Only 400 grams have been deposited so far.
The BJP chief said the ED and the CBI have taken prompt action in the Nirav Modi case.
Buying had been muted in the past few weeks.
Most popular mandal in Mumbai, Lalbaugcha Raja, takes Rs 51 crore cover.
The government has retained 10% duty on import of the yellow metal.
During the searches at about 66 places, I-T officials said they've seized cash and jewellery worth over Rs 15cr.
Celebration of Holi at Mathura, Vrindavan and Barsana in Uttar Pradesh is world famous and it attracts tourists from across the globe.
Four-year-old Santoshi has been missing since July 26, 2015. A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com meets a family, desperately searching for their daughter.
The government's ambitious gold deposit scheme can succeed only if depositors are paid a higher interest rate.
Vishu invokes fond memories of childhood writes Divya Nair/Rediff.com
While the government has not made the report public, sources said the panel had recommended a sharp cut in all taxes on the gold business, including import duty and goods and services tax which amounts to over 13%.
A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com speaks to common folk in Tamil Nadu about whether they will invest in Arun Jaitley's gold monetisation scheme. Their reactions will not make the Union finance minister happy.
'It is vital that objects such as the Harihara -- and collections from South Asia generally -- remain here,' the British Museum tells Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.
The government has also built in mechanism to protect investors from price fluctuation.
Despite the freeze on diplomatic ties between India and Pakistan and protests against the fair, traders at the recently concluded four-day Aalishan Pakistan exhibition did brisk business, reports Upasna Pandey.
Residents anxious after masked gunmen break into 4 desi homes in New Jersey, many disappointed over the police's response to the violent crimes. Arthur J Pais reports from New Jersey.
Chennaiites are proud that they are a culture-loving people.
Discovering the charms of Manali's numerous eateries.
'It made me sad that these people had to spend a minimum of 20 dirhams from the meagre 800 dirhams they get, to pray.' 'God had helped me many times in my life, it was my duty to help these people.' The incredible story of Saji Cherian.
Where the most popular camel fair in the world is on...
Samuel Stokes made India his home and participated in the freedom struggle. He was the only American to be imprisoned for sedition; the British CID maintained a special file on him.
Meet 5 women who are running small home-based business ventures with the resources available to them.
Recalling her visit to Nairobi, Rediff.com's Anita Katyal speaks to immigrants she met on her trip, who say they are shaken by the incident but indomitable.
Sanjeev Nayyar travels across India from Barmer to Arunachal to Mahabalipuram, and comes back humbled and impressed with the women he interacted with through his journey.
Girgaum, once a thriving neighbourhood of Maharashtrians in south Mumbai, who loved their seafood and meat, has slowly been taken over by vegetarians, forcing eateries serving non-vegetarian food to shut down, says Neeta Kolhatkar
With fake products and machine-made mirrors making its way into the market, an age-old art form is under threat.
Single mother Gauri Sawant hopes to change the way people view transgenders in India.
'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...'
Ira Singhal, the country's first differently-abled UPSC topper shares her secret to success and her big plans for India.
