Reuters India Top

By Rajendra Jadhav and Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India is likely to receive an average amount of rain in August and September, the weather office said on Monday, pointing to overall good crop yields in Asia’s third biggest economy that relies on farming to boost growth and generate jobs. The state-run India Meteorological …

India’s monsoon rains forecast to be average in August, September Read More »

(Reuters) – India pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar said he has been surprised by the maturity shown by his young new-ball partner Arshdeep Singh whose death overs prowess has brought the 23-year-old in the selection mix for this year’s Twenty20 World Cup in Australia. Arshdeep’s ability to bowl yorkers almost at will and his ice-cool approach in …

Cricket-Bhuvneshwar impressed by India team mate Arshdeep’s maturity Read More »

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Seamer Deepak Chahar and spinner Kuldeep Yadav recovered from injuries to feature in India’s one-day squad for the three-match one-day international (ODI) series scheduled to take place in Zimbabwe this month. India rested several frontline players, including captain Rohit Sharma and batsman Virat Kohli for the matches which will be played …

Cricket-Fit-again Chahar and Kuldeep in India squad for Zimbabwe ODIs Read More »

(Reuters) – India’s Dinesh Karthik is enjoying the finisher’s role, the 37-year-old said, after his breezy cameo helped secure his side’s 68-victory against West Indies in the first Twenty20 International on Friday. Captain Rohit Sharma smashed 64 but Karthik provided the late flourish with an unbeaten 41 off 19 balls as India posted 190-6 at …

Cricket-Karthik says enjoying finisher’s role after India win v Windies Read More »

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India will ground all its Soviet-era Russian fighter jets, the MiG-21, by 2025, following the death of two officers in a crash, the latest in a series of casualties involving the single-engine jet’s failure, a newspaper reported on Saturday. The Times of India quoted unnamed Indian Air Force officials as saying …

India to ground MiG-21 fighter jets by 2025 – report Read More »

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s infrastructure output expanded 12.7% year-on-year in June, government data showed on Friday. Infrastructure output, which comprises eight sectors including coal and electricity and accounts for nearly 40% of industrial output, rose 13.7% in April-June period, the data showed. (Reporting by Aftab Ahmed and Manoj Kumar; Editing by Frank Jack Daniel)

BENGALURU (Reuters) – Indian Oil Corp Ltd on Friday reported a quarterly net loss for the first time in more than two years, as the country’s top refiner sold fuel at a discount in the domestic market while its costs jumped. Indian fuel retailers such as IOC, Hindustan Petroleum Corp and Bharat Petroleum Corp have …

Indian Oil posts first loss in over 2 years as marketing margins fall Read More »

By Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s federal fiscal deficit for the three months through June rose lower-than expected to 3.5 trillion rupees ($44.17 billion), helped by a lower spending on subsidies and higher tax collections, government data showed on Friday. Tax collections grew, partly due to higher inflation, helping the government collect more …

India’s April-June fiscal deficit narrows amid fall in subsidies Read More »

By Swati Bhat MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Indian rupee posted its biggest single-day gain in nearly a year on Friday, aided by a sharp reversal in the dollar, while bond yields touched their lowest in 2-1/2 months tracking falls in their U.S. counterparts. U.S. Treasury yields fell overnight after data showed the economy contracted again …

Indian rupee sees biggest single-day gain in nearly a year Read More »