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Gold prices hit 5-month high in India, silver reaches 4-month high Gold prices climbed to a more than five-month high of ₹1.64 lakh/10 grams in Delhi on Monday, according to All India Sarafa Association. The yellow metal of 99.9% purity rose ₹900 to ₹1,64,400/10 grams from Friday's closing level of ₹1,63,500/10 grams. …

Ex-world snooker champion Graeme Dott found guilty of sexually abusing children Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been found guilty of sexually abusing two primary school-aged children. The 49-year-old was convicted of two counts of lewd, indecent and libidinous behaviour after a five-day trial at the High …

Panic buying led to sugar price rise, India will have 35 lakh ton stock: ISMA DG The recent sugar price rise was caused by panic buying and has no connection to ethanol, Director General of Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) Deepak Ballani said. He added that India will close the marketing season with 35 lakh tons o…

Punjab minister shares pics of classrooms, BJP points out spelling mistakes Punjab minister Harjot Singh Bains shared pictures of classrooms in Punjab to highlight the work done by the AAP government. However, BJP's Amit Malviya pointed out spelling errors in the posters put up in the classrooms. Vegetables was spelled…

Rat bites man watching movie in theatre, he wins ₹18,000 compensation A consumer commission in Kerala has ordered a theatre to pay ₹15,000 in compensation and ₹3,000 in litigation costs to a man who was bitten by a rat while watching a film. "The complainant suffered mental tension and agony," the commission said, call…