(Reuters) – India’s finance ministry and central bank officials will meet on Wednesday to decide the country’s market borrowing plan for April and September, two sources told Reuters on Tuesday. The federal government will borrow a gross amount of 14.82 trillion rupees ($172.92 billion) from the debt market in fiscal year 2025-26. ($1 = 85.7060 …
BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Indian Premier League’s impact player rule has divided opinion since being introduced in 2023 but Delhi Capitals batter Faf du Plessis said its value was plain to see after his side came back from the dead to beat Lucknow Super Giants on Monday. The rule allows a player to be substituted …
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MUMBAI (Reuters) -Multiple cooking gas cylinders in a truck caught fire and exploded on Monday in Mumbai’s biggest slum of Dharavi, where hundreds of thousands live in crowded, squalid conditions, local authorities said. The fire was confined to the truck and no injuries were reported, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the city’s civic body, said …
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BENGALURU (Reuters) – Much of the talk ahead of the 18th season of the Indian Premier League had been about teams potentially going past 300 runs but Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians showed that the bowlers, particularly spinners, will still have a huge role to play. Afghanistan’s Noor Ahmad registered the best figures for …
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BENGALURU (Reuters) – Josh Hazlewood showed exactly why Royal Challengers Bengaluru splashed the cash for his services as the refreshed Australian seamer produced suffocating spells to help his team secure an opening victory in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Following stints in 2022 and 2023, Hazlewood rejoined the Bengaluru side after being bought for 125 …
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KOLKATA, India (Reuters) -Royal Challengers Bengaluru made an auspicious start in their latest bid to lift a maiden Indian Premier League trophy as Virat Kohli and Phil Salt ensured a seven-wicket win over holders Kolkata Knight Riders in Saturday’s season opener. Chasing 175 for victory, the three-times runners-up rode Kohli’s unbeaten 59 and former Kolkata …
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By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Bowlers have been allowed to use saliva to shine the ball in the Indian Premier League but it is the batters who will be salivating at the prospect of breaching the 300-mark when the world’s richest Twenty20 league gets under way on Saturday. Lifting the saliva ban, a …
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By Suramya Kaushik BENGALURU (Reuters) – Sunil Chhetri’s decision to come out of retirement to play for India again came as no surprise given the forward’s outstanding performances in the Indian Super League this season, Bengaluru FC’s Spanish midfielder Alberto Noguera has said. Chhetri retired from international football in June last year, but the 40-year-old …
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By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has submitted an “expression of interest” to stage the 2030 Commonwealth Games, potentially the perfect dress rehearsal for the country’s bigger dream of hosting the Olympic Games six years later. India hosted the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, where the buildup was marred by allegations of …
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By Anmol Choubey (Reuters) – Gold prices eased on Thursday after hitting a record high earlier in the session, but retained a bullish outlook driven by potential rate cuts signalled by the Federal Reserve and continuing geopolitical and economic uncertainties. Spot gold was down 0.3% at $3,038.50 an ounce by 11:38 a.m. ET (1538 GMT) …
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