The incident dates back to January 2022 when Choudhary and his accomplice, Hitesh Dholakia, operated a gold jewellery business under the name Ganesh Jewelers in Safale, Palghar. (Express Archives) Gold and Silver rate today are among the top trending topics on Dhanteras (October 29) which is the start of the five-day Diwali festival in India.
The festival combines “Dhan,” meaning wealth, and “Teras,” meaning the 13th day of the dark fortnight of Ashwin in the Hindu lunar calendar.
As per trends.google, ‘Gold rate today’ saw a massive surge with over 100k searches in just two hours on Tuesday morning. The topic witnessed a rise of 50 percent in search volume.
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The 24-carat gold rate in India is quoted for a price of Rs 78,610 per 10 grams today, October 29, and the rate for 24-carat gold per gram is Rs 7,861, according to Financial Express.
Additionally, the rate of 22-carat gold was Rs 72,059 per 10 grams.
Notably, the price of 24-carat gold decreased by 0.13% in the last week and 1% in the last ten days.
Silver, on the other hand, is available to customers today for Rs 97,480 per kilogram