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New Delhi: India’s gold imports, which have a bearing on the country’s Current Account Deficit (CAD), rose 6.4 per cent to USD 12.9 billion during April-July this fiscal due to healthy demand, according to government data. The imports stood at USD 12 billion during the same period a year ago. In July 2022, however, imports […]

New Delhi: Gold in the national capital has slipped Rs 53 to Rs 52,340 per 10 grams amid a decline in international precious metal prices and rupee appreciation, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the yellow metal had closed at Rs 52,393 per 10 grams. Silver also declined Rs 256 to Rs 57,957 […]

Hyderabad: The customs authorities at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) Shamshabad caught three passengers in different instances who were smuggling gold on Sunday. The authorities seized 812.35 grams of gold valued at Rs. 42, 88,891 from them. The gold is seized under Section 110 of the Customs Act, 1962. Further investigation is going on.

Hyderabad: Hyderabad paddler Akula Sreeja, who along with Achanta Sharath Kamal scripted history by bagging India’s first-ever mixed doubles gold at the Commonwealth Games, dedicated her success to parents and coaches who played key roles in her growth. Speaking after her return to the city from Birmingham Games, the 24-year-old said winning India’s first mixed […]

New Delhi: Indian ace fencer CA Bhavani Devi on Wednesday won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Fencing Championship 2022 in the Senior Women’s Sabre Individual category. According to information received here, she defeated Veronika Vasileva of Australia 15-10 to win the title in London. “BHAVANI DEVI IS COMMONWEALTH FENCING CHAMPION @IamBhavaniDevi wins GOLD at Commonwealth […]

Warangal/Hanamkonda: Central Crime Station (CCS) along with Hanamkonda police station have recovered 1 kg and 33 grams of gold ornaments worth Rs 52 lakhs from the member of an inter-state burglars gang who was in their custody. Two other accused Sadhu and Pavan of the same district are absconding. Disclosing the details here on Monday, […]

New Delhi: Gold prices on Monday increased by Rs 120 to Rs 51,994 per 10 gram in futures trade as speculators created fresh positions on a firm spot demand. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, gold contracts for October delivery traded higher by Rs 120 or 0.23 per cent at Rs 51,994 per 10 gram in […]

Kothagudem: Bhadrachalam police have arrested six inter-district burglars who have been committing serial thefts in Bhadrachalam town and other places in the district. Bhadrachalam ASP, B Rohit Raju in a statement on Tuesday informed that in the wake of a series of thefts for the past sometime in the district the police launched an investigation […]

Birmingham: Young Indian weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga on Sunday rewrote the Games record by winning the gold medal in men’s 67kg category at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The 19-year-old, hailing from Aizawl in Mizoram, managed a total lift of 300kg (140kg in snatch and 160kg in clean & jerk) to wins India’s second gold medal in […]

Chennai: India’s demand for gold will be between 800-850 tonne in 2022, said a top official of World Gold Council-India. He also said 80 per cent of the demand will be for jewellery and the balance in the form of gold coins. The gold demand in India for 2022 will be above 800 tonne. It will […]

Hyderabad: Customs officials at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here seized gold worth over Rs.2 crore from three passengers in two separate cases, police said on Friday. In the first case, the Air Intelligence Unit of Hyderabad Customs, apprehended two male passengers who arrived by Flight EK-526 from Dubai and tried to smuggle 3,591 grams […]

New Delhi: Strong likelihood of a sharp rise in interest rates by the US Fed and other central banks to rein in the red-hot inflation has melted international gold prices to a nearly one-year low. In India too, the prices of the yellow metal in physical markets fell to a multi-month low and breached the […]

Hyderabad: Customs officials at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Shamshabad seized gold weighing 2.29 kg from a male passenger who arrived here on a Dubai-Hyderabad flight on Thursday. The estimated worth of the seized gold was around Rs.1.2 crore. According to Customs officials, following specific inputs, the passenger was caught smuggling the yellow metal […]

Hyderabad: A techie, who was facing financial constraints due to the pandemic, allegedly turned to crime and robbed a woman, but ended up being caught by the KPHB police on Friday. The police recovered cash and a gold chain weighing about 10 tolas from him. The arrested person was identified as Gautham Raj (27), an […]

Nizamabad: In a well executed burglary, thieves struck the Telangana Grameena Bank located on the outskirts of Bussapur village on the National Highway leading to Maharashtra and decamped with gold weighing 8.3 kg. The daring burglary was noticed only on Monday morning and apparently, the intruders had utilised the bank holiday to break into it, […]

Hyderabad: Be prepared to see the gold prices going up sharply. The Central government has increased the basic import tax on gold by 5% to 12.5% from the earlier 7.5%. With the 2.5% agri cess, the effective duty on gold will be 15%. However, the social welfare surcharge of 0.75% levied earlier is now exempted. […]

Hyderabad: Customs officials on Sunday seized 1022 grams of gold valued at Rs.53.77 lakh from a passenger at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Shamshabad. The male passenger, who arrived by Flight EL-526 from Dubai, had allegedly concealed the gold paste inside knee caps and worn it. Customs officials who grew suspicious noticing his movement frisked […]

Hyderabad: Customs officials at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Shamshabad on Thursday seized gold weighing 1.646 kg from a woman passenger who arrived here on a Sharjah-Hyderabad flight. The estimated worth of the seized gold was around Rs.86 lakhs. According to Customs officials, following specific inputs, the passenger was caught smuggling the yellow metal […]

Jagtial: Jagtial police arrested an inter-district chain snatcher and recovered four tolas of gold worth Rs 1.8 lakh, a bike, mobile phone and Rs 75,000 in cash from his possession. Producing the accused before the media here on Thursday, Jagtial DSP R Prakash explained about the modus operandi of chain-snatcher Dandugula Chiranjeevi from Rangapet of […]

New Delhi: Gold prices on Tuesday fell by Rs 56 to Rs 50,814 per 10 grams in futures trade as speculators reduced their positions amid low demand. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, gold contracts for August delivery traded lower by Rs 56 or 0.11 per cent at Rs 50,814 per 10 grams in a business […]