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KOLKATA/NEW DELHI: In a boost to the country’s naval power, PM Narendra Modi on Sunday commissioned two indigenous frontline warships – advanced stealth frigate INS Dunagiri and anti-submarine shallow water craft INS Agray – and one large survey vessel, INS Sanshodhak, into the Indian Navy in Kolkata, saying that the country “does not want to…

Outside, the temperature has passed 41C (105.8F). Inside Sakshi Katyal’s city apartment, the air conditioner is blasting but it does little to relieve the stress of balancing housework and helping her five-year-old log in on a laptop to online classes. Her daughter’s school closed in May and Katyal is not clear when it will reopen….

June 22 (Reuters) – Indian shares are set to open higher on Monday, tracking gains across Asian markets after signs of progress in U.S.-Iran peace ‌talks eased concerns that negotiations were at risk of collapsing. GIFT Nifty futures were ‌trading at 24,129.50 as of 7:52 a.m. IST, indicating the Nifty 50 could open above Monday’s…

Marizanne Kapp finishes unbeaten on 81 as she guides South Africa to a six-wicket victory over India at Old Trafford in the Women’s T20 World Cup, a win which keeps alive their hopes of reaching the semi-finals. READ MORE: Brilliant Kapp leads South Africa past India Available to UK users only. Source link

India’s teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashed the fastest half-century in List A cricket history on Sunday, reaching the milestone in just 11 balls, but stayed unfazed after his breakout season. The 15-year-old blazed 94 off 29 deliveries in India’s 66-run win over Sri Lanka A in the tri-nation series final, striking 10 fours and eight…

By Rajendra Jadhav MUMBAI, June 22 (Reuters) – India, once the world’s second-largest sugar exporter, is expected to have little surplus for export for at least three more seasons as El Nino weather conditions threaten cane production and rising ethanol demand squeezes supply. The twin pressures are poised to keep millions of tons of sugar…