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gold in the last one week has been 0.0% .whereas in the last month it has been -0.86%. The cost of silver is Rs.0.0 per kg down by Rs.85100.0 per kg. Gold Price Today in Delhi is ₹73293.0/10 grams.

Xi Jinping is due to meet Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Thursday, with the war in Ukraine and infrastructure projects high on the agenda, as he makes his third stop on his first European tour in five years. Xi, who arrived in Budapest late on Wednesday, can expect a warm welcome in a country that is an important partner in trade and investment, in contrast with other EU nations that are considering diversifying from China and becoming less dependent on the world's second-largest economy.

This week European Union leaders, who are threatening tariffs on electric cars, were the latest to scold China about overcapacity. Before she met visiting President Xi Jinping, the bloc’s chief Ursula von der Leyen said she’s hoping for action in the “short term.”

Australia unveiled plans Thursday to keep burning natural gas beyond 2050, saying its reliance on the fossil fuel would not derail a pledge to reach net zero emissions in the next 30 years. Resources minister Madeleine King said gas «will remain an important source of energy» in Australia, outraging environmental groups who branded the Future Gas Strategy a "climate disaster".

Indian shares opened flat on Thursday following a mostly uneventful close in the previous session, as market sentiment remained subdued amid increasing volatility and selling pressure from foreign investors. The BSE Sensex was trading 41 points or 0.06% lower at 73,429. Nifty50 was trading at 22,295, down 8 points or 0.03% at around 9.20 am.

The pharma giant AstraZeneca has requested that the European authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine be pulled

summer and unprecedented heatwave conditions across the country have bumped up online demand for products like air-conditioners and coolers, boosting overall ecommerce sales, analysts and companies said. Sales on quick-commerce platforms too have benefitted, as the purchase of products like ice creams and beverages has shot up, and as the extremely hot weather kept people indoors and away from stepping out to shop at offline stores.

Gandhinagar | New Delhi: India is in the «final stages» of negotiations with many countries to work out the modalities of settling trade in Indian rupees, Union home minister Amit Shah told ET in an exclusive interview, adding that this will be a major priority of the new government. «Matters have been put on hold due to elections but let me tell you we are in the final stages in our negotiations with many countries. This will be a priority for us in days to come,» he said in a detailed interview on board his flight back to Delhi from his constituency Gandhinagar, which went to the polls on Tuesday. On US President Joe Biden's remark that countries such as India, China, Russia and Japan were losing out on economic growth because of xenophobia, Shah said he had not seen Biden's comments in detail but pointed to India's growth trajectory over the past decade as evidence of its rising economic profile.

India's data centre capacity is set to double to reach 2,000 MW by 2026, as the country transitions towards a developed market economy amid a rise in 'green energy' solutions, a report showed on Wednesday. The growth plans have also created substantial investment prospects, with a likely capex of ₹50,000 crore in this space over the next three years till 2026, according to the report by CareEdge Ratings.

Thousands of Taylor Swift fans are following her across the pond after missing out on her U.S. concert tour last year or being put off by marked-up ticket prices

A record 30% of global electricity was generated from renewables in 2023, according to a report released by Ember, a think tank based in London

Thousands of Taylor Swift fans are following her across the pond after missing out on her U.S. concert tour last year or being put off by marked-up ticket prices

Internet casino gambling is legal in only a handful of states, but the industry is convinced it is the future of betting, even as some worry about cannibalizing physical casinos

Athletic departments across the country are trying to figure out the best way to manage the name, image and likeness landscape when it comes to athletes earning endorsement money

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour has cemented Grammy winner singer's status as global superstar. However, ticket prices of Swift's concerts in the US have remained a topic of discussion among of her fans and other enthusiasts. Now, thousands of ride-or-die Taylor Swift fans who missed out on her US concert tour last year or didn't want to buy exorbitantly priced tickets to see her again found an out-of-the-way solution: Fly to Europe, as per an AP report.

HBO has revealed that Lady Gaga's concert special, Gaga Chromatica Ball, will premiere on Saturday, May 25, at 8 pm. The special will air on HBO and stream on Max. Where to Watch

Amazon Prime Video has confirmed that 'Betty La Fea, the Story Continues,' the sequel to the Colombian telenovela that inspired ABC's 'Ugly Betty,' will premiere on July 19. Returning Cast Members

A Canadian-Israeli citizen has died in Egypt, according to officials in all three countries.

Tilda Swinton’s directorial debut will be up for an award at the upcoming Sheffield Doc Festival. Its world premiere along with 48 other productions from 56 countries will be held at the UK Documentary Festival. This has been reported by ‘The Hollywood Reporter’. Further, the entire schedule of the upcoming festival, which will take place from June 12 to 17, has been revealed. This directorial debut of Swinton along with filmmaker Bartek Dziadosz titled ‘The Hexagonal Hive and a Mouse in a Maze’ is a documentary of the two individuals, who travel the world and shoot scenes of the daily lives of people and their focus on education, even as they deeply introspect about the intricacies of life. Not much is known regarding this documentary ahead of its world premiere.

Novo Nordisk's oral semaglutide tablet, branded Rybelsus, is gaining popularity in India though doctors have cautioned against indiscriminate use of the drug approved for treating diabetes and also for weight reduction. Sales of the drug have more than doubled in the past year to ₹363 crore in April from ₹147 crore a year earlier, showed data from market researcher Pharmarack. Touted as a game changer for treating Type 2 diabetes, Rybelsus was launched in an oral form in India in 2022. The pill is marketed in three strengths (3, 7 and 14 mg), and is priced at about ₹10,000 a month.

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