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Gold futures gain 0.14% on global cues

March 5, 2018 strong

Gold prices moved up by 0.14 per cent to Rs 30,492 per 10 grams in futures trade today as speculators raised bets amid a firm trend overseas. At the Multi Commodity Exchange, gold for delivery in April rose by Rs 44, or 0.14 per cent, to Rs 30,492 per ten grams in business turnover of 292 lots. Likewise, the metal for delivery in June contracts was trading higher by Rs 36, or 0.12 per cent, to Rs 30,585 per ten grams in 14 lots. Analysts said widening of positions by…

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Gitanjali Gems falls 5 pc to hit 52-week low

March 5, 2018 strong

Shares of Gitanjali Gems cracked another 5 per cent in morning trade on the bourses today after the CBI made four arrests in connection with the alleged Rs 12,636-crore fraud at Punjab National Bank (PNB) perpetrated by billionaire jewellers Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi. The agency has also arrested two employees and an auditor of the Nirav Modi group of companies, while a director of the Gitanjali group of companies (owned by Choksi) has also been taken into custody. Reacting to the development, shares of Gitanjali Gems slumped…

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US aircraft carrier in Vietnam for historic visit

March 5, 2018 strong

A US aircraft carrier arrived in Vietnam today for the first time since the end of the war, as the former foes bolster military ties in the face of Beijing’s build-up in the disputed South China Sea. The USS Carl Vinson will make a four-day port call to the central city of Danang for a highly symbolic trip that will include a visit to a centre for victims of Agent Orange, the toxic defoliant sprayed over large swathes of land by the US during the Vietnam war. But ongoing tensions…

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LS adjourns amid protests over PNB scam, other issues

March 5, 2018 strong

The Lok Sabha today was adjourned till noon following vociferous protests by Opposition members over the Punjab National Bank fraud and other issues while those from NDA ally TDP continued to raise their demand for a special package to Andhra Pradesh. Soon after Speaker Sumitra Mahajan made obituary references, members from the Congress, TRS and other parties as well as from the TDP trooped into the Well raising various issues. This was the first day the House met after the recess of the Budget session. Before the start of proceedings,…

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Death toll in Shopian firing incident climbs to 6

March 5, 2018 strong

The situation in South Kashmir’s Shopian district was tense after the police on Monday recovered two more bodies, raising the death toll in last night’s firing incident on a vehicle to six “Two more bodies were recovered in Shopian district this morning,” a police spokesperson said Police recovered the body of another militant, identified as Ashiq Hussain Bhat of Lashkar-e-Taiba, seven km from Pahnoo where the Army had fired upon two vehicles when they tried to flee from a Mobile Vehicle Check Post. They also fired on the Army and…

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Bhaker shoots gold, bronze for Ravi Kumar

March 5, 2018 strong

ndia jumped to the top of the pecking order as young Manu Bhaker clinched a gold medal while Ravi Kumar bagged a bronze in the ISSF World Cup in Guadalajara, Mexico. Bhaker beat the host country s Alejandra Zavala, a two-time World Cup Finals winner, with a 10.8 in the last shot of the 24 shot final, to come out on top with a score of 237.5. Zavala ended at 237.1 while Celine Goberville of France won the bronze with a score of 217.0. India s Yashaswini Singh Deswal missed…

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Debit cards acceptable for transport services payments

March 3, 2018 strong

Moving towards complete automation and digitisation, the transport department of Delhi government has made debit cards acceptable in all online transactions related to its services. Further, four motor licensing offices (MLO) will be fully online. The process of registration certificate(RC) will be completely online from March 7, Transport Commissioner Varsha Joshi said. “Delighted to inform everyone that debit cards will now be accepted for all online transactions in Transport Deptt offices, thanks to our persistent efforts in coordinating with Finance Deptt/ RBI/ SBI to make online happen in the true…

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Ligue 1: Rony Lopes scores winner for Monaco over Bordeaux; Nice also win

March 3, 2018 strong

Rony Lopes scored the winner midway through the second half as second-place Monaco beat Bordeaux 2-1 in the French league on Friday. The attacking midfielder is emerging as a replacement for Bernardo Silva, who was arguably Monaco’s best player when it won the league and reached the Champions League semifinals last season. Silva’s scintillating form earned him a big-money move to runaway English Premier League leader Manchester City. Lopes was on City’s books in 2014 but made only a handful of appearances. He was loaned to Monaco and then to Lille,…

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Shatrughan Sinha wins lifetime achievement award in UK

March 3, 2018 strong

Actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha has been honoured with a lifetime achievement award for his contribution to the fields of arts and politics at a ceremony in the UK’s Parliament complex. The annual ‘Political and Public Life Awards’ presented by Britain’s Asian Voice weekly newspaper, now in its 12th year, recognises individuals who have made a significant impact on public life or made a difference in their local communities. The ceremony at the Members’ Dining Room in the House of Commons building on Thursday evening was attended by parliamentarians, business and community…

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Lankesh murder: Man taken into custody for questioning

March 3, 2018 strong

A man has been taken into custody for interrogation in connection with the killing of journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh by the Special Investigation Team probing the case, an official has said. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Bengaluru West) M N Anucheth, the investigating officer in the case, said T Naveen Kumar alias Hotte Manja, already in judicial remand in connection with another case, was taken into custody for eight days. The DCP, however, declined to divulge any further information. Lankesh (55), known as an anti-establishment voice with strident anti-right wing…