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Gold rises Rs 1,000 to Rs 1.48 lakh/10g on fresh retail buying

New Delhi, Jul 30 (PTI) Gold prices climbed Rs 1,000 to Rs 1.48 lakh per 10 grams in the national capital on Thursday, driven by fresh buying by jewellers and retailers amid firm global trends. The yellow metal of 99.9 per cent purity had closed at Rs 1,47,000 per 10 grams in the preceding session. However, silver dropped by Rs 600 to Rs 2,24,700 per kilogram (inclusive of all taxes) from Wednesday’s closing level of Rs 2,25,300 per kg, according to the All India Sarafa Association. Traders said domestic gold prices edged higher on improved demand from jewellers and stockists;

Diabetes, hearing loss among key factors for dementia in India; women more prone

New Delhi, Jul 30 (PTI) An earlier onset of diabetes, hearing loss, physical inactivity and undernourishment are among the critical and modifiable risk factors for dementia in India, according to a study that reviewed 25 years of data on dementia prevalence and risk factors. Researchers, led by those at the US’ Rutgers University, reviewed research conducted in the Indian population between 2000 and 2025 to assess the status of current research on dementia in India. The researchers found that, as in Western countries, dementia is more common among women in India. Prevalence in India was also higher among people in

India summons Meta executives over briefly restricted Modi Facebook post

NEW DELHI, July 30 (Reuters) – India has summoned executives from U.S. tech giant Meta, a senior official said ​on Thursday, after its Facebook platform briefly ‌restricted a post by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week. A video message by Modi posted on Meta’s Instagram ​platform and later shared on Facebook was ​restricted temporarily on the latter. A Meta spokesperson ⁠said at the time that the post had ​been blocked inadvertently. “We have asked Meta to come ​in at the highest level and explain what is happening,” S. Krishnan, secretary at the Ministry of Electronics and ​Information Technology, said on

Stock markets end higher for 2nd day led by buying in blue-chips, foreign fund inflows

Mumbai, Jul 30 (PTI) Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty ended higher on Thursday, driven by a rally in blue-chip stocks Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank and foreign fund inflows. After a volatile day of trade, the 30-share BSE Sensex ended 273.55 points, or 0.35 per cent, higher at 77,928.15, helped by fag-end buying. During the day, it hit a high of 78,007.09 and a low of 77,440.91, gyrating 566.18 points. The 50-share NSE Nifty went up by 66.95 points, or 0.28 per cent, to end at 24,317.15. From the Sensex pack, Maruti, Mahindra & Mahindra, Reliance Industries, State Bank of

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