By Preetika Parashuraman, Kanjyik Ghosh and Devika Madhusudhanan Nair BENGALURU, India, Dec 7 (Reuters) – Indian authorities ordered an investigation and offered compensation to victims on Sunday after a fire ripped through a nightclub in the western state of Goa, killing 25. “I have ordered a magisterial inquiry into the entire incident to identify the …
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By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI, Dec 7 (Reuters) – Age may not be on their side, but Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are busy proving they are not a spent force yet in the one international format they still call home. Speculation has been rife about their future, yet both Kohli, 37, and Rohit, 38, …
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Dec 6 (Reuters) – Virat Kohli said he had rediscovered his peak batting level for the first time in three years after inspiring India to a series-clinching victory over South Africa on Saturday, capping a remarkable turnaround from recent struggles. The 37-year-old former skipper walked away with the player of the series trophy following India’s …
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Dec 6 (Reuters) – India registered a 2-1 series victory against South Africa after opener Yashasvi Jaiswal’s maiden hundred in one-day internationals secured their nine-wicket romp in the third and final match in Visakhapatnam on Saturday. Jaiswal, who played second fiddle in an opening stand of 155 with Rohit Sharma (75), smashed an unbeaten 116 …
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Dec 4 (Reuters) – India’s Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha has become the youngest player in chess history to earn an official FIDE rating at the age of three years, seven months and 20 days. Kushwaha, from Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh, broke the record previously held by Kolkata’s Anish Sarkar, who achieved the milestone in November …
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Dec 3 (Reuters) – Virat Kohli’s second successive hundred was not enough as South Africa, aided by Aiden Markram’s ton, chased down a target of 359 to clinch a four-wicket win and level their one-day international (ODI) series 1-1 in Raipur on Wednesday. Markram (110) scored his fourth ODI hundred, forming crucial partnerships with captain …
Dec 3 (Reuters) – All-rounder Hardik Pandya, out since September with injury, has returned to the India squad for this month’s Twenty20 series against South Africa, while Shubman Gill will have to pass a fitness test to play, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said on Wednesday. Gill, who captains India in tests and one-day internationals, …
Dec 3 (Reuters) – India lost their 20th consecutive toss in one-day internationals on Wednesday in a remarkable continuation of their wretched luck with the coin flip that has baffled the team and bemused fans. India’s stand-in skipper KL Rahul flipped the coin in Raipur hoping to end a streak that started with the 2023 …
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BENGALURU, Dec 3 (Reuters) – India’s dominant services sector accelerated in November as robust domestic demand helped recover ground lost in the previous month, but export sales growth slipped to an eight-month low amid rising global competition, a survey showed on Wednesday. HSBC’s India Services Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), compiled by S&P Global, rose to …
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Dec 2 (Reuters) – Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has opted out of next month’s Indian Premier League (IPL) auctions in Abu Dhabi, ending a 13-season stint in the lucrative T20 competition. The explosive hitter was bought by Punjab Kings for 42 million rupees ($467,000) for last season but only returned with 48 runs and four …
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