MUMBAI (Reuters) – Delhi Capitals spinner Kuldeep Yadav believes he is in the middle of his best Indian Premier League (IPL) season ever and his resurgence is likely to place him in India’s plans for this year’s Twenty20 World Cup in Australia. Kuldeep was Kolkata Knight Riders’ go-to bowler until the 2019 season before things …
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MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s western state of Maharashtra will provide a transport subsidy to sugar mills to crush surplus cane in the marketing year ending on Sept. 30, the state government said in a statement on Thursday. Mills will get transport subsidies of 5 rupees per tonne for every km for crushing cane after May …
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By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) – If bowlers increasingly become cannon fodder in Twenty20 cricket, people like Julian Wood might be to blame. For the former Hampshire batsman is constantly studying sports like baseball, tennis and even hurling for any input that can help a batsman hit the ball harder and farther. Wood has …
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BENGALURU (Reuters) -Indian shares rose on Thursday and stocks across the board rallied as risk appetite improved globally on the back of upbeat technology earnings in the U.S., while Hindustan Unilever rose to a nine-week high following quarterly results. The NSE Nifty 50 index was up 0.44% at 17,112.60, as of 0454 GMT, while the …
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By Krishna N. Das and Gloria Dickie NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India is getting too hot too early, raising the risk of fires, Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned on Wednesday, as a heatwave gripped much of the country and a landfill site burned on the capital’s outskirts. “Temperatures are rising rapidly in the country, and rising …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India will provide a subsidy of 609.4 billion rupees ($7.96 billion) for phosphatic and potash-based fertilisers over the coming months to insulate farmers from higher global prices, information and broadcasting minister Anurag Singh Thakur said. The subsidy will cover the period to September 2022. India provided a subsidy of 571.5 billion …
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MUMBAI (Reuters) – A freak electrocution in southern India killed at least 11 people, including two children, when their vehicle snagged overhead transmission lines and burst into flame as they rode in a religious procession, authorities said on Wednesday. More than a dozen people were also injured in the district of Thanjavur in the southern …
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MUMBAI (Reuters) – Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Faf du Plessis backed Virat Kohli to come good with the bat after he was out for a low score in the Indian Premier League once again on Tuesday as his team slumped to a fourth defeat of the season. Chasing 145 for victory against Rajasthan Royals, Bangalore …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian government has set a price band for the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) initial public offering (IPO) of 902 to 949 Indian rupees ($11.77 to $12.39) per equity share, a source told Reuters. The issue is set to open on May 2 for anchor investors and will open for subscription on …
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BENGALURU (Reuters) -Indian shares snapped two sessions of losses and settled higher on Tuesday as global stocks gained, with investors eyeing a slew of blue-chip earnings due this week. The NSE Nifty 50 index closed up 1.46% at 17,200.80, while the S&P BSE Sensex settled up 1.37% at 57,356.61. Both the indexes fell more than …
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