The government has no plans of any kind of amnesty scheme as a part of efforts to unearth unaccounted wealth stashed in the form of yellow metal, said a report on Thursday.

Gold prices on Monday touched an all-time high of Rs 35,970 per 10 gram in Delhi after gaining Rs 100 due to continued buying from jewellers, according to the All India Sarafa Association.

The BJP-led NDA government has proposed an increase of excise duty and cess on petrol and diesel, resulting in an upcoming hike in the selling price of the two comodities.

There is a dedicated GST council which conducts meeting from time to time to revise the GST rates for various products. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that the government wanted to keep the GST rates close to the original rates. The latest revised GST rates for some common items are mentioned below.

Google, these days is not limited to technological services only. Its payment app, Google Pay is penetrating deep into the Indian market. The US-based company has now introduced an option to buy gold on Google Pay platform. Besides, it is also planning to launch other wealth management products, including mutual funds, a source close to the development reports.

Gold is undoubtedly one of the most popular investment avenues in our country. And rightly so, the yellow metal is highly liquid, does not depreciate in value with time, can be held in physical as well as dematerialized form and, most importantly, hedges your portfolio against market turmoil. Despite emanating such great qualities, gold is not considered worthy of investment.

Seems like, the price of gold is falling down at great speed. As of now, Indians are buying gold for as little as one rupee as retailers are offering online sale in small portions to adjust with the shrinking demand in the world’s second-biggest consumer.

There's big news coming from the boxing ring. Mary Kom, the five-time world champion reaches the semi-finals of the Women's World Boxing Championships. Indeed, she is creating history.

Heptathlete Swapna Barman may need a back surgery, her long-time coach Subhas Sarkar said on Friday.

Swapna Barman, who recently became India's first-ever heptathlete to win a gold medal at the Asian Games, on Friday hoped the West Bengal government would help her get a house in the city as she does not have a permanent address here.