Global stock markets set for the longest winning streak since 2003 Stock Market

Stocks in focus on October 1, 2020

By Administrator_India Capital Sands New Delhi: Markets edged higher on Wednesday after a positive commentary on a recovery in retail loans and growth outlook. The BSE Sensex closed at 38,067.93, up 94.71 points, or 0.25 per cent, from the previous close of 37,973.22. The Nifty50 on the National Stock Exchange closed at 11,247.55, up by […]

General Atlantic-Reliance Retail deal: Private equity firm to invest Rs 3,675 crore for 0.84% in RIL unit Reliance

General Atlantic-Reliance Retail deal: Private equity firm to invest Rs 3,675 crore for 0.84% in RIL unit

By Administrator_India Capital Sands Private equity firm General Atlantic Partners will invest Rs 3,675 crore in Reliance Retail in exchange for a 0.84 percent stake, the third deal sealed by the Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) unit in as many weeks.  The investment values Reliance Retail at a pre-money equity value of Rs 4.28 lakh crore, RIL […]

Donald Trump's ban on TikTok temporarily blocked by federal judge Tik Tok

Donald Trump’s ban on TikTok temporarily blocked by federal judge

By Administrator_India Capital Sands US President Donald Trump’s ban on TikTok was temporarily blocked by a federal judge, dealing a blow to the government in its showdown with the popular Chinese-owned app that it says threatens national security. After an unusual Sunday morning hearing, US District Judge Carl Nichols granted a preliminary injunction against the ban on […]

Harley Davidson to quit India, take $75 million in restructuring cost Harley Davidson

Harley Davidson to quit India, take $75 million in restructuring cost

By Administrator_India Capital Sands Iconic US motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson, Inc. (Harley) will discontinue its sales and manufacturing operations in India. The move is seen as part of its global restructuring initiative, under which it plans to exit international markets, where volumes and profitability have been elusive. Industry sources said that Harley is also exploring a […]

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PM Narendra Modi to chair meeting with CMs of 7 states, UTs to review COVID-19 response

By Administrator_India Capital Sands Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to chair a high-level virtual meeting with the Chief Ministers and Health Ministers of seven COVID-19 hit states and UTs at 5:00 PM on Wednesday (September 23) to review the status and preparedness of coronavirus COVID-19 response and management. These States/UTs are Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, […]

Two-Day Coronavirus Vaccine Dry Run Starts In Four States Today Coronavirus Vaccine

COVID-19 vaccines, if developed in India, need antibody response in at least 50% cases for approval

By Administrator_India Capital Sands According to the draft guidelines for the development of COVID-19 vaccines, a vaccine developed in India should prove that at least 50 percent of those administered with the vaccine are protected from the virus to get an approval. For vaccines that are being developed outside India, the authorisation will be provided […]

Tata group to launch India's first low-cost Covid-19 test 'Feluda' COVID19

Tata group to launch India’s first low-cost Covid-19 test ‘Feluda’

By Administrator_India Capital Sands The Drugs Controller General of India has approved of the commercial launch of ‘Feluda’, the Tata CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) Covid-19 test, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) said recently. This test uses an indigenously developed, cutting-edge CRISPR technology for detection of the genomic sequence of […]