Caste no bar for devotees on temple run in AyodhyaCalled ‘jatiye mandir’ (caste-based temples) in local parlance, most such temples have priests as well as management committee members from...
23 Nov, 2019, 12.49 PM IST
Long-time bitter rivals fight it out in sweet-toothed ManerSince 1990, Maner, famous for its motichoor laddoo, has had B I H no other winN Patn ner: Nirala's been MLA four times; Virendra Ma twice. ...
20 Oct, 2015, 11.08 AM IST
India's sole Customs & excise museum offers glimpse into battle of wits between smugglers & Customs sleuthsThe country’s sole Customs and excise museum in Goa offers a glimpse into the battle of wits between smugglers and Customs sleuths.
16 Aug, 2015, 07.31 AM IST
Gold smuggling cases on the rise at Hyderabad airportThe Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) has seen a surge in gold smuggling and in a majority of cases, the smuggler is only a carrier...
29 Apr, 2015, 11.11 PM IST
Norms for gold import in India tightenedThe government has tightened norms for Indians bringing gold into the country following a spurt in smuggling.
07 Mar, 2014, 05.38 AM IST
Government's attempts to rein in gold imports fuel smugglingThe high import duty on standard bars has resurrected gold smuggling, bringing back the tola bars, which are difficult to trace.
10 Apr, 2013, 10.59 AM IST
Budget really decoded for you: What it implies for jobs, education, startups, travel, shopping & moreA Deloitte-ET on Sunday deep forensic analysis of the budget teases out the implications for jobs, education, startups, travel, shopping & ...
18 Mar, 2012, 02.08 PM IST
UP elections 2012: Over 46% polling recorded till late afternoonBrisk polling was recorded in the second phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls with 46.2% of the total 1.92 crore electorate casting their ...
11 Feb, 2012, 04.16 PM IST
UP elections 2012: Polling picks up in UP, 34% exercise franchisePolling picked up in the second phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls with 34% of electorate casting their vote in the first six hours of v...
11 Feb, 2012, 02.25 PM IST
- Silver gives 46% returns in 3 months, gold just 6%
As silver touched Rs 58,880 a kg in Nagpur and Rs 60,000 in Mumbai, this poor cousin of gold has seen a 46% rise in the value since January.
09 Apr, 2011, 03.12 PM IST
- Govt waives basic customs duty and special additional duty on semi-purified gold bars
The operating capacity of domestic gold refineries may go up as the government has waived basic customs duty and special additional duty fo...
08 Mar, 2011, 01.24 AM IST
Union Budget 2011: Pay more for branded jewelleryThis is because government has reintroduced 1% excise duty on branded jewellery and branded articles made from precious metals like gold, s...
28 Feb, 2011, 05.26 PM IST
- Budget 2011: Govt may hike gold import duty
At the current import duty of Rs 30,900 on one kg of gold, the government would have raked in Rs 2,836.6 crore based on WGC's import estima...
18 Feb, 2011, 03.42 PM IST
- Festive gold sales saw good grammage jump
Leading jewellery companies say that sales in grammage have increased by 10-45% in the festive period from the same period last year.
22 Nov, 2010, 10.40 AM IST
- Record gold spike leads to disparity in market
A sharp spike in gold prices has created a disparity in the gold prices charged by banks and local market prices.
10 Nov, 2010, 12.27 AM IST
- Half-a-dozen 'crorepatis' in fray in JK polls
Half-a-dozen 'crorepatis' are in the fray in the first three phases of elections.
26 Nov, 2008, 10.48 AM IST
- Gold prices to fall as QRs go
Prices of gold and jewellery may well slide if global prices are not unduly volatile in the near term as the government today opened up the...
29 Jan, 2004, 12.07 AM IST