India scorched by extreme heat with monsoon rains delayed
May 22, 2023 GMTLUCKNOW, India (AP) — Swathes of India from the northwest to the southeast braced for more scorching heat Monday, with New Delhi under a severe weather alert, as extreme temperatures strike parts of the country.
Kohli’s century not enough as Bangalore eliminated from IPL, Mumbai through to playoffs
May 21, 2023 GMTMUMBAI, India (AP) — Gujarat Titans opener Shubman Gill hit a superb century to outdo Virat Kohli’s second successive ton as Royal Challengers Bangalore were eliminated from the Indian Premier League on Sunday.
Chennai and Lucknow join IPL-leading Gujarat in playoffs
May 20, 2023 GMTNEW DELHI (AP) — Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants qualified for the Indian Premier League playoffs with contrasting victories in their last league games on Saturday.
Chennai routed Delhi Capitals by 77 runs and Lucknow survived Rinku Singh’s late counterattack to squeeze a one-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders.
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Mohsin Khan held his nerve to defend 11 runs off the final over as Lucknow Super Giants beat Mumbai Indians by five runs Tuesday to move one step closer to the knockouts in the Indian Premier League.
Yadav helps Mumbai beat Bangalore to enter top 4 in IPL
May 9, 2023 GMTMUMBAI, India (AP) — Suryakumar Yadav scored 83 runs off 35 balls as Mumbai Indians beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by six wickets to enter the top four spots in the Indian Premier League.
Yadav’s 83 was his IPL best and included seven fours and six sixes as Mumbai chased down Bangalore’s 199-6 with ease.
Indian Premier League’s 1,000th game won by Mumbai
April 30, 2023 GMTMUMBAI, India (AP) — Rajasthan Royals opener Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 124 runs off 62 deliveries in the Indian Premier League’s 1,000th game on Sunday but it wasn't enough as Tim David smacked a 14-ball 45 not out to give Mumbai Indians a six-wicket victory.
Gujarat thumps Mumbai by 55 runs in Indian Premier League
April 25, 2023 GMTAHMEDABAD, India (AP) — Defending champion Gujarat Titans thumped Mumbai Indians by 55 runs in the Indian Premier League on Tuesday and became the first team to defend the total at the Narendra Modi Stadium this season.
Gujarat stuns Lucknow and Punjab holds off Mumbai in IPL
April 22, 2023 GMTLUCKNOW, India (AP) — Veteran pacer Mohit Sharma bowled an incredible final over in Gujarat Titans' stunning seven-run victory over Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League on Saturday.
Just as Gujarat defended its 135 total, Punjab Kings successfully defended its 214 total in the late game to beat Mumbai Indians by 13 runs.
Mumbai beats Hyderabad for third straight IPL victory
April 18, 2023 GMTHYDERABAD, India (AP) — All-rounder Cameron Green led Mumbai Indians to a 14-run victory over Hyderabad Sunrisers on Tuesday to make it three straight wins in the Indian Premier League for the five-time champions.
Bus with musicians crashes in western India, killing 13
April 15, 2023 GMTNEW DELHI (AP) — A passenger bus carrying dozens of members of a music troupe slid off a highway and fell into a gorge in western India on Saturday, killing 13 people and injuring 29 others, police said.
Mumbai beats Delhi by 6 wickets for first win in IPL
April 11, 2023 GMTCameron Green and Tim David survived a barrage of Anrich Nortje’s pacey yorkers in the last over and earned the Mumbai Indians a six-wicket win over the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League on Tuesday.
Sciver-Brunt guides Mumbai Indians to inaugural WPL title
March 26, 2023 GMTMUMBAI, India (AP) — Guiding the chase with a mature half-century, Nat Sciver-Brunt helped Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by seven wickets on Sunday to become the first champions of the Women’s Premier League.
Issy Wong historic hat trick leads Mumbai to WPL final
March 24, 2023 GMTMUMBAI, India (AP) — English medium-pacer Issy Wong earned the first hat trick in the Women’s Premier League and led Mumbai Indians to the inaugural final on Friday.
Along with Wong’s 4-15 from four overs, compatriot and allrounder Nat Scriver-Brunt smacked 72 not out off 38 balls.
Amitabh Bachchan injured while shooting film in India
March 7, 2023 GMTMUMBAI, India (AP) — Amitabh Bachchan said he was injured while shooting a film in southern India and is recovering at home.
The 80-year-old Bollywood superstar posted on his blog Sunday night that he sustained a rib injury while working in Hyderabad on the science fiction film “Project K.” It's being made in the Hindi and Telugu languages and is slated for release in 2024.
Mumbai Women dominate on opening night of WPL
March 4, 2023 GMTMUMBAI, India (AP) — Some Bollywood and Punjabi rap in front of a sellout crowd heightened anticipation of the launch of the richest women's cricket league on Saturday.
As the Women's Premier League got underway under the lights at DY Patil Stadium, only the game was a fizzer.
Bigger, richer Women’s Premier League set to start in India
March 3, 2023 GMTINDORE, India (AP) — More money. More hype. More plans. Women’s cricket is set to be transformed with the advent of the new franchise Twenty20 tournament in India.
The Women’s Premier League starts Saturday in Mumbai with star players from around the world, just a week after Australia defended its T20 World Cup title in South Africa.
Adani woes spur protests as stock turmoil turns political
February 6, 2023 GMTNEW DELHI (AP) — Hundreds of demonstrators from India's main opposition party turned out Monday in India's capital New Delhi and other cities demanding an investigation into allegations of fraud and stock price manipulation by India’s second-biggest business group, headed by coal mining tycoon Gautam Adani.
Share debacle a rare setback for Indian tycoon Adani
February 3, 2023 GMTNEW DELHI (AP) — Indian billionaire Gautam Adani grinned as he posed this week for photos with Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu after acquiring one of the country's main ports, in Haifa.
“I promise you that in the years to come, we will transform the skyline we see around us,” said Adani, his manner upbeat even as his business empire was losing billions.
Indian billionaire Adani at center of $68B stock market rout
January 31, 2023 GMTNEW DELHI (AP) — Asia’s richest man, Gautam Adani, saw his companies shed $68 billion in market value after short-selling firm Hindenburg Research accused him of “pulling the largest con in corporate history,” triggering a massive sell-off of Adani stocks.
Drug company official gets 7 years for illegal drug imports
January 19, 2023 GMTBOSTON (AP) — A partner in a drug company based in India that made about $3.5 million by selling and shipping millions of illegal and unapproved pills to the U.S. to people who did not have prescriptions has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison.
Pakistani listed by UN as terrorist denies links to al-Qaida
January 19, 2023 GMTISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani man named by the United Nations as a global terrorist in connection to the Mumbai attacks released a video Thursday, denying any al-Qaida or Islamic State group links. He did not, however, make any mention of the 2008 terrorist attacks in India that killed 166 people.
UN names Pakistani linked to Mumbai attacks as terrorist
January 17, 2023 GMTISLAMABAD (AP) — The United Nations has designated an anti-India militant being held in Pakistan as a global terrorist, the world body’s second such designation stemming from the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai that killed 166 people.
Asian shares mixed as investors keep eyes on inflation
October 21, 2022 GMTTOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower Friday in muted trading, as investors kept an eye on inflation.
Benchmarks fell in Tokyo, Seoul, Sydney and Hong Kong but rose in Shanghai and Mumbai.
PCB disappointed by Shah’s comments on Asia Cup venue
October 19, 2022 GMTISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistan Cricket Board expressed its disappointment after Asian Cricket Council president Jay Shah said next year’s Asia Cup will be played at a neutral venue because India will not travel to Pakistan.
Roger Binny elected new India cricket board chief
October 18, 2022 GMTNEW DELHI (AP) — Roger Binny, a key member of India’s 1983 Cricket World Cup-winning team, is the new president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
Binny, 67, took over on Tuesday from Sourav Ganguly, the former India captain, to run the world’s richest cricket board.
Elite cricket umpire Asad Rauf of Pakistan dies at 66
September 15, 2022 GMTISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Former elite cricket umpire Asad Rauf of Pakistan has died after a heart attack. He was 66.
Tahir Rauf told The Associated Press on Thursday that his brother had a heart attack late Wednesday in the eastern city of Lahore and died before he could get treatment at a hospital.
IOC warns Indian officials, puts Olympic meeting at risk
September 8, 2022 GMTGENEVA (AP) — Indian Olympic officials were given a final warning by the IOC on Thursday and told their hosting of the organization’s annual meeting in Mumbai next year was postponed and could yet be canceled.
Prominent Indian business leader Cyrus Mistry dies at 54
September 4, 2022 GMTNEW DELHI (AP) — Cyrus Mistry, an Indian-born Irish businessman and former chairman of Indian conglomerate Tata Sons, died in an accident on Sunday after his car crashed into a road divider in western India, police said.
Singapore-born Tim David in Australia’s T20 World Cup squad
September 1, 2022 GMTMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Singapore-born allrounder Tim David has been named in Australia's Twenty20 World Cup squad for the host country's defense of its title beginning in late October.
After being bought by the Mumbai Indians for more than a million dollars in this year’s Indian Premier League auction, David decided to be part of Australia’s squad.
US Treasury official to visit India amid Ukraine tensions
August 19, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — A top Treasury Department official is set next week to make his first official trip to India since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Amid tensions over India’s neutral stance on the invasion that began in late February, the U.S.
Veteran Indian investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala dies at 62
August 14, 2022 GMTNEW DELHI (AP) — Veteran stock market investor and Indian billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, nicknamed India’s own Warren Buffett, died Sunday in Mumbai city, Press Trust of India news agency reported.
Satellite data finds landfills are methane ‘super emitters’
August 11, 2022 GMTBENGALURU, India (AP) — Landfills are releasing large amounts of planet-warming methane gas into the atmosphere from the decomposition of waste and are a significant contributor to such emissions in urban areas, a study suggests.
Tata Motors: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot
July 28, 2022 GMTMUMBAI, India (AP) _ Tata Motors Ltd. (TTM) on Wednesday reported a loss of $649.8 million in its fiscal first quarter.
The Mumbai, India-based company said it had a loss of 85 cents per share.
Zoroastrians confront depletion of their ancient faith
July 1, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Among the world’s present-day religions, Zoroastrianism, founded more than 3,000 years ago, is one of the most ancient and historically influential. Yet even though its adherents maintain vibrant communities on four continents, they acknowledge their numbers are dauntingly small — perhaps 125,000 worldwide.
Big cats in urban jungle: LA mountain lions, Mumbai leopards
June 30, 2022 GMTLos Angeles and Mumbai, India, share many superlatives as pinnacles of cinema, fashion, and traffic congestion. But another similarity lurks in the shadows, most often seen at night walking silently on four paws.
Building collapse kills 3 people in India’s Mumbai city
June 28, 2022 GMTMUMBAI, India (AP) — A dilapidated residential building collapsed in India's financial and entertainment capital, Mumbai, killing at least three people and injuring 11 others, officials said Tuesday.
Pakistani court sentences militant linked to Mumbai attacks
June 27, 2022 GMTISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan sentenced one of the militants linked to the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India to 15 years in prison for terror financing unrelated to the assaults, according to court documents viewed by The Associated Press on Monday.
Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan’s son cleared of drug charges
May 27, 2022 GMTNEW DELHI (AP) — Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan’s son was cleared on Friday in a drug case involving a party on a luxury cruise ship, with no evidence showing he possessed banned drugs or was involved in trafficking, India's narcotics agency said.
Mumbai denies Delhi IPL playoff berth, advancing Bangalore
May 21, 2022 GMTMUMBAI, India (AP) — The last-placed Mumbai Indians dashed the Delhi Capitals' hopes of making the Indian Premier League playoffs in a five-wicket win on Saturday.
Delhi’s defeat paved the way for Royal Challengers Bangalore to confirm fourth place and complete the playoffs lineup.
Rajasthan books place in IPL playoffs qualifier
May 20, 2022 GMTMUMBAI, India (AP) — Rajasthan Royals booked a spot in the Indian Premier League playoffs qualifier after edging Chennai Super Kings by five wickets on Friday.
Rajasthan overtook Lucknow Super Giants on run rate to finish second in league play.
Kohli hits 73, Bangalore stays in hunt for IPL playoffs
May 19, 2022 GMTMUMBAI, India (AP) — Virat Kohli and Glenn Maxwell kept Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League playoff hunt with a resounding eight-wicket win over the first-place Gujarat Titans on Thursday.
Hyderabad beats Mumbai by 3 runs to keep IPL hopes alive
May 17, 2022 GMTMUMBAI, India (AP) — Rahul Tripathi scored 76 off 44 balls to propel Sunrisers Hyderabad to a three-run victory over Mumbai Indians on Tuesday in a must-win match in the Indian Premier League.
Tim David smacked 46 not out off 18 balls for Mumbai but his team fell just short of Hyderabad’s 193-6 at the Wankhede Stadium.
South Africa calls up Stubbs for T20s in India, no ‘Baby AB’
May 17, 2022 GMTJOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa gave 21-year-old batter Tristan Stubbs his first call-up to the national squad Tuesday for a five-game Twenty20 series in India next month.
Teenager Dewald Brevis, who made his Indian Premier League debut with Mumbai Indians this year and is viewed as a future star, wasn't selected though.
Mumbai survives familiar top order collapse to beat Chennai
May 12, 2022 GMTMUMBAI, India (AP) — Mumbai Indians overcame a familiar top-order collapse to edge out Chennai Super Kings by five wickets Thursday in an Indian Premier League game between the two bottom-placed teams.
Tata Motors: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot
May 12, 2022 GMTMUMBAI, India (AP) _ Tata Motors Ltd. (TTM) on Thursday reported a loss of $137.4 million in its fiscal fourth quarter.
The Mumbai, India-based company said it had a loss of 18 cents per share.
Kolkata stays in IPL playoff race after beating Mumbai
May 9, 2022 GMTMUMBAI, India (AP) — Kolkata Knight Riders stayed in the Indian Premier League playoffs hunt after beating the lowly Mumbai Indians by 52 runs on Monday.
Kolkata scored 165-9 thanks to aggressive knocks from Venkatesh Iyer and Nitish Rana and Mumbai was bowled out for 113 in 17.3 overs.
Lucknow leads IPL after thumping Kolkata by 75 runs
May 7, 2022 GMTPUNE, India (AP) — Lucknow Super Giants surged to the top of Indian Premier League after thrashing Kolkata Knight Riders by 75 runs on Saturday.
Also, Rajasthan Royals beat Punjab Kings by six wickets at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium to stay in the top four.
Sams bowls standout last over for Mumbai to edge Gujarat
May 6, 2022 GMTMUMBAI, India (AP) — Mumbai Indians snatched a sensational five-run win over Indian Premier League leaders Gujarat Titans on Friday.
Gujarat needed nine gettable runs in the final over but fast bowler Daniel Sams conceded just three to earn Mumbai only its second win in 10 games.
Mumbai finally wins, Gujarat extends IPL lead
April 30, 2022 GMTMUMBAI, India (AP) — Mumbai Indians finally ended its eight-match losing streak in the Indian Premier League after defeating Rajasthan Royals by five wickets on Saturday.
Earlier, Virat Kohli’s first half-century in 14 IPL games went in vain as the league-leading Gujarat Titans routed the Royal Challengers Bangalore by six wickets.
Dhawan & fast bowlers lead Punjab to 11-run win over Chennai
April 25, 2022 GMTMUMBAI, India (AP) — Punjab Kings' fast bowlers squeezed Chennai Super Kings in the death overs to clinch an 11-run victory in the Indian Premier League on Monday.
Shikhar Dhawan anchored Punjab to 187-4 with an unbeaten 88 off 59 balls then Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada and Rishi Dhawan bowled magnificently in the last four overs to restrict Chennai at 176-6.
Mumbai Indians crash to 8th straight defeat in IPL
April 25, 2022 GMTMUMBAI, India (AP) — Lokesh Rahul posted his second hundred of the season to guide Lucknow Super Giants to a 36-run win on Sunday and extend the Mumbai Indians’ losing streak to eight games in the Indian Premier League.
Dhoni powers Chennai to 3-wicket win over Mumbai in IPL
April 21, 2022 GMTMUMBAI, India (AP) — Mahendra Singh Dhoni hit 16 runs off the last four balls as Chennai Super Kings recorded a narrow three-wicket victory over Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League on Thursday.
Virus-hit Delhi thumps Punjab by nine wickets in IPL
April 20, 2022 GMTMUMBAI, India (AP) — Virus-hit Delhi Capitals put up a splendid performance with both the ball and the bat to beat Punjab Kings by nine wickets in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday.
The organizers had to move Delhi’s match from Pune to Mumbai after several members of the team tested positive for COVID-19, including Australian allrounder Mitchell Marsh.
HDFC Bank: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot
April 18, 2022 GMTMUMBAI, India (AP) _ HDFC Bank Ltd. (HDB) on Monday reported net income of $1.39 billion in its fiscal fourth quarter.
The bank, based in Mumbai, India, said it had earnings of 75 cents per share.
Miller and Malik shine for Gujarat and Hyderabad in IPL
April 17, 2022 GMTPUNE, India (AP) — David Miller bludgeoned an unbeaten 94 runs off 51 balls and Gujarat Titans took the outright lead of the Indian Premier League with a three-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings on Sunday with one ball remaining.
Lucknow and Bangalore win but Mumbai loses 6th IPL game
April 16, 2022 GMTMUMBAI, India (AP) — Mumbai Indians’ losing streak in the Indian Premier League extended to six games after Lucknow Super Giants captain Lokesh Rahul led his team to an 18-run victory with a century on Saturday.
Bollywood stars Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt marry in Mumbai
April 14, 2022 GMTNEW DELHI (AP) — Popular Bollywood stars Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt were married Thursday in a private ceremony at their Mumbai residence.
The couple wore ivory outfits as they came out and waved to photographers from their apartment building.
Punjab hands Mumbai 5th successive loss in IPL
April 13, 2022 GMTPUNE, India (AP) — Punjab Kings' opening batters Shikhar Dhawan and Mayank Agarwal smashed half centuries to hand Mumbai Indians its fifth successive loss in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday.
IPL: 4th straight loss for defending champion Chennai
April 9, 2022 GMTMUMBAI, India (AP) — Abhishek Sharma hit his first Indian Premier League half-century as Sunrisers Hyderabad kept last-place Chennai Super Kings winless after four games with an eight-wicket victory on Saturday.
Pakistan sentences anti-India militant leader to 31 years
April 8, 2022 GMTMULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani court on Friday sentenced a militant leader linked to the Mumbai terrorist attacks to 31 years in prison on charges of terror financing, his lawyer said.
The sentence is the latest for Hafiz Saeed, who was arrested in 2019.