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Authorities relax curfew in Kashmir (Reuters) Posted: 28 Aug 2008 04:02 AM CDT Reuters - Authorities tentatively relaxed a four-day curfew in Kashmir on Thursday to allow people to buy essentials as residents ran short of food during massive protests against Indian rule.

Thousands evacuated from floods in Bihar (Reuters) Posted: 28 Aug 2008 04:18 AM CDT Reuters - Army troops helped evacuate more than 120,000 people from floods in Bihar, but more bad weather raised fears that rivers would to continue to overflow, officials said on Thursday.

Sonia Gandhi 21st most powerful woman - Forbes (Reuters) Posted: 28 Aug 2008 01:48 AM CDT Reuters - German Chancellor Angela Merkel is the world's most powerful woman for the third straight year, topping Forbes magazine's 2008 list of the top 100 women, while India's Congress party leader Sonia Gandhi is ranked No. 21.

GM to invest $200 mln in India engine plant (Reuters) Posted: 28 Aug 2008 03:59 AM CDT Reuters - General Motors Corp said on Thursday it would invest more than $200 million in a powertrain plant in India, as the troubled U.S. carmaker aims to double its share of a fast-growing but increasingly competitive market.

SEZs draw investors as hurdles filter policy (Reuters) Posted: 28 Aug 2008 01:54 AM CDT Reuters - Special Economic Zones (SEZs), touted as engines of India's industrial growth, are poised to take off in a big way, despite the initial hurdles and after ironing out some regulatory creases.

U.S. Democrats ready celebration for Obama (Reuters) Posted: 28 Aug 2008 12:19 AM CDT Reuters - Democrats prepared a grand celebration on Thursday for Barack Obama, who will accept a historic presidential nomination with a speech that spells out his vision for change in America.

Matchmaking mobiles ring in weddings in India (Reuters) Posted: 27 Aug 2008 11:21 PM CDT Reuters - Looking for a partner? For millions of Indians, taking the first step towards getting married could be as easy as picking up a cellphone.

India's "Hari Puttar" caught in Harry Potter spell (Reuters) Posted: 27 Aug 2008 08:57 AM CDT Reuters - Hollywood's Warner Bros., which owns the rights to the Harry Potter movies, is suing an Indian production company whose new film is called "Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors," the studio said on Wednesday.

India win first one-day series in Sri Lanka (Reuters) Posted: 27 Aug 2008 02:17 PM CDT Reuters - Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni led India to their maiden one-day series triumph in Sri Lanka, winning the fourth one-day international by 46 runs to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series on Wednesday.

Indian shares extend fall to 2 pct on day (Reuters) Posted: 28 Aug 2008 04:54 AM CDT Reuters - Indian shares extended losses to 2 percent on Thursday afternoon, ahead of weekly inflation data and a fall in European markets.

Dalai Lama "exhausted", cancels foreign trips - aide (Reuters) Posted: 27 Aug 2008 01:21 PM CDT Reuters - The Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, is exhausted and has cancelled two foreign trips to rest and undergo medical tests, his aide said on Wednesday.

ICC leads tributes on centenary of Bradman's birth (Reuters) Posted: 27 Aug 2008 01:27 PM CDT Reuters - The International Cricket Council (ICC) hailed Don Bradman as "a byword for brilliance" on Wednesday, the centenary of the cricketer's birth.

Researchers turn living cells into insulin-makers (Reuters) Posted: 27 Aug 2008 12:39 PM CDT Reuters - Researchers have transformed ordinary cells into insulin-producing cells in a living mouse, improving symptoms of diabetes in a major step towards regenerative medicine.

FACTBOX - Religious clashes in Orissa (Reuters) Posted: 27 Aug 2008 06:28 AM CDT Reuters - The murder of a Hindu religious leader in Orissa has sparked violent clashes between Hindus and Christians that have killed at least 11 people this week.

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