(Reuters) – South Africa have confirmed a five-match Twenty20 International tour of India in June, a warm-up for both sides ahead of the World Cup in Australia in October and November. South Africa will take on their hosts in the tour opener in Delhi on June 9, before further matches in Cuttack, Vizag, Rajkot and …
MUMBAI (Reuters) – India wants to be strong friends with the “liberal world” but it needs Russia’s assistance to defend its borders, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told Bloomberg in an interview in Washington. India procures most of its military hardware from Russia and in recent weeks has rejected appeals from Western nations to limit bilateral …
MUMBAI (Reuters) -Jos Buttler scored another Twenty20 century to power Rajasthan Royals to the top of the Indian Premier League table but Friday’s 15-run win over Delhi Capitals was overshadowed by farcical protests over an umpiring decision in the final over. England batter Buttler smashed 116 off 65 deliveries for his third hundred in this …
Cricket-Fracas over umpire’s decision mar Buttler’s brilliance in IPL Read More »
By Abhirup Roy and Aditya Kalra MUMBAI (Reuters) – Secured lenders of India’s Future Retail on Friday rejected a $3.4 billion sale of its retail assets, in a blow to the company which now faces the prospect of a bankruptcy process. Nearly 70% of Future Retail’s secured lenders rejected the deal to sell the group’s …
By Swati Bhat MUMBAI (Reuters) -Almost all members of India’s monetary policy committee argued in favour of action to curb inflationary pressures at their April 6-8 meeting despite continuing risks to economic growth, minutes released on Friday showed. Although it chose to keep its key lending rate at a record low, the Reserve Bank of …
India MPC shifts focus to inflation control; rate hikes seen Read More »
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A new defence partnership agreement signed on Friday by Britain and India will enable India to strengthen its defence industry, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said. “Our new and expanded defence and security partnership will enable India to strengthen its own domestic defence industry as well as protecting vital shared interests …
UK’s Johnson: new deal will help India to strengthen its defence industry Read More »
By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Reliance Industries Ltd, operator of the world’s biggest oil refining complex, has ordered at least 15 million barrels of Russian oil since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, trade sources said. Reliance has bought an average 5 million barrels a month for the June quarter, the sources said. Reliance …
India’s Reliance buys at least 15 million barrels of Russian oil – traders Read More »
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson put no pressure on his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi over New Delhi’s position on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine when they met on Friday, India’s foreign secretary told reporters. India has not explicitly condemned the invasion by Russia, its biggest supplier of military hardware. “They did discuss …
India says no pressure from UK’s Johnson over India’s stance on Russia’s invasion Read More »
(Reuters) – UBS cut India’s 2022-23 economic growth forecast by 70 basis points to 7% on Friday, citing slowing global growth due to high commodity prices, and weak local demand because of energy price hikes, inflationary pressures and a struggling labour market. The downgrade comes a week after the World Bank lowered its economic growth …
UBS trims India growth forecast to 7% as global macro risks worsen Read More »
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Former India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni showed he has lost none of his finishing prowess by fashioning a final-ball victory for Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Thursday. Holders Chennai restricted five-time champions Mumbai Indians to a modest 155-7 at the DY Patil Stadium in a battle between …
Cricket-Finisher Dhoni does it again for Chennai in IPL Read More »
