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MUMBAI: The health insurance industry is at its soundest in the five years since the pandemic, with the industry-wide incurred claims ratio (ICR) falling to a post-Covid low of 86.9% in FY25, data shows. What ICR means is that for every Rs 100 that insurers collected as premium, they attracted Rs 86 of claims in…
GHAZIABAD: The three sisters who died by suicide on Wednesday lived a childhood marked by deep isolation. The eldest, aged 16, was studying in Class 4, while her two half-sisters, aged 14 and 12, had also stayed away from school for years and were not homeschooled either.The girls rarely stepped out to play and had…
R Madhavan recently shared a candid and humorous anecdote about how his wife Sarita played a key role in pushing him back into work during the pandemic. What began as a light-hearted nudge eventually became a turning point, helping the actor reassess his mindset, reset after a four-year break from acting, and return with renewed…
Work from home, a concept that barely featured in corporate vocabulary before 2020, quickly became the backbone of the global economy when the Covid pandemic brought daily life to a standstill. Offices shut overnight, cities fell silent, but work could not stop. Across industries, companies improvised at speed, building digital systems and remote processes that…
NEW DELHI: Former IPS officer Kiran Bedi has once again raised alarm over Delhi’s deteriorating air quality, sharing multiple posts on X (formerly Twitter) highlighting the city’s hazardous pollution levels. In her latest update, she revealed that the Delhi Air Quality Index (AQI) currently stands at 458, classifying the air as hazardous. The main pollutants…
A new study reveals women are three times more likely to experience severe long COVID due to biological differences. Researchers found ‘gut leakiness,’ reduced red blood cell production, and hormonal imbalances, particularly lower testosterone in women, contribute to more persistent and debilitating symptoms. Published in Cell Reports Medicine, the researchers also look into the reason…
The CDC has updated its immunization schedules, shifting from recommending universal COVID-19 shots to encouraging individual decision-making. Toddlers will now receive the varicella vaccine as a standalone immunization. These changes, influenced by advisers appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., have drawn criticism from former CDC officials. “Informed consent is back,” Acting Director of…
COVID-19 cases are surging across the US, driven by new variants like the highly transmissible Nimbus (NB.1.8.1). This Omicron subvariant, first detected in 2025 in China, causes a distinct ‘razor-blade throat’ symptom. Here’s everything you should know bout the new COVID variant, its symptoms and how to prevent. The latest data from the US Centers…
Amitabh Bachchan who is currently busy with the latest season of ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’, sets a huge inspiration for his fans with his dedication and hard work even at this age. But after being busy, Big B also makes sure to stay connected with his fans through social media. He never misses a day of…
NEW DELHI: Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank chief economist Erik Berglof says that US tariffs have created more uncertainty than the Covid pandemic or the global financial crisis and argues that global supply chains are here to stay. Excerpts from an interview with TOI:What do you make of current global situation in the wake of the…
