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By Rupam Jain and Rajendra Jadhav NEW DELHI (Reuters) – As Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces voter fatigue and some resistance from a resurgent opposition in India’s mammoth general election, foot soldiers of his party’s Hindu nationalist parent have stepped in to help regain momentum, insiders said. With less than two weeks left of a …

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By Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – A tourist couple was injured in India’s Kashmir after militants fired on them late on Saturday night, police said, ahead of voting scheduled in the volatile region for India’s ongoing election. The couple from the Indian city of Jaipur was evacuated to the hospital and the area where …

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Faf du Plessis showered praise on the team’s middle order after they grabbed the final playoff spot in the Indian Premier League (IPL) following a stunning turnaround in the tournament. A top-four finish looked like a distant dream for the star-studded squad after they succumbed to their …

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By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Five-time champions Mumbai Indians finished their woeful season with yet another defeat on Friday, with captain Hardik Pandya’s own performance a reflection of their struggles in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Mumbai are one of the two teams to have won five IPL titles, all of them under …

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(Reuters) – Sonia Gandhi, the leader of India’s Congress party, made an emotional appeal to voters in the family borough, asking them to vote for her son in a region that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party have dominated in the last ten years. Standing on stage on Friday with her children Rahul and …

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(Reuters) – India’s Wipro said on Friday that its chief operating officer Amit Choudhary is stepping down, with Sanjeev Jain, current global head of business operations named as his successor with immediate effect. This is the second-level senior exit at the firm in less than a week. Choudhary is leaving the company to pursue opportunities …

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BENGALURU (Reuters) -India’s JSW Steel said on Friday it expected higher sales and spending in the financial year 2025, even as the country’s top steelmaker posted a drop in fourth-quarter profit. Consolidated net profit for the three months to March 31 fell nearly 65% year-on-year to 12.99 billion rupees ($155.9 million) on higher costs and …

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MUMBAI (Reuters) – Indian private lender Bandhan Bank reported a 93% drop in fourth-quarter net profit on Friday as it increased provisions and wrote off bad loans. The Kolkata-based bank’s net profit stood at 546.3 million rupees ($6.56 million) in the three months ended March 31, down from 8.08 billion in the same quarter a …

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