NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Bangladesh has sought a “predictable supply” of rice, wheat, sugar, onions, ginger and garlic from its neighbour India as well as assistance in getting the petroleum products it needs, the two sides said in a joint statement on Wednesday. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is visiting New Delhi. The Indian government …
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By Brijesh Patel (Reuters) – Gold prices on Tuesday slipped from a one-week high hit earlier in the session as the dollar and Treasury yields climbed amid expectations for aggressive monetary policy tightening by major central banks. Spot gold fell 0.6% to $1,699.70 per ounce by 3:02 p.m. ET (1902 GMT), after hitting its highest …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 recombinant nasal vaccine has been approved by the Indian drug regulator, the country’s health minister Mansukh Mandaviya tweeted on Tuesday. The regulator approved the vaccine for primary immunisation of those aged 18 years and above, for restricted use in emergency situations, Mandaviya added. (Reporting by Tanvi Mehta, Editing …
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By Nivedita Bhattacharjee and Nandan Mandayam BENGALURU (Reuters) -Authorities in the Indian city of Bengaluru used tractors on Tuesday to rescue residents of posh housing estates marooned by floods as army teams were sent in after two days of torrential rain in the technology hub. The state government of Karnataka, of which Bengaluru is the …
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By Nivedita Bhattacharjee and Nandan Mandayam BENGALURU (Reuters) – Large parts of India’s tech capital Bengaluru were under water on Monday after torrential rains uprooted trees, caused crippling traffic and forced offices to issue work-from-home orders to employees, raising fears of further disruptions through the week. The Bangalore Urban district on Sunday received 28.1 mm …
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By Chris Thomas BENGALURU (Reuters) -Indian shares on Tuesday reversed course to trade lower on losses in technology stocks, while airport service aggregator DreamFolks Services surged 68% in its market debut. The NSE Nifty 50 index was down 0.39% at 17,597.45, as of 0458 GMT, while the S&P BSE Sensex slipped 0.4% to 59,011.56. “Markets …
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By Munsif Vengattil NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has summoned executives of Wikipedia after a national cricketer’s page on the online encyclopedia was edited following a match with rival Pakistan to claim that he was linked to a Sikh separatist movement, a government source said on Monday. Indian cricketer Arshdeep Singh has incurred the wrath …
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LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) – Ten people were missing after an overloaded wooden boat with 54 people on board capsized in the northern Indian state of Bihar, police officials said on Monday. Rescue workers were scouring the Ganges river near Shahpur town in Bihar, nearly 18 hours after the boat capsized on Sunday evening, Mohammad Shafir …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said her country will not face a situation like the economic crisis in Sri Lanka although her government has sought loans from global agencies amid a fall in its reserves and surging import costs. In an interview with Reuters partner ANI, aired ahead of her …
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By Nimesh Vora MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Indian rupee may open slightly weaker against the U.S. currency on Monday after the dollar index scaled a fresh two-decade high. The rupee is likely to open at 79.84-79.86 per U.S. dollar, compared with the previous session’s close of 79.7950. The local currency last week traded in a …
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