Gold prices surged 2% or by Rs 1,740 on Monday following Donald Trump administration’s threat of doubling steel import levies to 50%. The domestic prices took cues from the international prices which were up by $66 per troy ounce and trading around $3,355. Around 7 pm, the MCX June gold futures were trading at Rs … Read more
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia has proposed the next round of peace talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on June 2, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday (May 28, 2025). Amid speculations about the Vatican or Geneva being the possible venue for the next round of talks with … Read more
Donald Trump expressed deep unhappiness at Russia’s weekend bombing of Ukraine. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday (May 25, 2025) expressed deep unhappiness at Russia’s weekend bombing of Ukraine, saying of Russian President Vladimir Putin, “I’m not happy with Putin.” “I don’t know what’s wrong with him. What the hell … Read more
Crisp sub-zero winds envelop the Red Square, Moscow’s heart, as political activists, weekenders, and visitors from abroad pour through the twin-towered Resurrection gates, reconstructed in 1994. In the square, on one side is Soviet hero Vladimir Lenin’s memorial and the Kremlin, where governments have conducted business. On the other is the execution spot, where rebels … Read more
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during the 61st Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany on February 15, 2025. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday (February 15, 2025) the time has come for the creation of an “armed forces of Europe” and says his country’s fight against Russia has proved … Read more
A file image of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin | Photo Credit: AFP U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin and urged him not to escalate the war in Ukraine, the Washington Post reported Sunday (November 10, 2024). “Mr. Trump held the call from his Mar-a-Lago estate … Read more
The Kremlin on Thursday (October 10, 2024) dismissed a claim by Seoul that North Korean soldiers were likely to be fighting alongside Russian troops in Ukraine. “This seems like yet another fake news story,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov commented to journalists without elaborating. Ukraine’s Kyiv Post reported on Friday (October 4, 2024) that six North … Read more
Gold has done well as a core allocation for Indians who love the yellow metal but it’s time now to also add silver with the convenience of a Silver ETF. In 2024 and looking ahead, silver can play a risk-reducing, return-enhancing role in investment portfolios, deserving a portfolio allocation. The Federal Reserve’s July 31 meeting … Read more
View of damage in the aftermath of an airstrike in a location given as Kupyansk, in Ukraine’s Kharkiv Region on August 28, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia said on Thursday (August 29, 2024) that it took two more east Ukrainian villages — in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions — as its forces continue their … Read more
Destroyed buildings in the town of Myrnohrad on August 26, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine | Photo Credit: AFP Russian bombardments on the eastern Ukraine region of Donetsk killed six people on Wednesday (August 28, 2024), the Governor of the region said, as Moscow announced it had taken another village in the area. … Read more