(Reuters) – India directed schools to move to hybrid mode for some grades, asked government offices to stagger timings for staff and imposed restrictions on vehicles in Delhi and adjoining regions as air quality deteriorated in the country’s north on Monday. Delhi recorded “very poor” air on Monday with an air quality index (AQI) reading …
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(Reuters) – Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has been India’s one-man army in the ongoing test series against Australia and the 31-year-old said he has no problem shouldering the massive bowling workload. Bumrah is the leading wicket-taker in the five-test series with 18 dismissals from five innings despite little support from the other end. In the …
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By Shilpa Jamkhandikar and Murali Anantharaman MUMBAI (Reuters) -Zakir Hussain, whose “dancing fingers” made him one of the greatest players of the tabla or Indian drums and who became a major force in contemporary world music, has died. Hussain, 73, died in a San Francisco hospital from complications of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis – a chronic …
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By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Australia’s pacemen rattled through India’s top order on a rain-hit day three of the third test in Brisbane on Monday but the recurring wet weather put the brakes on the hosts’ charge. India were 51 for four at stumps, trailing Australia’s first-innings total by 394 runs, as play was abandoned …
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MELBOURNE (Reuters) – India bowled Australia out for 445 in their first innings before lunch on day three of the third test in Brisbane on Monday. India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to field at the Gabba. The five-test series is level at 1-1. (Reporting by Ian Ransom in Melbourne; Editing by …
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By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) – While racking up centuries and a 241-stand in the third test at the Gabba on Sunday, Australia’s Travis Head and Steve Smith gave India a repeat of their nightmare in the World Test Championship (WTC) final. At The Oval in June last year, the pair combined for 285 runs …
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By Ian Ransom (Reuters) -India’s bowlers were left frustrated and wicketless as rain wiped out most of the opening day’s play in the third test against Australia in Brisbane on Saturday. Australia were 28 for no loss when play was abandoned, with Usman Khawaja unbeaten on 19 and Nathan McSweeney four not out after facing …
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By Rishika Sadam HYDERABAD, India (Reuters) – A top movie actor in southern India was arrested on Friday, a week after a woman died and her son was seriously injured in the crush of fans that his surprise appearance at the premiere of his film provoked, police said. Allu Arjun, prominent in the Telugu film …
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By Alessandro Parodi (Reuters) -Teenager Gukesh Dommaraju of India became the youngest chess world champion by beating defending champion Ding Liren of China on Thursday in a dramatic turn of events in the last game of a 14-game match in Singapore. The 18th world champion is, at age 18, four years younger than Garry Kasparov, …
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By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) – A chastened India head to Brisbane beset by worries over the form of captain Rohit Sharma and the fitness of strike bowler Jasprit Bumrah, while resurgent Australia look to keep the momentum in the third test starting on Saturday. After missing India’s big win in the first test in …
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