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When British traders landed on India’s shores in the 1600s, they arrived in search of spices and silk but stayed for centuries – leaving behind a legacy that would shape the nation long after their colonial exploitation ended: the English language.
Chris Woakes took two wickets in two balls in the first over to leave India reeling on day four of the fourth test, the touring side slumping to 1-2 in their second innings at lunch on Saturday after England had racked up 669.
Applications supposedly from Pep Guardiola and Xavi Hernandez to manage India have both turned out to be hoaxes, the country's football association says.
Indian police have arrested a man accused of running a bogus embassy from a rented residential building near the capital, New Delhi, and recovered cars with fake diplomatic plates.
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India’s trade talks are in a “very advanced” stage with the US, Oman and the European Union, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday, while underlining that every free trade agreement has its own dynamics.
The compensation, processed under the airline’s insurance cover, includes payouts to the families of 147 passengers and 19 individuals who were killed on the ground. In total, the accident claimed 260 lives.
Police in India say 7 children died and at least 20 others were injured when an elementary school roof caved in after days of monsoon rains.
An official in the northwestern state of Rajasthan said that heavy rain had pooled on the roof before it fell in.
India's SBI Cards and Payment Services reported first-quarter profit below expectations on Friday, weighed by a surge in the credit card service provider's write-offs. The country's lenders are grappling with rising bad loans,