DELHI (Reuters) -Meghalaya’s Akash Kumar Choudhary became the first ever player to smash eight successive sixes in first class cricket and also raced to an 11-ball 50 – the fastest half century in the format – during a Ranji Trophy match against Arunachal Pradesh on Sunday. The records were particularly impressive considering the 25-year-old is …
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(Reuters) -World champion Gukesh Dommaraju was knocked out of the World Cup in the third round on Saturday as the top guns continued to falter in a highly volatile tournament. The top three finishers at the Goa, India event, which ends on November 27, qualify for the Candidates tournament, an eight-player event that decides who …
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(Reuters) -Delhi International Airport said on Saturday all flight operations were running at the airport as normal, after a technical glitch led to delays of hundreds of flights over the past two days at one of the world’s busiest aviation hubs. A malfunction in the system used to generate flight plans had led to the …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) -The fifth and final Twenty20 between Australia and India was washed out after a storm swept across Brisbane’s Gabba ground on Saturday, leaving Suryakumar Yadav’s tourists as 2-1 series winners. After being put in to bat, India’s openers Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill made a bright start to the innings by putting on …
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By Chiranjit Ojha (Reuters) -Indian champions Mohun Bagan Super Giant have suspended their first team as the country’s top-flight Indian Super League remains on hold, with the national federation, AIFF, struggling to sell the competition’s commercial rights. On Friday, the AIFF said its invitation for bids for the ISL’s commercial rights had no takers. Kolkata-based …
By Abhijith Ganapavaram and Tanvi Mehta NEW DELHI (Reuters) -The Indian airports authority said late on Friday that a system used to generate flight plans was “up and running”, more than a day after a technical glitch led to delays of hundreds of flights at Delhi airport, one of the world’s busiest. The malfunction, which …
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(Reuters) -Indian clothing retailer Trent reported a 11% rise in quarterly profit on Friday led by an influx of sales from new stores, and said it is trimming its stake in its Zara joint venture. The Tata group entity, which owns the affordable young adult-focussed fashion chain Zudio, reported a net profit of 3.77 billion …
(Reuters) -India all-rounder Shivam Dube said the backing he received from team management had helped him develop into a utility bowler, with the 32-year-old repaying their faith in him by helping the tourists to victory in Thursday’s T20 against Australia. Dube earned his place in the squad primarily because of his six-hitting prowess but it …
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(In paragraph 5 corrects data on number of applicants for August 2023 to 19,175, not 20,900, and for August 2025 to 3,920, not 4,515, after agency sent updated data) By Anna Mehler Paperny and Wa Lone TORONTO (Reuters) -Canada’s clampdown on international students has hit applicants from India particularly hard, government data shows, as what …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi were going well and that he would be visiting the South Asian country, as negotiations over trade continued. (Reporting by Steve Holland; Writing by Katharine Jackson; Editing by Chris Reese)
