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Govt appeals for families to evacuate from floods (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Sep 2008 05:21 AM CDT

Reuters - Authorities in one of India's poorest states airdropped leaflets to villagers, appealing for thousands of people remaining in their homes to evacuate as heavy rains risked more flooding.

Nuclear states reconsider waiver for U.S.-India deal (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Sep 2008 04:00 AM CDT

Reuters - Forty-five nuclear supplier nations met on Thursday to consider a revised U.S. proposal to lift a ban on trade with India, a key step towards sealing a controversial U.S.-India atomic energy deal.

Two Indians among seven killed in Dubai helicopter crash (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Sep 2008 04:34 AM CDT

Reuters - A helicopter crashed into an oil rig off the coast of Dubai on Wednesday killing all seven people on board, including two Indians, and forcing the closure of the Rashid oilfield, the authorities said.

Stymied by sums? Indian students swear by Vedic maths (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Sep 2008 01:44 AM CDT

Reuters - Ten-year-old Deep Shah can mentally multiply 999 by 2,300 within seconds, but he insists he's no child prodigy, just a good student of Vedic maths.

FACTBOX - Nuclear Suppliers Group (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Sep 2008 04:44 AM CDT

Reuters - The Nuclear Suppliers Group met in Vienna on Thursday in another attempt to agree terms for lifting a ban on trade with India to help finalise New Delhi's nuclear cooperation deal with Washington.

Kashmir's "children of conflict" rise in anger (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Sep 2008 07:19 PM CDT

Reuters - The protesters organise with Facebook, YouTube as well as via messages from local mosques. They eschew violence, but are seething with anger.

Talks begin to break Nano deadlock (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Sep 2008 03:21 AM CDT

Reuters - The governor of West Bengal began meeting farmers and opposition party members on Thursday in a bid to end protests against a factory making Tata Motor's cheap Nano car, officials said.

Serena tops Venus in quarter-final thriller (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Sep 2008 02:25 AM CDT

Reuters - Serena Williams fought off 10 set points to prevail in the greatest duel yet with sister Venus, a heart-stopping 7-6 7-6 victory that put her in the U.S. Open semi-finals Wednesday.

Paes sets sights on double repeat (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Sep 2008 04:22 PM CDT

Reuters - Almost a decade after capturing two doubles titles at Wimbledon in 1999, Leander Paes remained on target to replicate the feat at the U.S. Open on Wednesday.

Protests may disrupt Nano output, but won't delay launch (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Sep 2008 05:16 AM CDT

Reuters - Tata Motors' new super-cheap Nano cars should still be launched as planned next month, but a decision to look for alternative factory sites after violent farmers' protests will push up costs and squeeze output.

Shots fired at Pakistani PM's motorcade (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Sep 2008 11:02 AM CDT

Reuters - Taliban gunmen fired shots at Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani's motorcade near Islamabad's airport on Wednesday, but officials and police said he was not in it at the time.

Nuclear states mull U.S.-India deal again, clock ticks (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Sep 2008 05:18 AM CDT

Reuters - Forty-five nations meet on Thursday to try to bridge differences over a move to lift a ban on nuclear trade with India, needed to seal a U.S.-Indian atomic deal but seen by some as a threat to non-proliferation.

Supporters, protesters clash over India's Nano car (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Sep 2008 05:35 AM CDT

Reuters - Clashes broke out in West Bengal on Wednesday between supporters and opponents of Tata Motor's Nano, the world's cheapest car, after the firm suspended work at the plant because of a land row.

Pakistani PM escapes assassination bid (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Sep 2008 05:22 AM CDT

Reuters - Shots were fired at Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani's motorcade on Wednesday but he was not hurt, his spokesman said.