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#1 Landslides in Southern India Kill at Least 93 With Many More Trapped

Jul 31 2024 // NEW DELHI (AP) — Multiple landslides in southern India have killed 93 people and many others are feared trapped under the debris, officials said Tuesday, after torrential rains triggered torrents of mud and water that...

#2 Aviva’s India Arm Hit With $7.5 Million Fine for Fake Invoice Scheme, Order Shows

Feb 17 2025 // Indian authorities have ordered British insurer Aviva’s local unit to pay $7.5 million in back taxes and penalties after an investigation found it created fake invoices to pay illegal commissions and claimed...

#3 Airlines Re-Route, Cancel Flights Due to India-Pakistan Fighting

May 7 2025 // Airlines including United Airlines and Korean Air re-routed or canceled flights and about a dozen Indian airports were shut on Wednesday after India struck nine sites in Pakistan, raising fears of an escalation. India...

#4 Tougher US Sanctions to Curb Russian Oil Supply to China and India

Jan 13 2025 // Chinese and Indian refiners will source more oil from the Middle East, Africa and the Americas, boosting prices and freight costs, as new U.S. sanctions on Russian producers and ships curb supplies to Moscow’s top...

#5 Russian Insurers Play Growing Role in Facilitating Oil Exports to Top Buyer India

Sep 18 2024 // Russian insurers are playing a growing role facilitating the country’s oil shipments to India, its biggest buyer, data obtained from trade and shipping sources shows, helping to protect Moscow’s export revenue...

#6 India Widens Approvals for Russian Insurers After Oil Sanctions

Jan 23 2025 // India widened backing for Russian insurers as the largest buyer of Moscow’s seaborne crude strives to keep discounted barrels flowing, after the US imposed fresh sanctions earlier this month. As well as extending...

#7 Police Summon Aviva India CEO in Discrimination Case, Company Denies Allegations

Oct 30 2024 // Indian police have summoned Asit Rath, the chief executive of British insurer Aviva in the country, as part of an inquiry into a former employee’s accusations of religious discrimination at work, documents seen by...

#8 India Races to Contain Oil Spill From Sunken Container Ship

May 27 2025 // Indian agencies detected an oil spill from a container ship that capsized off the coast of the southern state of Kerala early Sunday, triggering efforts to contain the environmental damage, the defense ministry said in a...

#9 Extreme Weather Is Stress-Testing India’s Infrastructure Drive

Jun 9 2025 // Indian monsoons this year — the earliest onset since 2009 — damaged new public infrastructure across the country, putting pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s push for an infrastructure upgrade in the...

#10 Probe Into EY India’s Office After Worker’s Death Finds it Lacked Labor Welfare Permit

Sep 25 2024 // An Ernst & Young (EY) office in western India, which employed a 26-year-old who allegedly died after facing a high workload, has operated since 2007 without a state permit which regulates work hours, a senior...

#11 India Is Building a Sanctions-Proof Supply Chain for Russian Oil

Feb 13 2025 // Oil refiners in India — eager to keep importing cheap crude from Russia — are working with merchants, shippers and other middlemen to rebuild supply chains as tougher US sanctions come into effect. Speaking on the...

#12 Allianz Mulls Ending Decades-Old Bajaj Insurance India JVs

Oct 22 2024 // Allianz SE is in talks to scrap two Indian joint ventures with Bajaj Finserv Ltd., in a dispute over the direction of the partnership, according to people familiar with the matter. Allianz plans to exit Bajaj Allianz Life...

#13 Tata iPhone Component Plant in India Halts Production Indefinitely After Fire

Sep 30 2024 // Production will remain suspended indefinitely at a Tata Electronics plant in southern India that makes Apple iPhone components after a fire at the weekend, officials said on Monday as they acted to prevent further damage...

#14 India Debuts New Weather Model to Help Farming, Flood Planning

May 27 2025 // The southwest monsoon’s early arrival in India this year is good news for crops, but exactly when, where, and how much rain will fall over the next few months are still difficult questions to answer. To help solve...

#15 Zurich Insurance Adding 600 People in India Following Kotak Deal

Jun 25 2024 // Zurich Insurance Group AG plans to increase headcount in India by 40% over the next three years, adding 600 people following its acquisition of a majority stake in Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.’s general insurance...

#16 Allianz to Sell India JV Stake to Local Partner for €2.6 Billion

Mar 18 2025 // Allianz SE has agreed to sell its 26% stake in Indian joint ventures for about €2.6 billion ($2.8 billion) to local partner Bajaj Group, according to a statement. The German insurance company has entered into binding...

#17 India Insurer Star Health Sues Telegram After Hacker Uses App’s Chatbots to Leak Data

Sep 26 2024 // Top Indian insurer Star Health has sued Telegram and a self-styled hacker after Reuters reported that the hacker was using chatbots on the messaging app to leak personal data and medical reports of policyholders. The...

#18 India Insurers Look to Hike Health Premiums as Pollution Stings

Feb 21 2025 // Indian insurers are considering making New Delhi residents pay 10% to 15% more for new health policies after an extraordinary spike in claims related to air pollution in 2024 in India’s capital, according to nine...

#19 Ambani’s Jio in Talks With Allianz for Insurance JVs in India

Oct 23 2024 // Jio Financial Services Ltd., controlled by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, has held talks with Allianz SE to set up an insurance partnership in India as the German firm seeks to scrap two existing joint ventures in the country,...

#20 Allianz, Jio Financial Said to Reach Initial Deal for India Joint Venture

Mar 20 2025 // Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Jio Financial Services Ltd., has reached a preliminary agreement with Allianz SE to form an insurance business in India, according to people familiar with the matter. The move comes as the...