By Administrator_India Capital Sands A 20-something man from Colorado is the first American known to be infected with a new variant of coronavirus that emerged this fall in the UK, raising concern that a more transmissible strain could spread widely across the country. The Colorado State Laboratory confirmed the patient had the mutated form of the virus, […]
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By Administrator_India Capital Sands British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has approved placing more parts of the country into tier 4 restrictions, as the country battles a new variant of COVID-19 which scientists say can spread more rapidly, The Times reported. Ministers were considering imposing the toughest measures on parts of southwest England and Cumbria, where […]
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By Administrator_India Capital Sands Britain must vaccinate two million people a week to avoid a third wave of the coronavirus outbreak, a study by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) has concluded. The UK has had more than 71,000 deaths from the coronavirus and has recorded over 2.3 million cases of COVID-19 […]
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By Administrator_India Capital Sands The Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2020-21 – Series IX will be open for subscription today, December 28 till January 1, 2021. The issue price for the latest tranche of gold bonds has been fixed at Rs 5,000, though a discount of Rs 50 per gram on the nominal value will be offered to […]
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By Administrator_India Capital Sands Union Minister Nitin Gadkari will on Thursday inaugurate and lay foundation stones for highway projects worth Rs 8,341 crore in Rajasthan, an official statement said. These projects are for a total length of 1,127 kms. “Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and MSMEs Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate and lay foundation stone […]
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By Administrator_India Capital Sands A day after falling 6 percent, bitcoin prices made a comeback on December 23 – rising nearly 4 percent. It was quoting at $23,712.14, up 3.9 percent, at the time of writing this copy. It touched a 24-hour high of $24,020.68, and a 24-hour low of $22,384.13. The world’s largest currency has been on a bull […]
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By Administrator_India Capital Sands The air quality in Delhi dipped on Tuesday morning and was recorded in the ‘very poor’ category at 329. “We’re taking all sort of protection, even at home. We need to be careful,” Ajit, a cyclist told news agency ANI. Air quality in Delhi’s Mathura Road, Airport, IIT Delhi, Pusa Road, […]
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BY Administrator_India Capital Sands Oil prices slid in early trade on Monday as a fast-spreading new coronavirus strain in the United Kingdom raised concerns that tighter restrictions there and in other European countries could stall a recovery in the global economy and its need for fuel. Brent crude dropped 97 cents, or 1.9%, to $51.29 […]
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By Administrator_India Capital Sands The Sensex and Nifty sprinted to all-time highs for the fifth session on the trot on Thursday, in tandem with global markets, after the US Federal Reserve’s accommodative stance further fuelled risk-on sentiment. After touching its lifetime intra-day high of 46,992.57, the Sensex settled 223.88 points or 0.48 per cent up […]
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By Administrator_India Capital Sands The dollar was down on Thursday morning in Asia, with investors continuing a retreat from the safe-haven asset after progress in U.S. stimulus measures and Brexit talks boosted risk appetite. The U.S. Dollar Index that tracks the greenback against a basket of other currencies inched down 0.04% to 90.102 by 9:12 PM ET […]
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