Reuters India Top

Global music stars head to India as young, affluent Indians pack concerts

By Jaspreet Kalra MUMBAI (Reuters) – Young, well-to-do Indians’ booming appetite for live entertainment is attracting global music stars as they seek out new audiences in the world’s most populous nation. Dua Lipa and Maroon 5 performed in India’s financial capital Mumbai in the past seven days, while Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Shawn Mendes and Green …

Global music stars head to India as young, affluent Indians pack concerts Read More »

European Space Agency’s sun-studying Proba-3 mission lifts off on ISRO rocket

BENGALURU (Reuters) -The European Space Agency on Thursday launched Proba-3, a cutting-edge Sun-observing mission, aboard the Indian Space Research Organisation’s flagship rocket. The launch from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, originally scheduled for Wednesday, had been delayed because of a technical snag. The mission is intended to advance global efforts to understand economic and technological risks …

European Space Agency’s sun-studying Proba-3 mission lifts off on ISRO rocket Read More »

Exclusive-Rising costs squeeze intermediaries out of thriving Russian oil trade with India

By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Three trading houses have become dominant sellers of Russian oil to India as many smaller players dropped out of the business due to high funding costs in Russia and lack of access to Western funds, according to data and six trading sources. The change reverses a trend of …

Exclusive-Rising costs squeeze intermediaries out of thriving Russian oil trade with India Read More »

Rupee weakness will not deter India cenbank from cutting rates, Nomura says

By Nimesh Vora MUMBAI (Reuters) – Nomura stuck by its contrarian call that the Reserve Bank of India will lower interest rates on Friday as concerns over economic growth overshadow worries about high inflation and the rupee’s weakness. Nomura is one of the five economists surveyed in a Reuters poll that expect the RBI to …

Rupee weakness will not deter India cenbank from cutting rates, Nomura says Read More »

Ten killed in India’s Manipur after firefight with security forces

By Tora Agarwala GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) -Ten armed men were killed in a gunfight with security forces in India’s remote northeastern state of Manipur on Monday after trying to attack a police station, officials said. Manipur has been suffering unrest since last year, when the majority Meitei community and the tribal Kukis clashed after a …

Ten killed in India’s Manipur after firefight with security forces Read More »

India’s Asian Paints tumbles as Q2 earnings, sales volumes disappoint

(Reuters) -Asian Paints’ shares slumped the most in over four years on Monday, as price cuts across its products and floods in some parts of India dented second-quarter sales volumes and dragged profit below analysts’ estimates. The stock fell as much as 9.3% on the day to the bottom of the benchmark Nifty 50 index, …

India’s Asian Paints tumbles as Q2 earnings, sales volumes disappoint Read More »

Athletics-India’s Chopra brings on three-time Olympic champion Zelezny as coach

(Reuters) -India’s two-time Olympic javelin medallist Neeraj Chopra has appointed Czech great Jan Zelezny as his coach, the 26-year-old said on Saturday. Chopra, who followed up his gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 with a silver medal at this year’s Paris Games, had been coached by German Klaus Bartonietz, who retired this week. …

Athletics-India’s Chopra brings on three-time Olympic champion Zelezny as coach Read More »

Three killed, 66 injured in Mozambique opposition protest, hospital says

MAPUTO (Reuters) – Mozambique’s largest hospital said on Friday that at least three people were killed and 66 injured during clashes between police and protesters the previous day over a disputed election. The fatalities add to at least 18 people killed in earlier protests since the Oct. 9 poll, which the opposition claims was rigged. …

Three killed, 66 injured in Mozambique opposition protest, hospital says Read More »

India’s Modi rejects calls to restore Kashmir’s partial autonomy

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly backed his government’s contentious 2019 decision to revoke the partial autonomy of Jammu and Kashmir, days after the territory’s newly elected lawmakers sought its restoration. “Only the constitution of Babasaheb Ambedkar will operate in Kashmir… No power in the world can restore Article 370 (partial autonomy) …

India’s Modi rejects calls to restore Kashmir’s partial autonomy Read More »

Close Bitnami banner
Bitnami