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GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) – India should replace marriage and inheritance laws that are based on religion with a uniform civil code, the chief minister of a northeastern state said on Sunday, taking aim at rules that allow Muslim men, for example, to have four wives. Successive governments have steered clear of adopting such a code …

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By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul and NFL duo Larry Fitzgerald and Kelvin Beachum have invested in the Rajasthan Royals, the Indian Premier League franchise said on Sunday, underlining IPL’s growing global appeal. The popular Twenty20 league, which counts Bollywood actors and industrialists among franchise owners and attracts the …

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MUMBAI (Reuters) – Mumbai Indians finally snapped their losing streak in the Indian Premier League at their ninth attempt and skipper Rohit Sharma felt it came way too late in the season for IPL’s most successful franchise. The five-time champions lost eight matches on the trot to effectively drop out of the playoff race but …

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By Swati Bhat MUMBAI (Reuters) -Almost all members of India’s monetary policy committee argued in favour of action to curb inflationary pressures at their April 6-8 meeting despite continuing risks to economic growth, minutes released on Friday showed. Although it chose to keep its key lending rate at a record low, the Reserve Bank of …

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A new defence partnership agreement signed on Friday by Britain and India will enable India to strengthen its defence industry, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said. “Our new and expanded defence and security partnership will enable India to strengthen its own domestic defence industry as well as protecting vital shared interests …

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By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Reliance Industries Ltd, operator of the world’s biggest oil refining complex, has ordered at least 15 million barrels of Russian oil since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, trade sources said. Reliance has bought an average 5 million barrels a month for the June quarter, the sources said. Reliance …

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson put no pressure on his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi over New Delhi’s position on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine when they met on Friday, India’s foreign secretary told reporters. India has not explicitly condemned the invasion by Russia, its biggest supplier of military hardware. “They did discuss …

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(Reuters) – UBS cut India’s 2022-23 economic growth forecast by 70 basis points to 7% on Friday, citing slowing global growth due to high commodity prices, and weak local demand because of energy price hikes, inflationary pressures and a struggling labour market. The downgrade comes a week after the World Bank lowered its economic growth …

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