By Forrest Crellin PARIS (Reuters) – Belgium’s men beat India 2-1 in a tight Olympic Pool B match on Thursday as a penalty corner goal in the third quarter gave them poll position for the quarter-finals while Britain and Argentina also sealed last-eight spots. Belgium defended bravely to limit a quick India offence that scored …
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BENGALURU, August 1 (Reuters) – India’s Godrej Agrovet reported a 28.3% rise in first-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by falling input costs. Consolidated net profit rose to 1.35 billion rupees ($16.1 million) for the three months ended June 30 from 1.05 billion rupees a year earlier. During the quarter, which saw parts of the country …
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India collected 1.82 trillion rupees ($21.74 billion) in goods and services tax (GST) in July, a rise of 10.3% from the same period last year, the government said in a statement on Thursday. The government had collected 1.65 trillion rupees as GST in the same month last year. After refunds, the …
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By Saurabh Sharma and Tanvi Mehta NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Emergency workers rescued nearly 1,000 people who were stranded in different parts of the Himalayas following torrential rainfall in northern India, which caused widespread damage and left at least 12 people dead, officials said on Thursday. The capital Delhi received intense rainfall late on Wednesday, totalling …
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By Munsif Vengattil, Chris Thomas and Jose Devasia CHOORALMALA, India (Reuters) -Indian soldiers rushed to complete construction of a metal bridge on Thursday to connect the worst affected area in the Kerala landslides as the search continued for survivors and bodies after the disaster that has killed at least 189 people. Heavy rain in the …
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By Rajendra Jadhav MUMBAI (Reuters) – India is set to receive monsoon rainfall that is above the average as a La Nina weather pattern forms in August and September, a top weather official said on Thursday, promising to boost farm output and growth in Asia’s third-biggest economy. The lifeblood of a nearly $3.5-trillion economy, the …
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By Munsif Vengattil MEPPADI, India (Reuters) – Whenever it rains very heavily in the hills of Wayanad in southern India, many people stay awake, recalling a 2019 landslide that killed about 20 people. Last Monday too, housewife M Fathima said she and her extended family in Mundakkai village stayed awake as incessant rain poured down …
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By Manvi Pant BENGALURU (Reuters) -India’s Tata Steel on Wednesday reported a 51% rise in first-quarter profit as lower costs helped offset stagnant domestic demand. The country’s second biggest steelmaker by market capitalisation said its consolidated net profit rose to 9.60 billion rupees (about $115 million) in the three months ended June 30, up from …
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By Munsif Vengattil, Chris Thomas and Jose Devasia CHOORALMALA, India (Reuters) -Hopes of finding survivors began to fade as hundreds of rescuers worked through slush and rocks and pulled out bodies from debris in the hills of India’s Kerala state on Wednesday, a day after 167 people were killed in monsoon landslides. Steady rain that …
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BENGALURU (Reuters) – IT products distributor Redington reported a 1% fall in its first-quarter profit on Wednesday, as consumers cut their spending, hurting demand for gadgets. The Apple and Samsung gadgets distributor’s consolidated net profit fell 1% to 2.46 billion rupees ($29.8 million) for the first quarter ended June 30 from 2.49 billion rupees an …
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