By Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – Militants in India’s Kashmir shot dead a police official near his home, the latest victim of killings that target government officials, teachers and civilians in the disputed region, local officials said on Saturday. “Body of Farooq Ahmad Mir, a senior police official was found in paddy fields near …
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MUMBAI (Reuters) – Experienced India batter Dinesh Karthik smashed a maiden fifty in Twenty20 internationals to help set up the hosts’ massive 82-run victory over South Africa at Rajkot on Friday and send the five-match series into a decider. The 37-year-old Karthik, who played the team’s first T20 international against the same opponents in 2006, …
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By Devjyot Ghoshal and Saurabh Sharma NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Authorities imposed restrictions on Friday on gatherings in a satellite city of India’s capital that is home to offices of several multinational firms, and one person was killed as protests against a new military recruitment process spread. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government unveiled the new recruitment …
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BENGALURU (Reuters) -Indian shares ended lower on Friday to post their biggest weekly decline in more than two years, drubbed by worries that rapid increases in interest rates to tame stubborn inflation could derail economic growth. The NSE Nifty 50 index fell 0.44% to 15,293.5, while the S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.26% to 51,360.42. Both …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – One protester was killed in southern India’s Secunderabad city on Friday during clashes with police as demonstrations over a new military recruitment system turned violent, a local government official said. “The body has been shifted to a hospital for post mortem,” the official said, asking not to be named. (Reporting by …
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By Swati Bhat MUMBAI (Reuters) -India’s domestic macroeconomic conditions have improved further despite the downside risks posed to global growth from commodity-driven inflation, its central bank said on Thursday. “Domestic economic activity has been gaining traction in spite of formidable headwinds from external developments,” the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in its monthly bulletin. …
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By Saurabh Sharma and Jatindra Dash LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) -Police in northern India fired shots in the air on Thursday to push back stone-throwing crowds and authorities shut off mobile internet in at least one district to forestall further chaos, as protests widened against a new military recruitment system. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government this …
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MUMBAI (Reuters) – India recorded 12,213 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Thursday, its highest such tally in nearly four months. The country’s richest state of Maharashtra had 4,024 new infections on Wednesday, with the capital, New Delhi, reporting more than 1,000 daily cases for a second successive …
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SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chronic air pollution cuts average global life expectancy by more than two years per person, a study published on Tuesday showed, an impact comparable to that of smoking and far worse than HIV/AIDS or terrorism. More than 97% of the global population lives in areas where air pollution exceeds recommended levels, the …
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By Tanvi Mehta BENGALURU (Reuters) -India’s main indexes ended lower on Wednesday, dragged down by energy and metals sectors, with investors eyeing the U.S. Federal Reserve’s rate hike decision later in the day. The NSE Nifty 50 index closed down 0.25% at 15,692.15, while the BSE index ended 0.3% lower at 52,541.39. Analysts largely expect …
