MUMBAI (Reuters) – New Zealand were all out for 62 in their first innings in reply to India’s 325, with the tourists trailing by 263 runs on the second day of the final test at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday. India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin picked up four wickets for eight runs while his fast bowling …
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(Reuters) – India’s hockey teams will compete at next year’s Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president Louise Martin said, reversing their decision to skip the 2022 event. In October, India had withdrawn its hockey teams from next year’s Games citing COVID-19 concerns and Hockey India’s decision to prioritise the Asian Games in …
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By Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India expects the Omicron variant of coronavirus to cause less severe disease, the health ministry said on Friday, thanks to vaccinations and high prior exposure to the Delta variant that infected nearly 70% of the population by July. Junior doctors protested to demand that staff numbers be …
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By Sudipto Ganguly MUMBAI (Reuters) – India opener Mayank Agarwal hit a gritty hundred to rescue the hosts after New Zealand left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel had put them in a spot of bother with three quick wickets on the weather-hit first day of the second and final test on Friday. Agarwal remained unbeaten on 120 …
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By Neha Arora NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The United Nations Development Programme aims to almost triple its plastic waste management to 100 cities in India by 2024, A UNDP executive said, to combat the damaging effects of plastic pollution. Across India’s many towns and cities, which are often ranked among the world’s most polluted, the …
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By Sudipto Ganguly MUMBAI (Reuters) – India captain Virat Kohli won the toss and opted to bat against New Zealand in the second and final test at the Wankhede Stadium on Friday. The first session was wiped out due to a wet outfield after Mumbai received unseasonal rain during the last two days. Both sides …
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