By Ritu, Capital Sands The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is facing its strongest headwinds in decades as it prepares to brief national committees on Wednesday on the state of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics amid the coronavirus pandemic, with voices of…
By Ritu, Capital Sands Moody’s Investors Service on Tuesday lowered India’s GDP growth forecast for 2020 calendar year to 5.3 percent, on coronavirus implications on the economy. Moody’s had in February projected a 5.4 percent real GDP growth for India…
By Administrator_India, Capital Sands Japan’s Olympics minister said the country is committed to hosting the summer games as planned from July even as the coronavirus outbreak spread to new parts of the country. “Cancellation or delay of the Games would…
By Ritu, Capital Sands European Union governments were expected to adopt a negotiating mandate on Tuesday for the tricky task of reaching a deal with Britain on future ties after it left the bloc last month. The EU mandate aims…
By Administrator_India, Capital Sands President Donald Trump said the United States and India were working on a major trade deal, but he was not sure if it would be completed before the U.S. presidential election in November. As Trump heads…
By Ritu, Capital Sands Authorities in Indian Kashmir are cracking down on virtual private network apps used to circumvent a months-long ban on social media, police said, as part of a broader effort to quell unrest over the withdrawal of…
By Administrator_India, Capital Sands Gold prices held steady above the key $1,600 mark on Wednesday as an uptick in equities due to a drop in new virus cases was kept in check by fears about the economic fallout of the…
By Ritu, Capital Sands The euro zone should be ready for a fiscal boost if a downturn hits its economy, Germany’s finance minister and his counterparts from other countries of the bloc said in a joint document adopted on Tuesday….
By Administrator_India, Capital Sands Japan’s cabinet on Tuesday approved a bill to support companies to develop secure 5G mobile networks and drone technologies amid growing alarm among Tokyo policymakers over the increasing influence of China’s 5G technology. The bill will…
By Ritu, Capital Sands SoftBank-backed (9984.T) Oyo Hotels and Homes said on Monday losses widened more than six-fold in the year to March 2019, as the India-based hotel chain spent heavily to expand into China. The news comes weeks after…
