MANERI, India (Reuters) -Kameshwari Devi was on her way back from a temple near her village in the Indian Himalayas when a wall of water, rocks and mud tore down the mountain, destroyed her home and killed her son. Three days after the tragedy hit Dharali village in Uttarakhand state, Devi and other residents who …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that he spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone and thanked him for sharing the latest developments on Ukraine. The conversation between the two leaders came days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced an additional 25% tariff on Indian goods to penalise New …
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By Shivam Patel and Aftab Ahmed NEW DELHI (Reuters) – New Delhi has put on hold its plans to procure new U.S. weapons and aircraft, according to three Indian officials familiar with the matter, in India’s first concrete sign of discontent after tariffs imposed on its exports by President Donald Trump dragged ties to their …
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By Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is navigating one of the most challenging stretches of his 11 years in office. A contentious ceasefire with archenemy Pakistan, renewed scrutiny over his age and a diplomatic chill with the United States despite much-publicised rapport with President Donald Trump have converged to …
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BHATWADI, India (Reuters) -Indian rescuers used helicopters on Thursday to pluck to safety people stranded by flood waters in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, two days after a sudden inundation and landslide killed four people, with more still missing. With roads cleared as rain eased, rescue teams arrived in Dharali, where Tuesday’s wall of water …
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By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s Hindustan Petroleum Corp is scouting for alternative crudes to protect itself if it were to stop buying Russian oil due to higher prices and sanctions, its chairman Vikas Kaushal said on Friday. Indian state refiners have paused buying Russian oil imports as it has become pricey, and President …
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By Sai Ishwarbharath B and Haripriya Suresh BENGALURU (Reuters) -Indian outsourcing giant Tata Consultancy Services’ decision to cut over 12,000 jobs signals the start of a broader AI-fueled trend that could end up eliminating around half a million jobs over the next two to three years from the $283 billion sector, experts said. While TCS …
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(Reuters) -Batsman Haider Ali is being investigated by Greater Manchester Police after he was arrested following an incident during the Pakistan A team’s tour of England, officials said on Thursday. When contacted by Reuters about the criminal investigation into Ali, the Greater Manchester Police said in an email: “After receiving a report on Monday 4 …
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MOSCOW/NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Russia and India stressed their commitment to a “strategic partnership” in bilateral security talks in Moscow on Thursday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump announced higher tariffs on imports from India because of its purchases of Russian oil. Interfax news agency quoted Indian national security adviser Ajit Doval as saying that …
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(Reuters) -India’s Ramco Cements reported first-quarter results below expectations on Thursday, as sales volumes took a hit from early monsoon rains. Standalone revenues dipped 1% on-year, as rains-dented demand outweighed a pricing rebound in Ramco’s core southern markets. However, a 4.3% on-year decrease in costs helped profits to more than double. Still, on both counts, …
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