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Star Health, IndiaFirst Life Insurance join hands to offer combi plans

The Star First Combi Plans are a suite of five plans that provide combined benefits of health and life cover under a single offering

Inflation target ball back in govt's court

Contrary to expectations, changes to RBI Act fix no target

Overseas education still a big hit, while spending drops

While news reports suggest education-related overseas expenditure saw a drop by 20%, education consultants say numbers of students going abroad remains steady

Indian promoters gain more stronghold in insurance ventures

After the new Insurance Act, foreign partners may not want to continue

RSS arm to host Iftar party

Akhilesh to expand ministry

GST will improve tax-to-GDP ratio: Subramanian

He also termed the proposed tax system - along with strategic disinvestment and twin balance sheets - as the government's major pending agenda

Wipro Ventures invests in Israel VC firm TLV Partners

TLV Partners, founded last year, has a corpus of $115 mn and has invested in three startups so far

Chinese cotton reserve auction to impact Indian spinning industry

The auction seeks to cater to, and fuel mill demand in that country and has put India's cotton and cotton yarn exports in a cautious mode

Insurers make hay while markets drop

They are buying into equities as key indices drop, following Brexit

Rs 6,000 cr worth highway projects get approval

The projects in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Sikkim and Assam would be built on engineering, procurement and construction basis

Madras High Court dismisses petition against TNCA election

The petitioner alleged that the association has not implemented the recommendations of Justice R M Lodha Committee

Tata Power's move to acquire Welspun Renewables may impact its credit metrics, says Moody's

Tata Power, however, said that the acquisition of Welspun Renewables' 1,140 Mw assets is very strategic to it

Jivox raises $6 mn in new finance

You & Mr Jones, which led the financing, will join Jivox's board of directors, and will guide the firm into the next phase of growth

Suven gets product patents from Canada, Hong Kong

Patents are for new chemical entities, for treating disorders associated with neurodegenerative diseases

IIT Madras, Kanpur break into top-50 in QS University Rankings Asia 2016

IIT Madras and IIT Kanpur jumped 13 and 10 places, respectively, to be ranked in the top 50 universities' rankings among Asian countries by QS

NTPC trades surplus power from its 4 stations

Other PSUs may soon join the bandwagon

Fitch downgrades Lodha's rating

Fitch said the downgrade reflects Lodha's inability to reduce its leverage, as measured by net debt/adjusted inventory, to a level appropriate for its previous rating

Gujarat expects Rs 15,000 crore investments in agro food processing

According to state government, there are huge opportunities in agro food processing sector in India

Tata Sky forays into school education

Starts Tata Classroom to provide teaching assistance to students of class 5-8 for Rs 99 a month