Aadhaar-linked insurance fraud alert: Insurance scams on the rise; UP Police probe bogus claims using fake identities

Fraudsters are increasingly exploiting Aadhaar-linked identity systems to file bogus insurance claims, prompting a large-scale probe by the Uttar Pradesh Police and a renewed industry push to tighten oversight across health, life, and motor insurance sectors.According to officials, criminals have now moved beyond PIN code manipulation — a fraud technique previously used to bypass claim…

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Business outlook: Business confidence index jumps to 149.4 in April-June; NCAER survey flags optimism in sales

India’s business sentiment saw a sharp uptick in the April-June quarter, with the Business Confidence Index (BCI) rising to 149.4 from 139.3 in the previous quarter, according to the latest Business Expectations Survey by the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER).The index is built on four key components: expectations of overall economic improvement over…

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JAL insolvency: CCI clears Dalmia Bharat’s bid to acquire Jaiprakash Associates; other bidders include Adani, Vedanta, Jindal Power

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved Dalmia Bharat’s proposal to fully acquire the debt-laden Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL), clearing a key hurdle in the latter’s ongoing insolvency process.The green light from the antitrust regulator allows Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dalmia Bharat Ltd, to submit its resolution plan for…

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