India splurged a record$ 55.7 billion on gold imports in 2021, buying more than double the previous year's tonnage as a price drop favoured retail buyers and pent up demand emerged for weddings that were delayed when the pandemic first hit. The previously unreported details of the world's second biggest consumer nation's soaring imports were disclosed to Reuters by a senior government official who requested anonymity as he was not authorised to speak to media. The 2021 gold import bill easily do

Citing" operational reasons", aircraft carrier Go First on Friday said that all Go First flights until 30th July has been cancelled.... After the airline ceased operations in May, the slots were allocated to other airlines on an ad hoc basis.... In May, Go First declared insolvency due to a cash crunch, and its application was admitted by the National Company Law Tribunal( NCLT)....

India's gold imports in August nearly doubled from a year earlier to the highest in five months on strong demand and as weaker prices prompted jewellers to ramp up purchases for the festive season, a government source said. Higher imports by the world's second-biggest bullion consumer could support benchmark gold prices, which have corrected nearly 12% from an all-time high of$ 2, 072 in August 2020.... The surge in imports could increase India's trade deficit and pressure the rupee. India impo

MUMBAI: Physical gold dealers in India were forced to offer the steepest discount in six years last week to lure customers put off by a jump in domestic prices, with some people in top Asian hubs selling their bullion to cash in on the rally. Earlier last week, global benchmark spot gold prices rose to near an all-time high of US$ 2, 020.47( RM8, 474.86) as investors sought refuge from uncertainties spurred by the Ukraine crisis. Local gold prices in India, traditionally the biggest gold consume

" It is a slam dunk." The results have been shared both with Canadian regulars and the US Food and Drug Administration, he said.... Moderna had no role in the study. Higher quantity The Toronto researchers began the study after noticing that transplant patients who had gotten two vaccine doses still kept getting sick with Covid, according to Humar.... Join ST's Telegram channel here and get the latest breaking news delivered to you. Topics: More Whatsapp Linkedin FB Messenger Telegram Reddit W

This would not only ease congestion but also provide a safe passage for tourists and commuters traveling to Gilgit, Skardu and other areas. They also call for crackdown on illegal parking, structuresThe residents said it had become almost impossible for women and children to walk in the main bazaar.... “ Heavy-loaded trucks, buses and other vehicles pass through the bazaar all day and night, causing severe traffic congestion, even ambulances while carrying serious patients get stuck in traffic.

Temperatures in Galiyat and Abbottabad dropped below freezing point. One to two feet of snow fell in Thandiani and upper areas of Galiyat, leaving almost all link roads in Galiyat blocked.... The Karakoram Highway was also blocked near the Batkot area of Bisham.... He said the continued snowfall hampered that work....