IndiGo to launch IATA Travel Pass for international travel

By Administrator_ India Capital Sands IndiGo has partnered with International Air Transport Association to launch a pilot project for IATA Travel Pass, which will enable passengers to create a ‘digital passport’ to verify their pre-travel test or vaccination status to meet the SOPs of the destination. The IATA

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PNB Q1 net profit rises over three-fold to Rs. 1,023 crore on higher recovery

By Administrator_ India Capital Sands State-owned Punjab National Bank on Monday reported over three-fold jump in its standalone net profit to Rs 1,023.46 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, mainly due to falling in operating expenses and good recovery. The bank had posted a net profit of

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Badminton star P V Sindhu scripts history on Super Sunday

By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Reigning world champion P V Sindhu on Sunday became India’s first woman to win two Olympic medals, comfortably securing a bronze in the badminton women’s singles third-place play-off. The men’s hockey team delivered a historic win soon afterward, advancing to the Olympics for the first time in 49

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Sydney Lockdown Extended By 4 Weeks As Australia COVID-19 Cases Spike

By Administrator_ India Capital Sands The Australian city of Sydney extended a lockdown by four weeks on Wednesday after an already protracted stay-at-home order failed to douse a COVID-19 outbreak, with the authorities warning of tougher policing to stamp out non-compliance. Far from a planned exit from lockdown

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It’s 2021, but the sexualizations of women in sports continues; Olympic Games

By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Seriously, if you’re a woman in a competitive sport, there’s really no winning. It’s a classic ‘damned if you do, and damned if you don’t’ scenario. On the one hand, is Norway’s beach handball team was fined for wearing less revealing clothes at the

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Tokyo Olympics: Mary Kom, Sindhu cross first hurdle, into round 2

By Administrator_ India Capital Sands It was a mixed day for the Indian contingent at the Tokyo Summer Olympics on Sunday. Iconic boxer MC Mary Kom, 38, beat her 23-year-old opponent from over Dominican Republic, Miguelina Hernandez Garcia, to power her way into the pre-quarterfinals after a superb tactical victory

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Tokyo Olympics: India’s prospects and past wins

By Administrator_ India Capital Sands All eyes and hearts are set for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to be held in Japan from July 23 to August 8, delayed by a year due to the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. India will be participating in 18 sports disciplines and related events

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EU rejects UK demand for new post-Brexit deal on Northern Ireland

By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Britain demanded on Wednesday a new deal to oversee problematic post-Brexit trade involving Northern Ireland, warning it already had the right to unilaterally ignore parts of an agreement struck with the bloc just last year. The European Commission immediately poured cold water on the

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Gold prices up to Rs. 96 to Rs. 48,222/10 gm on safe-haven; Silver corrects Rs. 810 a kg

By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Gold prices jumped by Rs 96 to Rs 48,222 per 10 gram in the Mumbai retail market on positive global cues and renewed risk aversion in global financial markets, however, the upside was capped by a sharp gain in the rupee. The surging

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Sensex sheds 586 points over Covid-19 surge in biggest drop since April 30

By Administrator_ India Capital Sands The benchmark indices on Monday declined along with Asian and European peers as investors were worried by the surge in Covid-19 cases and rising inflation. The benchmark Sensex fell 586 points to end the session at 52,553, a decline of 1.10 percent in the biggest

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