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By Rajendra Jadhav MUMBAI (Reuters) – Indian wheat prices surged to a six-month high on Tuesday due to limited supplies and robust demand ahead of the festival season, dealers said. The increasing prices may prompt New Delhi to eliminate import duties on the cereal to bolster supplies and control prices ahead of key state polls …

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BENGALURU (Reuters) – Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, India’s largest private port operator, reported an 82.6% surge in first-quarter profit on Tuesday, helped by a jump in cargo volumes and as higher tariffs boost margins. The company said its consolidated net profit rose to 21.15 billion rupees ($255.4 million) in the April-June quarter, from …

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By Krishn Kaushik NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India in recent months has barred domestic manufacturers of military drones from using components made in China over concerns about security vulnerabilities, according to four defence and industry officials and documents reviewed by Reuters. The measure comes amid tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours and as New Delhi pursues …

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By Swati Bhat MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s monetary policy committee (MPC) is expected to maintain key rates when it meets on Thursday, but will adopt a far more hawkish tone as the recent rise in food prices risks becoming entrenched, economists and market participants said. A July 13-31 Reuters poll of 75 economists showed the …

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By Sakshi Dayal NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Hindus and Muslims have clashed in the Indian state of Haryana a week after violence erupted during a Hindu procession in a Muslim neighbourhood, with a tomb and several vehicles torched and shops ransacked, police said on Monday. At least seven people have been killed in the clashes, …

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By Krishn Kaushik NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s Supreme Court said on Monday it will monitor all cases of violence against women committed during three months of sectarian clashes in the northeastern state of Manipur since May. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud said it will appoint a retired senior police …

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(Reuters) – The lengthy tail of India’s batting lineup was exposed again on Sunday and pundits say the team management need to find a solution ahead of the T20 World Cup in West Indies and the United States next year. Hardik Pandya’s team suffered their second successive defeat in the five-match series against West Indies …

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By Charlotte Greenfield ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan has decided to send its cricket team to India to participate in this year’s 50-over World Cup, the foreign office said on Sunday. The neighbouring countries, who share fraught relations, have played each other only in multi-team events at neutral venues over the last decade. “Pakistan has consistently …

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GUWAHATI (Reuters) – Three people were killed and houses set ablaze in fresh violence in India’s Manipur, police officials said late on Friday, as sporadic violence and killings continue in the remote northeastern state. The three people killed on Thursday night belonged to the majority Metei community in the state’s Bishnupur district, a police spokesperson …

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