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The S&P 500 is up over 15 percent so far in 2024 after last year’s 24.5 percent return. The VIX, aka the ‘fear index,’ is bumping along at record lows. And even the gold bugs are feeling chipper with the yellow metal up over 12 precent year-to-date.  

Kerala on Wednesday night, prompting authorities to urge people to take utmost care while travelling through hilly and inundated areas. An orange alert has been issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in seven districts, and a yellow alert in the remaining districts in the state for Thursday. An orange alert means very heavy rain of 11 cm to 20 cm and a yellow alert means heavy rainfall between 6 cm and 11 cm. Heavy rain with maximum surface wind speed up to 40 Kmph (in gusts) is very likely to occur in many places at Kannur, and Kasaragod districts, the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority said on Thursday.

silver September futures contracts were trading at Rs 88,743/kg, down by 0.44% or Rs 392. Gold prices have steadied slightly after two days of declines. The previous record high in May was driven by expectations that the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates. Since then, gold has dropped 6% because Fed officials signaled that only one rate cut is expected this year, rather than the three cuts forecasted in March.

Delhi-NCR experienced significant relief from the scorching heat as heavy rainfall drenched several parts on Thursday morning. Areas such as Sarita Vihar, Munirka, and Noida were particularly affected, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a yellow alert for heavy rain, thunderstorms, and gusty winds reaching speeds of 20-30 km/h throughout the day. «The intensity of rain will increase,» stated an IMD official, forecasting moderate to heavy rainfall on Friday and Saturday, with the possibility of gusty winds by Sunday, June 30.

Malian city of Timbuktu. Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud, 46, was found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including torture and outrages upon personal dignity.

MCX gold August future contracts have been trading flat so far this week, falling by just Rs 70. It opened at Rs 71,515 per 10 gram today while the prices for silver July contracts on MCX fell by a little over Rs 2,000 in the same time period, opening at Rs 87,082/kg. On Tuesday, gold and silver settled on a weaker note in the international and the domestic market. Gold August futures contract settled at Rs 71,467 per 10 grams with a loss of 0.45% while silver July futures contract settled at Rs 86,937 per kilogram with a loss of 2.32%.

gold’ with the netizens. In an interview with Mid Day, the 'Zara Hatke Zara Bachke' star remarked that the guests were served gold with rotis at the pre-wedding function of Ambani heir Anant Ambani and his fiancée Radhika Merchant. The event took place at Jamnagar, Gujarat, this March., “They would serve us gold. Like, with our roti, we were eating gold. I swear, and there were diamonds everywhere. They would serve gold. Like with our roti, we would eat gold. And there were diamonds everywhere."

silver July futures contracts opened at Rs 88,858/kg falling by Rs 141 or 0.16%. On Monday, gold and silver settled on a mixed note in the international as well as the domestic markets. On MCX, the gold August futures contract settled at Rs 71,791 per 10 grams with a gain of 0.29%, and the silver July futures contract settled at Rs 88,999 per kilogram with a loss of 0.16%.

Constitution in Parliament as Prime Minister Narendra Modi took oath as a member of the 18th Lok Sabha. Home Minister Amit Shah was also greeted in a similar manner. Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan took oath as Lok Sabha member amid chants of NEET-NET by the opposition members even as a controversy is raging on the entrance examinations that has put the government in the dock. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Trinamool leader Kalyan Banerjee, and Samajwadi Party leaders Akhilesh Yadav and Awadhesh Prasad were seated in the first row in the opposition benches. In a prestige battle, Prasad defeated the two-time sitting BJP MP Lallu Singh from Faizabad, the constituency that comprises Ayodhya, by a margin of 54,567 votes.

IMD) on Sunday issued a red alert in Kozhikode, Wayanad and Kannur Districts of Kerala and an orange alert for six other districts in the state forecasting heavy rains. A red alert indicates heavy to extremely heavy rain of over 20 cm in 24 hours. Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram and Kasaragod districts have been put on orange alert for Sunday. The IMD has has also issued an orange alert in Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasaragod districts for Monday. An orange alert means very heavy rain of 11 cm to 20 cm, and a yellow alert means heavy rainfall between 6 cm and 11 cm.

Swiss National Bank on Thursday and weaker than expected US data across the board, gold prices climbed to a two-week high level of $2,366 on Thursday as traders expect the US Federal Reserve to follow suit soon, more so as the European Central Bank has already begun slashing its benchmark rate. However, stronger than expected US PMIs released Friday led to a sharp decline in the yellow metal prices. Spot gold was trading at $2,319, down nearly 1.70% on the day, at the time of the MCX closing on Friday. The metal was down nearly 0.55% on the week. The MCX August contract was at Rs 71,594 (LTP), down 1.37%.

₹2 trillion as MSP – ₹35,000 crore more than what they got in the previous season, Union railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said while briefing the media on the cabinet decisions."The hike in MSP of kharif crops is in line with the PM Modi's third term vision of policy continuity to support farmers and boost their income," Vaishnaw added.Read Also: Budget 2024 Expectations: Agri-credit to fertilizer subsidy—here’s what agriculture sector expects this yearThe highest increase came for oilseeds nigerseed and sesamum.

Onions do surely make you shed some tears when you peel them. However, recent research has indicated that it has its own health benefits and is also quite popular in the US. Research from the New Mexico State University’s College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Science indicate that it is the third most popular vegetable in the US and Americans consume 350 semi-truck loads of them every day. There are different varieties of onions but the most popular ones include yellow onions, red onions, white onions, pearl onions, shallots, scallions, sweet onions and Spanish onions. Adding onion to your daily dietary habits has its own advantages. This has been reported by the USA Today.

₹71,740 per 10 gm but soon came under the sell-off pressure and touched an intraday low of ₹71,645. According to commodity market experts, gold prices today are trading flat as the market has already discounted the disappointing US retail sales data.

iPhone 15 is available for Rs. 67,999 across all five color options — Black, Blue, Green, Pink, and Yellow — for the 128GB base model. This is a significant reduction from its launch price of Rs.

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a series of alerts, indicating the severity of the situation. Here's a comprehensive look at the factors contributing to Delhi's scorching heat and its impact on residents. Heatwave Alerts and Conditions The IMD has issued an orange alert for Monday and yellow alerts for Tuesday and Wednesday. The city has already endured eight consecutive days of heatwave conditions, including three particularly warm nights. A heatwave is officially declared when the maximum temperature exceeds 40 degrees Celsius and is at least 4.5 degrees above normal. A severe heatwave occurs if the maximum temperature exceeds 45 degrees Celsius or is 6.5 degrees or more above normal.

The weather department had issued a red alert for Sunday, an orange alert for Monday, and a yellow alert for Tuesday and Wednesday. On Sunday, the maximum temperature at Safdarjung, Delhi's base station, reached 44.9 degrees Celsius, six degrees above normal. This was slightly higher than Saturday's maximum of 44.6 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature recorded was 33.2 degrees Celsius, also six degrees above normal, marking it as the second warmest June day in the last six years.

NEW DELHI : Private retail chains and online grocers such as D-Mart, Reliance Retail, BigBasket, Amazon and Flipkart must now declare the amount of pulses they stock twice a week, as the government tries to curb the sharp rise in their prices. The government recently directed millers, retailers, wholesalers, big retail chains, importers, processors and stockists across the country to disclose stocks every week. However, the norm has recently been changed to twice a week for big private retail chains.

splash pad in a Detroit suburb where families had gathered to escape the summer heat Saturday afternoon, authorities said.

Border Security Force and Punjab police, in a joint operation, recovered a Chinese drone along with narcotics from a farming field in Amritsar, the force said «On June 14, 2024, acting on information by the BSF intelligence wing about the presence of a drone with narcotics in the border area of Amritsar district, BSF troops, in collaboration with Punjab Police, launched an extensive search operation in the suspected area» the BSF said in a statement

Safdarjung Tomb's main door is being repainted by the Archaeological Survey of India because it was unintentionally painted a dark yellow tint lately rather than its natural pale yellow. According to ASI officials, they had assumed that the gate's yellow color would lighten up after drying, but it didn't and didn't match the original color. As a result, we chose to start over. Officials stated, «We are really concerned to the originality of the construction, and it was a human error that is being corrected immediately. By the end of this month, the tomb's conservation efforts, which commenced in February, should be completed. This error would have prevented further work from being done till now. „This resulted in at least a month's delay,“ a senior Delhi Circle official stated.