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UK’s King Charles says he is ‘desperately shocked’ by Air India plane crash

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s King Charles said on Thursday he was desperately shocked by the Air India plane crash in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, with passengers including 53 Britons and one Canadian. “My wife and I have been desperately shocked by the terrible events in Ahmedabad this morning,” the monarch said in a statement. …

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Indian benchmarks close marginally higher, led by IT; financials cap gains

By Bharath Rajeswaran (Reuters) -India’s benchmark indexes inched higher on Wednesday, led by IT stocks on signs of progress in trade talks between the U.S. and its key trading partners, such as India and China, while profit booking in financials capped gains. The Nifty 50 rose 0.15% to 25,141.4 and the BSE Sensex added 0.15% …

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Cricket-India’s Rahul signals top-order readiness with warm-up hundred

LONDON (Reuters) -KL Rahul’s composed hundred in the ongoing second unofficial test against England Lions will bring much relief to the India team management ahead of the five-test series in England. Partnering with Yashasvi Jaiswal at the top of the batting order, Rahul produced a chanceless knock of 116 in Northampton on a lively track …

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Indian police arrest four people for cricket fans stampede

(Reuters) -Police in India’s tech capital of Bengaluru have arrested four people, including an official of a top cricket franchise, in connection with a stampede during a trophy celebration that killed 11 people and injured 47, media reported. Four people, three from an event management company and one official from the Royal Challengers Bengaluru cricket …

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Cricket-IPL’s Bengaluru pledge financial aid for victims of crowd surge

BENGALURU, India (Reuters) -Indian Premier League franchise Royal Challengers Bengaluru have pledged one million Indian rupees ($11,654) to each family of the 11 fans who died in a crowd surge outside the team’s home stadium on Wednesday during celebrations following their maiden IPL title. The franchise will also launch a support fund for the injured. …

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At least 11 die in crowd chaos outside Indian cricket stadium

By Sethuraman N R and Haripriya Suresh BENGALURU, India (Reuters) – At least 11 people died on Wednesday in a crowd surge outside a cricket stadium in the Indian city of Bengaluru where fans were celebrating Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s first Indian Premier League title win, authorities said. Thousands of people, some waving the home team’s …

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Cricket-Kohli dedicates IPL title to former Bengaluru team mates de Villiers, Gayle

(Reuters) -Virat Kohli dedicated Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s first Indian Premier League (IPL) title in 17 seasons to his former teammates AB de Villiers and Chris Gayle and said the duo had given their heart and soul to make the franchise a success. Bengaluru beat Punjab Kings by six runs in the final in Ahmedabad, Gujarat …

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