The World Gold Council on Wednesday said the global gold demand swelled about 5% in the third quarter, setting a record for the period and lifting consumption above USD 100 billion for the first time.
Gold held domestically surged more than 102 tonnes between April and September this year to 510.46 metric tonnes, against 408 metric tonnes at the end of March.
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The customs on Wednesday detained two passengers travelling on Turkmenistan Airlines from Turkmenistan to Delhi for carrying gold weighing 538 gm and other undocumented items.
Meanwhile, the BSF foiled a gold smuggling attempt and arrested a farmer with 1.2 kg of gold worth Rs 86,00,471 at the India-Bangladesh border.
In men's singles final Veteran Sourav Ghoshal went down fighting 1-3 against Malaysia’s Ng Eain Yow and settled for a silver
Besides the two Gold, Indian track and field stars also bagged Two Silver and an equal number of bronzes.
In the women's Individual compound event, Jyothi Surekha Vennam beat compatriot and the reigning archery world champion, Aditi Gopichand Swami, to progress to the gold medal match
Two -time winner Indian women's team will take on Chinese Taipei on 2 October in their opener.
Indian long-distance runners Kartik Kumar and Gulveer Singh bagged the silver and bronze medals respectively in the men’s 10000m race
