Gold and silver prices saw volatility on 11 February with silver remaining significantly below its recent peak despite some intraday gains. On the commodities exchange, 10 grams of 24-carat gold traded around ₹1.56-1.58 lakh, while silver hovered near ₹2.90 lakh per kilogram, reflecting ongoing market movement.
A Uttar Pradesh woman sparked village panic by leaving a snake skin on her bed to fake a supernatural transformation. Police investigation revealed she staged the scene to elope with her lover, using superstition to cover her planned escape.
Penguin Random House India clarified it has not published, sold, or distributed General Manoj Naravane’s memoir, Four Stars of Destiny. The statement follows a police probe into unauthorized digital copies and a political row after Rahul Gandhi was seen with the unapproved book.
A 2015 photo from Jeffrey Epstein’s files reveals a lavish California dinner party attended by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Tesla’s Elon Musk, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, and PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, despite Epstein’s 2008 conviction for trafficking minors. Epstein described the event as “wild” in emails.
The United States has cut reciprocal tariffs on Bangladeshi imports to 19% under a new bilateral trade agreement, offering duty-free access to selected textile and apparel goods made with US-produced materials, Bangladesh interim chief adviser Muhammad Yunus announced on Monday.
GRADE A – Shubman Gill, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja
GRADE B – Washington Sundar, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Mohammed Siraj, Hardik Pandya
GRADE C – Axar Patel, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Sanju Samson, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Dhruv Jurel, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Abhishek Sharma, Sai Sudharsan, Ravi Bishnoi, Ruturaj Gaikwad
In a massive shake-up, the BCCI has demoted icons Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to Grade B in the 2025-26 central contracts. Following their T20I retirement and recent form, the board signaled a “transition era,” while younger stars like Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal climbed the ranks.
In a massive win for PM Modi, the US will refund ₹40,000 crore in penalty tariffs to India. Donald Trump announced the 25% tariff reversal following talks on Russian oil and trade. This major relief is expected to significantly boost the Indian economy and stock markets.
Congress has alleged that the PMO instructed the Lok Sabha Secretariat to block questions regarding the PM CARES, PMNRF, and National Defence Funds. Sharing a media report, Congress claimed these “direct orders” prevent MPs from seeking accountability on these major public funds in Parliament.
A shocking incident occurred in Punjab’s Tarn Taran where a student Prince Raj shot his classmate Sandeep Kaur inside a classroom before shooting himself. Both died. The horrific murder-suicide, captured on CCTV, has sent shockwaves across the region as police investigate the motive.