Gold Rate Today: Peace talks cap safe-haven demand According to market experts, hopes of improving relations between the US and Iran also contributed to weakness in precious metals. Analysts at Mirae Asset ShareKhan noted that gold traded lower even as crude oil prices declined for a third consecutive session amid optimism over continued diplomatic engagement….
Ponda: Plans for IIT Goa’s permanent campus were stalled at six different sites—mostly due to local protests—and it appeared the saga would finally end with the selection of Farmagudi. However, new protests erupted on Sunday as a large group of locals gathered near the Katamgal Dada shrine on the plateau to raise slogans against the…
Ahmedabad: The Army, Gujarat Police and security teams of Adani Green Energy Park conducted a multi-agency security drill at the Renewable Energy Park in Khavda of Kutch district to assess preparedness against hybrid threats.The exercise was carried out by the Bald Eagle Brigade under the Konark Corps and focused on validating coordinated response mechanisms among…
Since 2014, a strange and violent phenomenon has been unsettling scientists and local herders across the remote Yamal and Gydan peninsulas of western Siberia. Without warning, the ground itself explodes, blasting soil and chunks of ice hundreds of feet into the air and leaving behind a massive crater that can plunge more than 160 feet…
Water scarcity in Canacona Canacona: When it rained for the first time in May, Dayavati Velip smiled, knowing this was the beginning of the end of their summer woes.Adorned in different shades of green, the remote taluka of Canacona has close to 2 lakh sqkm of forest cover, but many parts of the taluka dread…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court Tuesday gave four weeks to former CM Arvind Kejriwal and AAP functionaries Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh to respond to a criminal contempt case initiated against them for their “vilifying” social media posts against Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma.The senior counsel for Kejriwal told a bench of justices Navin Chawla and…
Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay CHENNAI: Asserting that the party is not opposed to delimitation but seeks the exercise to be conducted fairly, DMK has decided to stay away from chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s meeting with Tamil Nadu MPs here on Saturday to discuss the Union govt’s proposed delimitation exercise and its…
Iranian foreign minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi (File photo) Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has warned the UK that its decision to permit the United States to use British military bases for strikes against the Islamic Republic amounts to an “act of aggression,” giving Tehran grounds to invoke its right to “self-defence.”According to Iran’s Press TV,…
Who is Tilly Norwood? The AI actress that sparked a Hollywood backlash is now getting her first feature film Misaligned Tilly Norwood made headlines in late 2025 after the AI-generated actress became the face of Hollywood’s growing debate over artificial intelligence. Now, months after sparking industry-wide backlash, the virtual performer is set to headline her…
Cellphone curbs in schools Kolkata: The Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education on Friday issued a notice to the heads of affiliated schools, asking them to restrict students from bringing mobile phones to classrooms.The notice, signed by council president Mosiur Rahaman Sardar, stated, “Students may be advised not to bring or use mobile phones during…
