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Gold futures decline Rs 521 to Rs 96,515/10 gm

New Delhi, Jun 9 (PTI) Gold prices on Monday declined by Rs 521 to Rs 96,515 per 10 grams in futures trade amid muted spot demand. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, gold contracts for August delivery traded lower by Rs 521 or 0.54 per cent at Rs 96,515 per 10 grams in a business turnover of 13,204 lots. In the international markets, gold futures rose 0.03 per cent to USD 3,311.48 per ounce in New York.

Trump’s new travel ban takes effect as tensions escalate over immigration enforcement

WASHINGTON, June 9, 2025 (AP) — President Donald Trump’s new ban on travel to the U.S. by citizens from 12 mainly African and Middle Eastern countries took effect Monday amid rising tension over the president’s escalating campaign of immigration enforcement. The new proclamation, which Trump signed last week, applies to citizens of Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. It also imposes heightened restrictions on people from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela who are outside the U.S. and don’t hold a valid visa. The new ban

Why is PM running away: Congress attacks Modi for not holding ‘undoctored’ press conference

New Delhi, Jun 9 (PTI) The Congress on Monday stepped up its attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not holding an “undoctored” press conference and asked why is he still “running away” or whether it is taking time to prepare the questions and answers and find suitable persons to query him in a “servile manner”. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said on Sunday the party had challenged the PM to have his first-ever “unscripted, undoctored” press conference on the completion of his 11 years in office. “Today, the BJP President J. P. Nadda has been fielded to

Stock markets surge in early trade tracking rally in global peers, RBI’s jumbo rate cut

Mumbai, Jun 9 (PTI) Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty surged in early trade on Monday tracking a rally in global markets and upbeat investors’ sentiment following the Reserve Bank’s jumbo rate cut of 50 basis points. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 480.01 points to 82,669 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty surged 157.05 points to 25,160.10. From the Sensex firms, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Tata Motors, Axis Bank, Maruti, Infosys, HCL Tech, Tech Mahindra and Bajaj Finance were the biggest gainers. However, Bharti Airtel, Eternal, ICICI Bank, Adani Ports and Tata Steel were the laggards. In Asian markets, South

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