India will hope for better weather and a chance for the team's young batters to show their mettle in Sunday's second T20 International against Ireland in Dublin.
Having lost the toss in all four matches of the ongoing T20I series against South Africa, India's stand-in captain Rishabh Pant said he will spin the coin with his right hand in the series-deciding game in Bengaluru on Sunday.
Sukanya Verma recaps all those events from 25 years ago.
Gold falls on muted demand, silver shapes up on fresh buying.
Extending gains for the second day, gold prices moved up by another Rs 70 to Rs 28,300 per ten gram in the national capital on Friday on increased buying by jewellers and retailers, driven by festive season demand coupled with firming global trend.
In 2017, a retired R&AW officer conveyed that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was keen to get monarchy restored in Nepal and suggested that I support these efforts.
Gold remained higher by adding another Rs 70 to Rs 27,550 per ten grams at the bullion market on Tuesday.
Silver also traded higher by Rs 250 to Rs 41,000 per kg on increased offtake by industrial units.
Traders attributed the rise in the precious metal prices to emergence of buying at prevailing levels by stockists and retailers to meet the ongoing marriage season demand.
Silver was also up by 1.63 per cent to $15.92 an ounce.
One reason why volumes have not increased in the retail segment is that users are not aware of merchants who accept digital currency.
Bullion merchants said increased buying by jewellers and retailers to meet wedding season demand and a firming trend overseas where gold surged to one-month high, mainly boosted the sentiment.
Gold in London, which normally sets price trend on the domestic front, fell 0.6 per cent to $1,311.65 an ounce.
gold prices fell by Rs 210 to Rs 26,600 per 10 grams.
Going ahead, the likely implementation of the goods and services tax bill in July and how the monsoons play out will have a bearing on India's demand for gold and gold jewellery
The political discourse hit a new low on Monday with Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri making disparaging remarks targeting Rahul Gandhi and the Congress paying him back in the same coin.
Silver settled at Rs 37,280 per kg after firming up by Rs 230.
'The IPL should form the selection basis for the T20 team and at the most the ODI team.'
Silver met with resistance and fell by Rs 200 to Rs 36,000 per kg.
Silver also rebounded by Rs 360 to Rs 41,770 per kg on increased offtake by industrial units and coin makers.
Gold prices rose further by Rs 10 to Rs 27,500 per ten grams in the national capital today on the back of pick-up in buying by jewellers to meet wedding season demand.
Brand India's societal divisions and distortions have remained as much relevant in 'liberal' America and Europe as it still is in the structurally stratified Indian society of the 21st century, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
The Congress victory in Karnataka, its first big state since 2018, puts the party back in the game for general elections as it re-establishes primacy in the opposition space that is currently vastly fragmented despite efforts to cobble up a united front against the BJP.
It is not unlikely that ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the BJP government comes up with more imaginative schemes aimed at constituency-building. The party under Modi's leadership has a more modern thinking in such matters unlike its rivals, which are still steeped only in ideology, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
Bullion traders attributed the rise in precious metal prices to emergence of buying by jewellers and retailers driven by ongoing 'Navratras', considered as an auspicious week for making new purchases according to Hindu mythology.
Marketmen said apart from increased buying by jewellers and retailers to meet upcoming festive season demand, a firming global trend on speculation prices near an eight-month low will spur more buying as the US Federal Reserve begins a two-day policy meeting, also boosted the sentiment.
Traders said sustained buying by stockists and retailers amid a firm global trend where gold advanced as the drop to the lowest level in 34 months last week lured buyers mainly influenced the sentiment.
Traders said stockists selling against sluggish demand mainly led to decline in gold prices.
Silver also recovered by Rs 515 to Rs 36,750 per kg on increased offtake by industrial units and coin makers.
silver coins held steady at Rs 52,000 for buying.
For the second straight year, the gems and jewellery industry is set for almost a washout of business on Akshaya Tritiya as only about 10 per cent of pre-Covid sales of 2019 are expected on Friday amid the raging pandemic sapping footfalls and purchasing power of people.
'80% of the rural and urban population don't have enough purchasing power.'
Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli believes 'Qualifiers' and 'Eliminators' are terms coined simply to create more pressure and insists that his side is capable of winning two more games to reach the IPL final.
Traders said continued selling by stockists against slackened demand at prevailing levels mainly kept pressure on gold prices.
Tata Neu, the super app from the Tata group, has been downloaded by over 7 million users within seven weeks of its launch. And, the company wants to ramp this up to 150 million users in the next two years, said senior executives of Tata Digital in an internal magazine of the Tata group. According to data from App Annie, a mobile app tracking platform, the Tata Neu app has been downloaded by over 11 million users.
Traders attributed the sharp rise in silver prices to a firming trend overseas.
A yellow glow is likely to stand out amid grey geopolitical clouds in 2023, with gold price projected to touch Rs 60,000 per 10 grams in the Indian market as more investors veer towards safe-haven assets. In a year where volatility was more a norm than an exception, gold prices in the international market oscillated from a peak of $2,070 per ounce in March to a low of $1,616 per ounce in November and is steadily recovering since then, according to market experts. At the beginning of 2022, gold prices were around $1,800 an ounce.
"There are clearly two sides. On one side, there is an organisation of patriots in the form of BJP and on the other side, tukde-tukde gang have come together under the leadership of the Congress. It is for the people of Karnataka to decide now whether they are with the patriots or those who support people who want to divide this country," he added.
Silver prices also jumped by Rs 500 to Rs 45,000 per kg on increased offtake by jewellery fabricators and industrial units.
Bullion merchants said sustained buying by stockists and jewellers to meet the ongoing wedding season demand mainly kept gold prices higher.
