(Reuters) – Russia on Monday brushed off Japanese criticism of naval exercises by its Pacific Fleet, saying it needed to be on guard against a variety of regional threats while focusing on Ukraine. Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said earlier on Monday that Tokyo had lodged a protest with Moscow over its military exercises …
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By Krishn Kaushik NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The arrest of an Indian soldier over the killing of four others at a military base has brought into focus the issue of fratricide in the country’s military and paramilitary forces. Fratricide, in military parlance, refers to a soldier or security personnel killing their own colleagues. Multiple studies …
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By Eimi Yamamitsu, Mayu Sakoda and Tom Bateman TOKYO (Reuters) – An explosive thrown at Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at an election rally on Saturday has raised alarming questions about the state of VIP security, less than a year after a former premier was gunned down and weeks before Japan hosts G7 leaders. Kishida …
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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – China is the greatest threat to Dutch economic security, the Netherlands’ intelligence service said on Monday in an annual assessment of threats it said included commercial espionage and covert investments. Citing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it also said Russia was a major threat to national security. While the Netherlands regards China as …
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By Nidhi Verma and Krishn Kaushik NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India and Russia are discussing a free trade agreement (FTA), the Russian trade minister said on Monday, an announcement that could deepen bilateral commercial ties that have flourished since war broke out in Ukraine. The FTA talks mark a step-up in economic relations between the two …
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By Bharath Rajeswaran BENGALURU (Reuters) -Indian shares snapped a nine-day winning streak after Infosys tumbled over 9% and sparked a selloff in IT stocks, following the country’s No. 2 IT services exporter’s weak quarterly results and forecast. The Nifty 50 closed 0.68% lower at 17,706.85. IST, while the S&P BSE Sensex lost 0.86% to 59,910.75. …
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MUMBAI (Reuters) – At least eleven people died on Sunday after suffering from sunstroke at an event attended by India’s home minister on the outskirts of Mumbai, the chief minister of Maharashtra state said. Hundreds of thousands of people attended an award function on Sunday afternoon where federal home minister Amit Shah presented an award …
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By Nishit Navin BENGALURU (Reuters) -Shares of Infosys Ltd slumped nearly 15% on Monday, dragging peers and the benchmark index, after the company’s dismal revenue outlook raised concerns about demand for Indian IT services amid a global banking turmoil and recession fears. Infosys’ outlook last week followed a disappointing quarterly report from larger rival Tata Consultancy …
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By Arpan Chaturvedi NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Court appeals in India to legalise same-sex marriage are “urban elitist views”, the government has said in a new court document that seeks the dismissal of the challenge and says that parliament is the right platform to debate the matter. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has already opposed …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s annual wholesale-price based inflation (WPI) eased to the lowest in nearly 30 months, as input prices continued to moderate, government data showed on Monday. WPI in March was 1.34% year-on-year, lower than 3.85% in the previous month and a Reuters poll of 1.87%. In March, the food index rose 2.32% …
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