Political News
September 27, 2021
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PM Narendra Modi clocks 20 meetings in his 65-hour stay in US

By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who returned to India from the US on Sunday, attended 20 meetings during his 65-hour visit, government sources said. He also had four long meetings in flights with officials on the way to and back from the US, they added. Sharing details, sources said Modi had […]

Political News
July 19, 2021
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Sonia Gandhi reshuffles Parliamentary groups, brings in G23 members

By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Ahead of the Monsoon Session 2021, the Congress has reconstituted its strategy groups in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha by including senior faces such as Manish Tewari, Shashi Tharoor, Ambika Soni, P Chidambaram, and Digvijaya Singh. Tharoor and Tewari are part of the G-23 leaders who had written to […]

Political News
September 25, 2020
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Donald Trump refuses to commit to peaceful power transfer post-election

By Administrator_India Capital Sands US President Donald Trump on Wednesday wouldn’t commit to a peaceful transfer of power if a tally of ballots shows Democrat Joe Biden wins the November election. “We’re going to have to see what happens,” Trump said in response to a reporter’s question at a White House news conference. “You know […]

Covid-19, Political News
July 24, 2020
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Australian state tightens restrictions as coronavirus clusters grow

By Administrator_India Capital Sands   Restrictions were reintroduced in Australia’s most populous state of New South Wales on Friday as authorities battle to control fresh coronavirus clusters that have emerged in Sydney over the last several days. Group bookings at restaurants, cafes and clubs will be limited to 10 people and patrons inside a venue […]

U.K. Inflation Accelerates to Its Fastest Pace in Six Months

By Ritu Capital Sands U.K. inflation picked up for the first time in six months, boosted by the cost of energy, motor fuel and air fares. Consumer prices rose a stronger-than-forecast 1.8% in January from a year earlier, the fastest since July, the Office for National Statistics said Wednesday. Core inflation picked up to 1.6%. […]

UK jobs growth jumps again despite broader economic slowdown

By Ritu, Capital Sands The number of people in work in Britain jumped again in the last three months of 2019, according to data which underscored how the labor market defied a slowing of the broader economy ahead of December’s election. The number of people in work jumped by 180,000 to 32.934 million, at the […]

Euro-Area Industrial Output Slumps Most in Almost Four Years

By Ritu, Capital Sands A deep slump in euro-area industrial output at the end of last year highlights the scale of the challenge the sector will face in 2020. The 2.1% drop — the steepest in almost four years — will raise doubts about a meaningful rebound in momentum. The economy barely expanded in the fourth quarter […]

Gold Climbs After WHO Chief’s Stark ‘Tip of the Iceberg’ Warning

By Ritu, Capital Sands Gold climbed for a fourth day as investors weighed the unfolding coronavirus crisis, including a stark warning from the head of the World Health Organization about the potential for more cases beyond China and signs the disease is spreading in the key Asian trading hub of Singapore. Prices rose as the […]