NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant will lead India in the home Twenty20 series against South Africa after KL Rahul was ruled out with a groin injury on Wednesday. Top order batsman Rahul had been put in charge after India decided to rest several frontline players, including regular captain Rohit Sharma and stalwart Virat …
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MUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India could soon allow traders to ship out around 1.2 million tonnes of wheat as it seeks to clear cargoes stuck at ports since last month’s sudden ban of exports of the grain, government and trade sources said on Wednesday. But even after New Delhi’s permission to export that much, about …
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By Rajendra Jadhav MUMBAI (Reuters) – India could produce a record 36 million tonnes of sugar in 2021/22, nearly 3% more than estimated, as output increased more than anticipated in the western state of Maharashtra and neighbouring Karnataka, a trade association said on Wednesday. Record output in the world’s biggest sugar producer could weigh on …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India women team captain Mithali Raj quit international cricket on Wednesday after a 23-year career during which she established herself as the country’s greatest female batter. “Like all journey, this one too must come to and end,” the 39-year-old said in a statement on social media. “Today is the day I …
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(Reuters) -South Africa said on Monday the United Arab Emirates had arrested Rajesh Gupta and Atul Gupta, brothers who face charges of political corruption under former South African president Jacob Zuma. Confirming South Africa’s statement on Tuesday, Dubai police said on Twitter that it had coordinated with South African authorities “regarding the extradition file to …
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By Nidhi Verma and Aftab Ahmed NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Russia’s Sberbank has yet to process the first payment from Indian Potash Ltd (IPL) under a deal set up before the Ukraine war to enable IPL to pay for Belarusian potash using rupees rather than dollars, according to a letter seen by Reuters and two …
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By Rajendra Jadhav MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s gold imports in May jumped 677% from a year ago to the highest level in a year as correction in prices just before a key festival and wedding season boosted retail jewellery purchases, a government source said on Monday. Higher imports by the world’s second-biggest bullion consumer could …
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By Munsif Vengattil NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Renewable energy firm ACME Group will invest 520 billion rupees ($6.70 billion) in India’s southern Karnataka state over five years to set up a green hydrogen and ammonia plant, the state government said on Monday. The investment comes as India aims to manufacture five million tonnes of green …
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BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) – Indian police said on Friday they were seeking the arrest of five men in connection with the gang rape of an underage teenager in the southern city of Hyderabad. In December 2012, the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman in Delhi caused nationwide outrage and led to a tough …
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By Rajendra Jadhav and Bharat Gautam (Reuters) – Gold discounts widened in India this week as demand faltered due to a rise in prices and a winding up of wedding season, while consumers remained wary of purchasing bullion in top consumer China amid a gradual relaxing of coronavirus restrictions. Indian dealers offered a discount of …
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