It’s late evening in the city of Prayagraj and the roadside vendors selling snacks are packing up their wares to shut for the night.

By Saurabh Sharma PRAYAGRAJ, India (Reuters) -Naked Hindu ascetics smeared in holy ash charged into the waters of sacred rivers in India on Tuesday, part of a large crowd of 35 million devotees who took the holy dip on the second day of the Maha Kumbh Mela,

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India posted a narrower-than-expected merchandise trade deficit in December at $21.94 billion on Wednesday, while lowering its import figures for April-November following an unprecedented miscalculation in gold shipments.

India's trade deficit fell to $22 billion in December as exports declined 1% to $38 billion and imports rose 5% to $60 billion. Key factors included a drop in oil product and gems exports, contrasted by rising electronics and garment shipments.

India's trade deficit decreased to $21.94 billion in December, compared to the revised $32.84 billion in November, driven by an increase in exports and a decline in imports on a sequential basis. The trade deficit expanded from $18.