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Silver, gold prices decline up to 2 pc on muted demand, weak global cues

New Delhi, Feb 17 (PTI) Precious metal prices declined 2 per cent in the national capital on Tuesday, with silver slipping to Rs 2.45 lakh per kilogram and gold dropping to Rs 1.57 lakh per 10 grams due to subdued demand amid weak global cues. According to the All India Sarafa Association, the price of white metal decreased Rs 5,000, or 2 per cent, to Rs 2,45,000 per kilogram (inclusive of all taxes) from Monday’s closing level of Rs 2,50,000 per kg. In the bullion market, gold of 99.9 per cent purity depreciated Rs 2,200, or 1.4 per cent, to

Mamata terms EC ‘Tughlaqi Commission’, alleges voter manipulation in Bengal

Kolkata, Feb 18 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday described the Election Commission as a “Tughlaqi Commission” run by a political party, alleging widespread manipulation of voters’ lists in the state. By using the word ‘Tughlaqi’, Banerjee was alluding to the Delhi sultan Muhammad bin Tughlaq who was known for whimsical decisions. Speaking to reporters at the state secretariat, she said, “A woman functionary in the BJP IT cell removed 58 lakh voters’ names in Bengal using AI. The EC is defying Supreme Court orders, targeting voters, and undermining democracy.” On voter deletions, she alleged that, on

Sonia Gandhi asked me to decide date of my swearing-in as Assam CM in 2014; was hurt after Rahul Gandhi made calls: Himanta

Guwahati, Feb 17 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday claimed that then Congress President Sonia Gandhi had asked him to decide on the date for his swearing in as CM when 58 party MLAs had supported him in 2014. The scenario, however, changed after Rahul Gandhi, who was then in the USA, made phone calls to party leaders, Sarma told reporters here after a cabinet meeting at the state legislative assembly. Assam Congress had witnessed dissidence after the 2011 assembly polls, with a section of the MLAs supporting Sarma as the chief minister, replacing the incumbent Tarun

Hardeep Puri had 62 email exchanges & 14 meetings with Epstein, must clarify: Congress

New Delhi, Feb 17 (PTI) The Congress on Tuesday accused Union minister Hardeep Puri of “lying” on the ‘Epstein files’ issue, and asked the BJP leader to come clean on the “62 email exchanges” and “14 meetings” he had with convicted American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein between 2014 and 2017. The opposition party also reiterated its demand that Puri must resign immediately. Puri has, however, denied all the charges levelled at him by the opposition party. “Between 2014 and 2017, there were 62 email exchanges between Hardeep Puri and Epstein. Apart from that, what was discussed in the meetings on

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