India's gold demand up 8% in Q4 despite high price

India's gold demand rose 8 per cent annually to 136.6 tonne in the March quarter helped by a strong economic environment despite prices touching historic highs, according to the World Gold Council.......

Only 21 tonnes mobilised under gold monetisation scheme in 8 years

Only 21 tonnes of gold have been mobilised in the last eight years under the gold monetisation scheme (GMS) which was announced by the Government of India in November 2015. Illustration: Uttam......

Global gold demand rises 28% to 1,181.5 tonnes in Q2

Retail investment demand for gold bars and coins as well as central bank purchases pushed the global gold demand by 28 per cent to 1,181.5 tonnes in the September quarter, according to the World......

'India's gold demand may cross China's'

'When the gold price rises rapidly, India's physical gold market remains on standby.' IMAGE: A customer checks out a gold necklace. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters John Reade, Global Chief......

Sports Shorts: High jumper Tejaswin matches national record in US

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday IMAGE: Tejaswin, 20, is a gold medallist at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games besides winning a silver at the 2016 South Asian Games.......

Shubhankar Sharma determined to find success in PGA Tour

Sharma confident of PGA Tour success but ready to wait IMAGE: Shubhankar Sharma of India takes a shot. Photograph: Francois Nel/Getty Images Top Indian golfer Shubhankar Sharma believes he has......

Sports Shorts: Mayer and Asher-Smith are European athletes of the year

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday IMAGE: Kevin Mayer is the first Frenchman to hold the decathlon world record. Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters World decathlon......

Sports Shorts: Prajnesh avenges Fabbiano to reach Liuzhou Challenger semis

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday IMAGE: Prajnesh Gunneswaran had lost to Fabbiano in the Ningbo Challenger final last week. Photograph: PTI/Files India's Prajnesh......

Sports Shorts: Lahiri tied 7th after flying start, Woods 14th

IMAGE: Anirban Lahiri of India. Photograph: Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri shot a fine 5-under 65 to position himself in tied-7th place after the opening day of the......