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India’s festive gold buying spree continues, defying record price

MUMBAI, Oct 29 (Reuters) – Indian buyers of gold brushed off record high prices and made purchases for the Dhanteras and Diwali festivals starting on Tuesday, hoping bullion would continue to rally and deliver promising returns amid a cooling stock market, industry officials told Reuters. Robust demand in the world’s second-biggest gold consumer could further support global prices , which hit record highs last week. Rising demand for imports of gold could also widen India’s trade deficit and put pressure on the rupee . “People are still into gold big time, even with prices at record highs during Dhanteras. With

RSS’ push for 5-fold transformation in society not a political programme: Sunil Ambekar

New Delhi, Oct 29 (PTI) The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s (RSS’) push for a ‘Panch Parivartan’, a five-fold transformation in society, is not a political programme but an idea to take the country forward on the path of progress and prosperity, Sunil Ambekar, a senior functionary of the organisation, said on Tuesday. Bringing a five-fold transformation in society is one of the top agendas of the RSS which is set to be carried forward by its ‘karyakartas’ through a massive public outreach campaign across the country. The RSS’ agenda for ‘Panch Parivartan’ seeks to inculcate sense of ‘Swa’ (selfhood) with ‘Bharatiya’

Congress raising smoke of generic doubt: EC to party on Haryana poll irregularities allegation

New Delhi, Oct 29 (PTI)The Election Commission on Tuesday rejected allegations levelled by the Congress over irregularities in the just-held Haryana assembly polls, saying the party was raising “the smoke of a generic doubt” about the credibility of an entire electoral outcome like it did in the past. “This is least expected of a national political party. The commission appreciates the criticality of the considered views of political parties in sustaining and strengthening electoral democracy in the country and assures that it will remain committed towards timely grievance redressal,” it said in a letter to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge. The

Wayanad bypoll: Priyanka Gandhi accuses BJP of undermining Constitutional values

Wayanad (Kerala), Oct 28 (PTI) Kicking off her second phase of campaigning, Congress candidate for the Wayanad by-election, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, on Monday launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led Centre, alleging that the values of the Constitution are constantly being subverted under its rule. Addressing a corner meeting organised in Meenangadi in this hill district, the AICC general secretary referred to the violence in Manipur and alleged that “planned” attacks are taking place against minorities in the country. “You know the BJP government at the Centre is spreading fear, anger and distress among the community. You have seen the

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