Gold and silver prices edged lower on Thursday (March 19) in global markets, weighed by a firmer US dollar and persistent concerns over higher interest rates, even as geopolitical tensions and festive demand in India helped limit deeper losses. On the COMEX, gold was trading at $4,847.50 per ounce, down nearly 1%, while silver declined…
Meta’s chief technology officer Andrew Bosworth had a simple answer when a student asked how to enter the tech industry: stop waiting and start building. During an Instagram “Ask Me Anything” session this week, Bosworth was asked by a college freshman what it takes to break into technology. His response was direct and practical —…
NEW DELHI: In less than a week since the controversial amendments involving definition of transgender persons, omission of “self-perceived identity” as the basis for approval for getting a TG certificate from a district magistrate and introduction of a medical board among other things were notified as law, a writ petition has been filed before the…
Bengaluru: R Vaishali must really start to believe her luck in this Candidates tournament. It’s seen the 24-year-old Indian survive bad positions miraculously. On Sunday, in a game where she had been suffering for most part, she was gifted an unexpected win. Tan Zhongyi sat there, hands to her head, stewing in agony. The former…
Trump’s new budget proposal United States President Donald Trump has unveiled his fiscal year 2027 discretionary budget request, outlining a change in federal spending priorities towards defence and security while proposing reductions across education, research and domestic programmes.The $2.2 trillion proposal includes $1.5 trillion in military spending. This represents an increase of $445 billion, more…
US stocks opened higher on Wednesday, extending gains from the previous session, as investors reacted to signals pointing towards a possible easing of tensions in the Iran conflict. At the opening bell, the S&P 500 rose 0.6%, while the Nasdaq Composite and the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.7% and 0.8%, respectively. The positive start…
WhiteOak Capital Mutual Fund has advised investors to maintain consistency in their investment strategies during market downturns, arguing that disciplined execution, rather than frequent changes, drives long-term outcomes. In its latest report titled “The Dabbawala Principle”, the fund house said investors should follow a system-based approach similar to Mumbai’s dabbawalas, who are known for high…
HARIDWAR: A 35-year-old woman was arrested on Saturday for allegedly murdering her 40-year-old husband in Lahadpur village under Shyampur police station limits on Thursday, after the couple’s 12-year-old son exposed the crime. The couple’s 16-year-old daughter has also been detained as a co-accused in the case. Police said the mother and daughter were allegedly involved…
NEW DELHI: “Punjab is not a talking point for me. It is my commitment. It is my soul,” estranged AAP MP Raghav Chadha said on Sunday while countering the allegations leveled by the AAP’s Punjab unit leadership a day earlier that he failed to raise issues affecting the state in Parliament despite repeated communication.The slugfest…
Billionaire Bill Ackman narrates a long story of his family company to announce that he won’t settle frivolous harassment case against his company. Bill Ackman made a multi-thousand-word post on X disclosing a family company scandal as he wanted X users to comment on it while making his stand also clear that he won’t settle…
