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Reform bills in focus as parliament convenes (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Aug 2008 05:34 AM CDT

Reuters - The Lok Sabha meets for a month from Oct. 17, officials said on Wednesday, raising hopes for passage of key economic reform legislation before general elections due by May 2009.

Food riots as Bihar floods destroy 250,000 homes (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Aug 2008 04:42 AM CDT

Reuters - Food riots erupted on Wednesday in Bihar, where more than two million people have been forced from their homes and about 250,000 houses destroyed in what officials say are the worst floods in 50 years.

Three more killed as religious riots in Orissa spread (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Aug 2008 02:23 AM CDT

Reuters - Three bodies were found overnight in Orissa racked by clashes between Hindus and Christians, taking the death toll to 11, as violence spread to new districts on Wednesday, police said.

Muslim militants kill three in Jammu (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Aug 2008 02:01 AM CDT

Reuters - Suspected Muslim militants who slipped across the border from Pakistan into Indian Kashmir killed at least two civilians and an army officer in the Hindu-majority region of Jammu on Wednesday, police said.

Pope deplores anti-Christian violence in Orissa (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Aug 2008 04:57 AM CDT

Reuters - Pope Benedict on Wednesday condemned spiralling violence against Christians in Orissa but also deplored the killing of a Hindu leader that sparked clashes.

Infosys says better positioned for Axon buy (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Aug 2008 03:42 AM CDT

Reuters - Infosys Technologies Ltd, India's second-largest software services exporter, was better positioned than others to acquire UK's Axon Group because it had management backing for its offer, its chief financial officer said on Wednesday.

High road accident toll a drain on economy (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Aug 2008 10:17 PM CDT

Reuters - The twisted metal of smashed up cars lining highways is a grim testament to India's road toll, one of the worst in the world with around 100,000 people killed in traffic accidents last year alone.

Olympic champion Bindra urges greater professionalism (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Aug 2008 02:04 AM CDT

Reuters - India's Olympic shooting champion Abhinav Bindra has urged sports administrators to adopt a more professional approach to help the country build on the three medals it won at the Beijing Games.

More people living below poverty line - World Bank (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Aug 2008 08:46 PM CDT

Reuters - The World Bank said on Tuesday more people are living in extreme poverty in developing countries than previously thought as it adjusted the recognized yardstick for measuring global poverty to $1.25 a day from $1.

India to benefit from Asian Cup berth - Baichung Bhutia (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Aug 2008 02:29 AM CDT

Reuters - India could be transformed into a regional power over the next three years after their AFC Challenge Cup victory earlier this month qualified them for the 2011 Asian Cup, according to the side's captain Baichung Bhutia.

DreamWorks deal marks big changes for Bollywood (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Aug 2008 07:09 PM CDT

Reuters - Indian media company Reliance ADA Group's expected deal to finance a new incarnation of the DreamWorks film studio signals broader changes for Bollywood moviemakers looking to reach Western audiences, experts said.

Some Ayurvedic medicines have harmful metals - study (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Aug 2008 07:23 PM CDT

Reuters - One in five Ayurvedic medicines commonly used by followers of the ancient Indian health philosophy were found to contain the metallic poisons lead, mercury or arsenic, researchers said on Tuesday.

Bihar's "river of sorrow" threatens more floods (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Aug 2008 11:40 AM CDT

Reuters - Rising rivers in eastern India that swamped more land and homes on Tuesday have affected more than 2 million people, some of whom vented their anger by attacking officials trying to assess the damage.

West Bengal govt refuses to back down on Nano project (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Aug 2008 06:36 AM CDT

Reuters - The West Bengal government rejected on Tuesday a demand by agitating farmers to return disputed land acquired for building what is billed as the world's cheapest car.

Six killed in Orissa religious riots, Vatican condemns (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Aug 2008 02:35 PM CDT

Reuters - Six people were killed when Hindu and Christian mobs clashed on Tuesday in Orissa, where dozens of churches have been vandalised in spiralling religious violence.

Govt extends Kashmir curfew, detains separatists (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Aug 2008 01:25 PM CDT

Reuters - Police beat Kashmiri protesters who defied a curfew on Tuesday and troops searched for separatist leaders as the biggest anti-India protests in two decades showed no sign of abating.

Russia recognises Georgia rebel regions (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Aug 2008 10:34 AM CDT

Reuters - Russia recognised two rebel regions of Georgia as independent states on Tuesday, escalating tension in the volatile Caucasus and putting Moscow on a collision course with the West.