By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel and India are preparing to resume talks on a free trade agreement, Israel’s Economy Ministry said on Monday, adding that an Indian delegation had arrived in Jerusalem to discuss framework rules and coordinate expectations for negotiations. Last October, India and Israel agreed to resume free trade talks with …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian money laundering investigators questioned opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday as his supporters jostled with police outside the financial crime-fighting agency’s office in the capital, New Delhi. The investigation by the Enforcement Directorate is linked to a nine-year old complaint by a member of parliament from prime Minister Narendra Modi’s …
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By Saurabh Sharma and Rupam Jain LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) -India tightened public security on Wednesday after the circulation of a letter warning of Islamist militant attacks to avenge derogatory remarks about the Prophet Mohammad by an official of the ruling Hindu nationalist party. Several Indian media groups shared the June 6 letter attributed to al …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Heinrich Klaasen capitalised on his chance selection to smash 81 off 46 balls as South Africa beat India by four wickets in the second Twenty20 International for a 2-0 series lead in Cuttack on Sunday. Bhuvneshwar Kumar claimed three wickets in the powerplay to reduce South Africa to 29-3 in reply …
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By Fayaz Bukhari and Subrata Nag Choudhury SRINAGAR/KOLKATA, India (Reuters) -Authorities in India’s Uttar Pradesh state have demolished the homes of several people accused of involvement in riots last week triggered by derogatory remarks made by ruling party figures about Islam’s Prophet Mohammad, officials said on Sunday. In Indian Kashmir, police arrested a youth for …
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By Saurabh Sharma and Jatindra Dash LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) – Two teenagers were killed on Friday in clashes between Hindus and Muslims in eastern India that followed derogatory remarks about the Prophet Mohammad by two ruling party officials, police said on Saturday. Police opened fire to break up the violence in the city of Ranchi …
By Michael Church HONG KONG (Reuters) -Sahal Samad’s injury-time strike earned India a dramatic 2-1 victory over Afghanistan in Kolkata on Saturday that keeps the country’s hopes of qualifying for next year’s Asian Cup finals alive. Sunil Chhetri looked to have secured Igor Stimac’s side a second straight win after they beat Cambodia on Wednesday …
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By Aditya Kalra and Abhirup Roy NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A former top seller for Amazon in India, Cloudtail, has accused India’s antitrust agency of illegally detaining its employees during a raid over suspected competition law violations, court documents seen by Reuters show. Cloudtail, among a handful of online sellers raided in an investigation of …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Coal India, the world’s largest coal miner by output, has issued two tenders to import 6 million tonnes of coal for utilities in the next 12 months, it said on Friday, as the government seeks to boost fuel availability. This follows another tender the state-run miner issued on Thursday to import …
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MUMBAI (Reuters) – U.S. tech behemoth Amazon will not bid for rights to telecast India’s premier league cricket, projected to be worth more than 500 billion rupees ($6.4 billion), a source with knowledge of the company’s plans said on Friday. The decision comes just two days ahead of the bidding for the television and digital …
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