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Gold, silver scale over 3-month highs as weak US dollar fuels safe-haven rush

New Delhi, Aug 21 (PTI) Gold and silver prices surged to more than three-month high levels in the national capital on Friday, extending their gains for a second straight session as a weak US dollar and firm global trends drove investors towards precious metals. The yellow metal of 99.9 per cent purity appreciated by Rs 1,200 to Rs 1,63,500 per 10 grams (inclusive of all taxes), up from the previous close of Rs 1,62,300 per 10 grams, according to local traders. The precious metal was last quoted

21 Aug 2026 6:42 pm
Project Rahul Gandhi as leader to win 2029 polls: Chennithala tells opposition alliance

New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 20 (PTI) Keralam Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala on Thursday said the opposition alliance could win the 2029 Lok Sabha elections only if it builds its campaign around projecting Rahul Gandhi as its leader. In an exclusive interview with PTI Videos in New Delhi, Chennithala, who was actively involved in Congress organisational politics at the national level before returning to Keralam, described Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi as a visionary leader c

20 Aug 2026 6:28 pm
Supreme Court quashes criminal defamation complaint, summons against Rahul Gandhi for remarks against Savarkar

New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Friday quashed the criminal defamation complaint and summons issued against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks about Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, saying the required sanction was not obtained. A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu passed the order after the Uttar Pradesh government disclosed that there was no record of the required sanction in the matter. Additional Solicitor General and advocate for complainant, in the affidavit f

14 Aug 2026 3:54 pm