India, Australia explore easing whiskey exports

NEW DELHI : A newly formed India-Australia joint working group is looking at the possibility of a mutual recognition agreement (MRA) that would help Indian whiskey makers tap into the Australian market, which has a significant Indian population and growth opportunity, two people aware of the development said. India and …

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Death toll caused by western India landslide climbs to 21

On Wednesday, a landslide caused by India’s torrential rains swept dozens of people. The landslide buried 17 houses and caused at least 21 deaths, but many others are still feared trapped beneath the piles of debris. Several of the 75 people rescued were taken to a hospital for treatment, according …

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Buddhist Art From India: Where the Natural Meets the Supernatural

At the press opening for the Metropolitan Museum’s beyond-beautiful “Tree & Serpent: Early Buddhist Art in India, 200 BCE-400 CE,” five red-robed monks chanted Pali blessings, the vocalized equivalent of oceanic silence. The ancient sculptures around them projected a different, visual music: Forest birds sang, mythical creatures roared, and semi-divine …

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India’s Vedanta posts 41% slump in Q1 profit on soft metal prices

BENGALURU, July 21 (Reuters) – Indian metals-to-oil conglomerate Vedanta ( VDAN.NS ) reported a 40.8% plunge in first-quarter profit on Friday, as weak commodity prices outweighed a slight increase in production and sales for metals like aluminum . Consolidated profit after tax declined to 33.08 billion rupees ($403.55 million) for …

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India’s Reliance misses profit view as oil-to-chemicals business drags

BENGALURU, July 21 (Reuters) – Reliance Industries (RELI.NS), India’s most valuable company, reported a wider-than-expected drop in first-quarter profit on Friday, as its flagship oil-to-chemicals (O2C) business was hurt by weak demand and a steep fall in refining margins. Reliance’s O2C business is still its main growth engine that powers …

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