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March 4, 2024 10:44 AM

Gold demand loses lustre in peak festive season as prices rally

Local gold prices jumped this week to 61,396 rupees per 10 grams, near the all-time high of 61,845 rupees hit earlier this year. Gold prices near record highs could dampen demand in India during the peak festival season and lead to the lowest purchase volumes in three years, the World Gold Counci...

March 4, 2024 10:53 AM

Communicable disease control campaigned launched in UP

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is in Gorakhpur on a two-day visit. He launched the Special Communicable Disease Control Campaign at BRD Medical College on October 3 morning. He flagged off the special communication campaign rally. The communicable disease control campaign in Gorakhp...

March 4, 2024 10:44 AM

India extends sugar export restrictions until further orders

India has announced an extension of the export restrictions on sugar, effective beyond October 31, 2023, and until further notice, as per a notification issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade on Wednesday. The export limitations pertain to various sugar categories, including raw sugar, w...

March 4, 2024 11:03 AM

Sri Lanka grants free Tourist Visas, including India and 6 other countries

Sri Lanka has decided to issue free visas to several countries as part of its "Pilot Project." India is one of the countries included in this initiative. According to a statement by Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Sabry, this program will be in effect until March 31, 2024. Sri Lanka has immediately imp...

March 4, 2024 10:53 AM

India set to be world’s third-largest economy by 2030: S&P Global

India, the world's fifth largest economy, is likely to overtake Japan to become the world's third-largest economy with a gross domestic product (GDP) of $7.3 trillion by 2030, S&P Global Market Intelligence said in its latest issue of Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI). After two years of rapid e...