By Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India will use next week’s U.N. climate conference to urge rich countries to keep their promise to give $100 billion a year in funding to help developing nations deal with climate change and switch to cleaner energy, two government sources said. New Delhi will also reiterate its commitment …
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By Sumit Khanna MORBI, India (Reuters) – Indian police arrested nine people on Monday, including ticketing clerks and contractors, as they investigate the collapse of a foot bridge in which at least 134 people, including many children, were killed. CCTV footage from just before the collapse showed a group of young men taking photos while …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s infrastructure output expanded 7.9% year-on-year in September, government data showed on Monday, compared to upwardly revised 4.1% growth in the previous month. Infrastructure output, which comprises eight sectors including coal and electricity, accounting for nearly 40% of industrial output, rose 9.6% in the April-September period, the data showed. (This story …
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BENGALURU (Reuters) – Indian infrastructure company Larsen & Toubro Ltd reported a better-than-expected second-quarter profit on Monday, on the back of a surge in order inflows. Profit grew by 22.5% to 22.29 billion rupees ($269.35 million) in the three months ended Sept. 30, the Mumbai-based company said in an exchange filing. Analysts on average had …
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(Reuters) -India’s Virat Kohli said he was the victim of an “absolute invasion of privacy” after individuals entered his hotel room in Perth and posted video of his clothes and belongings on social media on Monday. The former India captain said he was appalled by the actions of the “fans” and called for his privacy …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A suspension bridge in western India that collapsed on Sunday, killing at least 134 people, was built under British colonial rule and reopened only last week after repairs. Here are some details about the bridge: * It was built in 1877 in the town of Morbi in Gujarat state when the …
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By Nimesh Vora MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Indian rupee strengthened versus the dollar on Monday, helped by the positive risk sentiment on rising hopes that major central banks will opt for a slower pace of rate hikes. The rupee was at 82.43 per U.S. dollar by 0504 GMT compared with 82.4700 in the previous session. …
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BENGALURU (Reuters) -Indian shares scaled to an over one-month high on Monday, as IT and automobile stocks rose, tracking gains in broader Asia on hopes that central banks may slow the pace of interest rate hikes. The NSE Nifty 50 index rose 0.96% to 17,957.10 as of 0450 GMT, and the S&P BSE Sensex advanced …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – More than 80 people were killed in western India’s Gujarat state on Sunday evening when a pedestrian bridge over a river collapsed, plunging them into the waters below. Here are details of some of the worst accidents in India over the last decade: April 2012: At least 103 people drowned after …
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By Sumit Khanna AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) -At least 81 people were killed in the western Indian state of Gujarat on Sunday when a footbridge packed with sightseers enjoying holiday festivities collapsed and plunged them into the river below. Reuters TV footage showed dozens of people clinging onto the cables and twisted remains of the bridge …
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