By Shivam Patel NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the U.S. on Wednesday for talks with President Donald Trump on trade and other issues, days after many Indians were deported in shackles on a U.S. military plane and more are due to come. Modi’s February 12-13 schedule was announced by India’s …
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MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s top opposition leader questioned the country’s main election body on Friday over what he said were suspect electoral rolls in the richest Indian state. Rahul Gandhi, the scion of India’s Congress party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s main opponent, alleged that more than 3.9 million new names were added to voter lists …
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By Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The Indian government will begin publishing monthly unemployment figures from April, a senior official said on Friday, in a move aiming to provide more frequent data to policymakers. Until now, the government released only quarterly unemployment figures for urban areas and combined annual data for urban and rural …
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NAGPUR, India (Reuters) – India’s middle order batter Shreyas Iyer had to cut short a movie night and turn in earlier than planned on Wednesday but a match-defining half-century against England the next day made it all worthwhile. Iyer’s belligerent 59 off 36 balls set up India’s comfortable chase of 249 in the one-day series …
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NAGPUR, India (Reuters) – Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel smashed half-centuries as India defeated England by four wickets in the opening one-day international on Thursday and took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series that is a warmup for the Champions Trophy. Chasing 249 for victory after Jos Buttler had scored 52 and …
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By Aftab Ahmed SALEMPURA, India (Reuters) – It took Daler Singh six months and $45,000 to reach the United States last month without paperwork. Within three weeks of his arrival, he was sent back to his native India on a military plane, his hands and legs cuffed throughout the journey. Singh, 37, was among 104 …
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By Jaspreet Kalra MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Indian rupee declined to its lifetime low on Thursday as a dip in Asian peers added to the prevailing bearish outlook on the currency a day before a crucial monetary policy decision. Uncertainty about U.S. trade tariffs and persistent portfolio outflows have hurt the rupee over the last …
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(Reuters) – India captain Rohit Sharma bristled at questions about his form and future in international cricket, saying on Wednesday he was fully focused on this month’s one-day international series against England and the Champions Trophy. Rohit’s side lost 3-0 at home to New Zealand and suffered a 3-1 defeat by Australia which ended their …
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(Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP party is set to win an election in the Delhi capital territory, TV exit polls projected on Wednesday, in a rebound after its surprisingly poor showing in a general election last year. Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party was predicted to win an absolute majority in the …
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(Reuters) – England batsman Joe Root will make his first ODI appearance since 2023 after being named in the team to face India in the opening match of the series in Nagpur on Thursday. Root, England’s leading test run scorer and second on the ODI list, will bat at number three. His last ODI appearance …
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