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India health insurance seen rising, but concerns stay

Reuters - 06:01 PM

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Rising medical costs and life expectancy are seen attracting a lot of players to the Indian health insurance sector, even as a high claims ratio remains a concern, industry experts said on Friday.

  • Inflation at 3-yr high, fin min talks of steps Reuters - 05:54 PM

    By Surojit Gupta
    NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian annual inflation rose to a 3-½ year high of 7.61 percent in late April, prompting the finance minister to pledge that the government would take more action to tame prices if needed.

  • South Africa's Paul Harris (L) is bowled by India's Ishant Sharma (R) as Wasim Jaffer (C) watches during the first day's play of their third and final test cricket match in the northern Indian city of Kanpur April 11, 2008. REUTERS/Stringer
    ICC warns Indian board over 'poor' pitch in Kanpur Reuters - 04:53 PM

    NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The International Cricket Council (ICC) issued an official warning to the Indian board on Friday over the sub-standard pitch used for last month's final test against South Africa in Kanpur.

  • Oil powers above $125 as funds pile in Reuters - 04:49 PM

    By Santosh Menon
    LONDON (Reuters) - Oil raced to a new record high above $125 a barrel on Friday, as a strong performance over the last week and a surge in heating oil futures saw investment funds trooping into the market.

  • Indian soldiers load relief supplies for Myanmar onto a transport aircraft at the airport in New Delhi May 7, 2008. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur
    Wrecked Myanmar leaves India aid pilot speechless Reuters - 04:41 PM

    By Bappa Majumdar
    NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Miles of trees stripped of their leaves, heaps of rubble, twisted electricity poles and swarms of hungry people -- the first sights to greet Indian pilot Prashant Karde as he flew in aid for storm-wrecked Myanmar this week.

  • India will protest to Pakistan over border fire Reuters - 01:42 PM

    SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - India will lodge a protest with Pakistan after soldiers came under heavy cross-border fire while trying to stop a group of armed men from sneaking into its part of Kashmir, a security official said on Friday.

  • A shopkeeper waits for customers in Kolkata May 6, 2008. Annual inflation rose to a fresh 3-½ year high at 7.61 percent in late April, and analysts said that while moves to boost supplies and curb liquidity would pay off, it would remain high for some time. REUTERS/Jayanta Shaw
    Inflation climbs to fresh 3-½ year high Reuters - 12:49 PM

    By Surojit Gupta
    NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Annual inflation rose to a fresh 3-½ year high at 7.61 percent in late April, and analysts said that while moves to boost supplies and curb liquidity would pay off, it would remain high for some time.

  • People stand among the debris of houses destroyed by Cyclone Nargis, in Bogalay, southwest of Yangon May 7, 2008. The United Nations estimated 1.5 million people have been
    U.N. says 1.5 million people affected by Myanmar storm Reuters - 07:45 AM

    By Aung Hla Tun
    YANGON (Reuters) - The United Nations estimated 1.5 million people have been "severely affected" by the cyclone that swept through Myanmar, as the United States expressed outrage with the country's junta over delays in allowing in aid.

  • People stand among the debris of houses destroyed by Cyclone Nargis, in Bogalay, southwest of Yangon May 7, 2008. The United Nations estimated 1.5 million people have been
    1.5 million people affected in Myanmar cyclone - U.N. Reuters - 12:47 AM

    By Louis Charbonneau
    UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations estimated 1.5 million people have been "severely affected" by the cyclone that swept through Myanmar and the United States expressed outrage on Thursday at the delays in allowing in aid.

  • Survivors sits in front of their house which was destroyed by Cyclone Nargis, in Bogalay, southwest of Yangon May 7, 2008. REUTERS/Strringer
    U.N. estimates 1.5 million people affected by Myanmar cyclone Reuters - Thu, May 8

    UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations estimates that at least 1.5 million people in Myanmar have been "severely affected" by Cyclone Nargis, U.N. humanitarian affairs chief John Holmes said on Thursday.

  • A girl sits amidst debris outside of her home southwest of Yangon May 7, 2008. REUTERS/Stringer
    Myanmar backtracks on U.S. aid flight, U.S. says Reuters - Thu, May 8

    By Aung Hla Tun
    YANGON (Reuters) - Desperate survivors cried out for aid on Thursday nearly a week after 100,000 people were feared killed by Cyclone Nargis, as pressure piled up on Myanmar to throw its doors open to an international relief operation.

  • A replica Olympic torch is held by a member of the support crew at Everest Base Camp after their climbers reached the summit of the world's highest mountain Mount Everest (C), also known as Qomolangma, in the Tibet Autonomous Region May 8, 2008. REUTERS/David Gray
    Tibetan woman holds Olympic flame atop Everest Reuters - Thu, May 8

    By Nick Mulvenney
    EVEREST BASE CAMP, China (Reuters) - A Tibetan woman took the Olympic torch the last steps to the top of Everest on Thursday, realising "a dream of all Chinese people", but Tibetan exiles criticised Beijing for politicising the Games.

  • Nepali police arrest a Tibetan monk from the gate of the visa section of the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu May 8, 2008. REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar
    Tibetans say Olympic torch on Everest provocative Reuters - Thu, May 8

    By Abhishek Madhukar
    DHARAMSALA, India (Reuters) - Tibetan exiles in India and Nepal reacted with pain and anger at the Olympic torch reaching the Everest peak on Thursday, saying it was a clever ploy by China to reinforce its claim over Tibet.

  • General secretary of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland Muivah smiles during an interview with Reuters in New Delhi. REUTERS/B Mathur
    Naga rebels say govt hurting peace process Reuters - Thu, May 8

    By Biswajyoti Das
    GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - A powerful rebel group in revolt-racked northeast accused New Delhi on Thursday of encouraging rival groups to attack them and sabotage a decade-old peace process aimed to end the long-running insurgency.

  • Bus plunges into river in Kashmir, 28 killed Reuters - Thu, May 8

    JAMMU, India (Reuters) - A bus veered off a mountain road in Kashmir on Thursday and fell into a river, killing at least 28 people, police said.

  • Bus plunges into river in India, 15 killed Reuters - Thu, May 8

    JAMMU, India (Reuters) - A bus veered off a mountain road in Kashmir on Thursday and fell into a river, killing at least 15 people, police said.

  • Lodi Gyari, an envoy of the Dalai Lama, arrives at the international airport in New Delhi May 6, 2008 after a meeting with Chinese officials in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur
    China willing to engage on Tibet -Dalai Lama envoy Reuters - Thu, May 8

    By Abhishek Madhukar
    DHARAMSALA, India (Reuters) - An envoy to the Dalai Lama said on Thursday Chinese negotiators had shown a willingness to engage with the Tibetan side during recent talks, despite major differences on important issues.

  • India to probe Glasgow bomb doctor Sabeel Ahmed's links Reuters - Thu, May 8

    BANGALORE, India (Reuters) - An Indian doctor who was jailed in Britain for withholding information about planned car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow has returned to India but will now face questioning by local police, an officer said.

  • A supporter of India's ruling Congress party is seen through the party's flag at an election rally in Bangalore May 7, 2008. REUTERS/Arko Datta
    Karnataka faces crucial election Reuters - Thu, May 8

    By Alistair Scrutton
    BANGALORE, India (Reuters) - In a dustbowl of a rally in South Asia's "Silicon Valley", India's most powerful politician struggled this week to inject life into a state election campaign that may influence the national government's chances of re-election.

  • Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif (L) and his ruling coalition partner Asif Ali Zardari are seen ahead of a joint press briefing in Dubai April 30, 2008. REUTERS/Fahad Shadeed
    Pakistani leaders to meet in London over judges Reuters - Thu, May 8

    By Aftab Borka
    ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Leaders of Pakistan's ruling coalition are due to meet in London this week to resolve differences over how to reinstate judges dismissed in November by President Pervez Musharraf, officials said on Thursday.

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