India News / Press Releases on June 23, 2007

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PM offers Central assistance to flood-hit Andhra, Kerala
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today offered Central assistance to flood-hit Andhra Pradesh and Kerala to deal with the situation. ANI

PM speaks to Assam CM; condemns bomb blasts
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today spoke to Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi over telephone and condemned the Guwahati bomb blast in which at least two people were killed. ANI

President, Vice President, PM greet Sunita Williams
President A P J Abdul Kalam, Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today congratulated Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams who returned back to earth in the wee hours of Saturday after creating a new space record by spending more than six months aboard the international space station. ANI

HUJI module busted in Lucknow; two arrested
Uttar Pradesh police on Saturday busted a module of the banned Bangladesh-based militant outfit, Harkat-ul-Jehadi Islami (HUJI), and arrested its two members in Lucknow. ANI

8 die as under construction wall collapses in Pune
Eight labourers, including two women and a child, were killed when a wall of a building, which they were constructing, fell after heavy rains here today. ANI

Gwalior campaigns for Tajs inclusion in seven wonders list
The people of Gwalior are campaigns hard for Taj Mahals inclusion in the new list of Seven Wonders of the World. ANI

Rains play havoc in Andhra; death toll reaches 45 Lead: Rain in AP
The death toll due to torrential rains, caused by a deep depression in the Bay of Bengal, in Andhra Pradesh has reached 45, while tens of thousands have been displaced. ANI

International credit card racket unearthed in Bangalore
With the arrest of three persons and recovery of 114 credit cards, the Bangalore Police have busted an international credit card racket. ANI

Justice Chaudhry heading towards Multan
Pakistans suspended Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry is heading towards Multan from Lahore to address the Multan Bar Association. ANI

Gangwar in Indores Mhow jail: one killed, four injured
Five gunmen attacked Indores Mhow jail today in which one inmate was killed. Two jail officials and two visitors were injured in the attack. ANI

Jammu farmers sore over two per cent tax on vegetables
Farmers in Jammu today protested against the imposition of two percent tax on vegetables. ANI

CPI ridicules Chidambarams claims on bringing down inflation
The Communist Party of India (CPI) on Saturday urged the UPA Government not to get carried away by the decline in the rate of inflation, which was at a 14-month low of 4.28 per cent for the week ended June 9. ANI

Mika Singh, the first choice of Punjabi music lovers
Starting a career as a harmonium player during Ramlila celebrations, now famous Punjabi singer Amrik Singh alias Mika Singh has come a long way in the last one decade. ANI

Bomb blast in Guwahati ahead of Asian sports meet
A bomb exploded in front of a mosque in the busy Machkhowa commercial area in Guwahati, killing four people hours before the opening of an international athletics meeting. ANI

Rains in Andhra claim 30 lives
At least thirty people have been killed and over 40 are reportedly missing after torrential rains, caused by a deep depression in the Bay of Bengal, lashed Andhra Pradesh. ANI

Assam food processing unit, a boon for everyone
Food processing is emerging as a major industry, which has the potential of providing employment to young people of the State. ANI

Pratibha Patil files her nomination
The UPA-Left Presidential nominee Pratibha Patil today filed her nomination papers for the Presidential election at the Lok Sabha Secretariat here today. ANI

Relatives happy after Sunita Williams safe return
Family and relatives of Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams in Ahmedabad have expressed happiness over successful landing of the space shuttle Atlantis at the Edwards Air Force Base in California. ANI

Madhya Pradesh bans use of vibrating condoms
The Government of Madhya Pradesh has banned the use of vibrating condoms, saying it goes against Indian culture. ANI

Raipurs separated conjoined twins, Ram and Laxman, are fine
Ram and Lakshman, the ten-month-old conjoined twins who were successfully separated after a gruelling operation by a team of five doctors at the Raipur Medical College Hospital here, are doing fine. ANI

Two killed, nine injured in Guwahati blast
At least two people were killed and nine injured in a bomb blast triggered off by the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) in front of a mosque in the busy Machkhowa commercial area here this morning. ANI

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Bullion Market / Gold & Silver Prices on June 23, 2007

Mumbai Bullion Market

99.5 Purity Gold: Rs. 8720
99.9 Purity Gold: Rs. 8670
Silver (Kg): Rs. 18195

Chennai Bullion Market

Bar Silver (Kg): Rs. 17795
24 carat gold (10 grams): Rs. 8710
22 carat gold (10 grams): Rs. 8070

Bullion Rates on June 23, 2007 for All Major Indian Cities

Bullion prices presented here are indicative and are for general information only. Please check with your Gold Merchant or a local bank for latest and correct prices. All prices are in Indian National Rupees only.