JOHANNESBURG – Captain Suryakumar Yadav smashed a brilliant 100 from 56 balls as India squared the series against South Africa with an emphatic 106-run win in the third and final Twenty20 International in Johannesburg on Thursday. After being sent in to bat, India reached 201 for seven in their 20 overs at The Wanderers, before …
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LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) – An Indian court has granted permission to survey a centuries-old mosque to determine if it contains Hindu relics and symbols, a lawyer said on Thursday, in a boost to Hindu groups which claim it was built on a site of a destroyed Hindu temple. The Shahi Eidgah mosque is located in …
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By Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s logistics costs have come down to below 9% of gross domestic product, helped by rising state spending on roads, ports and digitisation, a report commissioned by the federal government said on Friday, and could boost manufacturing. “In terms of competitiveness, logistics costs for our producers – both …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian police have filed terrorism charges against four people in connection with a security breach in parliament in which a man jumped into the chamber, shouted slogans and set off a smoke canister, a police officer said on Thursday. The major security breach occurred on Wednesday, the 22nd anniversary of an …
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By Jaspreet Kalra and Nimesh Vora MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Indian rupee’s recent decline against the euro, the British pound and the Japanese yen has prompted exporters to increase hedging their receivables in these currencies, six market participants said. Treasury yields have plunged since November on bets of steep U.S. rate cuts next year, hurting …
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By YP Rajesh NEW DELHI (Reuters) -A man jumped into the lawmakers’ area of India’s parliament, shouted slogans and set off a smoke can on Wednesday, in a major security breach on the 22nd anniversary of a deadly attack on the complex. The parliament TV channel showed a young man wearing a black jacket and dark …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) -British broadcaster the BBC said on Tuesday its staff will launch a new company for Indian language services, in compliance with foreign investment rules that authorities in India alleged BBC violated. The broadcaster is under scrutiny for alleged foreign exchange violations in India and an investigation was launched shortly after tax authorities …
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By Aditya Kalra and M. Sriram NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Reliance Industries and Walt Disney have held talks to merge their Indian entertainment operations though the companies have not reached any broad agreement on structures or valuations, two people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. The two sides have held talks in recent weeks about …
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By Aditi Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s Gogoro has started manufacturing electric scooter bikes in India and will set up around 100 battery swap stations by mid-2024, its CEO said on Tuesday, marking its entry into one of the world’s fastest-growing vehicle markets. Gogoro has already committed to investing $1.5 billion in western Maharashtra …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s industrial output rose 11.7% year-on-year in October, the fastest pace in 16 months and beating expectations, data from the Ministry of Statistics showed on Tuesday, driven by strong festive demand for electricity and durable goods. Analysts in a Reuters poll had forecast growth of 10%. India’s months long festive season peaks …
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