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Gold of 99.9% and 99.5% purity held flat at Rs 39,670 and Rs 39,500 per 10 gram, respectively, while silver gained Rs 190 to Rs 46,740 per kg on increased offtake by industrial units and coin makers.

From BJP working president JP Nadda to Rajya Sabha MP GVL Narasimha Rao, several leaders paid their last respects to former Union finance minister Arun Jaitley

August 20 marks the 75th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. The Congress observes this day as ‘Sadbhavna Diwas’ as a mark of respect
 

President Ram Nath Kovind had dissolved the 16th Lok Sabha on May 25. According to the rules, former MPs must vacate their respective bungalows within one month of dissolution of the Lok Sabha. However, over 200 MPs are yet to let go of their official bungalows.

Dhanush and Prithviraj Sukumaran bagged Best Actor (Crictics) Awards for Tamil and Malayalam films respectively at the SIIMA Awards 2019. Prabhas and his rumoured girlfriend Anushka Shetty are house hunting in America. Stay updated with all the action that took place this week in the South Indian film industry on Chumma South.
 

AK Sudhir Nampoothiri and MS Parameswaran Nampoothiri were selected as head priest of Sabarimala temple and melsanthi of Malikappuram temple respectively

Senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj passed away on Tuesday (August 6) due to a heart attack. She was 67. Here are seven facts about the former foreign minister which will make you respect her more

 

Only Indian couples who have been legally married for at least five years would be allowed to opt for surrogacy, as per the Statement of Objects and Reasons of the Bill. The Bill seeks to "allow ethical altruistic surrogacy to the intending infertile Indian married couple between the age of 23-50 years and 26-55 years for female and male, respectively"
 

Filmy Trends on MyNation brings in a daily wrap-up of entertainment news. Today, we have Bollywood celebs' reaction to Article 370 being scrapped along with actresses such as Kajol and Genelia D'Souza celebrating their birthdays.
 

The body of Cafe Coffee Day owner VG Siddhartha was found on the shores of Netravati river in Mangaluru today after 36 hours of search. Final rites were performed at his farm in Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka, as more than 10,000 people bid adieu to the CCD founder.
 

Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt was addressing the reporters in Mumbai on Monday (July 29) during his upcoming film Prasthanam’s teaser release

In an emotional moment, HD Deve Gowda, a former prime minister, wept saying he had not respected his faithful karyakartas or loyal workers of the party in the coalition government

Jharkhand minister CP Singh of the BJP was seen coaxing a Muslim lawmaker to chant “Jai Sri Ram” right outside the state Assembly. BJP’s Ashwini Upadhyay said to MyNation that the issue was resolved by the two of them with a hug, while also admitting that he didn’t feel it was right to thrust one’s religion on to another. TMC MP Derek O'Brien said he had informed the CBI that he would appear before the agency with respect to the Saradha chit fund scam after the Parliament session ends on August 7 and asserted that he would not be intimidated. For the top stories of the day from across the country, watch MyNation in 100 seconds.

APJ Abdul Kalam’s brother and relatives paid their respects to the former President (fondly known as Missile Man) at his memorial in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu. The memorial was decorated with flowers and people gathered around it to remember Kalam on his death anniversary.
 

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath issued orders to the respective district magistrates to give a compensation of Rs 4 lakh to each of the families of the victims of Uttar Pradesh lighting incident.