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Amendments in laws to deepen India's insurance coverage, strengthen regula
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025, passed by the Parliament this week, is expected to improve insurance penetration, operational efficiency, and market resilience, advancing insurance for all by 2047, according to CareEdge Ratings.
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India-Oman CEPA allows stay duration extension for Contractual Service Sup
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
India-Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) marks a significant milestone in India's strategic engagement with the Gulf region, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday, noting that the agreement provides a comprehensive and forward-looking framework fo
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Parliament passes bill allowing 100 pc FDI in insurance sector
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Parliament on Wednesday passed the 'Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025', with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman assuring members that opening up the sector will attract new insurers, intermediaries and allied service providers, expanding the overall insuran
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"India leading source of FDI, giving our cooperation a strong foundation o
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
"I think our decision today that we elevate our historic relationship to strategic relationship is the right decision," Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali said.
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Lok Sabha passes bill to raise FDI in insurance sector to 100 pc, Sitharam
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Replying to a debate on the Bill in the Lok Sabha, Sitharaman said the government wants the regulators to be more robust.
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Insurance Amendment Bill seeks to accelerate growth of sector, improve reg
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The Lok Sabha on Tuesday took up for consideration a bill that seeks to accelerate the growth and development of the insurance sector, ensure better protection of policyholders and improve ease of doing business for insurance companies
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Mumbai emerges as investment magnet as Maharashtra draws one-third of Indi
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Investment interest in Mumbai and Maharashtra remains strong, with the state attracting one-third of the foreign direct investment coming into India, said Jaykumar Rawal, Minister for Marketing (Agro) and Protocol, Government of Maharashtra, speaking to ANI at the sidelines of the CII Mumbai
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FM introduces Insurance laws (Amendment) Bill 2025; proposes 100% FDI in I
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday introduced the Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2025, titled "Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha", in the Lok Sabha, aiming to strengthen policyholder protection, deepen insurance penetration and accelerate the growth of the insurance sector in the coun
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Uday Kotak urges Indian firms to step up as rupee crosses 90 and foreign i
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
As the rupee weakens toward Rs 90 per dollar, Uday Kotak has urged Indian businesses to break out of their comfort zone, warning that foreign investors appear to be calling the shots in current market dynamics.
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Indian equity inflows from Russia tripled in FY25, highest in four years:
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Russian FDI equity inflows into India surged more than threefold in FY2025 to USD 18.45 million, up from USD 5.16 million in FY2024, marking the highest level in four years and a renewal in economic engagement between the two countries.
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India's current account deficit narrows sharply to USD 12.3 billion, 1.3%
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The merchandise trade deficit moderated to US$ 87.4 billion in Q2, marginally lower than USD 88.5 billion in the corresponding period last year. Exports and imports both grew, but the increase in exports helped contain the deficit.
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India congratulates Luxembourg on accession of Grand Duke Guillaume, highl
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
India on Wednesday extended its warmest greetings to Luxembourg on the accession of Grand Duke Guillaume to the throne, as Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh represented the Indian side as Chief Guest at a reception hosted by the Embassy of Luxembourg in the national
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