By Administrator_India Capital Sands Microsoft Corp on Tuesday said it has helped over 30 million people across 249 countries and territories gain access to digital skills, including close to 3 million people from India. This number is higher than the initial goal of 25 million that was announced by theContinue Reading
By Administrator_India Capital Sands Gold prices sank more than 1% on Monday, breaking new ground lower after a week of sideways trading, as market participants tried to suss out a clear direction for the yellow metal amid climbing yields and the dollar. Gold for April delivery was Friday’s session settled downContinue Reading
By Administrator_India Capital Sands Oil prices fell on Thursday as a new round of coronavirus restrictions in Europe revived worries about demand, even as tug boats struggled to move a stranded container ship blocking crude oil carriers in the Suez Canal. Brent crude slid more than 2 per cent, to $61.64 a barrel atContinue Reading
By Administrator_India Capital Sands Salaried employees concerned about interest earned on their annual employees’ provident fund being taxed from April 1 can heave a sigh of relief. Rules amended Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced an amendment to raise this threshold limit to Rs 5 lakh during the debate on Finance Bill 2021,Continue Reading
By Administrator_India Capital Sands Retail fuel prices may see a price cut by Rs.2 per litre in the coming days if the international fuel prices continue to go down and rupee-dollar exchange maintains the current trend. International crude oil prices have been falling after a steep rise till March 8Continue Reading
By Administrator_India Capital Sands Gujarat recorded its highest single-day spike of 1,640 coronavirus cases on Monday which took the caseload to 2,88,649, the state health department said. The previous record of daily increase in the state was of November 27 when 1,607 new cases had come to light. In FebruaryContinue Reading
By Administrator_India Capital Sands The year-long pandemic left households more indebted, which has sharply jumped to 37.1 per cent of GDP in Q2 of FY21, while their savings rate plunged to a low 10.4 per cent, according to latest data from the Reserve Bank. The household savings plunged as theContinue Reading
By Administrator_India Capital Sands The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Appropriation Bill 2021-22, authorising the government to draw Rs 117.16 lakh crore from the Consolidated Fund of India for its working as well as implementation of its programmes and schemes. This completes two-thirds of the exercise for approval ofContinue Reading
By Administrator_India Capital Sands Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday asserted that Indian Railways will never be privatised but said private investment should be encouraged for more efficient functioning. Replying to a discussion on Demands for Grants for Railways, Goyal said there has been no death of any passenger due to aContinue Reading
By Administrator_India Capital sands Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with chief ministers about the COVID-19 situation and the nationwide vaccination drive on March 17, media reported. The virtual meeting comes amid rising novel coronavirus infections and the Centre looking to increase daily inoculations. The virtual interaction is expected to begin atContinue Reading
