By Alessandro Parodi (Reuters) -Teenager Gukesh Dommaraju of India became the youngest chess world champion by beating defending champion Ding Liren of China on Thursday in a dramatic turn of events in the last game of a 14-game match in Singapore. The 18th world champion is, at age 18, four years younger than Garry Kasparov, …
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By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) – A chastened India head to Brisbane beset by worries over the form of captain Rohit Sharma and the fitness of strike bowler Jasprit Bumrah, while resurgent Australia look to keep the momentum in the third test starting on Saturday. After missing India’s big win in the first test in …
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By Nimesh Vora MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Reserve Bank of India’s forex swaps, to avoid directly impacting cash in the system as it supports the spiralling rupee, and the arbitrage between the offshore and onshore markets have inverted the dollar/rupee forward premiums curve. The implied yield on near-maturity forwards is now higher than on longer-term …
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By Ira Dugal This was originally published in the India File newsletter, which is issued every Tuesday. Sign up here to get latest news from India and how it matters to the world. Greetings from Mumbai! This week on the India File, we focus on soaring imports of Chinese steel into India, which may be …
By Neha Arora NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s plans to ramp up coal-powered steelmaking capacity could impede the country’s goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2070, Global Energy Monitor (GEM) said in a report on Tuesday. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set 2070 as the target for achieving net zero emissions, two decades later …
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(Reuters) – Mohammed Siraj and Travis Head have been slapped with demerit points for their bust-up in the second test between India and Australia while the Indian fast bowler was also fined 20% of his match fee, the International Cricket Council said on Monday. The duo had a fiery exchange after Siraj dismissed Australia batter …
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By Amlan Chakraborty (Reuters) – As Mohammed Shami was tormenting local batters in Rajkot last week in his latest outing since returning from a year out due to injury, some questioned why one of India’s top seamers had not been flown out to Australia to support pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah. In the wake of India’s …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia quick Josh Hazlewood bowled two spells at full pace at Adelaide Oval on Monday and thinks he will know in the next 24 hours if he will be available for the third test against India in Brisbane. Hazlewood missed the 10-wicket win over India in Adelaide on Sunday with the latest …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – At least 40 schools received a bomb threat by email in Delhi on Monday demanding $30,000, ANI news agency said, while police officials conducted initial searches on school premises. Schools, railway stations and airports this year have been subject to hundreds of bomb threats, which have later turned out to be …
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(Reuters) -A wounded Australia roared back into the five-test series against India with a 10-wicket victory at their happy hunting ground in Adelaide on Sunday that saw them reclaim the lead in the World Test Championship (WTC) standings. The hosts had crumbled to a comprehensive defeat by a depleted Indian side in the series opener …
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