By Sumit Khanna AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) – At least 24 people, including many children, died in a fire that broke out on Saturday evening in a family entertainment venue in the western Indian state of Gujarat, a government official said. With rescue efforts continuing at the scene in the Rajkot district, the local mayor told …
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By Sakshi Dayal, Chris Thomas and Charlotte Greenfield NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian voters braved temperatures of nearly 45 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit) in parts of the country as they headed to polling stations in the penultimate phase of the world’s largest election on Saturday. More than 111 million people in 58 constituencies across eight states …
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By Tanvi Mehta NEW DELHI (Reuters) – At least 11 people have died of suspected heat-related causes in western India and Pakistan also sweltered on Friday in extreme heat, while parts of Bangladesh and neighbouring states braced for a likely cyclone hit this weekend. Local media reported nine deaths that were suspected to be heat-related …
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By Bharath Rajeswaran BENGALURU (Reuters) -India’s Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone will replace Wipro in the 30-stock blue-chip S&P BSE Sensex, the operator of the index said on Friday. The BSE, in its semi-annual rebalancing exercise, included the country’s largest private port operator, making it the first Adani Group company to join the Sensex, …
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By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Mirabai Chanu believes she will need to lift at least four times her current weight of 50kgs to stand a chance of winning a second Olympic medal at Paris 2024 and she will have to do it with a battered body after a disrupted buildup. Yet India’s elite …
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By Nimesh Vora MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Indian rupee is likely to be weaker on Friday after robust U.S. data prompted doubts about whether the Federal Reserve will cut rates later this year, pushing the dollar and U.S. Treasury yields higher. Non-deliverable forwards indicate the rupee will open marginally weaker to the dollar from 83.28 …
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By Chiranjit Ojha BENGALURU (Reuters) – Ethnic clashes in India’s Manipur state saw its most successful women’s club fail to field a team in the Indian Women’s League in 2023-24, with its coach fleeing his burning home and a number of players in self-imposed exile interstate. The unrest in the northeastern state, which has resulted …
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THIRUVANANTHPURAM, India (Reuters) – At least seven people have died in India’s southern state of Kerala after heavier than normal pre-monsoon rains, authorities said, even as much of South Asia grappled with a heatwave. Pre-monsoon rains were 18% above normal in Kerala this year, causing flooding in parts and disrupting flights at the Kozhikode airport, …
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By Praveen Paramasivam (Reuters) – Alphabet’s Google is planning to make its Pixel smartphone in India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu and has tied up with Taiwan’s Foxconn, two sources with direct knowledge said on Thursday. “It will be making the latest models of its smartphones in the state… at the existing Foxconn facility (in …
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BENGALURU (Reuters) – Indian skincare firm Mamaearth’s parent Honasa Consumer posted a profit in the fourth quarter as consumers stocked up on beauty and personal care products, with retailers doling out offers and discounts. The company, which sells personal care and makeup products, reported a consolidated net profit after tax of 304.8 million rupees ($3.7 …
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