By Nimesh Vora MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Indian rupee declined against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, tracking other major Asian currencies, amid concerns over a European lender that dented the already fragile risk sentiment. The rupee was at 82.6800 to the dollar by 10:52 a.m. IST, compared with 82.5950 in the previous session. The local …
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(Reuters) – Russia and Belarus will compete at the women’s world boxing championships with their flags and national symbols after their athletes carried the flags at the opening ceremony of the event in India on Wednesday. The two national teams are also named with their flags in the official International Boxing Association (IBA) competition list …
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By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn has won an order to make AirPods for Apple Inc and plans to build a factory in India to produce the wireless earphones, two people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The deal will see Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics maker and assembler …
By Rajendra Jadhav MUMBAI (Reuters) -Untimely rains and hailstorms could damage India’s key winter-sown crops such as wheat, rapeseed and chickpeas just before harvesting begins for plants that have already suffered some heat stress, industry and weather department officials said. India’s weather department has warned key growing states in central, northern, and western regions could …
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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s nominee Eric Garcetti as ambassador to India on Wednesday, ending a nearly two-year nomination fight over allegations the former Los Angeles mayor mishandled workplace harassment complaints. Senators backed Garcetti by 52-42, as seven Republicans joined the majority of Democrats in supporting Garcetti and …
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By Devjyot Ghoshal NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India-based defence company BrahMos Aerospace expects to close a deal this year to sell Indonesia supersonic cruise missiles worth at least $200 million, as it looks to expand its presence in Southeast Asia, its chief executive said on Wednesday. BrahMos, a joint venture between India and Russia, clinched …
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By Rajendra Jadhav MUMBAI (Reuters) – Untimely rains and hailstorms could damage India’s key winter-sown crops such as wheat, rapeseed and chickpeas just before harvesting begins for plants that have already suffered some heat stress, industry and weather department officials said. India’s weather department has warned key growing states in central, northern, and western regions …
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BENGALURU (Reuters) – Debt-ridden Future Retail Ltd said on Wednesday Kishore Biyani has withdrawn his resignation as the executive chairman and director of the company. The company, currently under insolvency proceedings, said “the resolution professional objected to the contents of (Biyani’s resignation) letter” and requested him to recall the letter. Biyani had tendered his resignation …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Russia’s war in Ukraine has brought the world to a standstill when urgent action is needed to address growing global poverty, India’s G20 summit negotiator Amitabh Kant said on Wednesday. Kant’s comments follow two back-to-back G20 ministerial meetings in India in the last three weeks overshadowed by the war, which entered …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The ideological parent of India’s ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has backed the government position against recognising same-sex marriage, months after raising hopes with supportive comments on gay rights. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP government has opposed recognising same-sex marriage and urged the Supreme Court to reject challenges to …
