Gold at Rs 31,000 amid festive buzz

Gold hit the Rs 31,000-mark today by gaining Rs 100 to trade at over one month high on persistent buying by local jewellers amid festive buzz, even as the metal weakened overseas. Silver also advanced by Rs 50 to Rs 38,300 per kg due to increased offtake by industrial units and coin makers. Traders said […]

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RRB Group D 2018 exam date announced

RRB Group D 2018 exam date announced The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) issued a notification Computer Based Tests (CBT) for recruitment of Level 1, Group D posts is likely to start from September 17. The board will release the exam city, date and shift details 10 days before the start of computer based test. Detailed […]

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265 dead in Kerala floods since Aug 8

The death toll in Kerala floods has touched 265 since August 8 while 36 people are still missing, the latest government figures show, even as the state prepares to mount a massive rehabilitation process for the displaced. The hilly district of Idukki, housing the largest arch dam in Asia from which waters were released for […]

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Satya Pal Malik sworn in as Jammu and Kashmir governor

Satya Pal Malik was sworn in as the 13th governor of Jammu and Kashmir today, ending the five-decade-long practice of retired bureaucrats being appointed to the post. Malik was administered the oath of office by Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court Gita Mittal at the Raj Bhawan. State Chief secretary B V R […]

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Parrikar to reach Mumbai today for medical check-up

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar will leave for Mumbai today for a medical check-up at a private hospital and would return here on August 25, a senior government official said today. Parrikar (62), who had flown to the United States of America on August 10 for a check-up in connection with a pancreatic ailment, returned […]

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Fire breaks out in Delhi’s Doordarshan Bhawan

A fire broke out in an AC plant of Doordarshan Bhawan at Mandi House, a Delhi Fire Service official said. A call was received about the fire at 12:50 pm and five fire tenders were rushed to the spot. The fire was controlled within 10 minutes, he said. The AC plant is situated on the […]

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India ready for constructive engagement with Pak: Modi to Imran

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written to his newly elected Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan, conveying New Delhi’s commitment to pursue “meaningful” and “constructive” engagement with Islamabad and emphasising the need to work for a terror-free South Asia, official sources said today. In a letter to Khan on August 18, the day he was sworn in […]

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Asian Games 2018: Wrestler Vinesh Phogat wins a gold medal in 50kg freestyle

Vinesh Phogat today created history by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to win a gold medal at the Asian Games, brushing aside her rivals with remarkable ease in the 50kg category here. Vinesh was a medal-favourite in her category and was likely to face stiff competition from Japan’s Yuki Irie whom she outplayed 6-2 […]

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