Saturday, August 15
Mumbai: India's cotton imports rose 158% year on year to a record 3.1 million bales in the December quarter after New Delhi allowed duty-free imports, boosting overseas purchases, a leading industry body said on Wednesday.Higher imports by the world's second-largest cotton producer are expected to support global prices, but they could weigh on local prices, which had been rising due to crop damage.New Delhi exempted cotton imports from the 11% duty during the December quarter.India's cotton imports in the 2025/26 marketing year, which began on Oct. 1, are likely to jump 22% from a year earlier to a record 5 million bales, the Mumbai-based Cotton Association of India (CAI) estimated.India's imports reached a record 4.1 million bales last year from the U.S
Star India batter Virat Kohli has returned to the summit of world cricket after nearly five years, reclaiming the No.1 spot in the ICC Men’s ODI Batters’ Rankings following his commanding 93 against New Zealand in the series opener at Vadodara on Sunday.Kohli now tops the ODI rankings with 785 rating points, edging past New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell by a solitary point. It marks the first time since July 2021 that the former India captain has occupied the coveted top spot, underlining a remarkable resurgence in his 50-over career.The latest ascent is Kohli’s 11th separate stint as the world’s top-ranked ODI batter. Since first climbing to No.1 in October 2013, he has spent a cumulative 825 days at the summit — the most by any Indian and the 10th highest overall in the history of
