January 8, 2026 7:06 PM January 8, 2026 7:06 PM

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Indian bullion market: Gold slips nearly 1 per cent, silver drops over 4 per cent

In the Indian bullion market, the 24 carat Gold was trading around 0.9 per cent down at 1 lakh 37 thousand 290 rupees per 10 grams. Silver was also trading over 4.1 per cent down at 2 lakh 41 thousand 410 rupees per kilogram, a short while ago.    At the Multi Commodity Exchange, the Gold for the Fe...

January 8, 2026 6:59 PM January 8, 2026 6:59 PM

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Australia clinches Ashes series by winning fifth Test at Sydney Cricket Ground

Australia clinched the Ashes series by winning the fifth test at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The bowling, batting and fielding performances feature highly on the all-time lists for Aussies in the Ashes, underscoring Australia's dominance in the 4-1 series win.   The Australians bowled England out for...

January 8, 2026 6:32 PM January 8, 2026 6:32 PM

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PM Modi chairs roundtable with Indian AI start-ups ahead of India AI Impact Summit 2026

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today chaired the roundtable with Indian AI Start-Ups at his residence in New Delhi. Ahead of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 to be held in India next month, twelve Indian AI start-ups that have qualified for the AI for ALL: Global Impact Challenge attended the roundtabl...

January 8, 2026 6:11 PM January 8, 2026 6:11 PM

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Delhi Assembly Winter Session extended by one day

The Winter Session of the Delhi Legislative Assembly has been extended by one day, till tomorrow. Delhi Parliamentary Affairs Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh said that due to the disruption by the Opposition for the past two days, the decision to extend the session has been taken. He said that the proc...

January 8, 2026 6:47 PM January 8, 2026 6:47 PM

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MEA says India is leading contributor to UN peacekeeping operations

Secretary (West) of the Ministry of External Affairs, Sibi George, discussed UN peacekeeping operations with Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Information System and Training) Lt General Vipul Shinghal. In a social media post, the Ministry of External Affairs said that India is a leading contributor to UN...

January 8, 2026 5:57 PM January 8, 2026 5:57 PM

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Project Veer Gatha 5.0 witnesses record participation of 1.92 crore students

Project Veer Gatha 5.0 has witnessed a record participation of one crore 92 lakh students from around one lakh 90 thousand schools. Veer Gatha is a joint initiative of the Defence Ministry and the Education Ministry. Defence Ministry said that over 28 thousand students from 91 CBSE-affiliated school...