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India elects ruling BJP’s Radhakrishnan as new vice president

9 Sep 2025

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian lawmakers elected C.P. Radhakrishnan, a former parliamentarian from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, as the country’s new vice president on Tuesday, more than a month after the previous incumbent quit abruptly. Jagdeep Dhankhar, whose term as vice president was to expire in 2027, resigned in July citing health …

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Australia PM urges opposition lawmaker to apologise for anti-Indian comments

9 Sep 2025

By Alasdair Pal SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday that a right-wing opposition lawmaker should apologise for comments suggesting an unsustainable number of Indians were migrating to the country.  Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, a senator in the centre-right Liberal Party, made the comments about one of Australia’s largest minority groups following nationwide …

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Cricket-India favourites to defend geopolitically-charged Asia Cup

8 Sep 2025

By Amlan Chakraborty (Reuters) -Reigning 20-overs world champions India look overwhelming favourites to retain their Asia Cup title with Suryakumar Yadav leading a crack squad that can sweep aside rivals and any geopolitical distraction in the tournament beginning on Tuesday. The September 9-28 tournament had looked in limbo after four days of military conflict between …

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Dassault Aviation buys 2% stake in JV with Anil Ambani’s Reliance, taking majority control

5 Sep 2025

(Reuters) -Reliance Infrastructure said its unit would sell a 2% stake in its Indian joint venture to its partner, Dassault Aviation, making the French fighter plane maker a majority owner of the firm with a 51% stake. The deal will fetch the Anil Ambani group company – which will hold a 49% stake – 1.76 …

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Cricket-India’s Ashwin approached for Big Bash stint, says report

5 Sep 2025

MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin could be the first high-profile Indian cricketer to play in the Big Bash League (BBL) after being approached by the Australian board, according to a media report on Friday. Cricket Australia CEO Todd Greenberg is in talks with the spinner, who ended his Indian Premier League (IPL) career last month, …

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Indian coal prices to be lower after tax revision, industry officials say

4 Sep 2025

By Sudarshan Varadhan and Sethuraman N R SINGAPORE/NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Coal prices in India will fall after revisions to taxes on the fuel that generates nearly 75% of the country’s electricity, industry officials and analysts said, as a higher consumption tax is offset by the removal of a carbon levy. That could push up domestic …

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Athletics-India’s Chopra needs more than just consistency for another gold in Tokyo

4 Sep 2025

By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Neeraj Chopra does not usually worry about distance as long as he gets on the podium but the poster boy of Indian athletics knows he may have to throw beyond the 90 metres mark if he is to defend his javelin world title in Tokyo this month. A mop-haired …

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Explosion at India’s Solar Industries plant leaves one dead, eight injured

4 Sep 2025

(Reuters) -India’s Solar Industries said on Thursday that one person died and eight others were injured in an explosion around midnight at its factory in Nagpur city, in the state of Maharashtra. Shares of the firm, which makes industrial explosives and defense equipment, fell as much as 2.9%. The company said safety systems were triggered …

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Rupee up for second day on bets of short-term rebound despite tariff-related risks

3 Sep 2025

By Ashwin Manikandan MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Indian rupee ended higher on Wednesday even as most Asian currencies fell, with market participants betting on the unit staging a recovery in the near term, while weakness in the dollar index and strong local shares also aided sentiment. The currency ended at 88.0700, up 0.1% from Tuesday’s …

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Rosatom, EDF pitch large nuclear reactors as key to India energy future

2 Sep 2025

By Sethuraman N R NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Russian state nuclear firm Rosatom and France’s EDF are positioning large nuclear power plants (NPPs) as the cornerstone of their engagement with India, even as they explore small modular reactors for targeted applications. India is seeking to expand its nuclear power generation capacity to at least 100 gigawatts …

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