21

Apr

India’s heatwaves putting economy, development goals at risk – study

 (Reuters) - Killer heat waves are putting "unprecedented burdens" on India's agriculture, economy and public health, with climate change undermining the country's long-term efforts to reduce poverty, inequality and illness,…

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19

Apr

India to overtake China as most populous country

India is set to overtake China to become the most populous country in the world by the middle of this year, data released by the United Nations shows. India's population…

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17

Apr

India, Russia in talks on free trade deal

NEW DELHI, April 17 (Reuters) - India and Russia are discussing a free trade agreement, ministers said on Monday, a move that would further deepen bilateral commercial ties that have…

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16

Apr

Former Indian lawmaker slain live on TV while in police custody, state restricts gatherings

LUCKNOW, India April 16 (Reuters) - A former lawmaker in India's parliament, convicted of kidnapping, was shot dead along with his brother while police were escorting them for a medical…

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08

Apr

India asks states to ramp up testing as COVID-19 cases climb

MUMBAI  (Reuters) - India's federal government asked states to identify emergency hotspots and ramp up-testing for COVID-19, after the country recorded its highest daily case count since September, a Reuters…

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07

Apr

Photo Story: April’s full pink moon over Chennai

The Full Pink Moon rises behind a cross on the dome of the Annai Velankanni Shrine in Chennai, India, on Thursday evening. The first Full Moon of spring, which rises…

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02

Apr

Indian capital boosts COVID-19 testing amid jump in daily cases

New Delhi will ramp up testing for COVID-19 and encourage the increased use of masks, a local minister said, after India recorded its highest daily case count in nearly six…

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31

Mar

Thirty-five dead, 16 hurt in after roof of stepwell collapses in India

By Saurabh Sharma LUCKNOW, India, March 31 (Reuters) - At least 35 people were killed and 16 were injured after the roof of a stepwell in a temple complex collapsed…

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24

Mar

Legal troubles facing Indian opposition politicians

NEW DELHI, March 24 (Reuters) - Indian Congress party lawmaker Rahul Gandhi, who was disqualified from parliament on Friday, joins a long list of opposition leaders who have called investigations…

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24

Mar

UPDATED: Indian opposition dealt major blow as parliament bars Congress leader Gandhi

Opposition accuse Modi govt of using law to stymie top leader Protest launched against Gandhi's disqualification Congress party to challenge Gandhi's conviction By Rupam Jain and Shivam Patel NEW DELHI,…

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23

Mar

Russia cannot meet arms delivery commitments because of war, Indian Air Force says

By Krishn Kaushik NEW DELHI, March 23 (Reuters) - Russia is unable to deliver vital defence supplies it had committed to India's military because of the war in Ukraine, the…

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23

Mar

Israel’s El Al to resume India flights using Saudi corridor

JERUSALEM, March 23 (Reuters) - El Al Israel Airlines said on Thursday it would resume flights to India in October after a three-year absence, citing shorter flight times due to…

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23

Mar

Indian court orders Rahul Gandhi to two years in jail for Modi comment

By Sumit Khanna and Shilpa Jamkhandikar AHMEDABAD, India, March 23 (Reuters) - A court in India found opposition leader Rahul Gandhi guilty of defamation on Thursday for a speech he…

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19

Mar

India says China situation dangerous on Himalayan front

NEW DELHI  (Reuters) - The situation between India and China in the western Himalayan region of Ladakh is fragile and dangerous, with military forces deployed very close to each other…

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11

Mar

Why has India’s power demand surged?

By Sarita Chaganti Singh, Sudarshan Varadhan and Carman Chew NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE, (Reuters) - Surging power demand in India poses a challenge for a country where solar power is growing rapidly…

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10

Mar

Australia, India agree on strengthening economic, defence ties

By Krishn Kaushik NEW DELHI, March 10 (Reuters) - Australia and India have agreed to accelerate a broader economic partnership and to boost their defence ties, Australian Prime Minister Anthony…

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01

Mar

Russia’s Lavrov discusses security, trade with Indian counterpart

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held talks with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in New Delhi on Wednesday, a day before attending the G20 foreign ministers meeting, Indian and Russian…

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25

Feb

Germany’s Scholz committed for Free Trade deal between India, EU

NEW DELHI/BERLIN, Feb 25 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Saturday that he and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi were committed to sealing a free trade deal between…

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25

Feb

UPDATED: G20 finance meeting to end without consensus on war in Ukraine-delegates

By Aftab Ahmed and David Lawder BENGALURU, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Finance leaders from the world's biggest economies were unable to resolve differences on Saturday over the war in Ukraine…

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24

Feb

Blinken says India, South Africa are on slow trajectory away from alignment with Russia

By Kanishka Singh and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said countries like India and South Africa, which have not joined the West in denouncing…

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24

Feb

India urges focus on ‘most vulnerable’ at G20 meeting, avoids mention of war

By David Lawder and Aftab Ahmed BENGALURU, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged global financial leaders to focus on the world's "most vulnerable citizens" as he…

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23

Feb

As G20 finance chiefs gather, Yellen calls for more economic aid to Ukraine

By David Lawder BENGALURU, Feb 23 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stepped up calls on Thursday for increased financing support to Ukraine to help it battle the year-old…

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21

Feb

EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Mumbai, India

An aerial view of a residential area near the slums in Devipada area, in Mumbai, India. PHOTO: EPA-EFE/DIVYAKANT SOLANKI

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20

Feb

Uber to introduce 25,000 EVs in India amid clean car push

By Aditi Shah NEW DELHI, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Uber Technologies will introduce 25,000 electric vehicles (EVs) in India for ride-sharing over three years, its country head said on Monday,…

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17

Feb

U.S. tries to woo India away from Russia with display of F-35s, bombers

By Krishn Kaushik BENGALURU, Feb 17 - The United States brought its most advanced fighter jet, the F-35, to India for the first time this week alongside F-16s, Super Hornets…

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13

Feb

Russian arms supplies to India worth $13 billion in past 5 years

Russia supplied India with around $13 billion of arms in the past five years, and New Delhi has placed orders with Moscow for weapons and military equipment exceeding $10 billion,…

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09

Feb

Gulf nations to remain major oil suppliers to India for a ‘long time’, minister says

BENGALURU, India (Reuters) - India, the world's third-biggest oil importer and consumer, has diversified its sources of energy imports but will continue to buy most of its oil from the…

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06

Feb

India PM Modi invites foreign investment in country’s energy sector

BENGALURU, India, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday India represented a major opportunity for foreign investors in the energy sector as the nation looks…

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04

Feb

Gautam Adani, one of India’s most powerful men, suffers a rare defeat

By Shivam Patel, Aditi Shah and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Gautam Adani, the school dropout who rose to become one of the world's richest men, suffered a…

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03

Feb

Adani row rocks India’s parliament amid contagion fears

Both houses of parliament adjourned amid row Flagship Adani firm plunges 35% at one point Moody's warns group will find it harder to raise capital By Tanvi Mehta, Shivam Patel…

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28

Jan

Two Indian air force jets crash, one pilot killed

NEW DELHI Jan 28 (Reuters) - Two Indian air force fighter jets crashed on Saturday after becoming involved in an accident and one pilot was killed, the air force said. "The aircraft…

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26

Jan

India puts military and diversity on display for Republic Day parade

NEW DELHI, Jan 26 (Reuters) - India showcased its military and its cultural diversity in a colourful parade on Thursday at the revamped colonial avenue in New Delhi to mark…

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23

Jan

Malaysia’s egg shortage sets Indian hatcheries on path for record exports

By Rajendra Jadhav and Mei Mei Chu MUMBAI/KUALA LUMPUR, (Reuters) - India is set to export a record 50 million eggs this month, boosted by sales to Malaysia, where there…

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23

Jan

Amazon launches air freight service in India

BENGALURU, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc on Monday launched its own air cargo fleet in India, Amazon Air, as it seeks to expand and speed-up deliveries across one of…

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18

Jan

Pakistan PM Sharif makes conditional talks offer to arch-rival India

ISLAMABAD  (Reuters) - Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has made a conditional offer to his Indian counterpart to open talks on all outstanding issues between them, including disputed Kashmir, which…

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15

Jan

India to seek easing of EU steel quotas, tarrifs in trade talks

Proposed CO2 import tarrifs also a concern Trade talks due to be completed by 2023 By Neha Arora and Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI, (Reuters) - India will seek an easing…

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14

Jan

Photo Story: Hindu pilgrims and monks gather during the Gangasagar Mela annual fair on Sagar Island

Hindu pilgrims pray with the idol of Lord Krishna and Radha after they take a holy bath during the Gangasagar Mela annual fair on Sagar Island, India, 14 January 2023.…

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09

Jan

Delhi fog delays flights, cold wave closes schools

NEW DELHI, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Heavy fog in Delhi on Monday delayed flights, and a cold wave forced authorities to defer school reopenings a week, as visibility fell and…

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05

Jan

India finds 11 Omicron subvariants of COVID-19 in international travellers

NEW DELHI, Jan 5 (Reuters) - India detected a total of 11 variants of COVID-19 in international travellers who arrived in the country during Dec. 24 to Jan. 3, health…

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26

Dec

Photo Story: Tsunami Commemoration in India

A mourning woman is overcome by emotions as people pour milk in the waters of the Bay of Bengal to pay homage to the victims during a prayer ceremony to…

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24

Dec

India makes COVID test mandatory for arrivals from some countries, including China

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has mandated a COVID-19 negative test report for travelers arriving from China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Thailand, the health minister said on Saturday.…

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22

Dec

India to test random 2% of international travellers for COVID

MUMBAI, Dec 22 (Reuters) - India will start randomly testing 2% of all international passengers arriving at its airports for COVID-19, the country's health minister, Mansukh Mandaviya, told parliament on…

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19

Dec

Indian banks wrote off over $121 bln loans in five years – govt

MUMBAI, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Indian banks have written off loans worth over 10 trillion rupees ($121.05 billion) in the last five financial years in an attempt to clean up…

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10

Dec

Stolen data of 600,000 Indians sold on bot markets so far – study

BENGALURU  (Reuters) - Around five million people globally have had their data stolen and sold on the bot market till date, of which 600,000 are from India, making it the…

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04

Dec

Explainer: India G20 presidency 2023: what does it mean and what can we expect

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) - India began its year-long presidency of the Group of 20 (G20) this week, taking over from Indonesia at a time of geopolitical tumult and uncertainty over…

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03

Dec

India to offer incentives to boost shipbuilding industry

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India plans to offer cash subsidies, lower taxes and other incentives to bolster its shipbuilding industry, two government sources said, as part of an effort to…

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11

Nov

India, U.S. are natural allies – Yellen

NOIDA, India, Nov 11 (Reuters) - The United States and India are natural allies that can show the rest of the world that democracies can deliver for their citizens, despite…

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10

Nov

Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 strikes northeast India – EMSC

Nov 10 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 struck the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. The quake was at a depth…

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31

Oct

Delhi stops construction as pollution set to worsen from Tuesday

NEW DELHI, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Delhi has suspended most construction and demolition activities as air quality in the Indian capital is set to worsen from Tuesday because of calmer…

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31

Oct

UPDATED: India bridge collapse toll jumps to 134, police detain nine people

MORBI, India, Oct 31 (Reuters) - The death toll from a foot bridge collapse in India rose to 134 on Monday, including many children, as police detained nine people as…

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21

Oct

Photo Story: Jammu and Kashmir Commemoration Day

Indian police personnel take part during Ceremony to mark the Police Commemoration Day at the Police Training Centre in Zewan on the outskirts of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian…

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19

Oct

India’s Congress elects first non-Gandhi chief in 24 years

NEW DELHI, Oct 19 (Reuters) - India's opposition Congress party on Wednesday declared veteran leader Mallikarjun Kharge its new chief, the first person from outside the influential Nehru-Gandhi family to…

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08

Oct

At least 12 dead, over 30 injured in bus fire in India’s Nashik city

MUMBAI, Oct 8 (Reuters) - At least 12 people died and two were in critical condition after a bus caught fire in Nashik city in India's western state of Maharashtra…

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02

Oct

Photo Story: India pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi

Children dress up as Mahatma Gandhi to mark the 153rd birth anniversary of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi who is considered the 'Father of the Nation' in India, at Egmore Museum, in…

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26

Sep

Apple says it will manufacture iPhone 14 in India

NEW DELHI, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Apple Inc said on Monday it will manufacture its latest iPhone 14 in India, as the tech giant moves some of its production away…

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15

Sep

India panel calls for regulatory body, new law for online gaming

NEW DELHI, Sept 15 (Reuters) - India should create a regulatory body to classify online games as based on skill or chance, introduce rules to block prohibited formats and take…

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13

Sep

China declines to say if Xi will meet Putin and Modi at summit

China's foreign ministry declined to say whether President Xi Jinping will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin or Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation regional security bloc…

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