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US insurer The Standard has set up StanCorp Global Services India as a new global capability center in Bengaluru and Pune to support its technology transformation and future growth, and has appointed Mohua Sengupta as senior vice president and country head for India.The Standard is a US-based group of companies that offers disability, life, dental,…
Bollywood legend Dharmendra, 89, is admitted to Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital for routine tests. Despite age-related concerns, his health is stable. He lives with his first wife, stays fit through workouts and physiotherapy, and is set to star in Sriram Raghavan’s war drama ‘Ikkis,’ receiving positive reviews. Bollywood actor Dharmendra was admitted to the Breach…
World Health Organization recommends a ratio of one doctor for every 1,000 population, right? Wrong. WHO has denied ever making such a recommendation and cautions against using a metric used to facilitate inter-country comparison as a benchmark for health human resource planning at the national level.The head of WHO’s hea-lth workforce unit, Dr Giorgio Cometto,…
Delhi’s Diwali festivities ringing in this year brought an unexpected surge of noise, with several monitoring stations recording decibel levels well beyond what is legally acceptable. Even with a green cracker initiative and allotted hours for bursting, the decibel meter was pushed to its limits, particularly from 9 pm until 11 pm, spilling over into…
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced the new federal income tax brackets and standard deductions for 2026, offering some relief to Americans as they prepare for next year’s tax returns.The IRS usually makes these adjustments in October or November to prevent what’s known as “bracket creep.” This occurs when inflation pushes taxpayers into…
Filmmaker Kidar Sharma worked with the biggest names in Hindi cinema, including Raj Kapoor, Madhubala, Geeta Bali, Mala Sinha, and more. In an old interview, the director talked about how once Geeta Bali was ready to work for minimal fees after her downfall. The filmmaker also shared that the greatest showman of Hindi movies didn’t…
