NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The movement of skilled professionals is an important part of India-U.S. ties and benefits both countries, New Delhi said on Friday amid a debate over H-1B visas on which President-elect Donald Trump and his backer Elon Musk commented recently. India, known for its massive pool of IT professionals, many of whom …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – India’s tottering Border-Gavaskar Trophy defence may soon claim a second victim with skipper Rohit Sharma looking at the end of his test career after being dropped for the fifth and final test against Australia on Friday. Unlike spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who quit international cricket altogether after playing one of the first three …
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By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY (Reuters) – Scott Boland has played 13 tests always as a replacement for one of the triumvirate of bowlers who have locked up the Australian pace attack for the best part of a decade but he rarely fails to deliver for his country. The 35-year-old, standing in for the injured Josh …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Thick smog engulfed the Indian capital on Friday, prompting warnings of possible flight disruptions from airport and airline officials, as worsening air quality cut visibility to zero in some areas. Delhi, which has been battling smog and poor air quality since the beginning of winter, ranked third among the world’s most …
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By Jatindra Dash BHUBANESHWAR, India (Reuters) – Indian authorities said on Thursday they had completed moving toxic waste from the site of the 1984 Bhopal gas leak disaster, which killed more than 5,000 people, to a disposal facility where it will take three to nine months to incinerate. In the early hours of Dec. 3, …
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By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY (Reuters) -All-rounder Beau Webster will make his test debut for Australia in place of the dropped Mitchell Marsh in the fifth test against India on Friday, captain Pat Cummins said on Thursday. Australia won the fourth test by 184 runs in Melbourne earlier this week to take a 2-1 lead in …
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By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY (Reuters) – India coach Gautam Gambhir declined to confirm that captain Rohit Sharma would play the fifth test against Australia, committing only to naming the team before the toss on Friday. Skipper Rohit has struggled for runs in the first four tests of the five-match series, which India trail 2-1 after …
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BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s cabinet on Wednesday approved a one-time package worth up to 38.50 billion rupees to provide di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) fertilisers at a subsidised price for farmers, the information minister said. (Reporting by Shanima A in Bengaluru; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
(Reuters) – Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey has backed Mitchell Starc to be ready for the decisive fifth and final test of the series against India when it starts in Sydney on Friday despite doubts over the fast bowler’s fitness. Starc was sent for back scans after clutching his ribs and side in the latter stages …
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BENGALURU (Reuters) – The chief minister of India’s northeastern state of Manipur apologised on Tuesday for months of ethnic unrest that has killed at least 250 people and prompted criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s federal government. The strife between the majority Meitei and the tribal Kuki communities in the state of 3.2 million people …
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