(Reuters) – Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has called for a stronger batting display from the heavyweights atop the order to ease the pressure on the team when they take on Australia in the fourth test starting in Melbourne next week. The tourists eked out a draw in the rain-interrupted third game in Brisbane despite another …
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By Sakshi Dayal NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Rahul Gandhi is under police investigation over a scuffle between opposition members of parliament and those from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, which injured two lawmakers, police said on Friday. Police were responding to a BJP complaint accusing Gandhi, the opposition leader, of pushing …
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By Haripriya Suresh BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s Tech Mahindra is stepping up focus on its banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) business in a bid to bridge the gap with larger peers which have historically made more revenue from the lucrative segment, its CEO said in an interview. Mohit Joshi, who took the helm of …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A move by Indian opposition parties to impeach Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar for allegedly performing his job in a partisan manner was rejected, parliament said on Thursday. The vice president, India’s second highest constitutional office, acts as the chair of the upper house of parliament, known as the Rajya Sabha, and …
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By Shilpa Jamkhandikar and Shivam Patel MUMBAI (Reuters) – Helicopters and divers scoured the waters off India’s financial capital of Mumbai on Thursday in a search for survivors of a freak boat accident that killed at least 13 people a day earlier, three navy personnel among them, officials said. A naval speedboat lost control and …
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By Amit Dave AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) – Huddled over piles of colourful paper, Mohammad Yunus is one among thousands of workers in India’s western state of Gujarat who make kites by hand that are used during a major harvest festival. People in Gujarat celebrate Uttarayan, a Hindu festival in mid-January that celebrates the end of …
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By Amlan Chakraborty (Reuters) – A jailbreak at the Gabba has brought a palpable sense of relief in the India camp, while giving rise to hope their misfiring top order will finally come good in more batting-friendly conditions in the final two tests against Australia. India snatched a draw in the rain-blighted third test in …
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By Shilpa Jamkhandikar MUMBAI (Reuters) -At least 13 people died when an Indian naval boat collided with a passenger ferry with more than 100 passengers which then capsized off the coast of financial capital Mumbai on Wednesday, officials said. The navy said 99 people were rescued with efforts ongoing for others. “An Indian Navy craft …
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By Shivangi Acharya (Reuters) -The Indian government is re-examining a surge in gold imports that widened the country’s trade deficit to a record in November and pushed the rupee to an all-time low, two government sources aware of the matter told Reuters. Bloomberg News reported earlier that officials double-counted gold shipments in warehouses following a …
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By Ian Ransom (Reuters) -Rain cut short Australia’s improbable push for victory in the third test in Brisbane on Wednesday as India bid farewell to one of the game’s great spin bowlers when Ravichandran Ashwin announced his retirement. Though second best for much of the first four days, India finished day five on a high …
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