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Gold prices in India extended their upward momentum for the second consecutive session on Saturday, 28 February, 2026, as buyers poured into the safe-haven asset. The rate for 24-karat gold surged sharply to Rs 16,473 per gram, equivalent to Rs 1,64,730 per 10 grams, registering a one-day gain of Rs 316 per gram.
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) launched a surprise attack on Iran on Saturday. At the time of attack, the IDF sent a national warning to all citizens to stay near protected spaces.
The Iranian state media reported that explosions have been heard in Tehran.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a disproportionate assets (DA) case against Amit Singh, the then Chief General Manager, Ordnance Equipment Factory, Hazratpur, Firozabad. He is presently posted at Troop Comforts Ltd. Training Academy, Kanpur
At least 15 people were killed and more than 30 others injured after a Bolivian military transport aircraft crashed near El Alto International Airport on Friday evening, authorities confirmed.
The aircraft, identified as a Lockheed C-130 Hercules operated by the Bolivian Air Force, reportedly skidded off the runway while attempting to land in adverse weather conditions. It then veered onto a busy roadway in El Alto, colliding with several vehicles and causing widespread destruction.
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday announced its candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections from West Bengal, naming Minister Babul Supriyo, former state police chief Rajeev Kumar, senior advocate Menaka Guruswamy and actress Koel Mallick for the Upper House.
The announcement comes ahead of polling for five Rajya Sabha seats in West Bengal scheduled on March 16. Given its commanding strength in the state Assembly, TMC is comfortably placed to secure four of the five seats. The remaining seat is expected to go to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), replacing the outgoing member from the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M).
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