Curfew to remain in force in violence-hit Khargone on Eid, Akshaya Tritiya

A 24-hour curfew will be in force on Eid-al-Fitr and Akshaya Tritiya in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone and people have been asked to celebrate the upcoming festivals at home in the city, where violence......

Eid: Khargone admin changes decision, relaxes curfew for 9 hrs

The Khargone administration has changed its previous decision and announced a relaxation in curfew for nine hours on Monday in the Madhya Pradesh city, where violence was reported during a Ram......

Editor-in-chief Siddharth Varadarajan quits The Hindu

Siddharth Varadarajan, Editor-in-Chief of The Hindu, announced his resignation from the newspaper on Twitter on Friday, two years after he took over the reins from N Ram as the first professional......

Amazon sees gold rush in festival season

Amazon India has witnessed an 84 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) increase in sales of hallmarked gold jewellery and posted a 5-fold spike in demand during the first two days of its ongoing Amazon......

Why gold demand for Akshaya Tritiya is likely to be subdued

This Akshaya Tritiya, falling on Friday, might not be as exciting as it used to be. At least, for gold jewellers. For, gold has lost some lustre over the past year and this is unlikely to return so......

No need to get aggressive on gold this Akshaya Tritiya

If you want to celebrate the festival, buy only a little as token. Indians love gold. We love to wear gold jewellery. We love the fact that we can borrow money using gold as a security. We also......

India's gold demand drops 5% in June quarter

Gold seems to be losing its glitter in India due to a rise in prices. Photograph: Heinz-Peter Bader/Reuters/Reuters Demand in Q2CY24 was 149.7 tonnes – a 5 per cent drop compared to 158.1......

Tendulkar launches 10 gram gold coin with his image

A limited edition Sachin Tendulkar gold coins, with the senior cricketer's face and signature embossed on them, were launched in Mumbai on Monday on the auspicious day of 'Akshaya Tritiya'.......