News for 'Gold Standard'

Is the US economy heading for a collapse?

Is the US economy heading for a collapse?

Rediff.com20 Mar 2008

Whatever it be, an official statement from you clearly defining the extent of the problem, would be in order. At least that in my opinion, sir, would put an end to the uncertainty that is plaguing the financial markets all across the globe. And, sir, as you know, markets abhor uncertainty, for lack of trust is highly corrosive.

PICS: Birmingham gives C'wealth Games a rousing send off

PICS: Birmingham gives C'wealth Games a rousing send off

Rediff.com9 Aug 2022

From UB40 to Punjabi MC to Apache Indian, the musicians gave the spectators an evening to remember as athletes walked out for the closing.

'Investors should stay invested'

'Investors should stay invested'

Rediff.com14 Jul 2023

'Markets are not expensive; they are fairly priced.'

'Huge demand for life insurance products in India'

'Huge demand for life insurance products in India'

Rediff.com1 Jan 2024

'As our per capita income increases and various demographic segments emerge, the need for various kinds of protection and risk covers will become even more explicit.'

Pharma policy to seek R&D watchdog

Pharma policy to seek R&D watchdog

Rediff.com4 Jan 2007

The new pharma policy proposed by Chemicals Minister Ram Vilas Paswan is likely to call for a central mechanism to oversee research and development projects in the country.

Vijay Kumar strikes gold at Asian shooting

Vijay Kumar strikes gold at Asian shooting

Rediff.com20 Jan 2012

Vijay Kumar earned India's a fifth gold medal at the Asian Shooting Championships when he finished on top in the Standard Pistol event in Doha on Friday. However, there was no Olympic Quota place for the country from the event, as it does not feature in the quadrennial extravaganza.

Sports Shorts: Asian champ Arpinder wins triple jump gold

Sports Shorts: Asian champ Arpinder wins triple jump gold

Rediff.com28 Aug 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday

Indian athletes win two gold in Asian GP

Indian athletes win two gold in Asian GP

Rediff.com27 May 2009

Shot putter Om Prakash and long distance runner Surendra Singh won a gold medal each as Indian athletes bagged two gold, three silver and four bronze medals in the Asian Grand Prix second leg in Kunshan (China), on Wednesday.

Bullish mood in bullion market: Gold prices up

Bullish mood in bullion market: Gold prices up

Rediff.com10 Jul 2007

Bullion dealers said higher overseas market advices have led traders to stock more gold, leading the metal to end Rs 5 higher at Rs 8,725 per ten gram.

Gold recovers as demand hardens, silver retraces Rs 40k-level

Gold recovers as demand hardens, silver retraces Rs 40k-level

Rediff.com16 May 2015

Gold prices firm up on global cues.

Making Wikipedia more useful

Making Wikipedia more useful

Rediff.com18 Jan 2020

Guesstimates suggest that around 80 to 85 per cent of Wiki information is accurate. That is less than 95 per cent that is considered the gold standard for 'normal' encyclopedias'. But 80 per cent is a reasonable baseline for somebody who's starting to research a topic and it does suggest that crowd-sourcing works, even though it is a long way from perfection, says Devangshu Datta.

Check gold purity with carat meter and be safe

Check gold purity with carat meter and be safe

Rediff.com15 May 2008

A recent survey by Bureau of Indian Standards in Delhi revealed that there was indeed cheating on the part of jewelers and consumers were getting much lesser value for gold for the amount they pay.

Tintu wins gold at Karlstad Grand Prix

Tintu wins gold at Karlstad Grand Prix

Rediff.com3 Aug 2011

India's leading 800 metres runner Tintu Luka won the gold medal at Karlstad Grand Prix in Sweden, the first of a series of events planned in preparation for this month's World Championships in South Korea. Tintu, who won a bronze in the Asian Championships at Kobe, Japan, last month, clocked 2:02.58 seconds to finish first.

Mutual funds flock to silver ETF space with new schemes

Mutual funds flock to silver ETF space with new schemes

Rediff.com28 Aug 2022

Mutual funds have launched a clutch of new fund offers in the silver ETF (exchange traded fund) category this year and collected Rs 1,400 crore in assets after the introduction of the newly-created investment asset class by market regulator Sebi in 2021. Further, fund houses including Kotak Asset Management Company have filed draft documents with the markets regulator to float silver ETF as well as silver ETF fund of funds for investors, information with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) showed. These NFOs (new fund offers) are providing an opportunity to the investors to digitally invest and own silver which is easily tradable during market hours.

China grabs gold, Brits steal show in gymnastics

China grabs gold, Brits steal show in gymnastics

Rediff.com31 Jul 2012

Chinese and British gymnasts stole the show in the Artistic Gymnastics Men's Team final on Monday.

'Gold was second-best performing currency in the year 2014'

'Gold was second-best performing currency in the year 2014'

Rediff.com13 May 2015

Gold has held up better than many expected.

Why the gold monetisation scheme is yet to take off

Why the gold monetisation scheme is yet to take off

Rediff.com17 May 2016

Only three or four tonnes is estimated to have been mobilised under the scheme.

Gold tanks to 10-month low as RBI eases import curbs

Gold tanks to 10-month low as RBI eases import curbs

Rediff.com22 May 2014

Spot gold was bid lower at $ 1,298 an ounce in early European trade.

Gold up at 5590 on increased demand

Gold up at 5590 on increased demand

Rediff.com16 Jun 2003

Gold prices rose by Rs 40 on the bullion market in Mumbai on Monday due to increased demand after a steep rise in the global prices.\n\n\n\n

Gold eyes best week in 4 years as market turmoil boosts haven appeal

Gold eyes best week in 4 years as market turmoil boosts haven appeal

Rediff.com12 Feb 2016

Total holdings of the top eight gold ETFs have risen by 3.8 million ounces so far this year

Pullouts will not diminish standards: CWG OC

Pullouts will not diminish standards: CWG OC

Rediff.com27 Sep 2010

Pullouts by top athletes will not dilute the track and field competition, the organising committee of the Delhi Commonwealth Games said on Monday.

CWG 2022: Neeraj-led Indian athletics team primed for best show after Delhi

CWG 2022: Neeraj-led Indian athletics team primed for best show after Delhi

Rediff.com23 Jul 2022

India would be looking for at least half a dozen medals in the July 28 to August 8 Games.

Dutee wins gold in Taiwan but still short of Olympic mark

Dutee wins gold in Taiwan but still short of Olympic mark

Rediff.com19 May 2016

Left to compete within an hour of reaching here from China, promising sprinter Dutee Chand won the gold in women's 100m sprint event in the Taiwan Open Athletics Championships on Thursday. Dutee competed in the 100m heats within an hour of reaching Taiwan from Beijing and five hours later ran the finals which she won in 11.50secs to bag the gold. Her timing was far below the Olympics qualification standard of 11.32 secs. Long jumper Ankit Sharma leapt 7.67m on his last attempt to also seal a gold medal. Dutee was part of the national record breaking women's 4x100m relay quartet which finished fourth in the IAAF World Challenge event in Beijing yesterday and she few from the Chinese capital to Taiwan where she reached two hours before the start of her event.

Federer, Nadal head to Toronto

Federer, Nadal head to Toronto

Rediff.com7 Aug 2006

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal resume their gold-standard rivalry at the Toronto Masters after a month away from tennis.

Gold spikes on brisk investment demand; silver reclaims Rs 42,000

Gold spikes on brisk investment demand; silver reclaims Rs 42,000

Rediff.com13 Jul 2013

The noble metal costs Rs at 26,755 per 10 gms.

R-Money to introduce one-gram gold coins

R-Money to introduce one-gram gold coins

Rediff.com28 Aug 2007

R-Money, the Anil Ambani group's retail brokerage arm, will introduce gold coins in smaller denominations of half gram and one gram in the market. The market is currently dominated by 5-gm and 8-gm coins.

IMF sale pact may prop up gold

IMF sale pact may prop up gold

Rediff.com20 Sep 2003

Shorts: F2 driver, India's Jehan finishes second in Baku

Shorts: F2 driver, India's Jehan finishes second in Baku

Rediff.com11 Jun 2022

Anahat Singh seals berth for World Junior Squash C'ship after topping selection trials

Gold prices slip to low of under Rs 30k/10 gm in Mumbai

Gold prices slip to low of under Rs 30k/10 gm in Mumbai

Rediff.com17 Feb 2013

Global cues may further weaken the yellow metal; imports seen under control after January surge.

Gold hits a record high of Rs 18,020

Gold hits a record high of Rs 18,020

Rediff.com26 Nov 2009

Gold prices on Thursday crossed the psychological Rs 18,000 per ten gram level in early trade in the national capital today on frantic buying by stockists and jewellery makers, in line with a firming global trend.Gold, which had set a new milestone at Rs 18,000 per ten gram in the previous session, opened higher by Rs 80 at Rs 18,080 per ten gram in the Delhi bullion market.

Phillips takes long jump gold

Phillips takes long jump gold

Rediff.com27 Aug 2004

You will need to prove how you got the gold

You will need to prove how you got the gold

Rediff.com2 Dec 2016

The onus to explain that the gold jewellery was inherited or bought from known sources of income would be on the owner.

Hallmark gold sales touch 1.6 tonnes

Hallmark gold sales touch 1.6 tonnes

Rediff.com19 Aug 2003

Allow banks to keep gold as part of liquidity reserves: WGC

Allow banks to keep gold as part of liquidity reserves: WGC

Rediff.com10 Dec 2014

Gold demand in India -- one of most avid purchasers -- is interwoven with culture, tradition, the desire for beauty and the desire for financial protection.

Discus thrower Dhillon banned for using prohibited substance

Discus thrower Dhillon banned for using prohibited substance

Rediff.com27 Aug 2022

Navjeet Dhillon, a Commonwealth Games bronze medallist from 2018, had tested positive for a metabolite of the anabolic steroid Dehydrochloromethyltestosterone (DHCMT).

Gold at 29-month high, may touch Rs 32,500 mark

Gold at 29-month high, may touch Rs 32,500 mark

Rediff.com31 Jul 2016

In dollar terms, however, gold prices jumped by 26 per cent this calendar year, following sharp jump in hedge funds' long position

In Photos: The Man Who Will Be Crowned King

In Photos: The Man Who Will Be Crowned King

Rediff.com5 May 2023

A look back at many memorable moments in his life as Prince Charles.

Review: Idukki Gold is an average entertainer

Review: Idukki Gold is an average entertainer

Rediff.com14 Oct 2013

The film does not touch the high standards achieved by director Aashiq Abu in the past.

How Will Older Voters Affect Karnataka Result?

How Will Older Voters Affect Karnataka Result?

Rediff.com9 May 2023

There has been an absolute decline in voters aged between 20 and 39, compared with 2018, and there has been a huge increase in voters aged over 50.