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Why Your Insurer May Soon Offer Gym Memberships and Fire Extinguishers!

Imagine health insurers offering gym memberships and basic healthcare services, car insurers providing vehicle repairs and roadside assistance, or home insurers including safety consultations and fire extinguishers. Watch for more details!

30 Dec 2024
Videos

Going Abroad? Switch off your Mediclaim Policy | Mint Primer

Medical expenses in foreign countries get covered only if the health insurance policy explicitly mentions them. You may consider ‘switching off’ your policy before you leave. The new plan by Manipal Cigna Health Insurance is offering a perk called 'Switch On – Switch Off'

2 Sep 2022
News

Policyholders can now renew Corona Rakshak, Kavach plans till March 2021

The fixed-benefit policy called Corona Rakshak Policy entails a lump sum benefit equal to 100% of the sum insured if the policyholder tests positive for covid-19 and requires hospitalization for a minimum period of 72 hours

2 min read13 Oct 2020
News

Maha approves agro-tourism policy to empower farmers

A statement from the chief minister's office said the highlight of the policy would be rural development through tourism, making available market for agriculture produce, encouraging agriculture allied business, providing employment opportunities to women and youth in rural areas

1 min read6 Sep 2020
Opinion

Opinion | Restructuring to cushion impact on the economy

As RBI comes towards the end of its interest rate reduction cycle, it will have to navigate the economy through financial and macroeconomic stability

2 min read6 Aug 2020
Politics

How politics shapes virus risk perceptions

John M. Barrios and Yael Hochberg find that the search share for the identified terms are lower in US counties with a higher vote share for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election

1 min read5 May 2020
News

Does research influence policy design?

Gaps in information access must be bridged for research to meaningfully inform policy choice, suggests a new research

1 min read19 Aug 2019
Politics

CBI vs CBI: Supreme Court seeks Alok Verma's reply to vigilance commission's inquiry report

SC says CVC’s report should be served to offices of AG, SG, tells CBI boss to submit response in a sealed cover by Monday

2 min read16 Nov 2018
Politics

Congress's Sachin Pilot, Ashok Gehlot to both contest elections

Speculation?rife whether move sign of factionalism in Rajasthan or bid to unite forces

2 min read15 Nov 2018
Politics

Following criticism, new statue of Jayalalithaa unveiled in Chennai

Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and his deputy O. Panneerselvam unveiled the bronze statue on Wednesday at the AIADMK headquarters

1 min read14 Nov 2018