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Home Run Derby 2024, one of the most thrilling events in the sport. The annual showcase of power hitting will take place at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, the home of the Texas Rangers. This year’s competition promises to be an exciting showdown featuring some of the game's top sluggers.

health insurance companies in India, at least 33 have joined the National Health Claims Exchange (NHCX), a centralized platform developed by the government for the exchange of insurance claims-related information, ToI reported on July 15. This new system aims to expedite the insurance claims process and make it more transparent, with real-time access to claims settlement status by the Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India (IRDAI). Citizens will also be able to monitor their insurance claim status through their mobile devices, the report (by Durgesh Nandan Jha) said. Currently, insurance claims are processed through multiple platforms, leading to delays. The implementation of NHCX will streamline this process. According to government sources, some companies have already started trialing the NHCX for claims processing, with an official launch expected soon. A senior official of the National Health Authority (NHA), which developed the centralized platform, elucidated, «Citizens will also be able to see the status of their insurance claim through the mobile.»

A $200 million injection of growth equity is already driving acquisitions for a tech-enabled financial services firm that focuses exclusively on the needs of medical professionals.

The Sydney District Court has convicted the man behind the promotion of the now-defunct crypto exchange platform BitConnect. According to the nation’s corporate regulator, he was accused of providing unlicensed financial advice.

In a policy paper published today (15 July), the investment platform urged the new Labour government to create a single ISA product incorporating Cash ISAs, Stocks and Shares ISAs, Junior ISAs and Innovative Finance ISAs.  Chief executive Michael Summersgill said the merger would be the first step in achieving the ultimate goal of moving to a single ‘One ISA' regime, which he argued would unlock £30bn currently sitting in Cash ISAs.  AJ Bell: The British ISA is a bad idea «By combining the best features of ISAs into a single product, the government can make it easier for people to ...

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Anupam Mittal, the founder of Shaadi.com and a well-known figure from Shark Tank India, quipped that the Ambani family could have televised their grand wedding on JioCinema, their own streaming platform. In a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), Mittal wrote, «Dulha bhi khud ka, JioCinema bhi khud ka (Groom belongs to them, JioCinema also belongs to them). Should have broadcast 'The Shaadi', would have rivaled IPL ratings.» This tongue-in-cheek remark suggested that broadcasting the wedding might have garnered viewership comparable to the Indian Premier League (IPL), one of the most-watched cricket tournaments in the country. The Ambani wedding, which took place on July 12, was indeed a spectacle. Anant Ambani, the youngest son of Mukesh and Nita Ambani, tied the knot with Radhika Merchant in a lavish ceremony that drew a constellation of celebrities, cricketers, business moguls, and dignitaries. Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi graced the event, blessing the newlyweds with his presence.

Tezos, a decentralized blockchain platform, was founded by the husband and wife duo, Arthur and Kathleen Breitman, almost a decade ago and since then the open-source blockchain network has come a long way.

NEW DELHI : Insurance approval delays during hospital admissions and discharges have long been a bane for patients, primarily due to fragmented front-end systems and manual intervention at hospitals. Imagine a unified platform where all hospitals, insurance companies, and stakeholders come together to digitize and streamline this process. Enter the National Health Claims Exchange (NHCX), an initiative developed by the National Health Authority (NHA), the Union health ministry, and the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai).

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Donald Trump goes into the Republican National Convention with some bold promises about the U.S. economy, but he has sketched out notably few details about how his plans would actually work

Ukraine hopes to find a strategic edge against Russia in drones built in abandoned warehouses or factory basements

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Uber have approached the finance ministry, Goods and Services Tax Council and the Authority for Advance Rulings (AAR) seeking clarity on whether their business was liable to tax or not. The move follows a decision from the Karnataka AAR that held that Bengaluru-based direct-to-driver app Namma Yatri was not liable to pay GST. The AAR, in the case of Juspay Technologies that runs the Namma Yatri mobility platform, relied upon the dictionary meaning of the word «through» and held that the mere act of linking service providers with customers through a digital platform did not constitute a supply of service and thus not liable to tax. Section 9(5) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 specifies that liability of GST on certain services has to be discharged by an electronic commerce operator if the services are supplied 'through" its platform. The Karnataka AAR held that as Namma Yatri was merely connecting the auto driver and passenger and its role ended on such connection, the supply was happening independent of its online application and, accordingly, Section 9(5) did not apply on it.

GTPL Hathway is planning to invest ₹100 crore in its headend in the sky (HITS) service, which is slated to go live in Q1 FY26 with a capacity to provide up to 900 TV channels, a senior company official told ET. The company, which received a HITS licence from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) on Friday, will undertake its future subscriber expansion through HITS, the official added, requesting anonymity. NXT Digital, owned by Hinduja Group, is the sole provider of integrated services that include both HITS and cable TV services. HITS is a satellite-based platform that combines features of cable TV and DTH.

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Trump on Sunday said the US must «stand united» and called for people to show «true character as Americans», remaining «strong and determined», after he survived an assassination attempt during a rally. Trump, 78, survived the attempt on his life on Saturday when a 20-year-old shooter fired multiple shots at him at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, injuring his right ear. The shooting left one person attending the rally dead and two others in serious condition. The suspected shooter was shot and killed by a member of the Secret Service. Taking to his social media platform Truth Social platform, Trump said, «It was God alone who prevented the unthinkable from happening,» CNN reported.

Narendra Modi has become the world's most followed leader on the social media platform 'X' with over 100 million followers. While comparing the followers of various Indian politicians on X, PM Modi stands out significantly in terms of numbers. The Leader of Opposition (LoP), Rahul Gandhi has 26.4 million followers, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has 27.5 million, Samajwadi Party's Akhilesh Yadav has 19.9 million, and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has 7.4 million.

Donald Trump was targeted in a shooting incident during a rally in Pennsylvania, Chinese online retailers wasted no time in offering souvenir T-shirts adorned with photos depicting the aftermath of the assassination attempt on the former president. According to a report from TOI, Taobao seller Li Jinwei said, «We put the T-shirts on Taobao as soon as we saw the news about the shooting, though we hadn't even printed them, and within three hours we saw more than 2,000 orders from both China and the US.» The rapid production and sale were made possible by digital printing technology, which allowed the T-shirts to be quickly printed and made available for purchase. Companies like Xinflying Digital Printing Production in Guangdong reported their capability of printing 8 election-themed T-shirts per hour using digital printing machines.

Jairam Ramesh targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre on Sunday, over the recent tax collection data, and said that individuals are paying more tax than companies, and the middle class is bearing the weight of heavy taxation while Rs 2 lakh crore has been put in «pockets of billionaires» due to slashing of corporate taxes. He highlighted that income tax collection stood at Rs 3.61 lakh crores and gross corporate tax collections were Rs 2.65 lakh crores, from April 1 to July 1, 2024. Taking to social media platform X, Jairam Ramesh said, «As we head towards the Budget on July 23rd, data has just been released that gross personal income tax collections amounted to Rs 3.61 lakh crores during April 1-July 1 2024 while gross corporate tax collections were Rs 2.65 lakh crores. This reconfirms and re-establishes the point we have been making for quite some time--that individuals are paying more tax than companies.»