Precious ornaments are estimated to become 3% costlier under GST
Rounding off the year on a stylish note!
Modi and Ghani walked through the renovated heritage corridor before reaching Harmandir Sahib, popularly known as Golden Temple, where large number of people, waiting for hours, welcomed them.
With cinematographer Abraham Williams in her home state of Hawaii.
The golden couple of Holywood got hitched over the weekend.
In first major growth in 5 years, 2,000 advertisers were added in Jan-Sep 2015.
Three years after launching Big Bazaar Direct, Future group CEO Kishore Biyani's enthusiasm for online ventures has been tempered by growth concerns
I thank the people and Government of Myanmar for their exceptional hospitality, Modi tweeted.
India's Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai, who won this year's Nobel Peace Prize for their fight against the oppression of children and their right to education, will receive the award at a ceremony in Oslo on Wednesday. Here are interesting facts about Nobel winners.
From cutting melons on a stomach to gold ice-cream, here's the weirdest, funniest stories from the world around.
It has been rumoured that the singer has already spent $53,000 on her maternity style.
When he thinks no one is looking, the misogyny of a sham feminist man can be as red in tooth and claw as that of the neanderthal neighbour who beats up his wife. Only, it seems doubly unsettling because it comes from someone we trusted, says Shuma Raha.
The best part is that an investor gets price appreciation and earns interest income as well, which is unique only to sovereign gold bond.
The success stems from Titan's betting hard on wedding jewellery over the last three years. It now contributes 20 per cent to revenue.
When you think of Indian Maharajas of yore what is the one thing that comes to mind? Jewels! And that is exactly what the world will witness at Christie's, New York during its upcoming auction -- "Maharajas and Mughal Magnificence". The "unprecedented group" of objects is from The Al Thani Collection of the royal family of Qatar. It is expected to see competitive bidding from across the globe. As per Christie's, this collection is poised to be the most valuable auction of jewellery and jewelled objects. The current record is held by The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor, which totals $144 million (Rs 1,003 crore). Mughal emperor Shah Jahan's jade hilted dagger, the priceless jewels of the Nizams of Hyderabad, and a string of pearls belonging to Rajmata Gayatri Devi of Jaipur are among the 400 royal artefacts that would be auctioned on Wednesday. Here's a glimpse of the astounding jewels that will be auctioned.
Disposing of a plea seeking directions to bring the treasured diamond back to India, a bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar said it could not ask a foreign government not to auction a property.
Gold loans are a quick, easy and low-cost way to meet your immediate and emergency financing needs, but do ensure that you entrust your gold in safe hands after thorough due diligence, suggests Gaurav Gupta, founder and CEO, MyLoanCare.in.
Visitors to Rashtrapati Bhavan will now be able to get a glimpse of the Nobel Peace Prize received by child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi, who dedicated the honour to the nation by presenting his medal to President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday.
The customs duty from gold imports could be approximately Rs 8,000 crore, about less than half of what was collected a year ago.
New gold schemes may perform better than previous plans: UBS.
The global billionaire population reached a record 2,325 with the addition of 155 new billionaires in 2014, registering a rise of 7 per cent from 2013.
Conversion into jewellery during redemption would entail 15-20% wastage and making charges, rendering the scheme inefficient
'I can tell you the case that hurts me the most is the one in which the little boy is forced to sign the Kohinoor over.' 'You take a mother away from a child, you surround him with grown ups speaking a different language, you tell him he must sign this over or else...'
She is also the first black woman to model the Fantasy Bra in nine years.
The richest Hindu temple in the world could soon come to the rescue of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plan to recycle tonnes of idle gold and cut economy-hurting imports.
Five months ago, Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle tied the knot. Now, his cousin, Princess Eugenie -- Queen Elizabeth's grand daughter -- is marrying Jack Brooksbank at St George's Chapel. Here are the highlights from the second royal wedding of the year.
De Beers started a grading and inscription facility at Surat in Gujarat.
Savji Dholakia, the diamond magnate who sent away his son to gain a 'hands-on' life experience, likes to do things the hard way.
Indian jewellery is widely prized for intricacy and craftsmanship.
The centuries-old Takhat Shri Harmandir Saheb Gurdwara at Patna Saheb, the most revered shrine for Sikhs after the Golden Temple in Amritsar, gets a much-needed facelift just before lakhs of devotees arrive to take part in the 350th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Gobind Singh.
All in kind! Gujarat's model of employee benefits, as seen in the state's family-owned businesses, retains talent with a human touch.
Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar, appearing for the government, said this was the stand of the Culture Ministry.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday took a dig at the culture of dynastic politics and appeared to target Congress by taking a veiled swipe at Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra who is embroiled in controversies over his land deals.
For India to monetise gold, it is not the institutional depositor that policymakers must target but the average retail depositor.
The world is home to a record number of 2,089 billionaires.
India is one of the five countries where instances have been found that trade accounts of diamond business are being used to launder illegal funds to the tune of millions of dollars, according to a report by a global financial crimes combating body.
Supply through recycling of used gold declined to around 10 tonnes in the second quarter of the current calendar year.
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