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Toffee Insurance introduces salary protect plan for the next half billion
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 28 (NewsVoir): Toffee Insurance, a Gurgaon-based all-digital insurtech startup has recently announced India’s first Salary Protect Plan (Kamai Bachao Yojna) Health insurance to protect loss of income in case of hospitalization.
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Media and entertainment industry to touch $ 52.6 billion by 2022: ASSOCHAM
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 28 (ANI): The Indian media and entertainment industry is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 11.7 per cent from 30.3 billion dollars in 2017 to 52.6 billion dollars in 2022, according to a joint study conducted by industry body ASSOCHAM a
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Thailand aims to attract more Indian tourists
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Singapore [Singapore], Jan 28 (ANI): Thailand is one of the favourite international tourist destinations for Indians. The Indian tourists spent almost 70 billion Baht (USD 2.2 billion) last year and 58 per cent of them have been there before with the length of stay averaging 7.45 days. Th
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Cash-strapped Pakistan receives $1 bn each from Saudi Arabia, UAE
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad (Pakistan), Jan 25 (ANI): Battling a severe financial crunch, Pakistan received the third tranche of $1 billion from Saudi Arabia and a similar amount from the United Arab Emirates.
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Cabinet approves amendment to framework on currency swap pact for SAARC co
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi, Jan 23 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved an amendment to the framework on currency swap arrangement for SAARC member countries to incorporate a stand-by swap amounting to 400 million dollars operated within the overall size of two billion dollar facility.
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Video game revenue peaked at USD 43.8 billion in 2018: Report
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
California [USA], January 23 (ANI): Video gaming industry had a stellar year as the revenue peaked up 18 percent in 2018, compared to previous years.
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Pakistan signs $3 bn bailout package with UAE
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad (Pakistan), Jan 23 (ANI): Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates have signed a US$3 billion bailout package to support the cash-strapped country even as Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan sought financial assistance from Qatar, media reports said.
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Global webcams market to reach USD 13.14 billion by 2026: Report
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Dublin [Ireland], January 22 (ANI): The global market for webcams is looking at hitting 10.9 per cent by 2026, a new report by ResearchAndMarkets.com has indicated.
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SBI raises US $1.25 billion funds through bonds from overseas market
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) Jan 19 (ANI): SBI Chairman Rajnish Kumar on Saturday said that India's largest public sector lender has raised US $ 1.25 billion through bonds from the overseas market.
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House rejects US govt's decision of lifting sanctions linked to Russian ol
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 18 (ANI): The US House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly rejected the Donald Trump administration's decision of rolling back of sanctions on firms linked to Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska, who is considered a close aide to Russian President Vladimir P
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Hitachi halts work on Welsh Nuclear power project
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 17 (ANI): Japan's Hitachi Ltd on Thursday announced that it was halting the work on a 15 billion pound nuclear power project in North Wales after the two governments failed to reach an agreement of the financial term of the project.
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How clean is River Ganga? Here's a fact check
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 17 (ANI): Around 97 towns and cities located on the banks of Ganga discharge over 3.2 billion litres of untreated sewage into the river daily. To keep the water from getting polluted, the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) took up a big challenge t
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