Gold remains weak on sluggish demand; silver ends lower
NEW DELHI: Continuing its losing streak for the eight straight session, gold prices shed Rs 40 to close at almost one-month low of Rs 28,100 per 10 grams in the national capital today due to slackened demand from jewellers and retailers even as the metal recovered overseas. Silver also eased by Rs... read more »
Israeli aircraft bomb Gaza, five Palestinians killed
GAZA/JERUSALEM: Israeli aircraft bombed the Gaza Strip on Saturday and Palestinian militants fired rockets at the Jewish state, the military said, with no end in sight to the deadliest violence between the sides in years. Gaza health officials said five people were killed in an Israeli strike on a... read more »
New Zealand becoming popular with Indian students
MUMBAI: New Zealand has emerged as a popular destination for Indian students, the country’s high commissioner to India has said. There was an increase of 83 percent in the number of student visas issued to Indians between January and July this year, compared to the same period last year,... read more »
BJP demands white paper on Mamata Banerjee’s Singapore trip
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday demanded that the West Bengal government should publish a white paper about Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s trip to Singapore to attract investments. “We demand publication of a white paper by the state government on Mamata Banerjee’s... read more »
K.V. Thomas takes over as PAC chairman
Congress leader K.V. Thomas took over as Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament on Wednesday. He will be the 94th PAC Chairman. Convention The Lok Sabha Secretariat went by... read more »
18 killed in Himachal Pradesh as bus falls into gorge
At least 18 people were today killed and another 14 injured when a private bus rolled 400 feet down into a gorge in Rohtrung village in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district, 250 km... read more »
Muzaffarnagar riots: 800 accused still absconding, says SIT
A total of 800 accused found involved in riot cases in Muzaffarnagar last year are still absconding, Special Investigation Team (SIT) officials said. The SIT probing the Muzaffarnagar riots... read more »
Titan at new high; Morgan Stanley upgrades on Tanishq blink
Shares of Titan Company touched record high at Rs 369 per share, up 6.5 percent intraday Thursday, riding high on Morgan Stanley’s bullishness. The brokerage has upgraded the stock to... read more »
SAIL-Tata Steel JV seeks to buy overseas coal assets
KOLKATA: Less than three weeks after acquiring a large coal property in Mozambique, Steel Authority of India Ltd is looking for more. Together with Tata Steel Ltd, the state-run company is scouting... read more »
