Gold gains Rs 105; silver jumps by Rs 1,073

New Delhi: Gold rose by Rs 105 to Rs 44,509 per 10 gram in the national capital on Thursday, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had closed at Rs 44,404 per 10 gram. “Spot gold prices for 24 carats in Delhi were up by Rs 105 reflecting overnight rally in […]

India, Saudi Arabia hold talks on initiating cooperation in space

BENGALURU: India and Saudi Arabia held discussions on initiating cooperation in the space field and explored the possibility of inking a county-level MoU. Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) and Saudi Space Commission held a bilateral meeting on Wednesday on virtual mode. Secretary in the Indian department of Space and Isro chairman K Sivan and President […]

At this rate, virus will win the race: P Chidambaram on slow vaccination drive

NEW DELHI: Lamenting the slow pace of vaccination in the country, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday said at this rate the virus will win the race and attacked the government for having “failed” in the vaccination rollout. “The central government has failed miserably in rolling out the vaccination to Indians,” he said, urging […]

Law and order situation has improved in Jammu and Kashmir: Nirmala

  New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said law and order situation has improved in Jammu and Kashmir and assembly elections can be held only after completion of the delimitation process. She said abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A of the Indian Constitution has been welcomed by the people, who came out in […]

Grassroots-level deficit in J&K, can be addressed by empowering DDCs: Omar

Grassroots-level deficit in J&K, can be addressed by empowering DDCs: Omar

Srinagar: National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Thursday said there was grassroots-level development deficit in Jammu and Kashmir which could be addressed by empowering the District Development Councils in true sense. He was in Noorabad area to pay homage to party stalwart and former speaker Wali Mohammad Itoo on his 27th death anniversary. “Today, […]

Army chief Gen Bajwa says it’s time for India and Pak to bury the past and move forward

Army chief Gen Bajwa says it’s time for India and Pak to bury the past and move forward

Islamabad:  Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa said on Thursday that it was time for India and Pakistan to “bury the past and move forward” as he asserted that the peace between the two neighbours would help to “unlock” the potential of South and Central Asia. Addressing a session of the first-ever Islamabad Security […]

Continuous efforts being made to remove impediment in farmers’ journey from ‘seed to market’: PM

New Delhi:  Continuous efforts are being made to remove every small and big impediment in the way of farmers’ journey from ‘seed to market’ and to ensure the progress of agriculture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told a farmer from Uttarakhand in a letter. Replying to a letter written by Kheemanand Pandey from Nainital, who […]

Gold gains Rs 105; silver jumps by Rs 1,073

New Delhi: Gold rose by Rs 105 to Rs 44,509 per 10 gram in the national capital on Thursday, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had closed at Rs 44,404 per 10 gram. “Spot gold prices for 24 carats in Delhi were up by Rs 105 reflecting overnight rally in […]

Vehicle scrapping policy will be ‘win-win’ policy; to help reduce pollution: Gadkari

New Delhi:  The vehicle scrapping policy will be a “win-win” policy that will eventually help in improving fuel efficiency and reduce pollution, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday. Making a statement regarding vehicle scrapping policy in the Lok Sabha, the Road Transport, Highways and MSMEs Minister said the policy will also lead to an […]