By Administrator_India Capital Sands India has recorded its 1,000th novel coronavirus death, but the head of a government think-tank said on Wednesday that its 1.3 billion people, strained from weeks of lockdown, were not experiencing the feared exponential surge in infections. India has now reported 31,331 cases, including 1,007 deaths, according to figures from the […]
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By Administrator_India Capital Sands Asian shares rose for a third session on the trot on Wednesday as investors took heart from easing coronavirus lockdowns in some parts of the world while oil prices jumped on hopes demand will pick up. Risk assets including equities have rallied for most of this month thanks to heavy doses […]
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By Ritu, Capital Sands India stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Banking, Consumer Durables and Carbon sectors led shares higher. At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 added 1.06% to hit a new 1-month high, while the BSE Sensex 30 index climbed 1.17%. The best performers of the session on the Nifty 50 were IndusInd Bank Ltd. , […]
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By Administrator_India Capital Sands More than 500 garment factories in Bangladesh that supply to global brands reopened on Monday after a month-long shutdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, while India considered ways to scale back its vast lockdown to reduce economic pain. Some of the world’s biggest clothing firms including Gap Inc, Zara-owner […]
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By Administrator_India Capital Sands A group of Indian Revenue Service officers have recommended taxing the super rich, and foreign companies, to help pay for the coronavirus economic fallout, but the government brushed off the idea, saying it did not reflect official views. Some 50 officers of the Indian Revenue Service recommended raising the highest tax […]
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By Administrator_India Capital Sands India’s rupee, among Asia’s worst performing currencies this year, could be the fastest in the region to rally as the world restarts economic activities after the coronavirus pandemic, oil prices weaken and the U.S. dollar eases broadly, analysts said. The partially convertible Indian rupee has lost nearly 7% against the dollar […]
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By Administrator_India Capital Sands Prince Charles and his wife Camilla joined Britain’s “Clap for Carers” ritual on Thursday, their first appearance together since the heir to the throne recovered from the coronavirus. The nationwide event has become a weekly fixture in recent weeks, with Britons up and down the country clapping, banging pots and pans, […]
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By Administrator_India Capital Sands Europe’s stock markets dealt better than might have been expected with another crushingly negative set of business surveys on Thursday, trading roughly mixed thanks to fresh support measures from both government and – more importantly – the European Central Bank. Italian, Spanish and Portuguese banks were among the biggest winners […]
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By Administrator_India Capital Sands About 500 people entered self-isolation in staff quarters of India’s presidential palace on Tuesday, and Pakistan’s prime minister was due to be tested, as the coronavirus spreading through South Asia hit the heart of the region’s governments. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his wife tested negative for the coronavirus, his spokesman […]
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Zoo in India’s Gujarat also stops breeding programme over COVID-19 fears
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