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China’s Xi likely to visit India with big delegation for first time in seven years

China’s Xi likely to visit India with big delegation for first time in seven years

NEW DELHI, Aug 24 (Reuters) – Chinese ​President Xi Jinping is likely to attend next month’s BRICS summit in New Delhi with a ‌large delegation, three sources said, in what would be his first visit in seven years and a fresh sign of a thaw between the rivals. India is hosting the September 12 to 13 summit, where Xi’s presence would be watched less for the BRICS ​agenda than for what it signals about Beijing and New Delhi’s efforts to stabilise relations after deadly ​border clashes in 2020. “Chinese officials are busy finalising hotels and security protocols,” one of the

Gold touches five-month high at Rs 1.64 lakh per 10g in Delhi amid firm global cues

Gold touches five-month high at Rs 1.64 lakh per 10g in Delhi amid firm global cues

New Delhi, Aug 24 (PTI) Gold prices climbed to a more than five-month high of Rs 1.64 lakh per 10 grams in the national capital on Monday, tracking firm global trends and renewed demand amid escalating US-Iran tensions. The yellow metal of 99.9 per cent purity appreciated Rs 900 to Rs 1,64,400 per 10 grams (inclusive of all taxes), from Friday’s closing level of Rs 1,63,500 per 10 grams, according to the All India Sarafa Association. The precious metal was last quoted around this level on March 9, when it stood at Rs 1,64,300 per 10 grams. Silver also advanced

India sugar rally driven by speculation, not supply shortage, official says

NEW DELHI, Aug 24 – India has enough sugar stocks to meet festival-season demand, with a record price rally ​driven by speculative buying rather than any real supply ‌shortfall, the head of the country’s top sugar industry body said on Monday. Sugar prices in India, the world’s biggest consumer of the sweetener, have jumped more ​than 40% in two months to a record high, prompting ​New Delhi to allow duty-free imports of 1 million metric ⁠tons of raw sugar for the first time in nearly ​a decade. “Sugar stocks and supplies are more than comfortable, and there will ​be no

Not taking political ‘sanyas’, will not stop till I force BJP into obscurity: Mamata

Kolkata, Aug 24 (PTI) Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Monday asserted that she would not take political ‘sanyas’ (retirement) and won’t stop till she forced the BJP into obscurity. In a Facebook Live, she also said people of the state had understood the true face of the BJP within four months of the change in the government. Banerjee alleged that the Census exercise was another backdoor attempt to enforce the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and that it was implemented without consulting political parties. She also said people must exercise caution before signing Census forms and sharing personal data,

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