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U.N. urges countries to help Rohingya at sea as hundreds land in Indonesia

27 Dec 2022

PIDIE, Indonesia (Reuters) -The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) urged countries on Tuesday to help Rohingya Muslims stranded at sea as at least 20 reportedly died and hundreds more landed in Indonesia after weeks adrift in the Indian Ocean. Nearly 500 Rohingya have reached Indonesia in the past six weeks while “many others did not …

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Rupee drops back to 82.85/USD as importers seek dollars

27 Dec 2022

By Anushka Trivedi MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Indian rupee declined on Tuesday, surrendering the strong gains of the previous session, as importers bought dollars and traders ignored the largely positive sentiment in the broader markets. The rupee fell to 82.8475 per U.S. dollar, compared to its previous close of 82.65. The currency had notched its …

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India inspects drug factories as Gambia controversy lingers

27 Dec 2022

MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s pharmaceuticals regulator has begun inspecting some drug factories across the country, the health ministry said on Tuesday, as it tries to ensure high standards after an Indian company’s cough and cold syrups were linked to deaths in Gambia. India is known as the “pharmacy of the world” and its pharmaceuticals exports …

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy seeks India PM Modi’s help with ‘peace formula’

26 Dec 2022

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday said he sought India’s help with implementing a “peace formula” in a phone call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The conversation comes at a time when India is seeking to strengthen trade relations with Moscow while Western nations introduce new measures to limit Russia’s funding of …

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India’s finance minister hospitalised with fever symptoms -source

26 Dec 2022

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was hospitalised in New Delhi on Monday with symptoms of viral fever and was now recovering, a source with knowledge of the situation told Reuters. “Nothing serious. She is fine,” a second source said on condition of anonymity because they were not allowed to speak to media. …

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Cricket-Rahul hails ‘phenomenal’ Iyer as Shakib rues missed chances

25 Dec 2022

DHAKA (Reuters) – India’s stand-in captain KL Rahul heaped praise on middle order batsman Shreyas Iyer after their thrilling victory in the second test against Bangladesh while home captain Shakib Al Hasan was left to rue missed opportunities. Chasing 145 for victory on a turning track, India slumped to 74-7 in Sunday’s morning session, seemingly …

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Rahul Gandhi’s cross-India march reaches capital city Delhi

24 Dec 2022

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A cross-country march led by Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi reached the capital New Delhi on Saturday, hoping to regain some of the popularity it lost to the ruling Hindu-nationalist party. More than 1,000 people joined Gandhi’s march against “hate and division”, which aims to turn the Congress party’s fortunes around …

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