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Smith warns of ‘difficult series’ in India
Jan 7, 2017News Hour: Skipper Steve Smith is switching his focus to the difficult challenges confronting his new revamped team in India after polishing off a Test series clean sweep over Pakistan on Saturday. Australia crushed the tourists... -
BCCI president, secretary removed for stalling reforms
Jan 2, 2017News Hour: Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) president Anurag Thakur and secretary Ajay Shirke were removed by the Supreme Court on Monday for failing to implement administrative reforms within the body, reports Reuters. In July,... -
Australia out for sweep not India preparation in final test
Jan 2, 2017News Hour: Steve Smith’s sole aim will be to keep Australia in the winning habit when they take on a Pakistan side contemplating the imminent departure of their most successful captain in the dead rubber Sydney... -
Sri Lanka, India to release fishermen in each others’ custody
Jan 2, 2017News Hour: India and Sri Lanka agreed to release fishermen in each others’ custody, a joint statement said on Monday, a move that is likely to ease tensions between the countries which have held fishermen captive... -
Indian Supreme Court ruled that politicians cannot use religion or caste to seek votes
Jan 2, 2017News Hour: The Indian Supreme Court has ruled that politicians cannot use religion or caste to seek votes, reports BBC. “Religion has no role in electoral process, which is a secular activity,” the judges said in... -
India cenbank rolls back curbs on cash deposits
Jan 2, 2017News Hour: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi shocked the country on Nov. 8 by abolishing 500 and 1,000 rupee notes, which accounted for 86 percent of the cash in circulation. The move was aimed at cracking... -
India’s cash crunch making some in Modi’s party anxious
Dec 30, 2016News Hour: Cash shortages weeks after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to abolish large currency notes are making allies and members of his ruling party anxious, with some distancing themselves from the move ahead of... -
Coal mine collapse kills 9 in India
Dec 30, 2016News Hour: At least nine Indian miners were killed and nearly two dozen trapped when mine waste collapsed at a coalfield run by state-owned Coal India Limited, officials said on Friday, hitting production at one of... -
6 workers killed while fire swept through a bakery in Pune, India
Dec 30, 2016News Hour: Six workers were killed when a fire swept through a bakery in the western Indian city of Pune overnight, police said on Friday, adding that the victims had been locked in. “The main shutter... -
Deadline for Indians to deposit invalid rupee notes at banks closes on Friday
Dec 30, 2016News Hour: A deadline for Indians to deposit invalid rupee notes at banks closes on Friday as attention turns towards the potential political ramifications of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s bold currency shakeup. Restrictions on the amount...
