By Administrator_ India Capital Sands An angry President Donald Trump came out swinging on October 19 against Dr. Anthony Fauci, the press and polls that show him trailing Democrat Joe Biden in key battleground states in a disjointed closing message two weeks out from Election Day. On the third day of a western campaign swing, […]
Month: October 2020
US Election 2020: Donald Trump runs the kind of campaign he likes, but not the one he might need
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands In public, President Donald Trump and his campaign team project a sense of optimism and bravado. When they meet with Republican donors and state party leaders, presidential aides insist they are fully capable of achieving a close victory over Joe Biden on November 3. On television and in campaign appearances, Trump and his children […]
Real estate firms chase buyers with innovative schemes this festive season to beat COVID-19 blues
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands As the festival season begins this weekend in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, homebuyers can look forward to a wide range of freebies such as stamp duty and GST waivers and schemes that include the property swap option. Developers can hope to see sales recover after a lull of […]
India fights back: COVID-19 doubling time increases from 25.5 to 70.4 days
By Administrator_ India Capital sands The doubling rate of COVID-19 disease in India has increased to about 70 days, which indicates a substantial fall in the daily new coronavirus cases and the consequent increase in the time taken to double the total infection, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. According to the Union […]
Delhi metro conducts online ‘break the peak’ survey to understand individual’s travel behaviour
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands In a step to understand an individual’s travel behaviour amid coronavirus outbreak, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRC) on Tuesday (October 13, 2020) started a ‘break the peak’ survey. It is an online survey to study the possibility of commuters planning their travel in flexible timings in order to […]
Oil prices steady amid return of supply, while COVID-19 lockdowns tighten
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Oil prices were steady in early trade on Tuesday, sitting on losses of nearly 3% from the previous session after supplies began to resume in Norway and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and Libya resumed production at its largest oilfield. The return of supply comes as resurgent COVID-19 infections in […]
Supreme Court to work with full strength from today
By Administrator_India Capital Sands The Supreme Court will work with its pre-pandemic strength from today as its 12 benches with about 30 judges would assemble through video conferencing daily. Five benches of two to three judges in different combinations had been sitting on working days to hear around 20 cases daily since the outbreak of […]
RBI Monetary Policy | Rate cut unlikely today, RBI may focus on curbing inflation
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) that decides on key lending rates on October 7 started its three-day meeting. There is a broad consensus that the committee will adopt a status quo on policy rate decision, to be announced on October 9, as […]
US Elections 2020 | Vice presidential debate takeaways: COVID-19 pandemic looms over a more civil fight
BY Administrator_ India Capital sands In normal times, vice presidential debates don’t matter much. But in an election year as wild as 2020, everything is magnified. Vice President Mike Pence on October 7 faced considerable pressure to boost coronavirus-stricken President Donald Trump’s flagging re-election hopes as he trails in national and battleground state polls. California Senator Kamala Harris stepped on stage having […]
SEBI changes norms for issuance of AT-1 bonds, minimum allotment size at Rs 1 crore
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Markets regulator Sebi on Tuesday mandated usage of electronic book mechanism for issuance of Additional Tier 1 (AT1) instruments. The mechanism has been made mandatory for such instruments irrespective of the issue size. Perpetual non-cumulative preference shares, innovative perpetual debt instruments and perpetual debt instruments, commonly referred to as AT1 instruments, […]