economic

Gold gains Rs 235; silver jumps Rs 273

6:57 pm December 31, 2020

New Delhi: Gold prices gained Rs 235 to Rs 49,675 per 10 gram in the national capital on Thursday, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had closed at Rs 49,440 per 10 gram. Silver also went up by Rs 273 to Rs 67,983 per kilogram from Rs 67,710 per kilogram […]

India will grow to be among top 3 economies in 2 decades: Ambani

2:33 pm December 15, 2020

New Delhi: Richest Indian Mukesh Ambani on Tuesday said India will grow to be among the top three economies in the world in the next two decades and per capita income would more than double. At a fireside chat with Facebook head Mark Zuckerberg, he said India’s middle-class, which is about 50 per cent of the nation’s total […]

Wall Street scuffles as worsening pandemic slows its rally

10:29 pm November 12, 2020

New York: U.S. stocks are scuffling Thursday amid worries about worsening coronavirus counts across the country. The S&P 500 was 0.2% lower in morning trading, a rare stumble in what’s been a banner month for the benchmark index. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 109 points, or 0.4%, at 28,288, as of 10:40 a.m. […]

Amarinder dubs Kejriwal's announcement of observing fast as 'theatrics'

Saving lives my priority; Punjab CM on lifting curfew

9:31 pm April 24, 2020

Chandigarh: Asserting that saving lives is his first priority, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday said any decision on lifting curfew after May 3 would be taken only on the advice of the expert committee set up to examine the issue. “I would go by the advice of the expert committee, set up to […]

Five-volume set on Ambedkar’s works to hit stands soon

4:55 pm April 14, 2020

New Delhi: A set of five volumes based on the works of Dalit icon and chief architect of Indian Constitution Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar will be released soon, publishing house Oxford University Press (OUP) announced on the occasion of the 129th anniversary of India’s first Law and Justice minister. Ambedkar was born on this day […]