By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Neeraj Chopra unleashes a spear that soars into the Tokyo sky, stops himself before the foul line by gripping the turf for a split second, and springs back in one swift motion. Next, he nonchalantly turns his back on the javelin — still in its flight path — and holds his […]
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands The Indian men’s hockey team bagged the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics after defeating Germany in the third-place match on August 5. India defeated Germany 5-4 to clinch the Olympic medal. This is India’s first hockey medal in more than 40 years. Harmanpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Simranjeet Singh, and […]
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands It was a reality check of sorts but the dream is not over yet, not in hockey at least. That quite summed up India’s day 11 at the Olympic Games where there were disappointing results all across, the biggest one being the men’s hockey team’s 2-5 loss to world champion […]
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Schools in Uttar Pradesh will resume classes 9 to 12 from August 16, but with 50 percent attendance, according to an order issued by the state government on Monday. Apart from this, instructions have also been issued for commencement of classes in higher educational institutes from September 1, the UP government said in […]
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc have raised the prices of their Covid-19 vaccines in their latest European Union supply contracts, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. The new price for the Pfizer shot was 19.50 euros ($23.15) against 15.50 euros previously, the newspaper said, citing portions of the contracts seen. The price of a Moderna […]
By Administrator_India Capital Sands Equity indices found firmer ground on Thursday after three sessions of losses, buoyed by metal and IT counters, in tandem with a positive trend overseas after the US Federal Reserve reiterated its dovish policy stance. A strengthening rupee and short-covering in select heavyweights added to the momentum, traders said. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 209.36 […]
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on July 27 imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 1 lakh on Sarvodaya Commercial Co-operative Bank for non-compliance with directions issued by the RBI on ‘Loans and advances to directors, relatives and firms/concerns in which they are interested, the RBI said in a release. This […]
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Billionaire Elon Musk, on July 26, criticized technology giant Apple in remarks made during a conference call about Tesla’s second-quarter results. Musk denied that Tesla uses a large amount of cobalt in the production of lithium-ion cells, which are used in electric vehicles. Apple, Tesla, and major technology companies were […]
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Stressing on the ‘Nation First, Always First’ mantra, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that as the country enters its 75th year of Independence, every citizen should lead a “Bharat Jodo Andolan” in the same manner as Mahatma Gandhi had led the “Bharat Chhoro Andolan”. In his monthly Mann Ki Baat radio […]
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands The European Central Bank revised its guidance on when interest rates might rise to convince investors it won’t withdraw support too hastily and derail the economic recovery. The move is aimed at strengthening the ECB’s long-running efforts to push up inflation, but it also means policymakers won’t necessarily react immediately if price […]