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(Reuters) – India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday that nuclear weapons should not be used by any side in the Ukraine war, according to an Indian government statement. “The prospect of the usage of nuclear or radiological weapons goes against the basic tenets of humanity,” Singh told Shoigu …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday held a phone call with his Indian counterpart and raised Russia’s concerns about the possible use of a “dirty bomb” by Ukraine, Shoigu’s ministry said. It followed a series of calls Shoigu has held since Sunday on the same topic with NATO defence ministers. Ukraine …

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SYDNEY (Reuters) – India are able to breathe a bit easier after getting their T20 World Cup opener against Pakistan out of the way but bowling coach Paras Mhambrey says there is no danger of letting the intensity drop for their Super 12 match against the Netherlands. The tournament’s most anticipated match-up between arch-rivals India …

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By Dharamraj Dhutia MUMBAI (Reuters) – Indian government bond yields fell on Tuesday due to value buying from investors, tracking a fall in U.S. Treasury yields, while sentiment got a boost in the absence of fresh supplies of central government debt this week. The benchmark Indian 10-year government bond yield ended at 7.4424%, compared with …

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BENGALURU (Reuters) – Shares of FSN E-Commerce Ventures, the parent of cosmetics-to-fashion retailer Nykaa, fell as much 2% on Tuesday, to drop below their initial public offering issue price of 1,125 rupees. (Reporting by Nallur Sethuraman in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D’Souza)

By Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Many residents of New Delhi defied a firecracker ban on Diwali on Monday as political parties traded blame on who was responsible for the Indian capital’s foul air. The air quality index across various hotspots of the city of about 20 million breached the “hazardous” category late …

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(Reuters) – Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram suggested Virat Kohli might be from another planet after the Indian batter’s superb half-century guided them to a four-wicket win over arch-rivals Pakistan at the Twenty20 World Cup. Man of the Match Kohli smashed an unbeaten 82 off 53 balls as India chased down 160 at a packed …

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