Gold Saturday surged to five week high by gaining Rs 280 to Rs 28,425 per 10 grams in the national capital on increased buying by stockists and jewellers against restricted supply.

Amid a slowdown in car sales, Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) Saturday said it will foray into the light commercial vehicles segment, 30 years after an initial plan was shelved when the company started operations.

The benchmark S&P Bombay Stock Exchange sensex tanked a whopping 402 points to close at a two-week low of 19,748.19, breaking four weeks of uptrend, following disappointing Q1 results amid steps taken by the central bank to stem the rupee fall.

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday claimed that a conspiracy was being hatched to dismiss her government that was performing well.

Clashes between two communities left two people dead and 12 others injured in a village in the district, police said here Saturday.

Bharat Janta Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani, whose ties with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) had reportedly strained after Narendra Modi’s elevation in the party, Saturday praised the Sangh and said its policy of not discriminating on the basis of caste had helped them win the support of Dalit voters.

Pakistani troops violated ceasefire by targeting Indian posts along the Line of Control in Poonch district with RPGs and heavy machine guns this morning leading to heavy firing exchanges.

At least eight security personnel were killed Saturday when unknown assailants attacked their check-post in Pakistan’s southern-western province of Balochistan, officials said.

A moderate 4.5-magnitude earthquake jolted Wenxian County in northwest China Saturday.

The death toll in twin bombings in northwest Pakistan’s restive tribal belt rose to 52 Saturday after another 12 people succumbed to their injuries.