Facebook, Whatsapp, Privacy Policy
Business

Parliament panel questions Facebook on WhatsApp’s privacy policy changes

By Administrator_India Capital Sands Facebook executives on Thursday fielded questions from an Indian parliamentary panel about changes to WhatsApp’s privacy policy, days after the country’s technology ministry asked the messaging platform to withdraw them. The committee asked why Facebook needed to change WhatsApp’s privacy terms and how it will impact users, a panel member told reporters on condition […]

Maharashtra: No vaccine jab, no salary, says Thane civic body
India

India to export COVID-19 vaccines to these countries from today

By Administrator_India Capital Sands India will start exporting COVID-19 vaccines from January 20, paving the way for many mid- and lower-income countries to get supplies of the easy-to-store Oxford/AstraZeneca drug, of which it plans to ship millions of doses within days. Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s largest vaccine producer, told Reuters last week […]

Gold steady as inflation bets counter firm US dollar, yields
Commodities

Gold Traders Wait for Yellen to Weigh In on Dollar and Stimulus

By Administrator_India Capital Sands Gold steadied as investors awaited commentary from Treasury Secretary nominee Janet Yellen on the dollar and stimulus when she testifies on Capitol Hill a day ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration as president. Yellen’s Senate confirmation hearing is likely to feature foreign-exchange policy, and will also serve as the first congressional forum […]

Monsoon update: Parts of north India to wait little longer for rainfall as IMD predicts slow progress
India

India Pollution Tracker: Check AQI today in Delhi, Mumbai and other major cities

By administrator_India Capital sands Air quality has been deteriorating across India amid falling temperatures. Over the last three months, the Air Quality Index (AQI) has fallen dangerously low in the northern regions of the country, especially in New Delhi, where it is on the brink of an “emergency” level. While the AQI hovering in the “hazardous” levels (especially […]

Bharti Airtel, TCS partner for 5G-based remote robotic operations
Stock Market

Bharti Airtel shares rise 5% on quarterly revision of weightage in MSCI index

By Administrator_India Capital Sands The share price of Bharti Airtel rose 5 percent in the morning trade on January 15, a day after  MSCI Global Standard Indexes said it will raise the weightage of the telecom operator in the February 2021 quarterly review. National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL, on January 12 had updated the foreign investment limit […]

Indian companies fared better than global counterparts amid COVID-19 pandemic
Business

Indian companies fared better than global counterparts amid COVID-19 pandemic

By Administrator_India Capital Sands Indian companies on average have fared “much better” than their counterparts across the world, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a study by Cognizant’s Centre for the Future of Work showed. In the region itself, during 2020, 36 percent of Indian companies reported ‘slight negative to very negative impact on business performance’ against the regional […]

Income tax returns filing: No further extension of date beyond February 15, Centre rejects demand
Economy

Income tax returns filing: No further extension of date beyond February 15, Centre rejects demand

By Administrator_India Capital Sands The finance ministry has rejected the demand for further extension of the last date for income tax return (ITR) filing beyond February 15 for the ones where audit is required. In December 2020, the government extended the ITR filing deadline for individuals till January 10 and till February 15 for companies. […]