By Rupam Jain MUMBAI (Reuters) – Sitting in an office lined with books overlooking a giant prayer hall, Mohammed Ashfaq Kazi, the main preacher at the largest mosque in Mumbai, checked a decibel meter attached to the loudspeakers before he gave the call to worship. “The volume of our azaan (call to prayer) has become …
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By Aditi Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Faulty battery cells and modules have been identified as the leading cause of electric scooters catching fire in India in recent weeks, according to the findings of an initial federal investigation, two government sources told Reuters. The probe looked into fire incidents involving three companies, including Ola Electric, …
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(Reuters) – Lucknow Super Giants claimed the top spot in the Indian Premier League (IPL) with an emphatic 75-run victory against the Kolkata Knight Riders on Saturday but skipper K.L. Rahul said there was still much to improve for the new franchise. Quinton de Kock belted a half-century and Avesh Khan struck thrice with the …
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By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – An Indian climber died during a summit push on Mount Kanchenjunga, the world’s third highest mountain, a hiking official said on Saturday. The death is the third to be reported on Nepal Himalayas during the current climbing season which started in March. Narayanan Iyer, 52, died around 8,200 metres …
(Reuters) – Automaker Mahindra And Mahindra Ltd said on Friday it had no plans to restructure the company into three verticals, following a media report that said the company was considering splitting up into an electric vehicle (EV), a tractor and a passenger vehicle business through a demerger process. The Economic Times newspaper had reported …
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By Sethuraman N R BENGALURU (Reuters) -Indian conglomerate Larsen & Toubro will merge its Mindtree Ltd and L&T Infotech software units to create a $17.69 billion company, building scale to compete for larger deals in a booming market for IT services since the pandemic. Mindtree shareholders will get 73 shares of LTI for every 100 …
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(Reuters) – Ukraine said a new attempt was under way on Friday to evacuate scores of civilians trapped in a heavily bombed steel works in the city of Mariupol, after bloody fighting with Russian forces thwarted efforts to bring them to safety the previous day. FIGHTING * Russian forces in Ukraine’s port of Mariupol continued …
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MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s Axis Asset Management said on Friday it has suspended two mutual fund managers as part of an investigation into potential irregularities. Axis did not elaborate on the irregularities, but said it had initiated the investigation in February and had appointed external advisers to assist. “We take compliance with applicable legal/regulatory requirements …
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By Jatindra Dash NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Some 80% of Indian states are prone to heatwaves and most have plans ready to alter office and school timings as well as working hours for labourers to avoid the hottest time of day when necessary, a government official told Reuters on Friday. India suffered its hottest March …
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By Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s main opposition Congress party on Friday demanded a hefty rise in compensation for the families of those who died of COVID-19, after the World Health Organization estimated https://bit.ly/38Tk83Q the country’s toll was nearly 10 times the reported figure. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has rejected the …
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