BENGALURU (Reuters) – Indian real estate developer Sobha reported a nearly 22% fall in second-quarter profit on Monday, as higher land purchase costs eclipsed strong demand for luxury apartments in the country. Consolidated net profit for the Bengaluru-based company fell to 149.5 million rupees ($1.80 million) for three months ended Sept. 30 from 191.5 million …
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By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Asthmatic Bangladesh cricketers remained indoors while Sri Lankan players wore masks as poor air quality in smog-shrouded New Delhi remained the talking point ahead of Monday’s World Cup clash between the two nations. Both teams had already cancelled one practice session in the build up to the match …
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(Reuters) -Indian state-owned iron ore miner NMDC Ltd’s subsidiary Legacy Iron Ore Ltd is set to mine gold in western Australia, India’s government said in a statement on Sunday. NMDC will commence its mining operation at the Mount Celia gold project located in western Australia, the government said, adding it will be first gold mine …
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By Pritha Sarkar KOLKATA (Reuters) -When India last hosted the World Cup in 2011, the only team to beat them was South Africa. As it was, that three wicket group-stage win failed to stop MS Dhoni’s men from lifting the World Cup on home soil and 12 years on, the 2023 edition of the Indian …
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By Pritha Sarkar KOLKATA (Reuters) -Virat Kohli marked his 35th birthday with his second century of the World Cup and Ravindra Jadeja claimed five wickets as India thumped South Africa by 243 runs in a contest featuring the top two teams in the tournament at the Eden Gardens on Sunday. South Africa’s chase of 327 …
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(Reuters) – Primary schools in India’s capital city will remain closed until Nov. 10 due to high pollution levels, a Delhi government minister said in a post on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. “As pollution levels continue to remain high, primary schools in Delhi will stay closed till 10th November,” said Delhi …
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(Reuters) – Canada’s police probe into the June murder of a Sikh separatist in British Columbia has been damaged by a high-level Canadian official’s public statements, India’s High Commissioner to Canada, Sanjay Kumar Verma, told the Globe and Mail in an interview published on Saturday. Canada has alleged Indian involvement in the murder in a …
By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The toxic haze in New Delhi forced Sri Lanka to cancel their training session on Saturday, disrupting their preparation for Monday’s World Cup clash against Bangladesh in the heavily-polluted Indian capital. New Delhi topped a real-time list of the world’s most polluted cities compiled by Swiss group IQAir, …
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By Tanvi Mehta and Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s capital New Delhi was wrapped in a thick layer of toxic haze on Friday and some schools were ordered closed as the air quality index (AQI) plummeted to the “severe” category. New Delhi again topped a real-time list of the world’s most polluted cities compiled …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday agreed with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on the importance of securing an “ambitious” trade deal, as talks continue over a deal which could be finalised this year. “The leaders discussed recent progress on Free Trade Agreement negotiations. They agreed on the importance of securing …
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