By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Delhi Capitals all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has returned home after suffering a hamstring niggle in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in a major headache for Australia ahead of the T20 World Cup in June. The 32-year-old, who is widely expected to captain Australia in the showpiece event in the …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Delhi Capitals spinner Kuldeep Yadav made a match-winning contribution in his return to action in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) on Friday to ease any concerns around his form or fitness. The left-arm wristspinner, almost certain to be part of the India squad for the T20 World Cup in June, …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India advised its citizens on Friday against travelling to Iran and Israel until further notice in view of the “prevailing situation in the region”. The advisory from the foreign ministry came amid Iran’s threats to retaliate against a suspected Israeli airstrike on its embassy in Syria this month. Countries including the …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s anti-terror agency arrested on Friday the suspected bomber of a cafe in the southern tech hub of Bengaluru last month and the mastermind who planned the explosion, an officer at the agency said. Police and investigators from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) traced the suspects near the eastern city of …
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By Krishn Kaushik NEW DELHI (Reuters) – In a campaign video clip, India’s ruling party credits Prime Minister Narendra Modi for halting the Russia-Ukraine war two years ago so the government could rescue and repatriate nearly 20,000 stranded Indian students. In the video, a young woman rushes to her middle-aged parents waiting outside an airport …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Mumbai Indians batter Suryakumar Yadav blew away the cobwebs with a rapid fifty in Thursday’s Indian Premier League (IPL) match to ease India’s concerns over his return to action ahead of the T20 World Cup in June. The top ranked batter in T20 Internationals, Suryakumar missed Mumbai’s first three matches of …
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By Shivam Patel NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Unemployment and inflation are the main concerns of Indian voters but Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s strong leadership, his party’s Hindu nationalist agenda and India’s rising global stature will likely help his re-election bid, a survey shows. The findings illustrate that benefits of India’s world beating growth are starkly …
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By Rupam Jain RAEBARELI/HALOL, India (Reuters) -The city of Raebareli in northern India has for most of the last 75 years been the political fiefdom of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty that dominates the once-powerful Congress party and provided three of the nation’s prime ministers. But, with India’s general election just weeks away, the party’s central offices …
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(Reuters) – A U.S. government weather forecaster expects an about 60% chance of the La Nina weather pattern characterized by unusually cold temperatures in the Pacific Ocean emerging in the second half of 2024. There is an 85% chance that a transition from El Niño to ENSO-neutral is likely to occur by April-June, National Weather …
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(Reuters) – With three half-centuries in five games, Rajasthan batter Riyan Parag is being tipped as a potential pick for India’s T20 World Cup squad but Royals coach Kumar Sangakkara wants the 22-year-old to stay focused on the Indian Premier League. Parag scored 76 in Rajasthan’s three-wicket loss to the Gujarat Titans on Wednesday, bringing …
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