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In India, People Are Buying Gold For As Little As One Cent
Buyers only get physical delivery of the metal once they have paid enough for one gram of gold.
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Jewelers Struggle Since India Cash Ban
"The 8th of November was the last day a jeweler may have smiled, after that he has been...
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Makeover for world’s oldest city drives India steel recovery
Varanasi, Hinduism’s holiest site on the Ganges River in northern India, is one of 100 places earmarked to...
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Gloom to Boom: Gold Gets Its Sparkle Back
Dhanteras is the biggest and most auspicious day of the year to buy gold. Sales this year are...

Chetna Kapoor | February 28, 2019
Virginia Brewery Apologizes For Beer Sharing Name With Hindu Deity
A Virginia brewery has apologized for a beer that shares its name with a Hindu deity. Olde Salem...
Chetna Kapoor | February 28, 2019
Easier E-visa For Business Trip To India
In a bid to make it easier for foreign nationals to visit India for business trips, the government...
Chetna Kapoor | February 28, 2019
The Rise Of The NRI, The Influential Non-voter
In 1936, Radhakamal Mukerjee, a famous Lucknow-based social scientist, wrote a book titled Migrant Asia that contained an...
Chetna Kapoor | February 28, 2019
Why India Refuses To Sign On To US Plans For Overseas Regime Change
The India-US embrace today is much tighter than it was in 2001, in the chaotic days after the...
Chetna Kapoor | February 28, 2019
How The Escalating Crisis Between India And Pakistan Threatens The US
As the world’s largest democracy gears up for a national election, India is facing a dramatic rise in...

In India, People Are Buying Gold For As Little As One Cent