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Bullion prices hit 3-month highs as weak dollar boosts demand Gold and silver continued their sharp upward move in the national capital on Friday, with both precious metals touching levels last seen more than three months ago. The gains came as a weaker US dollar and positive global market trends encouraged buying in bullion.Gold of 99.9 per cent purity climbed Rs 1,200 to Rs 1,63,500 per 10 grams, inclusive of all taxes, from Thursday’s Rs 1,62,300 per 10 grams, local traders said. The price was last around this level on May 19, when gold was quoted at Rs 1,63,600 per…

A Palestinian teenager was killed by Israeli settlers on Friday (August 21, 2026) after a rock-throwing incident in the occupied West Bank.The Ministry identified the teenager as Karim Sanad Raja Shalaldeh. The teenager’s father told The Associated Press at the hospital that Israeli settlers had killed his son.The Israeli military said soldiers were dispatched to Sa’ir after Palestinians threw rocks at Israeli civilians who were in the area without prior authorisation. Some Israelis were injured and a security official opened fire.Separately, the Palestinian General Authority for Civil Affairs informed the Health Ministry that 58-year-old Fathi Khazem was fatally shot by…

Union Minister of State for Science & Technology Jitendra Singh. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh on Friday (August 21, 2026) said emerging technologies are creating unprecedented opportunities for progress, and called for stronger international collaboration to ensure that innovation remains accessible, affordable, trusted and sustainable.Delivering the inaugural address at the 14th BRICS Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Ministerial Meeting in Chennai on Friday (August 21, 2026), Dr. Singh said emerging technologies included advanced materials, biotechnology, photonics, geospatial technologies and high-performance computing.Dr. Singh said India had chosen ‘Building for Resilience,…

The gathering at Jantar Mantar took place despite the Delhi Police having made it clear that permission had not been granted for the proposed demonstration. NEW DELHI: A sizeable crowd gathered at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on Friday to demonstrate against caste-based reservation, prompting the Delhi Police and Central Forces to step up security at the designated protest venue.Police personnel and security forces were deployed at the site as protesters arrived in large numbers. Barricades were also installed as a precautionary measure to ensure maintenance of law and order during the gathering, news agency ANI reported.The protesters demanded changes to the…

“A delight.” “An unexpected paradise.” “A wonderful country.”  That is how Russian tourists and travel agents describe their visits to North Korea, one of the world’s most repressive countries. Russian and North Korean officials have touted North Korea as an emerging vacation destination since it reopened to Russian tourists in 2024, complete with beach resorts, ski trips and special discounts for Russian soldiers who have fought in Ukraine. But despite the growing selection of organized tours and deepening ties between Moscow and Pyongyang, few Russians are actually making the trip. Around 5,000 Russians visited North Korea in 2025, according to…

As per the FIR, Rinki Biswas was booked under the BNS sections for theft in a dwelling house and criminal intimidation. (AI-generated image) MUMBAI: A hotel management student, Rinki Biswas (30), was arrested in Kolkata and brought to Mumbai for allegedly duping a 30-year-old man from Sahar Village, whom she befriended through a marriage portal in 2025, and allegedly stealing his father’s pension money and his mother’s gold ornaments collectively worth Rs 4.55 lakh, Sahar police said.Police said Biswas was arrested almost four and a half months after an FIR was registered against her on March 28. She had discarded…

AAP Delhi president Saurabh Bharadwaj (L) NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday raised concern over the “alarmingly high” number of swine flu cases in the capital and urged the Delhi government to proactively spread public awareness to help curb infections.AAP Delhi president Saurabh Bharadwaj claimed that several people across the city were suffering from flu-like symptoms, according to news agency PTI.”Across Delhi, an alarmingly high number of people, especially school-going children, are suffering from high-grade fever, cough and flu-like symptoms. Some say it’s H1N1,” Bharadwaj said in a post on X.”I don’t see serious efforts by the…

BJP legislators, sporting black T-shirts, began their protest at Maharshi Valmiki statue Bengaluru: The protest seeking the resignation of minister B Nagendra over alleged irregularities in the Valmiki tribal welfare corporation turned physical Friday, as BJP legislators, clad in black t-shirts, pushed past security personnel and forced their way into Vidhana Soudha.On the fifth day of their agitation, opposition legislators first gathered near the Maharshi Valmiki statue at Legislators’ Home, wearing t-shirts bearing slogans such as “this community should get justice” and “corrupt minister B Nagendra should resign.” From there, they marched towards Vidhana Soudha, only to be stopped at…

Hyderabad: Natco Pharma Limited’s finished dosage formulations manufacturing facility at Parawada in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, has received Form 483 with four observations from the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA).The Form 483 was issued after an inspection of the facility conducted from August 17 to August 21, 2026, by the US drug watchdog. A Form 483 is an official report filed by US FDA inspectors to a company’s management in case its investigators observe violations of US federal laws or regulations during an on-site inspection.Natco said in a regulatory filing that it believes the observations to be procedural in…

Chennai: Jewellery retailers Joyalukkas and Kalyan Jewellers have been awarded the contract to supply gold rings under the ‘Thaaimaman Thanga Mothiram’ scheme, under which every child born in a govt hospital will receive a 1g gold ring, a release from the state’s health department on Friday said.On July 14, Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation (TNMSC) sought bids for 4.41 lakh 1g, 22-carat, gold rings, drawing bids from 11 companies through the state’s official tenders portal. Jewellery major Joyalukkas India Limited emerged as the lowest bidder for Tamil Nadu’s ₹755-crore. The retail group quoted ₹0.01 as the making charge for each…