Gold, silver, platinum hit record highs! Silver tops $75 per ounce for the first time — what’s fueling the rally?

Gold, silver and platinum surged to fresh record highs on Friday, driven by strong speculative momentum, and expectations of further US rate cuts amid rising geopolitical tensions.Silver crossed the $75-per-ounce mark for the first time, as both precious and industrial metals climbed to unprecedented levels amid economic and geopolitical uncertainty, Reuters reported. Major precious metals…

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Vijay Hazare Trophy: Why 14-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi missed Bihar’s match against Manipur | Cricket News

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (AP Photo) At just 14, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s cricketing journey has taken an extraordinary turn — from rewriting domestic records to being honoured on India’s biggest civilian stage for children. The Bihar batting prodigy is not part of his state’s Vijay Hazare Trophy fixture on Friday, not due to injury or loss of form,…

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‘Houses of 7 Hindu families were burnt’: Bangladesh reports increased targeted attacks amid unrest; family narrates narrow escape

Bangladesh unrest (File photo) Houses of at least seven Hindu families have been burnt down in Bangladesh in the last five days in what seems to be a targeted attack on the minorities as the nation is in turmoil, local media reports said.As per local media reports, the recent arson attack happened on Tuesday while…

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‘I have a plan’: BNP’s Tarique Rahman invokes Martin Luther King Jr as he lands in Bangladesh after 17 years—implications for India

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman (AP photo) BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman made a dramatic return to Dhaka on Thursday after 17 years in exile, stepping back into a nation gripped by turmoil and into crowds that surged to welcome him home. The son of former prime minister Khaleda Zia landed to celebrtions scenes and…

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BSF Paramedical recruitment 2025 notification expected soon: Check post-wise eligibility details here

BSF Paramedical recruitment 2025 notification expected soon The Border Security Force (BSF) is likely to release the Paramedical Recruitment 2026 notification soon. This recruitment is for candidates who want to work in important health-related roles in BSF. Posts may include Staff Nurse, Pharmacist, Lab Technician, and Radiographer. The official notification is expected in January or…

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‘Santa Claus rally’: Asian markets edge higher amid thinned holiday trade; silver hits record high

Asian markets inched higher on Friday amid holiday-thinned trading, with several exchanges remaining closed for the Boxing Day holiday. Regional stocks extended gains after Wall Street ended the week at record highs, while most global markets were shut on Thursday for Christmas.Markets in Tokyo, Shanghai, Seoul and Taipei all posted gains. Japan’s Topix climbed to…

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Love for German Shepherd: Distressed by pet dog’s illness, 2 sisters die by suicide in Lucknow; probe underway | Lucknow News

LUCKNOW: Two sisters, aged 22 and 24, died by suicide in Lucknow’s Para area on Thursday because they were allegedly distraught over the deteriorating health of their pet dog. Police said no suicide note was recovered.Family members told police the siblings were extremely attached to their German Shepherd dog, which had been suffering from a…

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Indian IT’s biggest trade body NASSCOM to US on changes in US H-1B visa programme: This would work against …

Nasscom, Indian IT’s biggest trade body, has said that the proposed shift in the H-1B visa selection process from a lottery system to one weighted by salary levels will harm innovation and weaken competitiveness by disadvantaging small businesses, research institutions and early-career international graduates. In a statement on the proposed rule, Nasscom highlighted that maintaining…

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