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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday congratulated India on 75 years of independence and said the United States and India were “indispensable partners” that would continue to work together to address global challenges in the years ahead. India will mark its 75th year of independence on Monday, celebrating the end of British …

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By Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – Indian administered Kashmir on Saturday sacked four government employees, citing their involvement in activities “prejudicial to the interests of the security of the state”. One of those dismissed is the son of the leader of a militant group fighting against India in the disputed Himalayan territory. India and …

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MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Indian rupee opened marginally lower to the U.S. currency on Friday, as traders awaited the retail inflation data and eyed whether there will be any follow-through dollar demand. The rupee was trading at 79.6750 per dollar by 0332 GMT, compared to 79.63 in the previous session. ** Data due later in …

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – New Delhi will enforce a mask mandate again after COVID-19 infections rose in the past fortnight, a government order showed on Thursday, though a similar order in April failed to improve compliance. People caught without masks in public in the Indian capital will have to pay a fine of 500 rupees …

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BENGALURU (Reuters) – Shares of Indian domestic airlines rose on Thursday, a day after the civil aviation ministry said it will remove the restrictions on ticket prices it had imposed two years ago due to the coronavirus pandemic. Domestic airlines IndiGo, SpiceJet Ltd, Air India, Go First and Vistara – a joint venture between the …

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MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Indian rupee opened higher against the dollar on Thursday as a decline in the U.S. inflation rate boosted Asian currencies, lifting risk appetite. The rupee was trading at 79.25 per U.S. dollar by 0333 GMT, up from 79.52 in the previous session. **Asian shares and currencies rose after U.S. headline inflation …

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By Nidhi Verma PANIPAT, India (Reuters) – India opened its first factory to produce ethanol from rice straw or stubble on Wednesday as part of measures to reduce its reliance on oil imports and meet its net zero carbon goal. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the project will help cut pollution in India’s capital New …

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India said on Wednesday that Biological E’s COVID-19 vaccine Corbevax can be administered as a booster dose in people who have taken the country’s other two main shots, Covaxin and AstraZeneca’s Covishield, from Friday. Corbevax will be available to over 18s as precautionary booster six months after a second dose, the …

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