Month: April 2019

Gold slumps Rs 80 on weak demand

  New Delhi  :  Gold prices Thursday fell by Rs 80 to Rs 32,670 per 10 gram at the bullion market here due to subdued demand from jewellers, according to the All India Sarafa Association. Silver too declined by Rs 90 to Rs 38,330 per kg on low offtake […]

Guj Cong MLA resigns after ticket denial for LS poll

Ahmedabad : In a setback to the Congress in Gujarat ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, its MLA Kalu Dabhi resigned from the party’s primary membership on Thursday after he was denied ticket for the parliamentary election. However, state Congress spokesperson Manish Doshi said Dabhi’s resignation was not accepted […]

A good story is worth the wait: Shefali Shah

Mumbai : Shefali Shah, who won critics with her understated yet emotionally-stirring turn in “Delhi Crime”, is happy that storytelling is no longer restricted to the “hero-heroine format”, thanks to the popularity of streaming platforms. Shah prefers to keep a low profile but the industry has slowly started to […]

South Korea launches 5G networks early to secure world first Advertisement

Seoul : South Korea launched the world’s first nationwide 5G mobile networks two days early, its top mobile carriers said Thursday, giving a handful of users access in a late-night scramble to be the first providers of the super-fast wireless technology. Three top telecom providers – SK Telecom, KT […]

India one of the highest taxing nations in world: Trump

Washington :  India is one of the highest taxing nations in the world, US President Donald Trump has alleged as he again slammed the country for imposing 100 per cent tariffs on American products, including the iconic Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Such a high tariff is not fair, Trump said Tuesday […]

Rahul’s decision to contest from Wayanad ‘insult’ to Amethi: Smriti Irani

Lucknow :  BJP leader Smriti Irani Thursday attacked Congress president Rahul Gandhi, saying his decision to contest from the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala was an “insult” to the people of Amethi. The 48-year-old Congress chief is contesting from Kerala in addition to his traditional stronghold Amethi, where […]

Maval LS seat to have maximum polling booths in Maha

Mumbai :  More than half-a-dozen Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra will have over 2,000 polling booths, with the Maval constituency in Pune district set to have maximum 2,504 booths, according to official data. A total of 97,640 polling booths will be set up in the state, where the Lok […]

Stay out, Noida village tells its MP

Noida (UP) : He adopted their village, represents them in the Lok Sabha after they broke tradition to vote for him, but Union minister Mahesh Sharma is now strictly persona non grata in Kachera with slogans and posters making it abundantly clear he’s not welcome any more The protests, […]

CBI arrests I-T officer in bribery case of Rs 14 lakh

New Delhi :  The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested an Income Tax officer in Bengaluru for allegedly receiving a bribe of Rs 14 lakh from a person for settling pending tax issues, officials said Thursday. H R Nagesh, posted at Koramangala in Bengaluru, was caught red-handed by the […]

Gold slumps Rs 80 on weak demand

New Delhi : prices Thursday fell by Rs 80 to Rs 32,670 per 10 gram at the bullion market here due to subdued demand from jewellers, according to the All India Sarafa Association. Silver too declined by Rs 90 to Rs 38,330 per kg on low offtake by industrial […]

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