If commissions drop to the extent that distribution is not viable, industry officials say that sale of credit protection covers may drop. MUMBAI: The insurance regulator Irdai is considering an effort-based commission framework linking distributor payouts to selling and servicing effort, but life insurers fear lower commissions for group and embedded products could shrink coverage…
‘DC’ vs ‘GDN’ box office collections day 7_ Lokesh Kanagaraj’s movie reaches Rs 64 cr Lokesh Kanagaraj‘s ‘DC’ has retained a clear advantage over R. Madhavan‘s ‘GDN’ at the box office. The movie has completed seven days in theatres with a worldwide gross of Rs 64.38 crore.The film recorded Rs 3.90 crore in India net…
Indian players during a training session in Galle, Sri Lanka. (ANI Photo) The outcome of the opening Test between India and Sri Lanka, beginning on Saturday in Galle, may be determined not just by the nature of the pitch but by how quickly India’s spinners adapt to the venue’s tricky crosswinds. The picturesque Galle International…
A positive, bright flow of energy flows through your day. You’ll feel more positive, more confident and more ready to be involved in life, instead of being in the middle of it. The Moon encourages learning and expression whereas Jupiter is your ruler boosts your confidence in your own efforts.That’s why the day brings success…
New Delhi: Public Works Department (PWD) has revised its plan for the proposed new secretariat complex at ITO, dropping its July proposal of two towers linked by a skywalk.Under the new plan, two separate buildings will come up on either side of the road at the busy ITO intersection, PWD minister Parvesh Verma said, adding…
Mumbai: A former student of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) has moved the Bombay high court seeking pre-arrest bail in a case where he allegedly raised inflammatory slogans for the release of jailed UAPA accused activists Umar Khaled and Sharjeel Imam at an unauthorised campus event.On Aug 7, bail. was refused to Kamakhya…
The 220th Lalbagh Flower Show turns the spotlight on Karnataka’s history this Independence Day weekend with the theme The Glory of the Ganga Empire. The exhibition pays tribute to the Western Ganga dynasty, which ruled parts of present-day Karnataka for nearly six centuries. The centrepiece is a floral recreation of the 1,200-year-old Panchalingeshwara Temple Complex…
Stone tools found at Kathiyavadi near Ranipet Chennai: Students and faculty members from University of Madras’s department of ancient history and archaeology have found a new Stone Age site at Kathiyavadi near Ranipet, some 120km from Chennai. During a field exploration, they found stone tools such as multi-platform and discoidal cores, scrapers, burins and notched…
Hyderabad: Chief minister Revanth Reddy on Thursday said in charge ministers and Congress functionaries down to the booth level had not taken adequate responsibility for addressing issues arising during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. He warned that Telangana could risk losing 21% of its votes if the exercise was not handled with…
Academy of Fine Arts ticket counter colour change Kolkata: From “childish” to “ugly”—theatre activists reacted strongly to the colour of the ticket counter at Academy of Fine Arts being changed thrice in a month. But the BJP camp called the move a “reaction”.The political tug-of-war began in early July when the ticket counter next to…
