New Delhi: Gold price jumped Rs 700 to hit a record high of Rs 1,24,000 per 10 grams in the national capital on Tuesday as investors weighed the risk of an ongoing US government shutdown and growing bets of additional rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. According to the All India Sarafa Association, the yellow…
New York: President Donald Trump on Monday announced that his administration will impose 25 per cent tariffs on all medium and heavy-duty trucks coming into the US from other countries beginning next month. Trump, in a post on his social media platform Truth Social, said, “Beginning November 1st, 2025, all Medium and Heavy Duty Trucks…
New Delhi: Gold prices skyrocketed by Rs 9,700 to scale a fresh peak of Rs 1,30,300 per 10 grams in the national capital on Monday, lifted by safe-haven buying in the overseas markets and depreciation in the rupee. According to the All India Sarafa Association, the yellow metal of 99.9 per cent purity had closed…
New Delhi: The assembly elections in Bihar will be held in two phases, polling for which will be held on November 6 and 11 while the counting of votes will be done on November 14, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar announced on Monday. The entire election process will be concluded by November 16. “Bihar elections…
New Delhi: Any trade deal between India and the US has to respect New Delhi’s “red lines” and efforts are underway to find a “landing ground”, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Sunday amid strain in ties between the two countries over Washington’s policy on tariffs. In an interactive session at an event, Jaishankar…
Darjeeling (WB): At least 23 people, including children, were killed as relentless rain triggered one of the worst landslides in a decade in the Darjeeling hills and adjoining areas on Sunday, sweeping away homes, cutting off roads, isolating villages, and leaving hundreds of stranded tourists amid widespread devastation, officials said. According to reports compiled by…
London: A research tie-up between Imperial College London and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay to harness quantum computing and biotechnology to help farmers grow stronger crops that are more resilient to climate change has emerged as a focus area ahead of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s expected visit to Mumbai next week. The…
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank on Friday proposed a framework with the objectives of ensuring prudence while allowing operational flexibility to banks when they lend to related parties. The RBI has issued draft ‘Reserve Bank of India (Lending to Related Parties) Directions, 2025’ with the aim to provide a harmonised, principle-based framework to be adopted by…
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the world is facing “profound imbalances” in trade and energy security, and is undergoing a structural transformation, with India standing out as a ‘stabilising force’ that can withstand external shocks. Sitharaman said geopolitical conflicts are intensifying, and sanctions and tariffs are reshaping global supply chains. India…
Nagpur: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday performed ‘Shastra Puja’ on the occasion of the organisation’s Vijayadashmi Utsav in Nagpur. Besides traditional arms, replicas of modern weapons, including Pinaka MK-1, Pinaka Enhance, and Pinaka, and drones were on display during the Shastra Puja at the Reshimbagh ground of the RSS headquarters. This…
