NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian mills have produced 25.4 million tonnes of sugar since the current season began on Oct. 1, up 5.39% year on year, the Indian Sugar Mills Association said on Monday. After the diversion of sugar for ethanol, mills produced 22.8 million tonnes of the sweetener between Oct. 1 and Feb. 15 …
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By Sumit Khanna AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) – Broken corroded wires, improper welding and changes to the walking surface of a 145-year-old hanging bridge in India contributed to its collapse last year that killed 135 people, an investigation has found. The colonial-era suspension bridge in the town of Morbi in the western state of Gujarat was packed with …
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By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s spin trio of Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel were always going to play key roles in the home series against Australia but few, particularly the touring side, expected so much of it would be with the bat. The three have done justice to their primary …
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By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India named an unchanged squad for the last two tests again Australia on Sunday, leaving out pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah who is recovering from a back injury. Bumrah has not played international cricket since September and missed the T20 World Cup in Australia. He was left out of …
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By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India hammered Australia inside three days for the second time in a fortnight to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Sunday and are on the verge of qualifying for the World Test Championship (WTC) final in June. Ravindra Jadeja, who claimed a career-best 7-42, and Ravichandran Ashwin bowled unchanged in …
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By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Ravindra Jadeja claimed a career-best 7-42 and combined with Ravichandran Ashwin to bundle out Australia for 113 and put India on course for a comprehensive victory in the second test on Sunday. Beginning day three on a promising 61-1, Australia added 52 runs before the spin duo engineered …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Australia were all out for 113 runs in their second innings, setting India a victory target of 115 on day three of the second test on Sunday. Travis Head (43) topscored for the tourists, who are 1-0 behind in the four-test series for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. For India, spinners Ravindra Jadeja …
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By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Australia’s David Warner has been ruled out of the rest of the second test against India after suffering concussion but team mate Nathan Lyon is confident the opener will be fit for the third match in Indore next month. Warner managed scores of one and 10 in the series …
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By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin gave a spectacular rearguard response to help India overcome Nathan Lyon’s spin masterclass as the hosts nearly matched Australia’s first-innings 263 on a dramatic day two of the second test on Saturday. Patel smashed 74 and dominated his 114-run partnership for the eighth wicket …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – India’s foreign minister said the democratic world needed a debate on democracy, labelling billionaire investor George Soros “old, rich, opinionated and dangerous” for his comments on India that didn’t recognise its difficult path from colonisation. In a speech ahead of the Munich Security Conference the billionaire investor Soros on Thursday criticised India’s …
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