Awesome photos of the month: August

Here are some of the best images clicked across the globe in the month of August. Giant Panda Yang Yang holds a brush behind pictures it painted at Schoenbrunn Zoo in Vienna,......

This 100 kg gold coin worth Rs 6.5 crore was stolen from a Berlin museum

A Canadian gold coin named “Big Maple Leaf” and bearing the image of Queen Elizabeth II was stolen from Berlin’s Bode Museum on Monday. The coin is pure gold,......

When colours come alive!

Designs which are bright, bold and sometimes utterly bizarre are on display at the World Bodypainting Festival.  More than 300 artists from 45 nations are involved in the three-day competition......

PHOTOS: It's an odd, odd world out there!

These 10 images prove that we live in a crazy, bizarre world.   Steampunk enthusiasts attend The Mad Hatters Tea Party during the Asylum Steampunk festival in Lincoln, England. The Asylum......

Das on why India brought back 100 mt gold from UK

The Reserve Bank of India has brought 100 metric tonnes of gold reserve from the UK to India as there is enough domestic storage capacity, and nothing more should be read into it, Governor......

Why are gold prices rising? Chris Wood of Jefferies explains

China's official gold reserves, Wood said, have increased by 314 tonnes, or 16.1 per cent, from 1,948 tonnes at the end of October 2022 to 2,262 tonnes at the end of March 2024 Photograph:......

India's gold imports rise 26.7% to $35.95 bn in Apr-Dec FY24

India's gold imports, which have a bearing on the country's current account deficit (CAD), increased 26.7 per cent to $35.95 billion during the April-December of this fiscal due to healthy demand,......

Gold ETFs acquire patina of 4-yr low investment in FY23

Gold burnished its image as the go-to asset class during turbulent times. However, investors seemed to have missed the bus. Photograph: Heinz-Peter Bader/Reuters Net inflows into gold......

Extras: Mahrez, Salah, Mane vie for African football award

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Mohamed Salah has won the African Footballer of the Year for the last two years. Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters Liverpool pair......

REWIND: How England, Croatia fared in World Cup semis

A brief history of previous World Cup semi-final appearances by England and Croatia, ahead of their last four match at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium on Wednesday: England vs Portugal, World Cup......

WC Preview: Serbia and Costa Rica bring contrasting styles to dogfight

IMAGE: Serbia players salute their fans after the match. Photograph: Heinz-Peter Bader/Reuters Serbia and Costa Rica begin their World Cup campaigns on Sunday with the teams likely to adopt......

World Cup warm-up: Belgium cruise past Egypt; Nigeria lose

IMAGE: Belgium's Kevin De Bruyne takes a shot at goal. Photograph: Francois Lenoir/Reuters Belgium hammered the final nail into Egypt's halting World Cup warm-up campaign with an assured 3-0 win......

Sports Shorts: Kvitova outplays Kerber to send Czechs into Fed Cup final

IMAGE: Czech Republic’s Petra Kvitova celebrates after winning her singles match against Germany’s Angelique Kerber. Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach /Reuters Petra Kvitova put Czech......