WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on Monday he has “deep concern” about India’s wheat export ban, which spurred a rally in already elevated wheat prices. “What we need is transparency in the market, what we need is a market that is helping to get goods to those who are in need,” …
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By Sunil Kataria NOIDA, India (Reuters) -For construction worker Yogendra Tundre, life at a building site on the outskirts of the Indian capital New Delhi is hard enough. This year, record high temperatures are making it unbearable. As India grapples with an unprecedented heatwave, the country’s vast majority of poor workers, who generally work outdoors, …
By Saurabh Sharma LUCKNOW,India (Reuters) -A court on Monday banned large Muslim prayer gatherings in one of north India’s highest-profile mosques, after a survey team found relics of the Hindu god Shiva and other Hindu symbols there, a lawyer involved in the case said. The judge at the court in Varanasi – Hinduism’s holiest city …
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By Rajendra Jadhav MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s wheat export ban has trapped some 1.8 million tonnes of grain at ports, leaving traders facing heavy losses from the prospect of selling onto a weaker domestic market, four dealers told Reuters. New Delhi banned wheat exports on Saturday, just days after saying it was targeting record shipments …
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By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – India and Nepal will build a 695 megawatt (MW) hydropower plant, officials said on Monday, as the Himalayan nation looks to exploit its abundant potential to generate clean energy to ease power shortages. India, which has an electricity trading deal with Nepal, is investing billions of dollars in infrastructure …
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By Devayani Sathyan and Prerana Bhat BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Reserve Bank of India will follow its surprise May rate rise with another hike at its meeting next month, according to a majority of analysts polled by Reuters who were exceptionally split on the size of the move. India’s retail inflation accelerated to an eight-year …
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BANGKOK (Reuters) -India’s men’s badminton team pulled off a major upset by crushing 14-times champions Indonesia 3-0 in the final on Sunday to win their maiden Thomas Cup title. Lakshya Sen set the tone for the first-time finalists when he stunned Olympic bronze medallist Anthony Sinisuka Ginting in the first singles at the Impact Arena. …
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MUMBAI (Reuters) – Sunrisers Hyderabad coach Tom Moody has defended playing captain Kane Williamson as an opener despite the batsman’s ongoing run drought in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Williamson’s tally of 208 runs from 12 matches has come at a strike rate of 92.85, the worst among batsmen with a minimum of 100 runs …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Police in New Delhi arrested two people suspected of flouting fire safety regulations on Saturday after at least 27 people died in a blaze at a building housing a manufacturing unit for surveillance cameras. Rescue teams worked overnight to clear the burnt out four-storey building near a railway station in the …
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LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) – Three Indian policemen were shot dead by wildlife poachers in central India, a police official said on Saturday, adding that the poachers had opened fire after refusing to surrender when confronted by the officers. One poacher was killed in the shootout, senior police official Rajiv Kumar Mishra said, giving an account …
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