Insurance launches coronavirus protection insurance coverThe plan has a policy period of one year and the waiting period is for 15 days before one can claim against the policy, according to a stat...
08 Apr, 2020, 01.55 PM IST
More hotels, accomodation spaces earmarked for COVID-19At present, nine hotel chains, including Lemon Tree, Radisson Hotels and Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG), are collectively offering 392...
26 Mar, 2020, 08.23 PM IST
Future Generali will offer coronavirus group insurance cover"The policy will provide a lump-sum benefit in case the insured is diagnosed or quarantined for a suspected sign, symptoms or infection of ...
26 Mar, 2020, 04.09 PM IST
Coronavirus: ‘Special leave’ to ensure isolation doesn’t hit payTop cos are tweaking their policies to include special provisions to ensure isolation doesn’t hit take-home pay.
18 Mar, 2020, 04.45 PM IST
COVID-19: Travel, hospitality companies assure customer-support"We are closely working with all our airline and hotel partners on lenient customer policies for date change, cancellations and waivers in ...
17 Mar, 2020, 07.31 PM IST
Coronavirus in India: Death toll at 2; States get into lockdown modeHigh-profile events like the Indian Premier League (IPL) was postponed by two weeks, while novel coronavirus-related disruptions continued ...
14 Mar, 2020, 07.51 AM IST
Measures to prevent coronavirus may dent economic growth by up to 2 percentage pts: BarclaysEconomic growth is set to slide to a decadal low of 5 per cent as per an official estimate released much before the virus grew to being cal...
11 Mar, 2020, 11.35 AM IST
Coronavirus impact: Insurers see marked jump in inquiries for health policiesQueries on new policies have increased up to 40% since fresh cases of the virus were detected in Delhi and Agra. But the impact on pricing ...
05 Mar, 2020, 08.30 AM IST
Chinese telcos take precautionary measures to keep employees safeThe Chinese company which has offices in New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru amongst other cities in India said it has quarantined all Chinese emp...
06 Feb, 2020, 07.02 AM IST