By Tanvi Mehta NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Seven children were killed and 20 injured in India’s western state of Rajasthan on Friday when the roof of a school building collapsed, authorities said, after all those trapped under the rubble had been accounted for. The school building was old and collapsed as a result of heavy rainfall …
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By David Shepardson OSHKOSH, Wisconsin (Reuters) -The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday the fatal crash last month of an Air India Boeing 787 jet does not appear to have been caused by a mechanical issue or inadvertent movement of the fuel control unit or switches. “We can say with a high …
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By Gram Slattery, Tom Balmforth and Shivam Patel WASHINGTON/KYIV/NEW DELHI (Reuters) -An Indian company shipped $1.4 million worth of an explosive compound with military uses to Russia in December, according to Indian customs data seen by Reuters, despite U.S. threats to impose sanctions on any entity supporting Russia’s Ukraine war effort. One of the Russian …
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By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) -The usually fractious Indian Olympic Association (IOA) put on a united front and declared a war against doping on Thursday to boost the country’s bid to host the 2036 Games in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. The world’s most populous nation, which staged the 2010 Commonwealth Games in …
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By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Air India has been warned by India’s aviation regulator that it could face enforcement action for breaching safety standards related to crew fatigue management and training, government notices to the airline seen by Reuters showed. The airline self-reported the problems, which occurred this year and last year, to …
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By Rishika Sadam HYDERABAD (Reuters) -Dr Reddy’s Laboratories plans to launch a cheaper copycat version of Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy in 87 countries next year, the Indian drugmaker’s CEO, Erez Israeli, said on Wednesday. Drugmakers are racing to get a share of the global obesity drug market, expected to generate around $150 billion …
By Peter Hall MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Rishabh Pant’s retirement through injury slowed India’s progress on day one of the fourth test against England, with the tourists closing on 264-4 in their first innings as they look to keep the thrilling five-match series alive. With England eyeing victory at Old Trafford that would seal a series …
By Peter Hall MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and put India in to bat as the fourth test of a thrilling series against India gets under way in Manchester on Wednesday. The hosts lead 2-1 and can wrap up a series victory with success at Old Trafford over the next …
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(Reuters) -Fast bowler Akash Deep will be unavailable for the fourth test against England in Manchester, India captain Shubman Gill said on Tuesday, with right-arm quick Anshul Kamboj likely to make his debut. India drafted Kamboj into the squad on Monday with Nitish Kumar Reddy ruled out of the rest of the tour with a …
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By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian shooters, like most Olympic athletes in the country, are accustomed to being the poor cousins of their cricket counterparts but a new franchise-based league wants to change that. The Shooting League of India (SLI) will start on the outskirts of Delhi in November with six to eight teams, …
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