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Bollywood takes a back seat as Goa film festival opens (Reuters) Posted: 22 Nov 2008 03:10 AM CST Reuters - India's most prestigious film festival kicks off in the tourist haven of Goa on Saturday, promising to be a low-key affair with the glitz and glamour of Bollywood taking a back seat at the annual event.

The week that was: Most popular on Reuters (Reuters) Posted: 21 Nov 2008 11:22 PM CST Reuters - Here is a roundup of the most popular stories over the week from the world of business, politics, general news and entertainment.

Fleeing students bring tales of Tibet repression (Reuters) Posted: 22 Nov 2008 03:24 AM CST Reuters - Tibetans are regularly beaten up, their homes raided at night and hundreds have gone missing as a brutal Chinese crackdown continues inside Tibet, a group of Tibetan students who escaped into India this week said.

Gandhi says wants poor protected from greedy rich (Reuters) Posted: 21 Nov 2008 09:25 PM CST Reuters - Setting out her priorities as elections approach, the head of the ruling Congress party said on Friday the poor must be protected from the fallout of a global financial crisis and the "greed of the rich".

India complain to ICC over Lloyd remarks (Reuters) Posted: 21 Nov 2008 10:52 AM CST Reuters - The Indian board has complained to the International Cricket Council (ICC) about its cricket committee chief Clive Lloyd for suggesting talks to settle a row over the unofficial Twenty20 Indian Cricket League.

Madonna and Ritchie granted "quickie" divorce (Reuters) Posted: 21 Nov 2008 09:04 AM CST Reuters - U.S. pop star Madonna and Guy Ritchie ended eight years of marriage in a few minutes on Friday when a British court granted them a "quickie" divorce.

India must reform, shift policy for growth (Reuters) Posted: 21 Nov 2008 09:06 AM CST Reuters - Financial reforms could still help India's economy grow 7.5-8.0 percent this fiscal year but with a sharp global downturn, monetary policy must shift further in favour of supporting growth, a top economic adviser said.

India revises Kashmir death toll to 47,000 (Reuters) Posted: 21 Nov 2008 04:22 AM CST Reuters - Indian authorities revised up on Friday the death toll from nearly two decades of insurgency in Kashmir to more than 47,000 people.

Textile cos may cut 500,000 more jobs - secy (Reuters) Posted: 21 Nov 2008 05:50 AM CST Reuters - India's textile sector could shed 500,000 jobs in the next five months, federal Trade Secretary G.K. Pillai said on Friday, quoting textile ministry estimates.

BSE Sensex snaps 7-day slide, rises 5.5 pct (Reuters) Posted: 21 Nov 2008 06:23 AM CST Reuters - Indian shares snapped a seven-day slide and climbed 5.5 percent on Friday, after large domestic funds bought in late trade triggering short covering ahead of the weekend.

Indian shares provisionally close up 6.2 pct (Reuters) Posted: 21 Nov 2008 04:18 AM CST Reuters - Indian shares provisionally rose 6.19 percent on Friday after fund buying in the last hour-and-a-half helped the market snap a 7-day losing streak.

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