Ace Indian discus thrower Vikas Gowda has qualified for the Rio Olympics after the world athletics governing body, the IAAF lowered the entry standards "to have more athletes" taking part in the track and field events in the 2016 Games.
His first throw of 88.39 metres earned him automatic qualification for the final.
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Fintech companies believe that the impact of Reserve Bank of India's order last week on unsecured loans will be visible in six to 12 months and prompt them to diversify and strengthen their secured portfolio. Fintechs which source funds through banks or non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) are looking at quickly building their secured portfolio options to at least 40 per cent of their total portfolio. "Over the medium to long term, as part of our product strategy, we are evaluating secured products which can be enabled over a digital platform" said Yogi Sadana, the founder of Zype, a lending-focussed fintech.
World champion and season leader Anderson Peters of Grenada won the competition with a best throw of 90.31m which he came up with in this third attempt.
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Consumers have to watch out for four marks on hallmarked gold jewellery: BIS mark, purity in carat, assay centre's name and jewellers' identification mark.
Hallmarking will guarantee the purity or fineness of the precious metal.
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A WGC survey says that there is no dearth of gold demand, but there is lack of trust among prospective gold buyers, not only in India but globally.
Forecasts of a further rise in bullion prices keep Indians away from selling gold.
Respect the yellow metal's breakout but treat it with more than ordinary caution, says Sonali Ranade
Gold hits Rs.11,360, thanks to rate cuts by US Fed Bank and a languishing dollar.
Easy access to this kind of test could help people determine what kind of precautions they should take against COVID-19 infection, such as getting an additional booster shot, the researchers said.
We will not know if the breakout is just a reactive pullback or the real thing for another two weeks or so, says Sonali Ranade
'We are committed to achieving the targets we had outlined.'
the silver lining is that the men's 4x400m relay team is set to qualify for the World Championships as it is placed at 14th out of 16 to make the cut.
A dedicated physical gold exchange could lead to standard gold pricing in India.
Meanwhile, retail jewellery sales in India have declined by 50 per cent since gold price started its uptrend nearly two weeks. Buyers deferred their fresh purchase amid expectations of a correction in gold prices from the current high level.
IMAGES from the first semi-final of the ICC World Cup played between India and New Zealand at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday.
The global official gold holdings totaled 31,694.8 tonnes as of April 2013.
India have won the men's table tennis gold beating Nigeria 3-0 in the final
'The private sector will look to the budget to check whether there are any headwinds or tailwinds.'
The Bill to amend the Bureau of Indian Standards Act has been passed.
'Sweden removed the inheritance tax because many of the rich were fleeing. For example, the owner of IKEA had migrated out of Sweden'
In cricket, we have something that we can share with our families, neighbours and indeed, the whole country. It is colour-blind, language-neutral, truly secular and transcends all regions, from Kashmir to Kerala and Mizoram to Maharashtra, explains Shreekant Sambrani.
A whirlwind trip of the dark underbelly of global finance, covering everything from tax law changes to aiding criminals to decamp with money from bank accounts.
Gold and silver became costlier in the country following the international price rise over the expectations of negative interest rates in the US, the rising trade tensions between the US and China and the weakening of the rupee.
In London, gold prices eased today, as the euro ran into profit-taking and stock markets dipped.
India has also picked up one Paris 2024 Olympics quota place after Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil stunned a high-quality field on Friday, to become the 10 air rifle men's world champion.
Kumari's dope sample, taken out-of-competition by the AIU last year, was found to contain steroids
Spot gold was bid up at $1268.30 in early European trading and silver also moved up at $17.42 an ounce.
Gold sales were reported at 40 tonnes last year; this might have been surpassed this year.
Reversal is because of strengthening rupee, subdued demand, and lack of reasons for bulls to continue positions and speculation of reduction in import duty.
The price of gold in India shot up 2.3 per cent in the past week.
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Irrespective of the global movement, gold prices in India are nearing the level of Rs 34,000 per 10 grams in the physical markets.
Spot gold dropped at $ 1,081.85 an ounce in early European trade and silver dipped $ 14.64 an ounce.
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