NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s home minister said he favoured students wearing uniforms in school rather than any religious attire, but that his position might change once a court decides on the merits of a ban on the hijab in schools in the state of Karnataka. The ban imposed by Karnataka on Feb. 5 has …
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(Reuters) -India beat West Indies by 17 runs in the third and final Twenty20 international thanks to a brilliant innings by Suryakumar Yadav at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens on Sunday to win the series 3-0. West Indies will fly home without a single victory on the tour having also lost the one-day international series 3-0. Yadav …
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(Reuters) – Opener Kusal Mendis struck an unbeaten 69 off 58 balls to help secure a consolation five-wicket victory for Sri Lanka, who fired with both bat and ball against Australia in the fifth and final Twenty20 international on Sunday. The hosts posted a middling 154-6 after opting to bat in Melbourne, but the Sri …
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By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Media rights for the Indian Premier League (IPL) will capture value worthy of the league’s rapid rise, especially after the addition of two new teams and strong digital growth, secretary of the Indian cricket board (BCCI) Jay Shah told Reuters. “The aspirational value of Brand IPL has surpassed …
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By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Opener Rohit Sharma was named India’s test captain on Saturday, succeeding Virat Kohli as the team’s leader in all three formats ahead of the home series against Sri Lanka. Kohli, India’s most successful test captain, resigned from the role in a shock move last month after seven years in …
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WELLINGTON (Reuters) – South Africa arrived in New Zealand on a high note after a hard-fought home series win over India, but a punishing defeat in their first test against New Zealand in Christchurch on Saturday served as a sobering reality check. Captain Dean Elgar refused to make excuses, blaming neither losing the toss, the …
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By Karolos Grohmann BEIJING (Reuters) – International Cycling Union (UCI) President David Lappartient and fellow Frenchman Martin Fourcade became International Olympic Committee (IOC) members on Saturday, boosting French membership to four ahead of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. Lappartient joined as president of his federation while Fourcade, France’s most decorated biathlete with five Olympic gold …
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(Reuters) – Rovman Powell’s late heroics were not enough to rescue the West Indies as India held their nerve to seal an eight-run victory in the second Twenty20 in Kolkata on Friday, giving them an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. With 23 needed off the last four balls, Powell (68 not out) smashed …
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BENGALURU (Reuters) -IndiGo co-founder Rakesh Gangwal has resigned from the board and is planning to cut his stake in the airline over the next five years, its parent InterGlobe Aviation said in an exchange filing on Friday. Gangwal and his family owns 36.61% stake in the parent company, while another co-founder and managing director Rahul …
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By Krishna N. Das and Sunil Kataria UDUPI, India (Reuters) – A series of religious laws promoted by India’s ruling Hindu nationalist party in the southern state of Karnataka, including a ban on the wearing of hijabs, is raising concerns the divisive measures will stoke sectarian tensions more prevalent in the country’s north. Prime Minister …
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