GST 2.0: Biggest gainers and losers of the new tax regimeIndia has announced revised Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced GST cuts on many items. The c...
04 Sep, 2025, 02.25 PM IST
New-age firms adopt pet-friendly policies to better retain talentPet insurance, telehealth services, pet adoption leaves, and wellness leaves are some of the initiatives companies have rolled out for empl...
25 Jun, 2022, 06.35 PM IST
Is insuring cab ride, bicycle, mobile, cyber safety useful?A host of exotic non-life insurance products are available now. Find out if they deserve a spot in your portfolio.
27 Jun, 2020, 01.57 PM IST
What does small-ticket insurance cover?A small-ticket insurance cover focuses on a specific need of the buyer. It is also known as bite-size insurance. These insurance products r...
27 Jan, 2020, 06.30 AM IST
Insurance startups get $183 million in 2019The sector had attracted investments worth $121 million in 2017.
04 Jan, 2020, 09.23 AM IST
Simplifying fineprint, big plan of insurance companiesWhile a few of the startups are simplifying the language of their write-ups, others are working on design elements like graphics, pictures ...
27 Nov, 2019, 09.31 AM IST
Unusual Insurance: How startups are changing the insurance gameA number of tech startups are selling micro insurance covers — for broken spectacles and a missed flight.
20 Oct, 2019, 10.07 AM IST
Pick bite-sized insurance policies only for small, temporary needsSmall-ticket plans can be a starting point for new buyers. But don’t treat them as substitutes for full covers.
19 Aug, 2019, 06.30 AM IST
From insuring your Labrador to your fitness regime, these startups are offering innovative policiesThese new-age fintech startups are challenging traditional insurance policies by designing new ones that will change how insurance is sold ...
27 Jun, 2018, 09.31 PM IST
Toffee Insurance raises $1.5 millionThe firm said that buying insurance on its platform takes less than 90 seconds and simple claims are processed in under two hours via a com...
30 May, 2018, 09.21 AM IST
Startups: The latest story of India's new economy and its key playersIndia's startup domain is beginning to moult. Risks are better understood, founders focus on unit economics. The men are finally being sepa...
03 Dec, 2017, 06.39 AM IST
We want no truck with the BJP, says Mehbooba MuftiThe CRPF rumbles by, its machine guns at the ready, its camouflage-clad helmeted commandos patrolling rally venues.
26 Nov, 2014, 11.56 AM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: BJP wants to divide India in 2 parts, says Rahul GandhiAt a rally in Korba, he accused the BJP of playing "divisive" politics and said, "We want a united single Hindustan, whereas BJP wants it t...
17 Apr, 2014, 06.52 PM IST
Lok Sabha elctions: Rahul tears into Modi's 'toffee model' development in GujaratIn his 20-minute-long speech, Gandhi cited many instances to 'reveal the truth' of the Gujarat model of development and blamed BJP for sell...
16 Apr, 2014, 03.07 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Left parties to help provide alternative government, says CPMSitaram Yechury said here today that the left parties can help to provide an alternative non-Congress and non-BJP government at the Centre ...
15 Apr, 2014, 10.35 PM IST
Balloons, toffees and snooping: Narendra Modi & Rahul Gandhi's war of words continues"In BJP we have a galaxy of senior & able leaders, while on the other side there is a childish leader who talks of balloons and toffees," M...
15 Apr, 2014, 04.59 PM IST