50 tonnes of silver recovered from sea
July 20th, 2012 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 20 (IANS)Around 50 tonnes of silver lost during World War II after a British merchant vessel was sunk in the Atlantic has been hauled up from the sea.A ... Read more...
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Hundreds of bars of silver rescued from WWII shipwreck
July 19th, 2012 - 7:59 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, July 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Several hundreds of bars of silver have been recovered from a wrecked World War II. The booty was recovered from the wreck of the ship off ... Read more...
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Lalu Prasad takes jewellers’ concerns to Mukherjee
April 5th, 2012 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) A group of jewellers led by Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Lalu Prasad met Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Thursday to press their demand to roll ... Read more...
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Agra jewellers down shutters to protest silver heist
February 21st, 2012 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Feb 21 (IANS) Jewellers and bullion merchants in Agra went on an indefinite strike Tuesday downing shutters to protest police failure to nab armed bandits who looted silver worth ... Read more...
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Black money worth Rs.300 crore unearthed
December 20th, 2011 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) India's income tax department seized Rs.299.63 crore of black money, including cash and jewellery, during April-October period of this financial year, Finance Minister Pranab ... Read more...
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Shops shut in India but shoppers open to foreign retailers (Roundup)
December 1st, 2011 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Protests over the entry of global retail chains such as Wal-Mart and Carrefour saw tens of thousands of shops down shutters across India Thursday, ... Read more...
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Enforcement Directorate to attach properties of ex-Jharkhand CM Koda, aides’
April 12th, 2011 - 4:44 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 12 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate is to attach properties worth Rs 130 crore allegedly belonging to former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda and his aides.The Directorate, which is probing ... Read more...
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Golden returns from silver push prices to all-time high
February 27th, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
By Rohit Vaid
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Unrest in the Arab world has been rocking Indian stocks, taking the bottom out of key indices, but it has also led to the ... Read more...
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Mubarak used last 18 days in power to transfer wealth to untraceable overseas accounts
February 13th, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
Cairo, Feb 13 (ANI): Western intelligence sources have claimed that former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak had transferred his vast wealth into untraceable accounts overseas within 18 days of political unrest in that ... Read more...
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Gold breaches Rs.19,000 per 10 gm mark in India
June 1st, 2010 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The retail price of gold for jewellery breached the Rs.19,000 mark for 10 gm for the first time ever in the national capital Tuesday on account of ... Read more...
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State Trading Corp looking at overseas contract farming
March 16th, 2010 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) State Trading Corp (STC), India's official agency for import of various commodities, plans to enter new areas of business, including contract farming overseas for pulses, to step ... Read more...
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Gold loses lustre among Indian customers due to rising price
February 10th, 2010 - 6:35 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb. 10 (ANI): Gold has lost its lustre among Indian customers due to its rising prices.International spot gold, which guides the domestic market, has continued its upwards trend in recent ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh official owns assets worth over Rs.12 crore
December 24th, 2009 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Dec 24 (IANS) A large amount of cash and bullion and documents relating to property worth more than Rs.12 crore were recovered in raids at the houses and offices of an ... Read more...
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Koda scam: Government admits to deficiencies in bank reporting
December 15th, 2009 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) The multi-crore money laundering scam involving former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda figured in parliament Tuesday with the government admitting to deficiencies in a state-owned bank ... Read more...
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Soaring gold prices worry Kerala jewelers, customers
September 10th, 2009 - 10:05 pm ICT by ANI
Kochi, Sep 10(ANI): With gold prices soaring across the country, bullion merchants, jewellers and even customers are a worried lot in Kerala.The disappointment looms large particularly in the context of the ... Read more...
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Gold prices cross 1,000 dollars an ounce
September 8th, 2009 - 9:52 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep. 8 (ANI): For the first time since February, gold prices crossed 1,000 dollars an ounce on Tuesday, as investors sought a safe haven due to the dollar's weakness and ... Read more...
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Jeweller’s house burgled as family, guards sleep on
July 28th, 2009 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, July 28 (IANS) Burglars broke into the house of a jeweller here early Tuesday morning and escaped with five quintals of silver, worth Rs.one crore, as the family members slept on ... Read more...
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Ending for The Italian Job finally solved after 40 years
January 23rd, 2009 - 1:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 23 (ANI): The movie The Italian Job has kept many guessing for years with its incomplete ending, but a solution to its climax has finally been found after 40 ... Read more...
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Worlds first credit crunch may have occurred in 88 BC
December 1st, 2008 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 1 (ANI): A historian has discovered what he believes is the worlds first credit crunch, dating back to 88 BC, which might be the precedent for the current financial ... Read more...
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Jewellers protest tax raids in Kerala
July 16th, 2008 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kozhikode, July 16 (IANS) Jewellers across Kerala did not open their shops Wednesday to protest against state-wide tax raids conducted by the sales tax authorities. The call for the protest was given ... Read more...
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BSE plans bullion trading platform with Reliance Money
April 21st, 2008 - 2:59 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) plans to set up India's first bullion trading platform here in collaboration with the Reliance Money Ltd. It will be called the Bullion ... Read more...
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