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New Delhi: Gold and silver prices plummeted further Monday, over profit‑taking, a stronger US dollar and rising real yields. MCX gold April futures lost 6.91 per cent to Rs 1,34,506 per 10 grams around 3.30 pm on an intraday basis. Meanwhile, MCX silver May futures...

Chennai: The AIADMK Monday formally unveiled its seat-sharing arrangement with key allies for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, bringing clarity to weeks of negotiations within the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). However, the party stopped short of announcing the number of constituencies it will contest,...

New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha Monday made a strong pitch for "regulation and rationalisation" of mobile data, demanding that the big telecom giants make adequate provisions for rollover of unused data and also its transfer among family and friends. Raising yet...

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha Monday gave its approval for referring the Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for further scrutiny. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced the Bill, which aims to amend the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 and the...

New Delhi: Two Indian-flagged ships carrying cooking gas are currently passing through the Strait of Hormuz, raising hopes of easing LPG shortages in India amid ongoing tensions in the region. Ship-tracking data shows that the vessels Jag Vasant and Pine Gas, are moving through the...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the Lok Sabha at 2 pm Monday, focusing on the key concerns relating to the ongoing West Asia conflict. Earlier Sunday, PM Modi chaired a high-level meeting to review the situation in the petroleum, crude oil, gas,...

Panaji: The South Goa Police arrested 20-year-old Soham Sushant Naik in the wee hours of Monday following an intense public outcry over an alleged sex scandal involving 25 to 30 minor girls. Naik, a resident of Madegal-Cacora and the son of a BJP Curchorem Municipal...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to table two key bills — the Finance Bill, 2026 and the Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 — in the Parliament Monday. The Finance Bill, 2026, aims to give effect to the financial proposals of the Central...

Jammu: A mysterious blast took place Monday outside a house in a village of Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district as officials said the exact nature of the blast was being ascertained. Officials said around 2 a.m., an explosion took place outside the house of a...

Jammu: Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan will chair a top-level security review meeting on Jammu and Kashmir Monday through video conferencing. Officials said the Union Home Secretary will review the security and financial position of the J&K Police in the present fiscal and also in...