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Top-up vs Super Top-up: Which one should you take?

Top-up plans can strengthen your health insurance safety net
Updated on May 14, 2026 09:37 am IST

HT Explainer | 10-lakh Sehat Bima: Seven points to keep in mind

Family under the scheme consists of the head of the family, spouse, unmarried children, parents, a widow/divorcee person and their minor children, a widowed daughter-in-law and her minor children.1 (HT File)
Published on Jan 15, 2026 08:44 am IST

Finally, Punjab’s 10-lakh health cover scheme to roll out in January

Health cards under the scheme can be made at Sewa Kendras or Common Service Centres (CSCs), and citizens can also generate their cards online using Aadhaar or Voter ID. The scheme is slated to cover over 2,000 medical procedures and surgeries across empanelled hospitals. (HT File)
Published on Dec 10, 2025 08:54 am IST

Policybazaar under fire for ‘insensitive’ ad during India-Pakistan match

Screengrab of the Policybazaar advertisement, which has faced criticism on social media.
Updated on Feb 23, 2025 11:04 pm IST

Will revisit order that made PUC mandatory for car insurance: SC

Will revisit order that made PUC mandatory for car insurance: SC
Updated on May 14, 2024 07:18 am IST

Rajnath approves insurance scheme for BRO workers

Defence minister Rajnath Singh had earlier approved the policy for the preservation and transportation of the mortal remains of casual paid labourers to their native place (PIB)
Updated on Jan 14, 2024 05:44 am IST

Defence minister approves insurance scheme for BRO workers

Union defence minister Rajnath Singh (File Photo)
Updated on Jan 13, 2024 05:00 pm IST

All stakeholders agreed on Agnipath scheme, says Army chief

Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande addresses the annual press conference, ahead of Army Day in New Delhi on January 11.
Updated on Jan 12, 2024 04:43 am IST

3 arrested for duping man of 70 lakh in guise of insurance cover in Gurugram

The trio, aged between 30 years to 35 years, were arrested from different locations in Delhi on Tuesday. (Representational image)
Updated on Nov 01, 2023 10:54 pm IST

Gujarat government doubles health insurance cover for Ayushman cardholders

Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel. (Twitter Photo)
Updated on Jul 12, 2023 10:39 am IST

Ensure immediate compensation to farmers who suffered crop loss: Yogi

UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath (File Photo)
Updated on Apr 03, 2023 11:55 pm IST

Jammu and Kashmir LG holds meeting of Shri Amarnath Shrine board

Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha on Friday discussed arrangements for this year’s Shri Amarnath Yatra at the 44th meeting of Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) at Raj Bhawan here (HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 01, 2023 12:25 am IST

Planning to buy a car or bike? Big announcement from Centre you must read

The hike in the third-party motor insurance comes at a time when the citizens are battling inflation and increase in petrol and diesel prices.
Published on May 26, 2022 04:55 pm IST

How much term insurance cover should you buy?

Personal finance experts recommend that a term insurance cover should be at least 15-20 times that of one’s annual income.
Updated on Jan 29, 2021 06:18 pm IST

Company health insurance might not be sufficient

While there’s no reason not to reap benefits of any free or inexpensive insurance provided by your employer, thinking of it as a complete solution for your healthcare needs may not be a wise decision.
Updated on Feb 12, 2021 02:50 pm IST

300 SPPU students to participate in antigen test initiative

SPPU students who will take part in the antigen test initiative are mostly from the science stream.
Updated on Jul 09, 2020 04:45 pm IST

No sanitation worker will go down manholes to clean sewers, orders Rajasthan CM

sanitation workers often enter sewers through manholes to clear blockages.
Published on Jul 06, 2020 11:24 pm IST

Supreme Court notices to Centre, IRDA on plea seeking insurance cover for mental illness

A bench headed by Justice Rohinton Nariman sought response from IRDA and central government.
Updated on Jun 16, 2020 11:58 am IST

Tracing the journey, and flaws, of the surrogacy bill

The government has tried to regulate surrogacy for over a decade. Starting with the permissive 2005 guidelines of the Indian Council for Medical Research, the government has proposed increasingly restrictive bills in 2008, 2010, 2013 and 2014 and has, through notifications of the ministry of home affairs, sought to exclude prospective parents on the basis of marital status, sexual orientation and citizenship. These efforts culminated in the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016
Updated on Feb 16, 2020 07:05 pm IST

Govt mulls raising insurance cover on bank deposits to above Rs 1 lakh: Nirmala Sitharaman

Nirmala Sitharman on Friday said the government will bring legislations on raising insurance cover on bank deposits from the current Rs 1 lakh and regulating multi-state cooperative banks.
Updated on Nov 15, 2019 07:42 pm IST

Pick the right travel insurance policy

Getting medical treatment at a foreign location can prove to be very costly.
Updated on Aug 26, 2019 11:21 am IST

Jaitleyji played with a straight bat, was pure class | Opinion

File image of Arun Jaitley
Updated on Aug 25, 2019 04:28 pm IST

5 things you should know about health insurance

Ensure you are adequately covered in terms of health insurance.
Updated on Aug 19, 2019 12:23 pm IST

Over 2 lakh farmers wait for insurance as Rajasthan government falters on premium

In crop insurance, premium subsidy is being paid to the company by both the state and central governments as per scheme guidelines.
Published on Jul 17, 2019 12:41 pm IST

Rain-check for insurance covers

Monsoon may bring a sense of hope, but it comes with its own set of perils.
Published on Jul 15, 2019 10:34 am IST

Wheels for a steal: To buy or to rent?

The charges are for rental, insurance cover, car switching and maintenance.
Published on Jun 25, 2019 10:13 am IST

Now buy stand-alone own damage motor insurance cover from September

In a circular issued, the insurance regulator said issuance of bundled own-damage policies for cars and two wheelers will no longer be compulsory.
Published on Jun 25, 2019 10:05 am IST

Under Maharasthra budget, 12K cr for irrigation and 600 cr for varsities

The government has also announced to widen the scope of insurance cover to farmers dying in accidents.
Updated on Jun 19, 2019 11:31 am IST

Doing the math: Choose the right healthcare cover

Another way to determine the healthcare cover is to consider the kind of treatment you are likely to seek.
Updated on Jun 17, 2019 11:21 am IST

5 million tonnes of India’s oil reserves lie uninsured

The government-run Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Limited (ISPRL) has created storage facilities in three caverns in Visakhapatnam, Mangaluru and Padur (near Udupi).
Updated on Jun 16, 2019 08:45 am IST