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BENGALURU (Reuters) -The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept its key interest rate unchanged on Thursday, as widely expected, as it continued its efforts to sustainably lower inflation towards its 4% target. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), which consists of three RBI and three external members, kept the repo rate unchanged at 6.50% for a …

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MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s foreign exchange reserves hit a record high of $675 billion as of Aug. 2, Shaktikanta Das, the governor of the central bank, said on Thursday. The reserves rose by $7.6 billion in the reporting week, as per Reuters’ calculations. They had fallen by $3.5 billion in the prior week, the biggest …

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(Reuters) -Avishka Fernando scored a superb 96 and Dunith Wellalage took five wickets as Sri Lanka thumped India by 110 runs in Colombo on Wednesday to seal a first bilateral one-day international series win over their south Asian neighbours in 27 years. Faced with a tricky victory target of 249 to draw level at 1-1, …

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s lower house of parliament on Wednesday approved relaxing new property tax rules it proposed just two weeks ago, after criticism that the changes added to the financial strain on the middle class. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, as part of the annual budget on July 23, said the long-term capital gains …

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BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s Sula Vineyards reported a rise in quarterly profit on Wednesday as consumers snapped up more of its cheaper wine, outpacing feeble demand for its premium offerings due to national elections and heatwaves during the period. The country’s biggest wine maker’s consolidated net profit rose 7% year-on-year to 146.3 million rupees ($1.7 …

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By Nidhi Verma and Sethuraman N R NEW DELHI/BENGALURU (Reuters) – Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries is ready for its next stage of growth and aims to become the largest developer of renewable energy projects in the country, the company said in its annual report issued on Wednesday. “Reliance has consolidated its balance sheet after the …

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By Dharamraj Dhutia and Jaspreet Kalra MUMBAI (Reuters) – Traders in India’s derivative market expect an increase in the transaction limit for foreign investors in overnight index swaps (OIS), which four treasury officials said could come as part of the central bank’s monetary policy review on Thursday. As of Aug. 6, foreign investors have already …

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PARIS (Reuters) -Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified just hours before the women’s 50kg freestyle final at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday after failing to make weight, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) said. Phogat had been set to lock horns with Sarah Hildebrandt of the United States for the gold medal. The disqualification means she …

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has evacuated all non-essential staff and their families from its embassy and consulates in neighbouring Bangladesh, two Indian government sources said on Wednesday, after weeks of unrest forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to quit and flee. All Indian diplomats remain in Bangladesh and the missions are functional, the sources added. …

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