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Gold, silver decline from record peaks on profit booking as Fed Chair signals cautious easing path

New Delhi, Sep 24 (PTI) Gold and silver prices retreated from their record highs in futures trade on Wednesday as traders booked profits at elevated levels, dragging the precious metals lower, while markets digested cautious remarks from US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on the path of potential interest rate cuts. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), gold futures for October delivery dropped Rs 408 or 0.36 per cent, to Rs 1,13,428 per 10 grams as traders pared their holdings after the metal scaled an all-time high of Rs 1,14,179 per 10 grams on Tuesday. Similarly, the December contract for

Azam Khan released from Sitapur jail after almost 2 years, supporters gather

Sitapur (UP), Sep 23 (PTI) Senior Samajwadi Party leader and former Uttar Pradesh Cabinet minister Azam Khan was on Tuesday released on bail from the Sitapur jail here after nearly two years of incarceration. Dressed in his trademark white kurta-pyjama paired with a black waistcoat, Khan drove past the jail premises in a private vehicle, not interacting with a host of reporters who tried to get his comment. Khan’s elder son, Adeeb, accompanied by hundreds of party workers, gathered outside the Sitapur district jail since morning to receive him. Several SP leaders, including national secretary and former MLA Anup Gupta,

Time has come to decriminalise defamation law: Supreme Court

New Delhi, Sep 23 (PTI) The Supreme Court has observed that the time has come to decriminalise the defamation law, while agreeing to examine a plea by the Foundation for Independent Journalism seeking to quash the summons issued to it in a criminal defamation case. A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and Satish Chandra Sharma issued notice to former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) professor Amita Singh. The apex court passed the remark while hearing the plea of the organisation, which runs The Wire news portal, and its political affairs editor Ajoy Ashirwad Mahaprashasta. “I think time has come to

Kids in child care need healthy movement and guidelines can improve their health

London (Canada), Sep 23 (The Conversation) Healthy movement behaviours support young children’s physical, mental and social development, and shape lifelong habits. These habits include engaging in physical activity, reducing sedentary screen time and obtaining sufficient sleep, including naps. National 24-hour movement guidelines for children exist in Canada, with recommendations on physical activity, sedentary and screen time and sleep. Nevertheless, only 13 percent of young children in Canada are meeting these guidelines. Over one million young children (aged birth to five years) in Canada attend child care, spending most of their weekday waking hours in these settings. The number of children

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