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New Delhi: The ministry of home affairs has notified the Citizenship Amendment Act's (CAA) rules today, paving the way for the law's implementation across the country. The law makes it easier for Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist, Christian and Parsi refugees from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, to get Indian citizenship.

Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) will be notifying today, the Rules under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA-2019). These rules, called the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024 will enable the persons eligible under CAA-2019 to apply for grant of Indian citizenship.

The applications will be submitted in a completely online mode for which a web portal has been provided," the official X handle said.

This comes weeks after union home minister Amit Shah declared that the law would be implemented before the Lok Sabha elections.

The law aims to give citizenship to non-Muslim migrants from these countries, who came to India before December 31, 2014.

After the law was enacted in 2019, protests had broken out in several parts of the country.

Last month, Amit Shah said that no one can stop the CAA law.

"This will be implemented before the elections...this is the law of the country, no one can stop it, this is set in stone, this is the reality," he had said at an event.

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Raipur : Raipur's youth Prasoon Bopche has achieved 38th rank in the country's most prestigious UPSC examination. Prasun Bopche, a resident of Rohinipuram, Raipur has been ranked All India 38th in the result released by UPSC on Friday night.

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has declared the results of engineering services main exam that was conducted in the month of June, 2019. The personal interview was conducted in the month of September- October after which the merit list and final results of the qualifiers have been released.

 Prasoon has completed his schooling from various schools and has prepared for UPSC in Raipur itself. He has completed his B.Tech from IIT Kharagpur in electrical engineering.

He says that hard work has no alternative and gives credit of his success to his parents and close friends. Prasoon's father is a sub engineer while his mother is a home maker. He has two younger sisters who are preparing for medical examination and agricultural field.

Apart from dedicatedly styudying Prasoon is very fond of writing short poems . Have a look at few here from his twitter account .

#Hindi #hindipoem #poem pic.twitter.com/tpsTlCJo1c

— Prasoon Bopche (@prasoonbopche) 24 मई 2019

हिंदी कविता #Hindi #POEMS pic.twitter.com/cr3inTIT8k

— Prasoon Bopche (@prasoonbopche) 23 मई 2019

Traditionally, it is considered auspicious to buy gold on Dhanteras. Just ahead of the festive gold buying on the occasion of Dhanteras, gold prices in India reached a new high to touch Rs 39,620 per 10 gram , while silver prices too have increased to RS. 48772 per kg on Thursday, October 24. Traditionally, Indians still buy  gold and silver on Dhanteras, irrespective of the prices, as it is considered auspicious.

Gold price for today:39,620.00 Indian Rupee per gram 

Silver price for today: 48,772.00 Indian Rupee per kg

Gold as an investment option has delivered over 20% returns since the beginning of this year. Price of spot gold (24 karat) stood at Rs 39,620 per per 10 gm today compared to Rs 32,300 on 29 December 2018, which makes gold among the best investments this year.

This Dhanteras you can even buy gold bonds. The series VI of Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2019-20 opened for subscription on Monday, ahead of Dhanteras and Diwali, with the RBI fixing the price at Rs. 3,835 per gram of gold. It will close on October 25, 2019. The maximum limit of subscription is 4 kg for individual and Hindu undivided family (HUF) and 20 kg for trusts and similar entities.

The Reserve Bank of India, on behalf of the government, will issue the bonds on October 30. Investors who want to apply online and make the payment against the application through digital mode get a discount of 50 per gram. For such investors, the issue price will be Rs. 3,785 per gram of gold. The minimum permissible investment is 1 gram, said a Finance Ministry statement.

However while buying gold keep a few points in mind like : - 

Check hall-mark and purity

The purity of the yellow metal is measured in carats. Gold jewellery is made up of 22-carat of gold while gold biscuits and coins are made up of 24 carats. Apart from this, jewellery made up of precious stones are made with 18 carat of gold. Make sure you check the hall-mark before buying Gold. If a piece of jewellery has a BIS mark on it, then you can comfortably take it home.

Know Hidden charges

A special charge is levied separately on gold jewelleries. Make up your mind for expenses as you have to pay designing charge of the jewellery. Also, 3 per cent GST is charged on the price of gold as well as extra 5 per cent is added to its making charges.

Terms and Conditions

If you buy gold from a local jeweller, stock holding corporation, NBFCs or even online, check the buyback options with the seller. As per guidelines of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), gold coins purchased from a bank cannot be sold back.

On the other hand, If you are selling your gold (in any form) to a jeweller, you are unlikely to get the right valuation for it, as the jeweler will not pay the making charges and GST.

Investment in gold

Gold is considered the best mode of investment to tackle inflation. You can invest it under sovereign gold bond in which you do not have to keep it in physical form. Under this scheme, investors get the opportunity to invest in gold per unit. You need to invest at least 1 gram of pure gold. Besides this, you can invest in Gold Mutual Fund and Digital Gold.