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(Refiles to fix typo in acronym in intro) MUMBAI (Reuters) – India opener Smriti Mandhana, England all-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt and Australia’s Ashleigh Gardner struck it rich in Monday’s player auction for the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL) next month. Nearly 450 players went under the hammer and several of them experienced the biggest payday of …

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BENGALURU (Reuters) – Zee Entertainment Enterprises reported a 92% slump in quarterly profit on Monday, hurt by shrinking advertisement spending and a rise in expenses. “Challenging macroeconomic environment continues to impact operating performance,” the company said in a statement, adding that it mainly saw a slowdown in spending from fast-moving consumer goods companies. Consolidated net …

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By Arpan Chaturvedi NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s markets regulator on Monday told the country’s top court it was looking into the allegations made against the Adani Group by U.S.-based short-seller Hindenburg Research in a critical report, a court filing seen by Reuters showed. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) also said it was …

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(Reuters) -Russia supplied India with around $13 billion of arms in the past five years, and New Delhi has placed orders with Moscow for weapons and military equipment exceeding $10 billion, Russian state news agencies reported late on Sunday. India is the world’s biggest buyer of Russian arms, accounting for around 20% of Moscow’s current …

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The third test between India and Australia has been shifted to Indore following concerns about the quality of the outfield at the original venue in Dharamsala, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said on Monday. The Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association had recently re-laid the outfield at Dharamsala for what would have been …

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By Nimesh Vora MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Indian rupee extended last week’s loses against the U.S. dollar on Monday, in line with other Asian currencies, on worries that U.S. interest rates were likely to remain high longer. The rupee was at 82.7275 per U.S. dollar by 10:38 a.m. IST, compared with 82.4975 in the previous …

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By Aditi Shah and YP Rajesh BENGALURU (Reuters) – India is scouting for billions of dollars worth of military planes, completing jetliner deals to meet civilian demand and pressing global aircraft manufacturers to produce more locally at a major air show this week. Flanked by nuclear-armed rivals China and Pakistan, India has the world’s fourth-largest …

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(Reuters) – Australia’s thrashing at the hands of India was slammed as the “nightmare of Nagpur” with the country’s media reeling after witnessing one of the team’s worst batting performances in recent memory. Ravichandran Ashwin tore through Pat Cummins’ team to set up the hosts’ comprehensive victory by an innings and 132 runs inside three …

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NAGPUR, India (Reuters) – Indian spinners ruled the roost in the opening test in Nagpur but the pitch was certainly not “unplayable”, Australia captain Pat Cummins said after their comprehensive defeat in the series opener on Saturday. Indian spinners claimed 16 of the 20 Australian wickets on a pitch at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium …

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