April 1 (Reuters) – The Indian government had no outstanding loans with the central bank under ways and means advances in the week ended March 25, according to the Reserve Bank of India’s weekly statistical supplement released on Friday. The central government had no outstanding loans in the week earlier as well. State governments had …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s finance minister on Friday said New Delhi would continue to purchase crude from Russia as its people required oil at a discount after the surge in global prices. India has already started buying oil from Russia, Nirmala Sitharaman said, adding that the transition to gas was challenging as supplies had …
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By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will sign a trade agreement with India on Saturday that will eliminate tariffs on 85% of Australian goods entering India, helping farmers and miners to diversify export markets, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said. The Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement will be signed on Saturday in a virtual …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s merchandise exports touched a record $40.38 billion, while imports rose to $59.07 billion, a government source said on Friday, referring to provisional trade data. Monthly trade deficit in March was estimated at $18.69 billion, according to Reuters calculations. Merchandise exports for the financial year 2021/22 ending in March touched $417.81 …
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BENGALURU (Reuters) -Indian shares closed at a two-month high on Friday as power companies rallied on expectations of higher demand in the summer months, while heavyweight financials also lent support. Buoyed by gains late in the session, the NSE Nifty 50 index closed 1.18% higher at 17,670.45 and the S&P BSE Sensex rose 1.21% to …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday Russia appreciated India’s response to the Ukraine crisis. “We appreciate that India taking this situation in the entirety of facts and not just in a one sided way,” Lavrov said in a statement before talks with his Indian counterpart. (Reporting by Alasdair Pal; Editing …
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MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s richest state Maharashtra, home to the country’s financial capital Mumbai, will make wearing masks optional from April 2 after a steep fall in the number of active cases and deaths from COVID-19 in recent days. The wearing of masks to limit the spread of the coronavirus had previously been mandatory in …
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(Reuters) – Batsman Quinton de Kock applauded an “unbelievable” performance from the Lucknow Super Giants after they defeated the Chennai Super Kings by six wickets to seal their first win in the Indian Premier League (IPL). De Kock (61) and captain KL Rahul (40) set an opening partnership of 99 runs and Evin Lewis smashed …
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By Swati Bhat MUMBAI (Reuters) – Inflation is picking up in India, but the country’s central bank is likely to maintain its loose policy even as its global peers raise rates, potentially forcing it to play catch-up aggressively later, economists and analysts say. This view represents a shift in expectations, as market participants say the …
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By Rohith Nair (Reuters) – When the Indian Premier League (IPL) was launched in 2008, nobody expected a semi-retired 37-year-old Shane Warne to lead a Rajasthan Royals side built on a shoestring budget to win one of the most lucrative tournaments in the world. The glamorous cash-rich Twenty20 franchise league immediately captured the hearts and …
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