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Jewellers remain hopeful that the moderation in demand will prove temporary as the festive calendar progresses. A huge rise in gold prices from the same time last year has led to a drop in gold sales this Ganesh Chaturthi. Gold sales have declined by around 15% year-on-year in volume terms, with consumers either reducing the...

Allegations of a headmaster’s inappropriate actions have surfaced at a Nawada government school. PATNA: Allegations by girl students of a government school in Nawada that their headmaster entered their washroom and touched them inappropriately have raised serious questions over the safety of minors inside educational institutions, coming a day after a Class X student was...

India beat Sri Lanka in the gold-medal match. (Pic credit: BCCI Women) NEW DELHI: Harmanpreet Kaur-led India opened their gold medal account at the Asian Games 2026 on Tuesday, defeating Sri Lanka in the women’s cricket final at Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin to end the country’s wait for a top-podium finish in Aichi-Nagoya.The defending...

Dr Liudmila Khokhlova received the Padma Shri thie year in June for her contribution to Hindi and Indian studies. When Dr Liudmila Khokhlova learnt that India had chosen her for the Padma Shri, the Russian scholar says she felt both happiness and a sense of responsibility. For someone who has spent decades studying Indian languages...

A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her 17-year-old neighbor in Gwalior (Representative image) BHOPAL: On the day two Class 10 students were allegedly harassed on a road in Bihar’s Jamui, a similar incident unfolded nearly 1,000 km away in Gwalior, where a 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her 17-year-old neighbour after he threatened...

India’s space growth marks a shift from building space capabilities to building strategic autonomy, commercial depth and sustained presence beyond Earth. For decades, the central question was whether India could design, build and launch increasingly complex spacecraft on its own. That question has been answered across multiple fronts, from indigenous launch vehicles and navigation systems...

Main accused Nandan Yadav injured in police encounter in Jamui, hospitalised JAMUI: Nandan Yadav, the main accused in the Jamui minor molestation and assault case, was injured in a police encounter on Tuesday and has been admitted to a hospital for treatment, police said. Yadav sustained a bullet injury in leg, according to officials.Police said...

The discovery was made on September 18 at the MN-DW18-1-H-D well in the Mahanadi Offshore Basin. In a big breakthrough, Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has discovered gas in a deepwater well off India’s eastern coast. The find is located close enough to Odisha and may potentially enable quicker development if further appraisal establishes...

What would $1.5 million buy in California? In San Francisco, it could put you in the market for a home or condominium. In the marshlands of Solano County, the same amount could buy an entire 400-acre private island retreat with a century-old hunting history, nine duck blinds and a sprawling clubhouse with 19 bedrooms.The Concord...

Supreme Court of India (file image) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to examine at this stage whether the National Song should be limited to two stanzas or extended to six, but agreed to examine whether not singing it can be made a punishable offence.A bench led by CJI Surya Kant, along with...