NEW DELHI, Apr 24: Gold prices fell by ₹462 to ₹1.51 lakh per 10 grams in futures trade on Friday, tracking weak global cues amid a stronger US dollar and rising crude oil prices. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), gold futures for June delivery declined by ₹462, or 0.3 per cent, to ₹1,51,299 per
BUDGAM, Apr 24: Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday said India is set to emerge among the top 10 sporting nations by 2036 and aims to break into the top five by 2047. Speaking to reporters after inaugurating a 30-bedded Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) hospital at Ompora in central Kashmir’s Budgam district, Mandaviya said
JAMMU, Apr 24: Chief Justice of the Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Justice Arun Palli, said on Wednesday that the true value of journalism lies not in speed alone but in verification, balance, and integrity, asserting that journalism remains one of the noblest responsibilities in public life. He made these remarks while addressing a
KOLKATA, Apr 24: Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a boat ride on the Hooghly River in Kolkata on Friday morning, where he met boatmen and morning walkers during his visit. The Prime Minister shared photographs of the river journey on social media, showing him seated on a wooden boat with a camera in hand, with
Jammu, Apr 24: A revenue official and a forest guard have been suspended in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba and Doda districts respectively over alleged dereliction of duty, officials said. In Samba district, Deputy Commissioner Ayushi Soodan ordered the suspension of a girdawar, Pankaj Singh Jamwal, for failing to complete the digitisation of revenue records within
SAMANA (PATIALA), Apr 24: Activist Gurjeet Singh Khalsa, who had been sitting atop a 400-foot BSNL tower for around 560 days demanding stricter laws against sacrilege incidents in Punjab, was finally brought down on Friday morning, officials said. The protest, which began on October 12, 2024, in Samana near Patiala, came to an end after
SRINAGAR, Apr 24: Six tourists from Bengaluru were injured after a lift reportedly collapsed at a hotel in the Hyderpora area of Srinagar on Friday. They were later shifted to Bone and Joint Hospital, Barzulla, for treatment, officials said. The incident took place at a hotel in Hyderpora where the tourists were staying. The injured
New Delhi, Apr 23: A Delhi court on Thursday sent a 19-year-old domestic help accused of killing the daughter of a senior IRS officer to four days of police custody for further investigation. Judicial Magistrate Deepika Thakaran allowed Delhi Police’s request for custodial interrogation of the accused, Rahul Meena, who was produced in court with
Kolkata, Apr 23: Voting is underway on Thursday in 152 constituencies in the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections amid tight security arrangements and a high-stakes political contest that could influence the overall outcome of the polls. Polling began at 7 am, with voters seen lining up outside polling stations across districts ranging
LEH/JAMMU, Apr 23: Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Thursday approved a series of major reforms aimed at improving ease of doing business in Ladakh’s tourism sector by deregulating the hospitality industry and reducing compliance requirements. As part of the reforms, several documentation requirements such as character certificates, proof of minimum bank balance, and educational