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Insurance 2.0: After 100% FDI, distribution costs reset

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Insurance 2.0: After 100% FDI, distribution costs reset

The timing of the proposed rejig of distribution economics by IRDAI (Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority) is interesting as it came six months after India allowed centum foreign ownership in the sector. IRDAI is re-engineering the financial metrics of distribution — axing expenses of management (EoM) limits, tightening commission and moving towards a more technology-driven…

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One dead, another injured while cleaning sewer in Santacruz; no safety gear provided: Police

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One dead, another injured while cleaning sewer in Santacruz; no safety gear provided: Police

A 47-year-old worker died, and another was hospitalised after the two entered a municipal sewer chamber while carrying out drainage-cleaning work for a housing society in Santacruz East on Monday (September 28, 2026) morning. Police said the workers had allegedly not been provided any protective equipment. The incident took place around 11 a.m. near Bhavya…

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Rahul Gandhi attempts to spread anarchy in the country: Babulal Marandi

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Rahul Gandhi attempts to spread anarchy in the country: Babulal Marandi

Leader of the Opposition in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly and BJP leader Babulal Marandi, right, addresses a press conference. File | Photo Credit: PTI Leader of the Opposition in the Jharkhand Assembly, Babulal Marandi, on Monday (September 28, 2026) attacked Rahul Gandhi over the issue of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar following the Indian Express…

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Why rare-disease drugs could become India’s next pharma frontier

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Why rare-disease drugs could become India’s next pharma frontier

Each rare disease affects very few people. However, there are around 8,000 rare diseases, and they cumulatively affect hundreds of millions of people. In India, 1,004 rare genetic disorders have been reported so far. It used to be that because the number of patients for a rare-disease drug was very small, so the pharmaceutical industry’s…

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Woman accuses bureaucrat’s son of assaulting daughter in south Delhi

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One dead, another injured while cleaning sewer in Santacruz; no safety gear provided: Police

A woman has approached the Delhi Police alleging that her daughter was assaulted and threatened by the son of a senior bureaucrat in south Delhi’s Greater Kailash area. The police said they have received a complaint and are conducting an enquiry into the allegations. No FIR had been registered in connection with the complaint at…

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The View From India newsletter: U.S.-China: In search of strategic stability

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The View From India newsletter: U.S.-China: In search of strategic stability

(This article is part of the View From India newsletter curated by The Hindu’s foreign affairs experts. To get the newsletter in your inbox every Monday, subscribe here.) U.S. President Donald Trump hosted his Chinese counterpart in Washington on September 23-25, marking the second meeting between the leaders of the world’s two largest economies this year. The…

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Pope Leo XIV: AI doom fears are not ‘fake news’

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Pope Leo XIV: AI doom fears are not ‘fake news’

Pope Leo XIV speaks to journalists aboard the flight from Metz, France, to Rome on September 28, 2026 | Photo Credit: AP Pope Leo ​on Monday (September 28, 2026) said concerns that artificial intelligence could destroy the ‌world are not “fake news” and should ​be taken seriously, in an apparent ⁠rebuke of U.S. President Donald…

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PMO reviews Ambedkarite writings in university curricula after anonymous post calls them ’poison’

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PMO reviews Ambedkarite writings in university curricula after anonymous post calls them ’poison’

An urgent online missive from the department to all the central universities on Sunday (September 27, 2026) referred to communication received from the PMO regarding the post and sought their ‘comments’. (Representational image) | Photo Credit: PTI Works of prominent intellectuals and academics recommended as readings in several higher learning institutions are under the scanner…

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Delhi HC seeks jail authorities’ response on Sharjeel Imam’s plea to access e-record to complete PhD

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Delhi HC seeks jail authorities’ response on Sharjeel Imam’s plea to access e-record to complete PhD

Sharjeel Imam has sought access to research material on a pen drive using a standalone computer inside the prison premises, without any internet connectivity and under the supervision of Tihar jail staff. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Delhi High Court on Monday (September 28, 2026) asked the jail authorities to respond to a plea…

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