NOTTINGHAM, England (Reuters) – Suryakumar Yadav’s brilliant century proved to be in vain as England beat India by 17 runs on Sunday to earn a consolation victory in the Twenty20 series which the touring side won 2-1. Chasing 216, India made a poor start as they lost Rishabh Pant in the second over before Rohit …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it is hoping for a resolution to Sri Lanka’s political turmoil that will allow a resumption of talks for a bailout package after a violent day of protests. Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will resign on Wednesday after thousands of protesters stormed his official residence …
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BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) -Indian seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar struck three times as a spirited bowling display from the touring side helped them outclass England by 49 runs in the second Twenty20 at Edgbaston on Saturday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. Bhuvneshwar (3-15) rocked England early in their pursuit of 171, removing Jason …
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COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister on Saturday summoned an emergency meeting of political party leaders after protesters stormed the president’s house in the commercial capital Colombo amid growing anger over the government’s handling of an economic crisis. Ranil Wickremesinghe also requested the speaker to summon parliament, a statement from the prime minister’s office …
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(Reuters) – Birmingham Police said they arrested a man on Friday after allegations of racist behaviour during England’s test match against India at Edgbaston came to light earlier this week. A number of supporters said on Twitter they had been targeted by racist abuse from other fans at the Birmingham venue on the fourth day …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India needs to achieve higher economic growth by focusing on exports and expanding production-linked incentives for more sectors to create more jobs, Singapore’s minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said on Friday. “India needs much higher growth and much deeper inclusivity … India must grow by at least 8% to 10% over the next …
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BENGALURU (Reuters) -Tata Consultancy Services Ltd said on Friday it expects margins to improve on a sequential basis after the top Indian IT exporter missed quarterly profit estimates by a wide margin as employee-related expenses soared. TCS is the first among its domestic peers to report earnings, with investors looking to gauge the outlook for …
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MUMBAI (Reuters) -Indian police said on Friday they were investigating allegations that former top officials of the National Stock Exchange and others illegally tapped staff phones. The Central Bureau of Investigation said in a statement that it had conducted searches at 18 premises of the accused in five cities, including Mumbai and New Delhi. Federal …
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MUMBAI (Reuters) – India has asked trade bodies to reduce edible oil prices by 15 rupees per litre immediately because prices in the world market have fallen sharply, the government said in a statement. The world’s biggest importer of vegetable oils directed trade bodies to quickly pass on the reduction in global prices to end-consumers. …
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By Suchitra Mohanty and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Chinese smartphone maker Vivo has asked an Indian court to quash a decision by the country’s financial crime agency to freeze its bank accounts, saying the move was “bad in law” and would harm business operations. In a filing to the Delhi High Court in …
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