NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s capital Delhi and financial hub Mumbai have reported a big fall in COVID-19 infections in the past two days and most of those who contracted the virus have recovered at home, authorities said on Monday. Mumbai’s daily new infections fell below 10,000 on Sunday for the first time since early …
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MUMBAI (Reuters) – Renowned Indian classical dancer Brijmohan Nath Mishra Maharaj, popularly known as Birju Maharaj, died late on Sunday night, his family said on Monday. In a career spanning nearly six decades, Maharaj performed and taught Kathak, one of India’s eight major classical dance forms, and was considered its foremost exponent in the country. …
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepal began giving COVID-19 vaccine booster shots on Monday as coronavirus infections surged due to the spread of the Omicron variant, officials said. Daily cases jumped by 4,961 on Sunday, the biggest 24-hour increase in more than six months, taking total infections to 955,206, government data showed. COVID-19-related deaths …
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(Reuters) – Following are reactions to India’s Virat Kohli stepping down as the captain of the test team after seven years on Saturday. INDIAN CRICKET BOARD (BCCI) “BCCI congratulates #TeamIndia captain @imVkohli for his admirable leadership qualities that took the test team to unprecedented heights. He led India in 68 matches and has been the …
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By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Virat Kohli shocked Indian cricket on Saturday by abruptly resigning as the national side’s test captain, after leading the team to several memorable victories in his seven years in charge. The 33-year-old, India’s most successful test captain, took to Twitter to announce his decision a day after India’s …
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By Nick Said CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – India captain Virat Kohli says the team’s batting line-up “must be looked into” for tests away from home as he pinned the blame for the team’s 2-1 series defeat in South Africa on their inability to cope in the unfamiliar conditions. South Africa completed a seven wicket victory …
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By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan on Friday launched its first-ever comprehensive National Security Policy that it said was centred on regional peace and economic connectivity, and stressed that it wanted improved relations with arch-rival neighbouring India. The National Security Policy, seven years in the making, is meant to act as a comprehensive framework …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Cloudy conditions due to unexpected weather led to the helicopter crash last month that killed the head of India’s armed forces, General Bipin Rawat, and 13 others, the government said in a statement on Friday. “The accident was a result of entry into clouds due to unexpected change in weather conditions …
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KOCHI, India (Reuters) – An Indian court on Friday acquitted a Roman Catholic bishop accused of repeatedly raping a nun for two years in the southern state of Kerala. “Praise the Lord,” Franco Mulakkal, who spent 25 days in judicial custody after his arrest https://www.reuters.com/article/india-church-idINKCN1M12CJ in September 2018, exclaimed after his acquittal by Judge G …
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PRAYAGRAJ, India (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of Hindu worshippers gathered on the banks of India’s Ganges river on Friday for a holy bathe despite a 30-fold rise in coronavirus cases in the past month. Hindus believe a bathe in the holy river on the Jan. 14 Makarsankranti festival washes away sins. A large number …
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