oil

Oil prices hit 11-month high on Saudi cuts, shrugs off US political turmoil

By Administrator_India Capital Sands Oil prices settled higher on Thursday, hitting 11-month peaks, as markets remained focused on Saudi Arabia’s unexpected pledge to deepen its oil cuts and firmer equities, shrugging off political turmoil in the United States. Brent crude settled up 8 cents to $54.38 a barrel after touching $54.90, a high not seen since before […]

Petrol price nears all-time high after oil companies hike rates after month-long hiatus
Petrol

Petrol price nears all-time high after oil companies hike rates after month-long hiatus

By Administrator_India Capital Sands Petrol price on Wednesday neared all-time high after state-owned fuel retailers hiked rates after a nearly month-long hiatus. Petrol price was raised by 26 paise per litre and diesel by 25 paise a litre, according to a price notification from oil marketing companies. After this increase, petrol in Delhi climbed to […]

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

India’s Covid-19 vaccination challenge needs a private sector helping hand

By Administrator_India Capital Sands The Indian state faces one of the world’s most formidable challenges: rolling out a Covid-19 vaccination program for 1.3 billion people. To succeed, many things have to go right in a country that usually gets a lot wrong. The government would be wise to enlist the country’s private sector in this […]

Chennai receives highest rainfall since 2015, Chembarambakkam dam opened
India

IMD predicts intense wet spell across north India, issues Yellow alert for Himachal Pradesh

By Administrator_India Capital Sands North India is likely to witness an intense wet spell till Tuesday (January 5), with fairly widespread precipitation accompanied with thunderstorm, lightning and hailstorm at isolated places, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. After the wet spell, fresh northerly-northwesterly winds are likely to set in over the plains of northwest India, […]

No New Year's Eve celebrations in Delhi: Night curfew imposed amid new COVID-19 strain scare
India

No New Year’s Eve celebrations in Delhi: Night curfew imposed amid new COVID-19 strain scare

By Administrator_India Capital Sands Delhi, on December 3, announced a curfew in the city on New Year’s Eve. The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) restricted assembly of more than five people at public places. As per the order, no celebratory events, congregations and gatherings at public places will be permitted from 11 pm of December […]

HDFC Bank may appoint new chairman in Jan as Gopinath's tenure set to end
Economy

HDFC Bank may appoint new chairman in Jan as Gopinath’s tenure set to end

By Administrator_India Capital Sands After change of guard at the chief executive position in October 2020, there is a possibility that the country’s largest private lender, HDFC Bank, may have a new chairman in January next year. The tenure of current part-time Chairman Shyamala Gopinath will end on January 1. Gopinath, former deputy governor of […]