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New Delhi: While gold prices witnessed a decline, silver rates remained stable. It was initially anticipated that silver rates would see a slight dip; however, this did not materialise. The stability in silver prices has left customers feeling disappointed. Nevertheless, if you are planning to purchase 999-purity silver, do not delay. We are providing you with city-wise information on silver rates to help clear up any confusion you may have. Read More: PPF Loan Rules 2026: Latest Interest Rate, Eligibility & Easy Steps to Apply Read More: 7th Pay Commission: Why Is DA Hike Delayed? Salary Hike and Key Details Here: Know the latest news In the national capital, New Delhi, 999-purity silver remained stable, recording a price of ₹255,000 per kilogram. The previous day, the silver rate here was also recorded at ₹255,000 per kilogram. In the country's financial capital, Mumbai, the rate for 999-purity silver stood at ₹255,000 per kilogram. On the preceding day as well, silver rates had remained at ₹255,000 per kilogram. In Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu, 999-purity silver is also being recorded at ₹255,000 per kilogram, showing no change from previous levels. Yesterday, the price of silver stood at ₹255,000. In Hyderabad, the capital of Telangana, the rate for 999-purity silver was seen trending at ₹255,000 per kilogram. In Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, 999-purity silver was recorded at ₹255,000 per kilogram. Turning to Ghaziabad -- which borders Delhi -- silver prices have remained unchanged there as well. The price of 999-purity silver remained stable at ₹255,000 per kilogram. On Monday -- the previous day -- the rate for 1 kilogram of silver was also recorded at ₹255,000. In Noida, the price of 999-purity silver is being recorded at ₹255,000 per kilogram. In Meerut as well, the price of silver is trending at ₹255,000 per kilogram. In Gurgaon, the price of 999-purity silver stands at ₹255,000 per kilogram. In Meerut, silver with 999 purity is currently trending at ₹255,000 per kilogram. Just a day earlier, the price of silver here stood at exactly ₹255,000; this means the price has remained unchanged. In Saharanpur as well, the rate for 999-purity silver is ₹255,000 per kilogram -- a figure identical to the price recorded there the previous day.
Mumbai : Honda Cars India Ltd. (HCIL), a leading premium car manufacturer in India today launched two exclusive editions of its popular SUV - Honda Elevate Black Edition and Honda Elevate Signature Black Edition. These exclusive editions have been introduced in new Crystal Black Pearl colour. Introduced in response to a popular demand received from the market, these premium black editions will cater to customers who are seeking a bold, sophisticated and distinctive designed SUV experience from Honda. Speaking about the new Black Editions of the Honda Elevate, Mr. Takuya Tsumura, President and ...Read More >
Berhampur (Odisha), Jun 6 (PTI) Environmental activist Medha Patkar on Saturday appealed to the people of Odisha for protection of Rushikulya river. The government planned to construct a dam in the river Pipalapnaka under Sorada block in the district. While participating in the Save Rushikulya river movement in Ganjam district, she said, "Rivers may be small or big, but they are our mother. We have to protect the rivers from attacks." She attended a meeting were organised by the Rushikulya Banchao Kriyaanusthan Committee (RBKC) and the Centre for Climate Justice, spearheading the agitation a ...Read More >
New Delhi: Gold prices opened sharply lower on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) on Friday, tracking a decline in international bullion rates. This slide was largely attributed to a modest rise in the US dollar and a ceasefire between Israel and Iran. Both reasons dented demand for safe-haven assets. On the MCX, August gold futures opened at Rs 96,261 per 10 grams, down from the previous close of Rs 97,087. By 2:30 PM, prices had slipped further to around Rs 95,756(down by Rs 1,331). Similarly, July silver futures also opened weaker at Rs 1,06,629 per kg, compared to Thursday's close of Rs 1 ...Read More >
New Delhi/Noida, Jun 27 (PTI) End-of-life vehicles detected at fuel stations or found parked at public places will be impounded and a penalty of Rs 10,000 imposed on four-wheeler owners and Rs 5,000 on two-wheeler owners starting July 1, officials said on Friday. EOL vehicles are diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years. Irrespective of the states they are registered in, they will not be given fuel in Delhi starting July 1, according to directions issued by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) earlier. Around 500 fuel stations in Delhi have inst ...Read More >
Lucknow: A special CBI court in Ghaziabad on Monday convicted four people, including a banker, in Rs 50 lakh bank fraud case, involving fake documentation and fraudulent loan disbursal.While Manoj Srivastava the branch manager of Union Bank of India was awarded three years of imprisonment and a fine of Rs 3 lakh, Deepak Malhotra, the proprietor of Girdhari Lal & Sons, was given five years of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 14 lakh.Two other accused, Raj Kumar Samanta and Rakesh Kumar, were sentenced to three years in prison with fines of Rs 2 lakh and Rs 3 lakh respectively. The ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 1 (ANI): A sandalwood tree worth lakhs of rupees was stolen from the official residence of the King George's Medical University (KGMU) Vice-Chancellor in Lucknow, despite security arrangements in place. KGMU spokesperson KK Singh said the 50-year-old tree was cut down and taken away by thieves. The residence, located within the campus, is currently unoccupied. Also Read | Rules Changing From July 1, 2025: From LPG Cylinder Prices and Railway Fares to Aadhaar-PAN Link, Check Key Rule Changes Taking Place Next Month. An FIR has been lodged, and CCTV foota ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 6 (PTI) Silver prices soared Rs 3,000 to hit another record high of Rs 1,07,100 per kilogram in the national capital on Friday amid buying rush by local jewellers and stockists. Gold prices were little changed on Friday as a stronger-than-expected jobs report countered support from lingering geopolitical uncertainty, while silver touched its highest since 2012. According to the All India Sarafa Association, the white metal bounced Rs 2,000 to hit a fresh peak of Rs 1,04,100 per kilogram (inclusive of all taxes) in the local markets on Thursday. So far this year, the metal pri ...Read More >
Bengaluru Power Cuts: Citizens of Bengaluru brace yourself for long hours of power outages from June 29 and June 30. More than 100 areas will be impacted as BESCOM undertakes its quarterly maintenance work in various of its division. Bengaluru Power Outages June 29: According to the update by BESCOM on its X handler, there will be power outages in Kittaganahalli, Palasandra, Saptagiri, Maruthinagar, Sankapur, Raghavendra Nagar, Goolarivee, Baddihalli, Kesaramadu, C.M Badawan, Kalalli and SKS village on June 29 from 10 am to 5 pm. BESCOM's executive engineer has appealed to consumers to coop ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) There's good news for gold and silver buyers as prices of both precious metals saw a decline this week, bringing gold back below Rs 96,000 per 10 grams and silver under Rs 1.06 lakh per kilogram. According to the India Bullion and Jewellers Association (IBJA), the price of 24-carat gold is now Rs 95,784 per 10 grams, down from Rs 98,691 a week ago -- a sharp drop of Rs 2,907. Similarly, the price of 22-carat gold has come down to Rs 87,738 from Rs 90,404 per 10 grams. For 18-carat gold, the rate has dropped from Rs 74,018 to Rs 71,838 per 10 grams. Silver ...Read More >
Pune: Pashan resident Kushagra Agarwal rushed to the jewellers last week as soon as gold prices reduced slightly, to Rs 95,784 per 10g, as he had to buy gold for his son's wedding. With a Rs 3,000 to Rs 4,000 per 10 g reduction in the price of gold, jewellers expect many other residents in the city to walk into stores in the coming days. The gold industry has been struggling to find buyers over the last six months as prices have been consistently rising. The price of gold, which was hovering around the Rs 1 lakh mark last month for 10g, is now trading at Rs 96,800/10g grams, excluding GST. Aga ...Read More >
Ghaziabad: The police arrested a couple on Wednesday for robbing a pedestrian in Crossings Republik on Nov 15. Wave City ACP Lipi Nagayach said unknown individuals on a scooter snatched a woman's gold chain near Ajnara market in the Crossings Republik area on Nov 15. Once the woman filed a complaint, a case was registered under section 304 (snatching) of BNS, and police teams were formed to probe the incident. "With the help of CCTV footage, manual input, surveillance, and a tip-off, Vivek Pandey (29) and his wife Kirti Sharma (28) were nabbed from Chitrawan society in the Crossings Republik ...Read More >
Mumbai, (UNI) The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Mumbai Zonal Unit (MZU), has successfully busted a major gold extraction and refining facility involved in the illegal melting of smuggled gold, officials said here on Tuesday. Acting on a specific intelligence, DRI officers conducted searches at three related locations, leading to the recovery of substantial quantities of smuggled gold, silver, and cash. The operation resulted in the seizure of 23.92 kilograms of gold bars and melted form, including foreign-marked gold, along with 37 kilograms of silver. Additionally, cash amount ...Read More >
New Delhi: Three Indian citizens vanished mysteriously in Tehran. Darkness closed in as hope seemed lost. A ruthless Pakistani gang with potential links to ISI snatched them away, casting a shadow of fear. But relentless Indian diplomats refused to back down. Against all odds, a daring rescue mission ignited. Now, the captives are free, and a chilling game of espionage comes to light. The Punjab-based trio - Amritpal Singh from Hoshiarpur, Jaspal Singh from SBS Nagar and Hushnapreet Singh from Sangrur - had landed in Iran on May 1. Promised a clandestine route to Australia via Dubai and Tehra ...Read More >
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday said authorities cannot go against demolition orders issued by courts and stressed that displaced residents have been provided accommodation.Her words came in the wake of the recent Madrasi Camp demolition for which the opposition Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has criticised her. AAP has targeted Gupta, and alleged that the displaced Madrasi Camp residents were provided homes in faraway Narela, and those lack basic amenities.Attending an event to mark the construction of a Jan Sewa camp at a slum cluster in the Haiderpur area, Gupta told reporters: "In t ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The price of gold in the city has decreased by Rs 440 per sovereign on Saturday (June 28, 2025), with a gram costing Rs 8,930. A sovereign of the yellow metal now costs Rs 71,440. On Friday (June 27), a sovereign of gold was sold at Rs 71,880 after recording a drop of Rs 680 per sovereign. On February 5, the gold rate was Rs 63,240/sovereign. It later shot up to Rs 64,000, only to plummet to Rs 63,520 on February 12. On March 14, after more fluctuations, the price jumped to Rs 66,400, a massive spike of Rs 1,440 from the previous day's price. On April 22, the gold price soared to ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 18 (PTI) Gold prices fell Rs 200 to Rs 79,100 per 10 grams in the national capital on Wednesday amid a firm trend in international markets, according to the All India Sarafa Association. The precious metal of 99.9 per cent purity settled at Rs 79,300 per 10 grams in the previous session. Snapping a three-day losing run, silver climbed Rs 500 to Rs 92,000 per kg on Wednesday. It closed at Rs 91,500 per kg on Tuesday. In the last three sessions, the white metal plunged Rs 5,500 per kg. The price of gold of 99.5 per cent purity slipped Rs 200 to Rs 78,700 per 10 grams from the ...Read More >
New Delhi: Alleging "blatant misuse" of agencies to defame its leaders, AAP on Thursday questioned why the first information report filed against former Delhi ministers Saurabh Bharadwaj and Satyendar Jain was being kept under wraps and "selective" press notes were being leaked to the media.Bharadwaj, who is Delhi AAP convener, alleged that only two former ministers were named in the case without any reasonable cause while all the officers of the health and public works departments, who were actually responsible for executing the hospital projects, were spared. "Is the FIR so baseless that BJP ...Read More >
Gold Rate in India Today: The price of gold in India continued its downward trajectory and brought cheers among gold jewellery buyers. Falling gold rate in India today is a reflection of consolidating international prices of the bullion amid easing geopolitical tensions and improving trade prospects. Gold Rate in India today has plunged to its 10-day low mark of Rs 97,420 per 10 gram amid easing tensions between Israel and Iran. The precious metal prices jumped phenomenally over the past few days as clashes between the two nations were followed by United States air strikes on Iranian nuclear ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Reacting to Delhi's fuel ban on diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years from today, AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj said that this step was impractical and the BJP did not know how to run the government. Saurabh Bharadwaj said, "Didn't they have any other way of stopping old vehicles? Now that the Monsoon has hit Delhi, will they conduct a pilot project for artificial rain? You've (BJP) filled in small potholes but left the larger ones as they are. Owners of Petrol Pump Associations say that this step is impractical. Will the petrol pump operator fi ...Read More >
MADURAI: Likening the custodial murder of Ajith Kumar in Tiruppuvanam to an 'organised crime by police where the state kills its own citizens,' Madras high court lambasted the Tamil Nadu police and said the action against the perpetrators should be more stringent than in normal murder cases.A division bench of Justice S M Subramaniam and Justice A D Maria Clete pointed to 44 external injuries on the person of Ajith Kumar and said no part of the body was spared by the delinquent cops. "Even an ordinary murderer would not have inflicted such kind of injuries," the bench said on Tuesday.The natur ...Read More >
Varanasi: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav took a jibe at the Bharatiya Janata Party-led govt in Uttar Pradesh saying the state was opening of new liquor shops in large numbers, while schools were being closed.Addressing party workers after inaugurating his new home-cum-office built on a campus of over 3 bigha area in the Anwarganj area of Azamgarh district on Thursday, Akhilesh criticised BJP govt for "poor state of education and basic facilities". He said BJP was shutting down booths in assembly areas where they lost in the 2022 assembly election. "It is shocking how thousands of sch ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai Police has arrested a jeweller who had been absconding after allegedly cheating a fellow jeweller of gold, silver, and diamonds worth ₹12.77 crore. The accused, identified as Birju Kishor Kumar Salla (45), was arrested from a hotel in Gujarat where he had been hiding. According to the EOW, an FIR had been registered against Salla on June 10 at LT Marg Police Station. After evading arrest for several weeks, investigators tracked his location to Gujarat. Acting on a tip-off, the Gujarat Police detained Salla from the hotel and later handed ...Read More >
In a miraculous turn of events, a seven-year-old boy who was kidnapped from Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad district more than 30 years ago has reunited with his family. IMAGE: Raju was kidnapped when he was seven-year-old from Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad district. Photograph: ANI Now 38, Raju shared his ordeal and said that after being abducted in September 1993, he was handed over to a truck driver who took him to Jaisalmer in Rajasthan. "The kidnappers kept me in a room located in the middle of a barren area, where I was forced to take care of sheep and goats. Each night, I was chained and locke ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 12 (PTI) Gold prices climbed Rs 500 to Rs 80,900 per 10 grams in the national capital on Thursday due to persistent buying by retailers and jewellers, according to the All India Sarafa Association. The precious metal of 99.9 per cent purity finished at Rs 80,400 per 10 grams in the previous trading session. The yellow metal has jumped nearly Rs 2,000 in the past three sessions. Silver also rallied Rs 700 to Rs 97,000 per kg on Thursday. The white metal settled at Rs 96,300 per kg in the previous session. The price of gold of 99.5 per cent purity also surged Rs 500 to Rs 80,5 ...Read More >
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday directed officials to act against shell companies and fake firms that are deriving undue benefits against the rules.He said that such acts were an attempt to misuse the facilities meant for genuine traders and the matter should be dealt with seriously.The CM, while conducting a high-level review of the state tax department, directed officials to ensure transparency in tax collection and adopt a policy of technological efficiency and strict enforcement. Calling the act of such companies 'unforgivable', Yogi said, "Tax evasion is a national cri ...Read More >
Gold Rate in India Today: The price of 24, 22, and 18K gold reversed their momentum and have surged up to Rs 16,300 per 100 gram in the first two days of July. Surge in gold rates today mirrors rising international gold rates against the backdrop of a weakened US dollar, fiscal trade concerns, and geopolitical uncertainty. The gold rate in India today has surged significantly over the past two days. The price of the precious metal has surged by more than 25% since the beginning of the year 2025 due to heightened trade tensions and market volatility. Gold Rate in India Today Gold rate in Ind ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 27 (PTI) Gold prices plunged Rs 930 to Rs 97,670 per 10 grams in the national capital on Friday as traders rushed to selling amid easing off Middle East tensions and favourable reports about a trade deal between the US and China. According to the All India Sarafa Association, the precious metal of 99.9 per cent purity had closed at Rs 98,600 per 10 grams on Thursday. On Friday, gold of 99.5 per cent purity declined by Rs 850 to Rs 97,200 per 10 grams (inclusive of all taxes). It had settled at Rs 98,050 per 10 grams in the previous market session. "Gold prices continue to cor ...Read More >
New Delhi/Noida, Jun 27 (PTI) End-of-life vehicles detected at fuel stations or found parked at public places will be impounded and a penalty of Rs 10,000 imposed on four-wheeler owners and Rs 5,000 on two-wheeler owners starting July 1, officials said on Friday. EOL vehicles are diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years. Irrespective of the states they are registered in, they will not be given fuel in Delhi starting July 1, according to directions issued by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) earlier. Also Read | UK F-35B Lightning II Stealth F ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: With the kharif season underway and farmers facing an acute shortage of urea, agriculture minister Tummala Nageswara Rao has written to the Centre, urging immediate intervention to ensure timely and sufficient supply of the critical fertiliser. In letters addressed to Union minister for chemicals and fertilisers JP Nadda, Tummala highlighted the alarming gap between the state's demand and actual supply. The minister said the Centre had allocated five lakh metric tonnes of urea to Telangana for the months of April, May, and June. However, only 3.06 lakh metric tonnes have been suppli ...Read More >
Varanasi: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said the UP govt was destroying the future of children in the state by shutting thousands of primary schools."It is shocking how thousands of schools are being shut by govt but there is no constraint on opening of new liquor shops all over the state. The two developments showcase BJP's priorities," he said while inaugurating the party's office-cum-residence in Azamgarh.He said the BJP was out to humiliate and disrespect the PDA community. SP has named the new office building as PDA Bhawan. "This PDA is the same community that Babas ...Read More >