CDE News - The Dispatch

Cyprus records its first monkeypox case, India first death

Cyprus has recorded its first case of monkeypox, the island's health ministry said. The infected man was 40 and had been travelling recently, the ministry said in a statement. The…

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India avidly watching British leadership race

Half a world away from the political drama in London, many Indians are closely following the twists and turns of who replaces Boris Johnson as British prime minister, curious to…

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Gig economy workers hit by high fuel prices and layoffs

BANGKOK/CAIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When Indian online grocer Fraazo cut commission and scrapped its fuel allowance, more than 100 delivery riders went on strike, shuttering outlets and taking their noisy protest…

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Indian police arrest ‘masterminds’ behind execution of Hindu tailor

UDAIPUR/MUMBAI, India, July 2 (Reuters) - Indian police made fresh arrests in the case of the execution of a Hindu tailor in Rajasthan, a murder that stoked unease between the Hindu majority…

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India raises import tax on gold to 12.5% from 7.5%

MUMBAI, July 1 (Reuters) - India has raised its basic import duty on gold to 12.5% from 7.5%, the government said on Friday, as the world's second biggest consumer of the precious…

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Indian state of Rajasthan on edge after beheading

Fearing outbreaks of religious violence, police in the Indian state of Rajasthan banned public gatherings and suspended internet services a day after two Muslims posted a video claiming responsibility for…

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Monsoon floods kill 42 people, millions stranded in Bangladesh, India

DHAKA/ASSAM, India (Reuters) -At least 25 people were killed by lightning or landslides over the weekend in Bangladesh while millions were left marooned or homeless in low-lying northeastern parts hit…

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India likely to impose ceiling on next season’s sugar exports

MUMBAI, June 17 (Reuters) - India is likely to impose a ceiling on sugar exports for a second straight year starting this October, aiming to ensure ample domestic supplies and keep a…

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Millions stranded as floods ravage parts of Bangladesh, India, more rain forecast

DHAKA/GUWAHATI, India, June 18 (Reuters) - Monsoon rains caused widespread flooding in northeastern Bangladesh and India, stranding nearly 6 million people, authorities said on Saturday, warning the situation could worsen. The flooding…

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India suspends Internet in eastern state over military recruitment protests

BHUBANESHWAR/LUCKNOW, India June 18 (Reuters) - Indian authorities suspended Internet services in several parts of the eastern state of Bihar in a bid to stop public gatherings and violent protests over a…

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EU, India relaunch talks for free trade agreement

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union and India on Friday relaunched negotiations to forge a free trade agreement, with the aim of completing talks by the end of 2023. "This partnership will become…

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India’s opposition leader Sonia Gandhi hospitalised with COVID-related issues

NEW DELHI, June 12 (Reuters) - The leader of India's main opposition party, Sonia Gandhi, has been admitted to hospital in New Delhi with health issues related to COVID-19, her…

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Indian police step up arrests to stop religious unrest over anti-Islam remarks

SRINAGAR, India, June 12 (Reuters) - Police in India's Kashmir arrested a youth for posting a video threatening to behead a former spokesperson of India's ruling party who had made…

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India reports highest coronavirus daily cases since March 2

India reported 7,240 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said on Thursday, its highest number of daily cases since March 2. India's financial capital Mumbai,…

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Rapid rise in Mumbai pushes India’s COVID numbers to month high

MUMBAI, June 2 (Reuters) - India's health ministry reported 3,712 new coronavirus infections for the past twenty four hours on Thursday, the highest in nearly a month, driven up by…

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India ready with consultation paper on cryptocurrencies

NEW DELHI, May 30 (Reuters) - Inflation in India should moderate in coming months and the government is ready with its consultation paper on cryptocurrencies, economic affairs secretary Ajay Seth told reporters…

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India, the world’s biggest buyer of Russian arms, looks to diversify suppliers

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is looking to domestic firms and eastern European nations for military gear and ammunition, as the world's biggest buyer of Russian arms seeks alternative suppliers at a…

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Oil prices at $110/bbl pose ‘bigger threats’ than inflation -India Oil Min

NEW DELHI, May 23 (Reuters) - Indian oil minister Hardeep Singh Puri said oil prices staying at $110/barrel could pose bigger threats than inflation to the global economy. "If oil prices remain…

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India latest country to report child hepatitis

India is the latest country to report an unusual spike in severe hepatitis cases among young children, believed to be linked to a virus that usually causes the common cold,…

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Half a million Indians flee floods in northeast brought by rain

GUWAHATI, India, May 18 (Reuters) - More than 500,000 people have fled their homes in India's northeastern state of Assam to escape heavy floods triggered by pre-monsoon rains that drowned…

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India bans all wheat exports over food security risk

India, the world’s second largest producer of wheat, has banned all exports with immediate effect after a heatwave affected the crop. A notice in the government gazette by the directorate…

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Russia forges new partnerships in face of West’s ‘total hybrid war’ – Lavrov

LONDON, May 14 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday that Moscow was the target of "total hybrid war" by the West but would withstand sanctions by forging deeper…

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UPDATE: Building fire kills 27 in New Delhi, police arrest company owners

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Police in New Delhi arrested two people suspected of flouting fire safety regulations on Saturday after at least 27 people died in a blaze at a…

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Photo Story: Nurses in India mark the International Nurses Day

Nurses and medical staff members take part in a candlelight vigil to mark International Nurses Day to honour the birth anniversary of the founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale, at…

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Pakistan, India reel under intense heat wave

PESHAWAR, Pakistan/AHMEDABAD,India (Reuters) - Pakistan issued a heat warning after the hottest March in 61 years while in parts of neighbouring India schools were shut and streets deserted as an intense heave…

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Eleven in Indian religious procession die after freak electrocution

MUMBAI, April 27 (Reuters) - A freak electrocution in southern India killed at least 11 people, including two children, when their vehicle snagged overhead transmission lines and burst into flame as they…

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EU, India agree to broaden ties amid Ukraine war

The European Union (EU) and India agreed on Monday to set up a trade and technology council to step up cooperation, as the bloc's chief held talks with officials in New Delhi who…

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India wants to be friends with West but needs Russian help to defend borders, says Finance Minister

MUMBAI, April 23 (Reuters) - India wants to be strong friends with the "liberal world" but it needs Russia's assistance to defend its borders, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told Bloomberg in an…

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PM Johnson says Indians could plug some labour gaps in UK

LONDON, April 22 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday that skilled workers from India could plug labour shortages in sectors such as information technology in the UK, even…

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Photo Story: Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits India

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson performs a greeting near a picture of Mahatma Gandhi during his visit at the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad, India, 21 April 2022. Boris Johnson is…

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India’s crypto exchanges block deposits via state-backed system, stir alarm

NEW DELHI, April 13 (Reuters) - Big Indian crypto exchanges CoinSwitch Kuber and WazirX have disabled rupee deposits for the purchase of cryptocurrency using a widely-used state-backed transfer system, spurring users to…

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US President tells India buying Russian oil not in its interest

President Joe Biden told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that buying more oil from Russia was not in India's interest and could hamper the U.S. response to the war in Ukraine, U.S. officials said.…

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India to widen COVID booster effort to all adults from Sunday

BENGALURU (Reuters) - India will offer booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine to all adults from Sunday, although free third doses will be limited to frontline workers and those older than 60 who…

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Australia-India trade deal to open ‘biggest economic door’: Morrison

April 2 (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said a trade agreement with India due to be signed on Saturday represented “one of the biggest economic doors there is to open…

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UPDATED: Russia’s Lavrov hopes to bypass sanctions in trade with “friend” India

NEW DELHI, April 1 (Reuters) - Russia will increase its use of non-Western currencies for trade with countries such as India, its foreign minister said on Friday, as he hailed India as…

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UPDATED: Chinese minister seeks normal India ties, Delhi says ease border tension first

India said ties with China could not be normal until their troops pulled back from each other on the disputed border, but Beijing struck a conciliatory note during a meeting…

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Airbus expects India orders to make up 6% of its total over next 20 years

HYDERABAD, India, March 24 (Reuters) - Airbus SE AIR.PA said on Thursday it expects Indian airlines to order 2,210 jetliners over the next 20 years, making up about 6% of the European manufacturer's projected…

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Biden says India ‘somewhat shaky’ on Russia over Ukraine

U.S. President Joe Biden has said only India among the Quad group of countries was "somewhat shaky" in acting against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, as India tries to balance its ties with Russia…

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UPDATED: Drugmakers condemn plan for COVID vaccine patent waiver

March 16 (Reuters) - Global drugmakers condemned on Wednesday an initiative by four World Trade Organization members to introduce an intellectual property waiver for COVID-19 vaccines, saying it could undermine the industry's…

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India to start vaccinating 12- to 14-year-olds against COVID-19

BENGALURU, March 14 (Reuters) - India will start administering COVID-19 vaccinations to 12- to 14-year-olds from March 16, the country's health ministry said on Monday, as schools reopen across the country with…

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UPDATED: India says it accidentally fired missile into Pakistan

NEW DELHI, March 11 (Reuters) - India said on Friday it accidentally fired a missile into Pakistan because of a "technical malfunction" during routine maintenance. "On 9 March 2022, in the course…

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Photo Story – Massive fire has in Hospital in Srinagar – India

Photo Story - Fire fighters try to extinguish fire at the Bone and Joint Hospital in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 04 March 2022. A massive fire has…

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RBI chief warns Indians against cryptocurrencies,

MUMBAI, Feb 10 (Reuters) - India's central bank chief delivered a stark warning against investing in cryptocurrencies, saying they lacked the underlying value of even a tulip - in a…

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India reports over 500,000 deaths from COVID-19, experts count millions more

NEW DELHI, Feb 4 (Reuters) - India's official death toll from COVID-19 crossed 500,000 on Friday, a level many health experts say was breached last year but obscured by inaccurate…

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India’s gold demand to keep rising after big jump in 2021 – WGC

India's gold consumption is expected to rise further in 2022 after jumping 79% last year as pent-up demand and an improvement in consumer confidence are seen boosting retail jewellery sales,…

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Delhi lifts weekend curfew, reopens restaurants as India COVID cases drop

NEW DELHI, Jan 28 (Reuters) - India's capital Delhi lifted a weekend curfew and allowed restaurants and marketplaces to reopen on Friday, following a sharp drop in new infections of…

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Tata group takes control of Air India

NEW DELHI, Jan 27 (Reuters) - India's Tata Group took control of state-run carrier Air India on Thursday, finalising a $2.4 billion deal to regain ownership of the airline after…

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India’s Omicron wave may intensify in coming weeks -experts

NEW DELHI, Jan 24 (Reuters) - India's COVID-19 infections, led by the Omicron variant, may see a sharp rise in the coming weeks, some top experts said, noting that the…

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India’s COVID-19 cases rise by 333,533 in last 24 hours

NEW DELHI, Jan 23 (Reuters) - India reported over 300,000 new COVID-19 infections for the fourth straight day even though the caseload over the last 24 hours was slightly lower…

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Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 strikes Myanmar-India border region

Jan 21 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 struck near Myanmar-India border region on Friday, European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at the depth of 60 km,…

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India’s richest state set to reopen schools as Omicron cases fall

MUMBAI, Jan 20 (Reuters) - India's wealthiest state will reopen schools next week, its education minister said on Thursday, as new cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus fell sharply,…

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India’s main cities record sharp fall in COVID-19 infections

NEW DELHI, Jan 17 (Reuters) - India's capital Delhi and financial hub Mumbai have reported a big fall in COVID-19 infections in the past two days and most of those…

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India proposes mandatory side, curtain airbags in all cars from Oct

NEW DELHI, Jan 15 (Reuters) - India, which has among the world's deadliest roads, on Saturday proposed mandating at least six air bags in all passenger cars manufactured from Oct.…

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Over a million Indians to gather beside Ganges, defying COVID-19 surge

Prayagraj (UTTAR PRADSH), Jan 14 (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of Hindu worshippers are expected to gather on the banks of the Ganges river on Friday for a holy bathe…

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Mercedes-Benz to assemble flagship electric sedan in India

NEW DELHI, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz plans to start assembling the electric version of its flagship S-Class sedan, the EQS, in India, the head of the company's…

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India’s COVID-19 cases multiply, vulnerable groups given vaccine boosters

NEW DELHI, Jan 10 (Reuters) - India began administering booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine to frontline workers and vulnerable elderly people on Monday, with the fast-spreading Omicron variant fuelling an…

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Restrictions imposed in several states in India as Covid-19 cases rise

MUMBAI, Jan 9 (Reuters) - India reported 159,632 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus continues to spread rapidly in the country, nudging several state…

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