(Reuters) – Following are facts and figures about tournament hosts India, who begin their World Cup campaign against Australia on Sunday: World ranking: 1 Captain: Rohit Sharma Coach: Rahul Dravid Top-ranked batsman: Shubman Gill (2) Top-ranked bowler: Mohammed Siraj (1) Squad: Rohit Sharma (captain), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, …
(Reuters) – Following are facts and figures about defending champions England, who begin their World Cup campaign against New Zealand on Thursday: World ranking: 5 Captain: Jos Buttler Coach: Matthew Mott Top-ranked batsman: Dawid Malan (14) Top-ranked bowler: Chris Woakes (12) Squad: Jos Buttler (captain), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, …
By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s success off the field has not been matched by their performances on it at World Cups over the last decade but with a near-perfect buildup, familiar conditions and recent history on their side, the hosts are favourites to end their title drought. Rohit Sharma and his men …
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By Dharamraj Dhutia MUMBAI (Reuters) – Indian government bond yields rose on Friday, with the benchmark yield posting its first quarterly rise in more than a year on the back of a relentless spike in oil prices and U.S. yields. However, investors anticipate a decline in yield in the upcoming weeks due to improving demand …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s severely stressed water resources have come under the spotlight this week as farmers and trade unions in Karnataka state reignited protests over the sharing of the Cauvery river waters with neighbouring Tamil Nadu. Here is a quick look at the dispute that has long reared its head in rainfall deficit …
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By Zarir Hussain and Rupam Jain GUWAHATI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) -At least 10 people were injured on Thursday when Indian security officials used tear gas and batons to disperse protesters trying to storm the home of the chief minister of Manipur state, defying a curfew, a senior police officer said. Another police official said the situation …
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By Zarir Hussain GUWAHATI (Reuters) – Indian police have dismissed as “false and misleading” reports that a mob attacked the private residence of Biren Singh, chief minister of the strife-torn northeastern state of Manipur, adding that it was protected by “adequate security”. Thursday’s comments followed reports by media, including Reuters, as protests rocked the state …
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By Rupam Jain NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The Afghan embassy in India has suspended all operations after the ambassador and other senior diplomats left the country for Europe and the United States where they gained asylum, three embassy officials said on Friday. India does not recognise the Taliban government, and closed its own embassy in …
By Chandini Monnappa and Navamya Ganesh Acharya BENGALURU (Reuters) – Farmers battling drought in India’s southern state of Karnataka state began a day-long strike on Friday to protest against the sharing of water from a river that also runs through the neighbouring state of Tamil Nadu. Police urged calm with all schools and public places …
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By Sethuraman N R BENGALURU (Reuters) – Indian shares edged up on Friday, led by advances in banks and metal companies, while a fall in the information technology stocks after bellwether Accenture forecast downbeat year limited gains. The NSE Nifty 50 index and the S&P BSE Sensex added 0.3% each to 19,591 and 65,680 points, …
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