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Russian ship with military cargo in ‘detention’ in India, Russia’s embassy says

MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Russian embassy in India said on Tuesday that it was aware of a Russian cargo ship in detention at the Indian port of Cochin. “Russian Embassy in India is aware of the Russian cargo ship detention in the Indian port of Cochin, on board of which a military cargo for the …

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Unilever’s India unit warns of higher prices as costs pressure margins

By Tanvi Mehta BENGALURU (Reuters) -Hindustan Unilever Ltd, India’s largest consumer goods maker, warned on Tuesday that high inflation will dent its margins in the current quarter and could result in higher prices of its products. High commodity prices forced the India unit of Unilever to raise prices across its main segments, including household care, …

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Factbox-Indian importers feel heat as rupee depreciates over 7%

By Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s importers including of crude oil, commodities, chemicals and electrical machinery, besides business travellers and students studying abroad have been hit hard following a sharp depreciation of rupee against the dollar this year. The rupee has depreciated over 7% against dollar this year. On Tuesday, India’s central bank …

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Cricket-England’s Stokes announces shock ODI retirement

LONDON (Reuters) -England’s talismanic all-rounder Ben Stokes announced his shock retirement from one-day cricket on Monday citing the “unsustainable” rigour of playing all three formats of the game. Tuesday’s match against South Africa at his home ground in Durham will be Stokes’s 105th and final one-day international, the 31-year-old said in a statement issued by …

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India to invest more in Sri Lanka after crisis support of $3.8 billion

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India is willing to make more investments in neighbouring Sri Lanka after supporting it with $3.8 billion this year, New Delhi’s envoy in Colombo told the Indian Express newspaper. “The idea is to respond to Sri Lanka’s requests for enabling them to meet their foreign exchange crisis,” said Gopal Baglay, India’s …

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Sports-Top Indian administrator Batra quits hockey and Olympic posts

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s top sports administrator Narinder Batra, who headed the International Hockey Federation (FIH) and the country’s Olympic association, resigned from both posts on Monday citing “personal reasons”. Batra became the FIH president in 2016 and was re-elected last year for a second term. He took over as the Indian Olympic Association …

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Cricket-‘Priceless’ Pandya proves white-ball worth ahead of World Cup

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – If India wrapped Hardik Pandya up in cotton wool while he recovered from a back surgery, that investment is now paying off with the all-rounder proving his worth on their limited-overs tour of England. Pandya, an explosive batter and a crafty seam bowler, underwent a lower back surgery in 2019 and …

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Cricket-Pant, Pandya fire as India beat England in third ODI to win series

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Rishabh Pant’s unbeaten 125 and Hardik Pandya’s superb all-round display helped India seal a five wicket victory over England in the third and final one-day international at Old Trafford on Sunday and complete a 2-1 series victory. Chasing 260 for victory, India lost skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli for 17 runs …

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Police injured in school campus clashes in south India -reports

MUMBAI (Reuters) – At least 20 police officers were injured on Sunday in southern India while trying to prevent a mob from burning buses parked in the grounds of a school after a female student committed suicide, local media reported. Protesters forcibly entered the school campus in Kallakurichi district in southern Tamil Nadu state and …

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