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Gold is targeting 148,000 and 152,000 as the immediate resistance levels. Gold and silver price prediction today: Gold prices are showing some bullish bias while silver prices are also seeing some recovery, says Abhilash Koikkara, Head – Forex & Commodities, Nuvama Professional Clients Group.MCX Gold Price OutlookMCX Gold has breached from its consolidation and is heading toward the recent swing highs, pointing to an intermediate bullish move underway. With the base trend firmly positive, any dip toward support is worth treating as a buying opportunity rather than a sign of trend reversal. A move below the recent lows, however, would…
Ugandans are mourning the death of one of the country’s best-known footballers after he was beaten to death by suspected robbers near his home in the capital, Kampala.Police said David Owori was fatally assaulted after resisting an attempt to steal his mobile phone and other belongings, prompting an outpouring of grief and renewed public anger over violent crime in Uganda.The 27-year-old captained Sports Club (SC) Villa, the Uganda Premier League record champions, where he played both as a right-back and midfielder. He also represented the country’s Cranes national team.”We have lost more than a player – we have lost a…
The approval was based on data from a late-stage trial involving more than 40,000 adults aged 50 and older, which showed the shot was 26.6% more effective than a licensed standard-dose flu vaccine | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Moderna’s flu vaccine for people aged 50 and older, the company said on Wednesday (August 5, 2026), marking the first approval of a messenger RNA-based vaccine for seasonal flu.The shot, mFlusiva, was given a traditional approval for adults aged 50 to 64, and an accelerated approval for those 65 years and older.Moderna has agreed to…
US President Donald Trump and Iran Supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei A deal between Oman and Iran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz by directing inbound traffic through a route closer to Iran and outbound traffic through a route closer to Oman, according to a report. The development comes as Tehran said on Wednesday that the two countries had agreed on a route for ships transiting the strategic waterway and were finalising arrangements to jointly manage it.Citing four regional sources, PBS correspondent Nick Schifrin said in a post on X that the arrangement would be announced by Iran, Oman and the…
Former Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, the Wales Office and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) used misleading figures about how much the country would spend on defence, a watchdog has said.In March Sir Keir told MPs that ministers were increasing defence spending by £270bn. The two other departments later repeated similar claims in June.But the UK Statistics Authority say that is wrong, as the figure is the proposed overall amount the government plans to spend between 2025 and 2029. The Wales Office deleted a post on X that had contained the claim.A UK government spokesperson said: “We have previously acknowledged…
Aadvocate Nilesh Ojha claimed the court had raised serious concerns over the police investigation. MUMBAI: Advocate Nilesh Ojha, representing Disha Salian’s father Satish Salian has said the Bombay high court on Thursday questioned the Mumbai Police over its decision not to register an FIR in the death of celebrity manager Disha Salian, despite her family’s allegations of murder, during the hearing of a petition seeking a fresh investigation into the 2020 case.Ojha said, a division bench of Justice Bharti Dangre and Justice Manjusha Deshpande sought an explanation from the police on why only an Accidental Death Report (ADR) was registered…
Indian cargo faces longer voyages and doubled freight costs due to Red Sea disruption NEW DELHI: India-bound cargo could face an additional 30-35-day voyage and double freight costs with twin disruptions at the Strait of Hormuz and the mounting concerns at southern Red Sea-Bab el-Mandeb, the Indian National Shipowners’ Association (INSA) warned on Wednesday.The sinking of Indian cargo vessel MSV Faize Noore Oliya—that capsized in the Red Sea after being struck by a projectile off Yemen on Tuesday — has also heightened concerns. All 14 crew members, including 13 Indians, were rescued, according to the Union shipping ministry.On July 23,…
Bengaluru: The high court has likened an alleged Rs 5.3-crore fake government job scam to the plot of a “classic potboiler”, refusing to quash criminal proceedings against a Bengaluru woman and her father accused of orchestrating an elaborate employment racket.Dismissing the petition filed by Shamshad Begum and her father Mansoor Ahmed, Justice M Nagaprasanna remarked that the case “reads less like an ordinary criminal complaint and more like the script of a classic potboiler, where every succeeding act unveils a deeper layer of calculated deception.”According to the court, the allegations, if ultimately proved, reveal “not an isolated act of cheating…
Hyderabad: While refusing any interim order, Telangana high court on Wednesday said it will continue hearing public interest litigation (PIL) petitions seeking directions to stay the ongoing Hyderabad Airport Metro Works (Metro Rail Phase II) “to come to a considered opinion”. The case has been adjourned to Aug 27.The PIL alleged that the Metro works on the MGBS-Chandrayangutta route have been affecting several religious and historical structures, including the centuries-old Akkanna Madanna temple in the Old City, even as govt maintained that the route passes over the structures and the claims made by the petitioners were false. Govt also informed…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu govt in the budget on Wednesday announced plans to restore the Cooum and Adyar rivers yet again through global tenders, reviving efforts to clean up the city’s two most polluted waterways. A detailed project report (DPR) will be prepared for the project, with govt aiming to transform the rivers on the lines of successful restorations in Seoul and Singapore.The announcement came as chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s municipal administration and water supply (MAWS) department received a higher allocation of ₹29,863 crore in the 2026-27 budget, up from ₹26,678 crore last year.Finance minister N Marie Wilson said successive…