New Delhi, Jan 10 (UNI) Government owned Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), the country’s largest life insurer, has recorded a 14.64% year-on-year (YoY) growth in new business premiums during the calendar year 2024, exceeding the insurance industry’s growth of 14.41% and the private life insurers’ growth rate of 14.55%, according to data from the…
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi, Jan 10 (UNI) The 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention (PBD), 2025, held in partnership with the Government of Odisha in Bhubaneshwar, from Jan 8-10, saw the participation of a large gathering of delegates from over 75 countries. The PBD 2025 was the first PBD to be held in Eastern India. This approach is…
New Delhi, Jan 10 (UNI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday called for enhanced cohesiveness of the global community in view of the current security environment which, he said, is in a state of flux with multiple conflicts and challenges. Addressing the Ambassadors’ Round-Table, organised as a prelude to Aero India 2025, here, Singh stressed…
New Delhi, Jan 10 (UNI) Recounting his tenure as Chief Minister of Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that “Mistakes will happen, I am human and not a God.” Modi made these remarks when he appeared as a guest on Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath’s podcast series called ‘People By WTF’. When he was…
New Delhi, Jan 10 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair a regional conference on “Drug Trafficking and National Security” here on Saturday that aims to address the growing concern of drug trafficking and its impact on national security. The conference, organised by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), aims to address the growing concern…
New Delhi, Jan 10 (UNI) Low-cost carrier SpiceJet on Friday said that it will unground 10 aircraft by mid-April 2025 further strengthening its network and operational capabilities. These will include four Boeing 737 MAX planes. Once the plan takes off, the airline’s current fleet size will increase to 28 aircraft, even as some aircraft are…
New Delhi, Jan 10 (UNI) Director General National Cadet Corps Lt Gen Gurbirpal Singh on Friday inaugurated a unique initiative ‘Idea and Innovation Competition’ here that will provide cadets with tools and guidance to think critically and develop solutions to real-world challenges. Before the competition, the NCC organised a series of workshops and contests pan…
New Delhi, Jan 10 (UNI) The Congress on Friday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “I am human, not god” remark during a podcast and said that, this is nothing but “clearly a damage control” after proclaiming himself as “non-biological”. Taking to social media handle X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said, “This…
Ottawa, Jan 10 (UNI) The election of the new leader of Canada’s Liberal Party, who will serve as the country’s new prime minister, will take place on March 9, the party announced on Friday. On Monday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his intention to step down as head of government and leader of the…
Washington, Jan 10 (UNI) U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin wanted to meet him and that such a meeting was being set up. “He wants to meet. And we’re setting it up,” Trump said of the Russian leader before a meeting with Republican governors at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm…
