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Gold futures shatter Rs 1.5 lakh/10g barrier; silver hits record Rs 3.27 lakh/kg amid global turmoil

New Delhi, Jan 20 (PTI) Gold extended its record-breaking run to breach the Rs 1.5 lakh per 10-gram mark in futures trade on Tuesday, while silver surged to a lifetime high of Rs 3.27 lakh per kg as investors rushed to safe-haven assets amid mounting global tensions. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), gold futures for February delivery climbed Rs 6,861, or 4.7 per cent, to record Rs 1,52,500 per 10 grams after settling at Rs 1,45,639 per 10 grams in the previous session. Analysts said the yellow metal has been on a relentless upward trajectory since the start of

BJP people who used to ask Muslims ‘kaagaz dikhao’ now telling the same to top Hindu seer: Congress

New Delhi, Jan 20 (PTI) With a notice issued to Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati in Uttar Pradesh seeking an explanation how he was using the title of Shankaracharya, the Congress on Tuesday slammed the BJP and asked whether any government, chief minister or prime minister have any right to question the status of the Shankaracharya. The opposition party also said those BJP people who used to ask Muslims – ‘kaagaz dikhao’ – are now telling the same to the top Hindu seer. Congress’ media and publicity department head Pawan Khera said that on the one hand, the new president of BJP

Top EU official questions Trump’s trustworthiness over Greenland tariff threat

DAVOS, Switzerland, January 20, 2026 (AP) — The European Union’s top official on Tuesday called into question U.S. President Donald Trump’s trustworthiness, saying that he had agreed last year not to impose more tariffs on members of the bloc. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called Trump’s planned new tariffs over Greenland “a mistake especially between long-standing allies.” She was responding to Trump’s announcement that starting February, a 10% import tax will be imposed goods from eight European nations that have rallied around Denmark in the wake of his stepped up calls for the United States to take over

Rupee falls 7 paise to settle at record low of 90.97 against US dollar

Mumbai, Jan 20 (PTI) The rupee depreciated 7 paise to close at a record low of 90.97 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday, as strong dollar demand from metal importers and persistent foreign fund outflows dented investor sentiment. Forex traders said rising geopolitical uncertainties, including renewed US expansionary signals, have increased risk aversion and kept emerging market currencies under pressure. Moreover, a sluggish domestic stock market triggered by an exodus of foreign capital further weighed on the local unit, they said. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 90.91 and lost ground, touched an intraday low of

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