Reuters India Top

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A militant attack on an Indian Army convoy in the Himalayan territory of Jammu and Kashmir killed at least five soldiers, India’s defence minister said on Tuesday, the latest in a spate of strikes that has roiled the region. Militant violence has marred the Kashmir Valley and nearby areas since the …

Militant attack kills five Indian Army soldiers in Kashmir region Read More »

By Simon Lewis and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has raised concerns with India about its relationship with Russia amid Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, a U.S. State Department spokesperson told reporters on Monday in response to questions about a meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin. WHY …

US says it has raised concerns with India about its ties with Russia Read More »

LONDON (Reuters) – Restricting test cricket to six or seven teams and using the 20-overs format as the vehicle to spread the game were some of the views aired at a symposium organised by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) on Sunday. Test cricket’s dwindling appeal outside India, England and Australia has coincided with the proliferation …

Cricket-Shastri wants fewer test teams, MCC chief backs T20 in changing landscape Read More »

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s overhaul of its decades-old criminal justice system has come under criticism from some lawyers and activists who say the changes could increase police powers over citizens and increase case backlogs in an overworked system. The new criminal laws replace the Indian Penal Code of 1860, the 1973 Code of Criminal …

Factbox-Some key provisions of India’s new criminal laws Read More »

By Neha Arora NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India will import coking coal from Mongolia on a trial basis from later this month, two sources familiar with the matter said, as New Delhi seeks to diversify imports of the key steelmaking raw material to cut over-reliance on Australia. Steelmakers including JSW Steel and the state-owned Steel …

India to get coking coal from Mongolia on trial basis in July, sources say Read More »

By Angelica Medina (Reuters) – South Korea have topped the archery medals table at every Games since their home Olympics in 1988 but there are signs their dominance may be fading as a host of other nations, most notably India, close the gap. The Koreans, who debuted in the Olympic archery competition at the 1984 …

Olympics-Indian archers look to cash in if South Korea slips Read More »

By Charlotte Greenfield and Sunil Kataria DHARAMSALA, India (Reuters) -In a monastery beneath snow-capped mountains in northern India, the Buddhist monk entrusted with protecting the Dalai Lama and foretelling his people’s future is concerned.  The Dalai Lama turns 89 on Saturday and China insists it will choose his successor as Tibet’s chief spiritual leader. That …

As the Dalai Lama turns 89, exiled Tibetans fear a future without him Read More »

By YP Rajesh NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Fixing India’s trade imbalance with Russia and securing the discharge of Indians misled into fighting in the Ukraine war will be among Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s priorities during talks in Moscow next week, a top official said on Friday. Modi will visit Russia on July 8-9 for talks …

Modi to focus on trade imbalance, Indian soldiers in talks with Putin Read More »

BENGALURU (Reuters) – Indian jeweller and watchmaker Titan Company posted its weakest quarterly revenue growth in two years on Friday, hurt by muted demand amid surging gold prices. Titan’s standalone revenue rose 9% year-on-year in the first quarter ended June 30, the Tata Group-owned company said in a statement. This is its slowest growth since …

Tata Group-owned Titan posts weak quarterly rev growth on weak gold demand Read More »