Gold, silver at multi-year lows on overseas cues
NEW DELHI: Gold and silver prices slumped to their multi-year lows to trade at Rs 25,800 per 10 grams and Rs 34,900 per kg, respectively in the national capital today amid weak cues from global markets as strengthening dollar curbed demand for the precious metals. In addition, absence of buying by... read more »
US-led air strikes hit Qaida branch in Syria: Monitor
BEIRUT: US-led coalition air strikes hit al-Qaida’s Syrian branch overnight, expanding the raids to jihadists outside the Islamic State group for only the second time, a monitoring group said on Thursday. The strikes against Al-Nusra Front in northwestern Syria killed several jihadists as... read more »
Hope to make India power surplus by 2019: Piyush Goyal
NEW DELHI: The government is working towards making India a power surplus country by 2019, minister of state for power, coal and renewable energy Piyush Goyal said on Thursday. He said that ensuring the availability of power on a 24×7 basis was one of the most pressing challenges the Narendra... read more »
Airtel to woo data users through free internet
NEW DELHI: Bharti Airtel, the country’s biggest telecom operator, is set to offer free internet to subscribers for trial as the company looks to convert more users into ‘internet users’ to push up revenues and profits. Data is gradually turning out to be the cash-cow of mobile... read more »
Ganga clean-up: Supreme Court asks green tribunal to act against polluting units
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the National Green Tribunal to monitor and take action against polluting industrial units on banks of Ganga. The apex court even slammed Centre and... read more »
Big Bang Swearing-in for BJP in Mumbai with Bollywood Art Director
Devendra Fadnavis’ big moment on Friday is being designed by award winning art director Nitin Chandrakant Desai, who has designed sets for Bollywood blockbusters like Jodha Akbar,... read more »
Female Boxer who fell in Coma after Fight passes away
She is the first female fighter in South Africa to have died as a result of punishment in the ring. Mwelase was taken off life support and moved out of intensive care last week, but it is... read more »
I may not play for India again, but it’s a goal: Yuvraj Singh
New Delhi: Yuvraj Singh, Player of the Tournament in the 2011 World Cup, has admitted to having mulled over the fact that he has played his last match for India as he struggles for... read more »
Cricketer Brad Haddin rested from Australia squad for Soth Africa...
Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has been rested from a near full-length squad to face South Africa in their pre-World Cup series with the world number one ODI spot at stake. The selectors said... read more »
