MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has promised to discharge Indians who were falsely induced to join its army, an issue Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised at talks with President Vladimir Putin, an Indian official said on Tuesday. New Delhi has been seeking the release of its nationals whose families say they were lured to Russia by …
By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Former India opener Gautam Gambhir was appointed head coach of the country’s cricket team on Tuesday, succeeding former teammate Rahul Dravid in what is considered one of the most challenging jobs in the game. Dravid, who ended his tenure guiding India to the T20 World Cup last month, …
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By Saurabh Sharma and Shivam Patel LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) – Indian authorities have suspended six police and government officials after a stampede that killed 121 people last week, accusing them of “negligence” in handling the event featuring a Hindu preacher. One of India’s worst stampedes in recent years took place after about a quarter of …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s relationship with Russia is based on “mutual trust and mutual respect,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in Moscow on Tuesday, where he also said he appreciated President Vladimir Putin’s leadership. Modi was speaking in an address to the Indian diaspora on his first visit to Russia in five years. His two-day …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A militant attack on an Indian Army convoy in the Himalayan territory of Jammu and Kashmir killed at least five soldiers, India’s defence minister said on Tuesday, the latest in a spate of strikes that has roiled the region. Militant violence has marred the Kashmir Valley and nearby areas since the …
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By Simon Lewis and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has raised concerns with India about its relationship with Russia amid Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, a U.S. State Department spokesperson told reporters on Monday in response to questions about a meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin. WHY …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Restricting test cricket to six or seven teams and using the 20-overs format as the vehicle to spread the game were some of the views aired at a symposium organised by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) on Sunday. Test cricket’s dwindling appeal outside India, England and Australia has coincided with the proliferation …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s overhaul of its decades-old criminal justice system has come under criticism from some lawyers and activists who say the changes could increase police powers over citizens and increase case backlogs in an overworked system. The new criminal laws replace the Indian Penal Code of 1860, the 1973 Code of Criminal …
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By Neha Arora NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India will import coking coal from Mongolia on a trial basis from later this month, two sources familiar with the matter said, as New Delhi seeks to diversify imports of the key steelmaking raw material to cut over-reliance on Australia. Steelmakers including JSW Steel and the state-owned Steel …
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By Angelica Medina (Reuters) – South Korea have topped the archery medals table at every Games since their home Olympics in 1988 but there are signs their dominance may be fading as a host of other nations, most notably India, close the gap. The Koreans, who debuted in the Olympic archery competition at the 1984 …
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