Globally, gold rose 0.16 per cent to $1,279.70 an ounce in London.
Upset over the valuation, Sudhakar Darade returned home and threw 13 quintals of onion in his field.
Globally, gold lost 0.8 per cent to $1,154.60 an ounce.
Traders estimate around 30 per cent of rabi crop damage.
A group of 5 armed militants of the anti-talk ULFA faction opened fire at some people at Bahbon village.
In New York, the dollar edged down against the yen for the first time in three sessions as investors weighed economic data and remarks from outgoing Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
While gold fell after three days of gains on sluggish demand at prevailing higher levels, silver remained flat on lack of buying by industrial units and coin makers, traders said.
While gold spurted by Rs 220 to Rs 30,520 per 10 grams, silver shot up by Rs 1,000 to Rs 54,000 per kg on increased offtake by jewellers and industrial units.
Traders said some buying for the marriage season mainly helped gold prices to recover.
An International Policy Network report in 2010 found that seven per cent of drugs bought from wholesale traders were substandard, and 3.6 per cent of the drugs from traders contained no active ingredient whatsoever.
Globally, gold traded a shade higher at $1,210.15 an ounce.
As part of the fund mobilisation move, the cabinet decided to seek financial aid from abroad through non-resident Keralites, from major cities in the country and also from educational institutions in Kerala.
India exports about 1.5 mt of onion every year.
Irrational behaviour, born out of incomplete understanding, biases, overconfidence, fear or greed, has led investors to make less than half of what they could have in the capital markets, says Erik Hon.
The rupee closed 2 paise lower at 60.13 on Wednesday as a sudden demand for the US currency emerged at fag-end of trade.
Apart from knowing the rules, investors should also understand that short term trading mostly relies on luck and on study, which at best can be termed speculative.
Gold surged Rs 400 to Rs 28,940 per 10 grams on Tuesday on brisk buying by stockists and jewelers for the ongoing marriage season amid a firming global trend.
It is revealed that the 2G scam money has been transferred from Chennai to Dubai and Hongkong via Surat.
Gold prices rose for the third straight day.
Addressing the Congress Parliamentary Party meeting in Parliament House, she also attacked the governor of the state, Bhagat Singh Koshyari, saying he had acted in an "unprecedented and reprehensible manner".
While gem and jewellery exports have slowed in recent months, the escalating dollar value has put diamantaires in a problem on payments against import of rough diamonds.
Many consumer good companies say they will pass on the benefits to consumers, which will bring down prices.
Kerala, West Bengal, Puducherry slam the government's decision to ban sale and purchase of cattle from animal markets for slaughter; meat traders fear spike in cow vigilantism.
'The August phenomenon of decline in sales occurs every year.' 'What they have done cleverly is, using the economic slowdown as an excuse, they want a package from the government to compensate the expenditure they will incur while converting BS4 to BS6.' 'That's why they are making a hue and cry.'
In New York, the US dollar swung higher against many of its rivals on Wednesday.
Traders attributed the rise in gold prices to increased buying by stockists and retailers to meet the wedding season demand.
Silver traded higher by Rs 250 to Rs 34,400 per kg.
Gold, silver shine in Diwali trade on jewellers buying
Globally, in Singapore, gold traded a tad higher at USD 1,182.22 an ounce, from $1,182.01 on Thursday.
Silver also shed Rs 3,700 to Rs 67,800 per kg on poor offtake by industrial units.
The four officials were asked questions related to the UPA government's '20:80' gold import scheme, which was cleared by Chidambaram on May 13, 2014, barely three days before the counting of votes of the general election
Heavy offloading by foreign portfolio investors also weighed on the rupee
Traders said continued selling by stockists against slackened demand at prevailing levels mainly kept pressure on gold prices.
Traders also say oil-related dollar demand is capping broader gains in the rupee.
The PMLA court in Mumbai has sought their appearance on September 25 (Nirav Modi) and 26 (Mehul Choksi) respectively under the fugitive economic offender law.
The US dollar surged to fresh one-year high after the Fed chief's testimony to the US Senate on Wednesday bolstered the expectations of interest rate hikes, though gradually.
Rupee closed at 61.86 against the dollar on Tuesday.
'A perception has been built in our country that whatever Modi says you cannot challenge that.'
Farmers shifted to other vegetables as they could not realise price in past 9 months
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