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Gold regains sparkle, climbs to Rs 1.59 lakh/10g as US-Iran deal boosts bullion demand

New Delhi, Jun 15 (PTI) Gold prices climbed by Rs 2,500 to Rs 1.59 lakh per 10 grams in the national capital on Monday, while silver advanced to Rs 2.60 lakh per kg, tracking strong global trends after the US and Iran struck a peace deal framework. According to marketmen, the yellow metal of 99.9 per cent purity jumped Rs 2,500 to Rs 1,59,400 per 10 grams (inclusive of all taxes) from Friday’s closing level of Rs 1,56,900 per 10 grams. Silver also advanced for the second straight session, surging Rs 5,000 to Rs 2,60,700 per kilogram (inclusive of all

Shah masterminded ‘illegal’ breakaway of TMC MPs, wants to muster 2/3rd majority for NDA: Congress

New Delhi, Jun 15 (PTI) With 20 rebel Trinamool Congress MPs announcing their merger with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India, the Congress on Monday claimed that Home Minister Amit Shah masterminded the “illegal breakaway” of the legislators, and the “bizarre move” was part of his strategy to engineer a two-thirds majority for the NDA in the Lok Sabha. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh alleged that decency, decorum, and devotion to constitutional values and principles remain vulnerable and threatened every day Shah continues in office. “A desperate Union home minister – who is an absolute disgrace to the position once held

We have not left TMC, will claim its symbol, says rebel MP; party cites anti-defection law

New Delhi, June 15 (PTI) Rebel Trinamool Congress MP Arup Chakraborty on Monday said the breakaway faction is trying to “rectify” the party, and would fight for the control of its election symbol, even as the Mamata Banerjee-led outfit termed the move illegal under the anti-defection law. On Sunday, 20 rebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and announced that they were merging with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI), a Tripura-based registered unrecognised political party. “We have not left TMC; we’re in TMC and trying to rectify the party. Why did it get damaged,

Rupee rises 47 paise to settle at 94.71 against US dollar

Mumbai, Jun 15 (PTI) The rupee rose 47 paise to settle at 94.71 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday as global crude oil prices dropped sharply after US President Donald Trump announced that the US and Iran finalised a deal to end the war. A surge in the domestic equity markets and a weaker US dollar further drove the local unit, forex traders said. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 94.70 against the US dollar and traded in the range of 94.45-94.77. Eventually, it settled at 94.71 (provisional), up 47 paise from its previous close. The

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