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Gold and the dollar typically move in opposite directions, which means if the dollar goes up, gold futures will fall as gold, measured by the dollar, becomes more expensive for investors.

The brass industry is in a bad shape. The villagers, mostly Bengalis, collect brass scrap from nearby markets, smelt it in coal-fired ovens and make attractive items by hand.

Muskesh Shah knew that both NK Proteins and Swastik Overseas were holding zero stocks still why did he keep quite? Meanwhile Rawal Group companies registered at his address traded on NSEL and moved out in May-June 2013 without losing a penny. This shows how people with inside information exploited the situation

Men may feel threatened by female bosses and act more assertively towards them than male supervisors, new research says.

Pankaj Saraf, filed the first FIR in the case against Jignesh Shah and others on 30 September 2012. As such his testimony has a direct bearing on the prosecution case. The current move to square off Pankaj Saraf's father's NSEL outstanding is nothing but a quid pro quo deal to create a conflict of interest and dilute the prosecution case.

Quite a few women today have reached the top of the hierarchy. But even then banking remains an old-boys club. Only a small proportion of women end up at the top. Just 3% women reach top executive posts, only 11% become officers and 26 % retire as clerks in the public sector banks. It holds true in other sectors of the economy as well -- only 14% of all the 22.6% women employed in business, make it to senior management level.

The exquisite fibres of the famed mulberry silk can trigger regeneration of nerves and restore activity in limbs affected by traumatic injuries, courtesy a new technology developed by Indian scientists.

Women have occupied top political jobs. Angela Merkel was re-elected as German Chancellor thrice; Margaret Thatcher was elected PM in Britain three times; even France had a female prime minister. Six OECD countries had female finance ministers. But still why is it that no woman is close to leading the central banks in any of these countries?

April-May-June are the peak season for AC sales and accounts for 40-45 percent of total AC sales. Window ACs at present have a market share of 16 percent. This is because the price difference between split ACs and window ACs is narrowing.

Surprisingly given a choice almost 56 per cent of those who currently work with a female boss might like to work under a male boss while 71 per cent of those working currently working under a male boss don't feel the need for a switch.

With several hundred Korean companies already operating in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited South Korean companies and asked them to help India achieve the economic success.

India is the largest producer of mangoes in the world. Some of the most popular types of mangoes found in India include Alphonsos or Hapus from Maharashtra, Badami from Karnataka ,Chausa from Himachal Pradesh, Dasheri from Uttar Pradesh, Keshar for Gir. Other famous varieties include Bombay Green, Mulgoa, Sindoori, Raspuri, Gulaab Khaas, Kishenbhog, Mankurad and Fazli (Lucknow) - one of the largest varieties of mango from India