Akshaya Tritiya 2025 Bank Holiday: Banks will operate normally across all states except one on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, for Basava Jayanti and Akshaya Tritiya. It is an an auspicious Hindu festival associated with new ventures and gold purchases.Bank Holiday On April 30, 2025Karnataka has declared April 30, 2025, a bank holiday under the Negotiable…
The world watched closely when US President Donald Trump published his first 26 executive orders on January 20, his first day in office. By attempting to overturn birthright citizenship among other anti-immigration orders, broadly targeting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and specifically targeting the rights of transgender people, he set the tone for the first…
The first four months of 2025 have demonstrated exceptional performance for gold investments. (AI image) Gold rate today on Akshaya Tritiya 2025: Gold June futures at MCX saw profit-taking on Akshaya Tritiya, commencing at Rs 95,208/10 grams, showing a decline of 0.4% or Rs 384. Additionally, silver July futures began trading at Rs 97,292/kg, down…
WASHINGTON: Secretary of state Marco Rubio warned on Tuesday that the United States would give up on mediation unless Russia and Ukraine put forward “concrete proposals,” as US patience wanes on an early priority for Donald Trump.The US President had vowed to end the war in his first 24 hours back in the White House…
Representational AI image Asian markets moved in different directions on Wednesday with countries like Japan and Taiwan registering small gains, following a strong performance on Wall Street the previous day.However, ongoing concerns about US trade policy under president Donald Trump continued to make investors worried.Associated Press reported that in Tokyo, Japan’s main stock index Nikkei…
HO CHI MINH: Vietnam mounted its biggest-ever celebration of the fall of Saigon on its 50th anniversary Wednesday, including Chinese troops for the first time after Xi Jinping visited to portray Beijing as a more reliable partner than Washington.Fighter jets and helicopters carrying flags flew overhead, state TV images showed, with a float carrying a…
Stock market today (AI image) Stock market today: Indian equity benchmark indices, Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, opened in red on Wednesday. While Nifty50 went below 24,300, BSE Sensex was near 80,100. At 9:16 AM, Nifty50 was trading at 24,293.95, down 42 points or 0.17%. BSE Sensex was at 80,133.01, down 155 points or 0.19%.Nifty ended…
An Indian-origin tech entrepreneur from Mysuru allegedly shot and killed his wife and one of his sons before taking his own life at their home in Newcastle, Washington, on April 24.The victims have been identified as Harshavardhana S Kikkeri, 57, his wife Shwetha Panyam, 44, and their 14-year-old son. The family had been living in…
Gold price outlook (AI image) Gold rate prediction: Buying gold on Akshaya Tritiya is considered auspicious according to Indian traditions. But what’s the outlook for gold and what factors will drive gold prices in the coming days? Praveen Singh, Senior Fundamental Research Analyst- Currencies and Commodities at Mirae Asset Sharekhan shares his views:Gold Performance:On April…
Washington, Apr 30 (AP) The US government has begun shedding new light on a crackdown on international students, spelling out how it targeted thousands of people and laying out the grounds for terminating their legal status. The new details emerged in lawsuits filed by some of the students who suddenly had their status cancelled in…
