DUBAI (Reuters) -Spinner Varun Chakravarthy justified his selection with a five-wicket haul and bowled India to a 44-run victory against New Zealand in a Group A clash between two sides, who had already made the last four of the Champions Trophy. Electing to field, New Zealand restricted India to 249-9 with Matt Henry (5-42) leading …
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(Reuters) – Four people have died in the Indian avalanche incident, ANI news agency reported on Saturday, citing a defence public relations officer. An avalanche struck the Indian Himalayan mountain state of Uttarakhand, authorities said on Friday, following recent heavy snowfall in the region. It struck a labour site of the federal Border Roads Organisation …
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By Sakshi Dayal NEW DELHI (Reuters) – At least 25 people remain trapped under snow after an avalanche struck the Indian Himalayan mountain state of Uttarakhand, authorities said on Friday, following recent heavy snowfall in the region. The avalanche occurred near a highway in the state’s Chamoli region, adjoining Tibet, and less than 5 km …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has extended a mandate for imported coal-fired power plants to operate at full capacity until the end of April, a government order seen by Reuters on Friday showed, from an earlier deadline that was set for the end of February. The extension of the mandate is due to high demand …
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By Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India will have above-average temperatures in March across most regions following a warmer February, the weather office forecast on Friday, conditions that could threaten winter-sown crops such as wheat, chickpea and rapeseed. Both maximum and minimum temperatures will be above average in most areas in March, D.S. Pai, a …
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By Rajendra Jadhav MUMBAI (Reuters) – India is poised to enter the summer season with one of the warmest March months on record, and above-average temperatures throughout most of the month threaten to cut yields of the maturing wheat crop, two weather bureau sources said. India, the world’s second-biggest wheat producer, is counting on a …
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By Tanvi Mehta NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Large crowds turned out in India on Wednesday for the last day of the six-week Maha Kumbh Mela, with authorities saying it drew a total of 663 million people seeking absolution of their sins by taking a dip in waters that devout Hindus consider sacred. Television images showed …
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By Siddhi Nayak MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Indian rupee logged its worst day in three weeks on Tuesday, weighed down by weakness in regional peers, importer hedging and dollar demand related to the expiry of non-deliverable forward contracts. The rupee ended at 87.21 to the U.S. dollar, down from 86.6950 in the previous session. The …
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(Reuters) – Captain Mohammad Rizwan said Pakistan’s middle order succumbed to the pressure in a Champions Trophy defeat by fierce rivals India on Sunday that left the tournament hosts’ chances of progressing to the knockout stage hanging by a thread. The defending champions were restricted to 241 all out in 49.4 overs and India comfortably …
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DUBAI (Reuters) – Virat Kohli proved he is not a spent force yet as India’s batting stalwart produced a match-winning hundred in a Champions Trophy humdinger against arch-rivals Pakistan on Sunday. A modern day batting great, Kohli’s unbeaten 100 helped India pull off a potentially tricky chase of 242 to register their second successive win …
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