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Indian heatwave kills dozens over summer, media says nearly 25,000 fall ill

3 Jun 2024

By Jatindra Dash and Tanvi Mehta BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) -India’s unusually severe heatwave this summer is suspected to have killed more than 100 people and made tens of thousands ill, authorities and media reports said, while parts of the country were also battered by a recent cyclone and heavy rains. Searing temperatures beginning in March …

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India poll panel says 642 million voters cast ballots in general election

3 Jun 2024

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Election Commission said on Monday that 642 million of the 968 million registered voters cast their ballots in the general election that concluded on June 1. Although the number is higher than the 612 million voters who cast their ballots in the previous election in 2019, it is about one …

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TV exit poll summary projects victory for Indian PM Modi in general election

1 Jun 2024

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party-led alliance is projected to win a majority in the general election that concluded on Saturday, an exit poll summary by the NDTV news channel said. The summary of two exit polls projected the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) could win more than 350 …

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Animals collapse, water shortages bite amid India’s searing heat

31 May 2024

By Sakshi Dayal, Tanvi Mehta and Anushree Fadnavis NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Animals collapsed, people jumped on water tankers with buckets amid shortages and government employees changed their work hours as blistering summer heat kept its grip on north India on Thursday. Although Thursday’s readings were marginally lower in Delhi than the previous day when …

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India’s economy grows a faster-than-expected 7.8% in Q4

31 May 2024

(Reuters) -India’s economy grew at a faster-than-expected pace of 7.8% year-on-year in the January-March quarter, helped by strong growth in the manufacturing sector, and economists expect the momentum to remain strong this year. The gross domestic product growth in the first three months of 2024, the fourth quarter of 2023/24 fiscal year, was lower than …

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India’s key monsoon rains arrive early, promising respite from heat

31 May 2024

By Mayank Bhardwaj and Rajendra Jadhav MUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Monsoon rains hit the coast of India’s southernmost state of Kerala on Thursday, two days sooner than expected, weather officials said, offering respite from a gruelling heat wave while boosting prospects for bumper harvests. Summer rains, critical to spur economic growth in Asia’s third-largest economy, usually …

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