King: A Life, by Jonathan Eig, is among the nominees for the National Book Award in Nonfiction.

The National Book Awards nonfiction longlist includes 10 works, including a new biography of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., a memoir on family by the award-winning novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen, and an examination of the crack epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s.

The National Book Foundation...

Bob Barker, the veteran host of 'The Price Is Right,' has passed away at the age of 99.

His silky-smooth command, mischievous sense of humor, and passion for animal welfare concerns made him a cherished fixture on television for more than 35 years. Bob Barker, the host of "The Price Is Right," has passed away. His age was 99.

Roger Neal, who represents him, state...

Friday's Trading Guide suggests HDFC Life and five more stocks

On Thursday, the benchmark indices remained in the red after a session marked by high volatility. At market's end, Nifty was below 18,000. The FMCG pack saw the largest increase of over 1%, while the financial services industry saw the largest decrease of over 1%. "Despite strong opening...

Max Health gross revenue reached a lifetime high in Q2FY23 due to improved occupancy

Max Healthcare Institute (MHIL) reported a profit after tax of Rs 511 crore in the second quarter of the fiscal year 2022-23, while revenue increased by 9% to Rs 1,567 crore. Max Healthcare has achieved its highest-ever gross revenue.

Higher occupancies and a better payor mix drove reve...

German girl, 8, set free after practically her entire life in isolation

An eight-year-old German girl has apparently been released after being imprisoned in a house for virtually her entire life.

In September, the girl, known only as "Maria," was discovered at her grandparents' home in the western town of Attendorn.

Her family allege...

A French court has sentenced a former Liberian rebel commander to life in prison

After France's first trial tied to Liberia's civil wars, a Paris court condemned a former Liberian rebel commander to life in prison on Wednesday for violence against civilians and complicity in crimes against humanity.

Kunti Kamara was convicted guilty of crimes against civilia...

Tears welled up in Tim Burton's eyes as he accepted the Lumière Festival's lifetime achievement award

Tim Burton, an American film director who has made a name for himself around the world over the course of 35 years, was honored in the city that is often considered the birthplace of cinema.

Never in my life have I felt so loved "he sobbed as he accepted the Lumière award fo...

Global AI in Life Extension Market Insights, Growth, Size, Comparative Analysis, Trends and Forecast, 2022-2030

The capability of thinking and imagining in humans is truly limitless and its outcome knows no boundaries. The world has witnessed massive changes over the period of last several decades courtesy of the continuously advancing technology. Today, almost everything is possible today as compared to y...

Will the ESA's probe search for life on Jupiter's ice moons

Although Jupiter is mostly formed of gas, its frozen moons have long piqued the interest of scientists who wonder if any of them might be habitable. Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system by a factor of 11.

A spaceship is almost ready to travel that far to investigate.

Will the frigid moons of Jupiter have life, as this ESA spacecraft hopes

Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, is more than 11 times larger than Earth but is mostly formed of gas. Astronomers have long been intrigued by Jupiter's icy moons and are eager to learn whether any of them could support life.

Currently, a spaceship is almost ready to ...

German man receives a life sentence for the murder of a gas station employee in the COVID mask conflict

In a fight about COVID face masks, a German man killed a teenage gas station employee and was sentenced to life in prison.

Between Frankfurt and the Franco-German border, in the western town of Idar-Oberstein, a shooting took place in September of last year.

The clerk, 20, all...

U.S Faces Another decline in life expectancy

According to recent provisional survey from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, the average life expectancy in the United States decreased for a second consecutive year from 2020 to 2021, with the COVID-19 pandemic once again playing an outsized influence in the reduction.

A...

These indicators of alien technology may point to the existence of extraterrestrial life

Project Galileo is a new project that will search our Solar System and beyond for evidence of extraterrestrial civilizations. Whether it's prospective alien probes like 'Oumuamua or a distant megastructure, signals of extraterrestrial life will fundamentally alter our role in the Universe...

Australia’s Prime Minister has His Social Media Page Hacked

Scott Morrison, the Prime Minister of Australia, had his social media profile hacked on a Chinese platform, WeChat earlier this month. The page has been re-branded to push the Communist propaganda of the country.

The page was renamed as ‘Australian Chinese new life’. Intelli...

Remarkable Shares Sold at Samsung Life

Highlights :

$187 million worth shares sold  to pay off  Tax dues

The seller is no other than the Samsung Welfare Foundation chief Lee Seo-hyun.

Lee Seo-hyun  is the youngest daughter of late Samsung tycoon Lee Kun-hee. She is believed...

IIM Indore to make Kanpur a ‘Smart City’ and make it an international industrial hub

Highlights

• IIM to follow Indore model of cleanliness in Kanpur
• Main aim would be to decongest the public spaces, improve traffic situation in the city and provide people with a quality lifestyle

Indian Institute of Management Indore ...

Global Private Placement Life Insurance (PPLI) Market by Current Industry Status

Privately placed life insurance (PPLI) is generally structured and described as a variable universal life insurance policy. In PPLI, premiums are flexible. The holders of insurance policy can pay any amount of their choice as premium at the time of their ease. From the cash value in the policy su...

EX-IRDAI CHAIRMAN SEES SCOPE OF INDIAN INSURANCE SECTOR TRANSFORMATION

HIGHLIGHTS

• Former IRDAI Chairman Subhash Chandra Khuntia believes that Indian insurance sector on the cusp of a transformation.
• Mr. Khuntia believes that demography of India, relatively low insurance penetration, and the potential for high economic gr...

DELHI HC REFUSES TO STAY MEDICLAIM PREMIUM CIRCULAR

HIGHLIGHTS

• Delhi HC has refused to stay circular on Mediclaim Premium Circular from GIPSA.
• Next hearing will be on 19 AUG 2021.

In FEB 2021, a circular from General Insurance Public Sector Association (GIPSA) was issued which was to ...

AUSTRALIA’S INSURANCE REGULATOR PROPOSED EXPOSURE LIMITS OF LIFE INSURERS TO OFFSHORE REINSURERS

Highlights:

• The insurance regulatory body of Australia proposed exposure limits of the life insurers to the offshore re-insurers
• The APRA said that, it had been starting a consultation period for setting a standard
• The APRA is also planning...