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By Zarir Hussain GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) – Armed militants shot dead a senior police officer and wounded two others in separate attacks in India’s Manipur on Tuesday, officials said, the latest episodes of violence in the restive state where ethnic clashes have killed at least 180 people this year. A police spokesperson said militants opened …

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s infrastructure output rose 8.1% year-on-year in September but was at a four-month low with growth across most sectors slowing, government data showed on Tuesday. Infrastructure output, which comprises eight sectorsincluding coal and electricity, accounts for nearly 40% ofindustrial output. A pickup in rains “expectedly flattened core sector expansion in September”, said …

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By Anushree Fadnavis SISAI, India (Reuters) – Driven by dreams of winning medals for their country, two dozen girls and young women train to become wrestlers in a cluster of white one-storey buildings set on a dusty track winding through farmland on the edge a north Indian village. Run by a husband and wife convinced …

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KOLKATA, India (Reuters) – Lack of swing in India has taken much sting out of the Pakistan pace attack in the 50-overs World Cup, head coach Grant Bradburn said ahead of Tuesday’s clash against Bangladesh. Pakistan’s semi-final hopes hang in balance after just two wins in six matches and their bowling, usually their strong suit, …

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BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s DLF on Monday reported a 30.6% jump in second-quarter profit, helped by higher home sales and new property launches. India’s real estate demand has been strong ahead of the festive season which starts towards the end of the September-quarter, on growing consumer confidence despite high inflation and borrowing costs. DLF’s consolidated …

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By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Virat Kohli remains the cynosure of all eyes wherever and whenever India plays but skipper Rohit Sharma has quietly grown into the team’s undisputed talisman leading their blemish-free campaign in the home World Cup. No other captain in the 50-overs showpiece tournament has shaped the destiny of his …

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By Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The air quality in India’s capital worsened on Monday, with pollution levels rising to the highest this year, as low cool-season winds and more burning of stubble in neighbouring states combined to usher in a return of the annual scourge of bad air. New Delhi is the world’s …

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