The government on Monday hiked import duty on gold and platinum to six per cent from four per cent with immediate effect. The decision came from the government as the rising import of gold was hurting country's balance of trade and foreign exchange. ...
05:28 PM, Jan 21, 2013
So much for the $1 trillion platinum coin idea. The US Treasury Department said on Saturday it will not produce platinum coins as a way of generating $1 trillion in revenue and avoiding a battle in Congress over raising the US debt ceiling. ...
03:31 AM, Jan 14, 2013
New Delhi: Gold and platinum will be costlier as the government has proposed doubling the import duty on these precious metals. The basic duty on gold ore, concentrate and dore bars for refining has also been double to 2 per cent. "I propose to increase basic customs duty on standard gold bars; gold coins of purity exceeding 99.5 per cent and platinum from 2 per cent to 4 per cent...
03:44 PM, Mar 16, 2012
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The platinum jubilee celebrations of the temple entry proclamation organised by the Hindu Aikyavedi will be inaugurated by Uthradom Thirunal Marthanda Varma on November 12 at the Ananthasayanam Kalyana Mandapam here. Following that, Kanchi Kamakodi seer Sankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathy will inaugurate the State Hindu Representative meeting, which will give a final touch to the programmes of the year-long celebrations of the proclamation. Subject presentations on various topics will be...
10:46 AM, Nov 11, 2011
New Delhi: Air India on Wednesday announced the extension of its short term promotion scheme, Silver and Platinum Pass aimed at providing air travel at competitive and affordable rates. The Silver and Platinum Pass being offered in two variants for unlimited travel in economy and executive class on the domestic sectors of the national carrier will now be valid for fifteen days, the airlines said. Passengers buying the Silver Pass...
08:42 PM, Sep 21, 2011
Environmentalists allege the ship contains 200 tonnes of toxic asbestos. ...
10:35 PM, Oct 24, 2009
Reportedly the radioactive material is now leaking from the ship. ...
02:26 AM, Oct 20, 2009
Platinum II allegedly carrying 200 tonnes of hazardous waste. ...
01:37 PM, Oct 19, 2009
The ship is being seen as a threat to India's marine ecosystem. ...
03:29 PM, Oct 17, 2009
Asha Bhonsle has brought out a spanking new album to please the ears. ...
02:26 AM, Oct 02, 2008
Gold, platinum and silver have plunged to their lowest in seven months. ...
06:34 PM, Aug 12, 2008
Antigua: An innings of substance by Kieron Pollard (70 off 72 balls) and some inexplicable shot selection by the Indian batsmen helped West Indies register their first win of the five-match series, beating India by 103 runs, in the fourth ODI at the Vivian Richards Stadium on Monday. Chasing a competitive score of 250, Indian batsmen fell like a pack of cards and their innings folded up for 146 in...
02:27 AM, Feb 04, 2008
Jaipur: Sensible knocks by seasoned pros Rahul Dravid and Johan Botha helped Rajasthan Royals beat shoddy Delhi Daredevils by six wickets to register their second successive win in IPL-4 here at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Tuesday. The Delhi bowlers didn't have much teeth to bite after their batsmen put up a fighting total of 151/6, following Virender Sehwag's decision to bat first. Indian stalwart Dravid was the epicentre of...
07:03 PM, Jan 14, 2008
New Delhi: Praveen Kumar's dream of playing his first ever World Cup is all but over as the swing bowler will not recover in time for the tournament, sources told CNN-IBN on Monday. It has also been learnt that the 24-year-old medium pacer may be replaced by either Kerala pacer S Sreesanth or Karnataka bowler R Vinay Kumar. Sources also indicated that Kumar is yet to fully recover from the...
09:47 PM, Dec 10, 2007
English Artist, Damien Hirsrt has created a diamond-encrusted platinum cast of a human skull priced at $98 million. ...
12:58 PM, Jun 02, 2007
The Indian Air Force is celebrating its platinum jubilee. The President will be there to sample what it has to offer. ...
10:04 AM, Mar 06, 2007
American Express has selected Abhishek Bachchan as brand ambassador to promote the new Platinum Club. ...
08:04 PM, Nov 07, 2006
As the IAF entres its 75
th year, the entire range of the IAF's potential were on display at the Hindon airbase. ...
11:00 AM, Oct 08, 2006
