Ahmedabad: Demand for jewellery and gift items has picked up ahead of Rakshabandhan, despite gold prices being nearly 55% higher than a year ago and silver more than doubling.Jewellers said the recent correction in precious-metal prices had improved buying sentiment. Consumers are increasingly opting for silver rakhis, coins and lower-carat, lightweight jewellery.Gold prices climbed to…
SOI staged a protest outside the Dean Students Welfare (DSW) office over the rejection of its candidate Pranav’s nomination Chandigarh: The race for the Panjab University Campus Students’ Council (PUCSC) formally took shape on Monday as all major student parties and groups filed their nominations. However, nomination day ended on a contentious note, with the…
Meeting between Ganesh mandals and PMC on Monday Pune: Representatives of several mandals participating in the joint meeting held at Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) headquarters on Monday to discuss plans for the forthcoming Ganesh festival demanded celebrations free of restrictions, especially on DJ music systems.Mandals said they would not use plasma systems and lasers as…
Surat: Two years after the death of a 13-year-old girl, a forensic report has revealed that she was sexually assaulted a few days before her death and had suffered physical injuries.Athwalines police on Sunday registered a rape and Pocso case against an unidentified person after receiving the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) report, which had been…
Aizawl: Mizoram CM Lalduhoma has alleged large-scale irregularities in the recruitment of employees by the state’s three autonomous district councils, saying govt will formulate common recruitment rules for all the councils.During a visit to Siaha, the headquarters of Siaha district and Mara Autonomous District Council (MADC), on Friday, Lalduhoma said the three councils spent an…
Lucknow: The UP Secondary Sanskrit Education Board has on Monday cancelled all academic records of a student who took the 2026 Uttar Madhyama (Intermediate) examination and excelled, after an inquiry allegedly found evidence of forged documents and manipulation of personal records.The action was initiated after a criminal case was registered against the student at Aspur…
A youth climbed a peepal tree at the Garhisavairam Community Health Center in Alwar A youth climbed a peepal tree at the Garhisavairam Community Health Center in Alwar A youth climbed a peepal tree at the Garhisavairam Community Health Center in Alwar A youth climbed a peepal tree at the Garhisavairam Community Health Center in…
SC flags private access to sensitive PF, I-T data, asks Centre to prevent misuse by firms NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Monday expressed concern about a commercial technological ecosystem which allegedly accesses, retrieves and verifies sensitive individual information on provident fund and income tax returns and told the Centre about the desirability of devising an antidote…
Martha’s Vineyard estate (Image Credit: Instagram/ @wsjrealestate) Arthur creator Marc Brown and his wife, artist Laurene “Laurie” Krasny Brown, have sold their longtime Martha’s Vineyard estate for $6.4 million after spending decades restoring the property. As reported by The Wall Street Journal, the 7.8-acre Vineyard Haven property sold after being listed for $6.9 million in…
TCS to acquire Porsche tech subsidiary MHP for $373 million in mega AI deal BENGALURU: In a mega deal that boosts its manufacturing and AI playbook, TCS will acquire MHP Management, the consulting and technology subsidiary of German sports car maker Porsche, for $373 million. The transaction will also anchor a five-year strategic partnership worth…
