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Rice urges Pakistan to get tougher with terrorists (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 03:08 AM CST

Reuters - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged Pakistan to take a hard line on terrorism after last week's attacks in Mumbai when she made a hastily arranged visit to Islamabad on Thursday.

Three Indian airports on alert after Mumbai attacks (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 03:12 AM CST

Reuters - India has declared a security alert at three major airports, including Delhi and Bangalore, and added extra checks to vehicles and luggage after warnings from intelligence agencies, officials said on Thursday.

Mumbai gets serious about security - for now (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 03:13 AM CST

Reuters - Hotels and shops in Mumbai are installing closed-circuit televisions and scanners, while policemen in flak jackets are keeping an eye on train stations days after a siege by Islamist gunmen killed 171 people.

Infosys to freeze new hiring as growth slows (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 03:20 AM CST

Reuters - Infosys Technologies Ltd will freeze recruitment after meeting this fiscal year's target of hiring 25,000 staff, a telling sign the global downturn is hitting India's $52 billion outsourcing sector.

Russia may lease nuclear subs to India - Medvedev (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 03:55 AM CST

Reuters - Russia may lease out nuclear- powered submarines to India, President Dmitry Medvedev was quoted on Thursday as saying.

England to resume aborted tour of India (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 05:27 PM CST

Reuters - England are to fly to Abu Dhabi on Thursday before travelling to India to resume the tour they aborted after last week's militant attacks in Mumbai.

Congress accepts Deshmukh's resignation (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 11:12 AM CST

Reuters - The ruling Congress party on Wednesday accepted Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh's resignation over charges that the state government failed to prevent last week's attacks in Mumbai, television channels reported.

RBI to lower rates soon - govt official (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 09:54 PM CST

Reuters - The Reserve Bank of India is likely to lower interest rates soon and the government is planning excise duty cuts for the automobile sector, a senior government official said on Thursday.

Mumbai mourns attacks as public anger swells (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 08:40 AM CST

Reuters - Movie stars and sportsmen joined thousands of Mumbai citizens on Wednesday in a protest organised through text messages and Facebook to protest against last week's attacks and the government's failure to prevent them.

India says Mumbai attacks controlled from Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 08:52 AM CST

Reuters - Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said that the deadly attacks on Mumbai were led from inside Pakistan, and said India would act decisively to protect its territorial integrity.

Rice pushes Pakistan, seeks to curb India response (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 10:33 PM CST

Reuters - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pressed Pakistan to cooperate fully in the probe into the Mumbai attacks but she also warned India against any action that could stoke regional conflict.

Oil falls below $46, lowest in nearly 4 years (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 02:15 AM CST

Reuters - Oil fell below $46 a barrel to its lowest in nearly four years on Thursday, extending four consecutive days of falls as continued demand worries minimised bullish draws in U.S. oil stocks.

Mullen urges Pakistan to act against all militants (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 11:42 AM CST

Reuters - The chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff urged Pakistan on Wednesday to investigate all possible links between the Mumbai attacks and Pakistani groups and to broaden its campaign against militants.

Obama climate goals not enough - China, India (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 12:32 PM CST

Reuters - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's goals for curbing greenhouse gases to 2020 are inadequate to fight global warming, Chinese and Indian delegates told Reuters at U.N. climate talks on Wednesday.

India to answer Mumbai attacks with talk not troops (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 01:13 AM CST

Reuters - India will not respond to attacks in Mumbai by sending troops to the border with Pakistan, but will instead mobilise global pressure for its neighbour to act decisively against Islamist militants, analysts say.

U.S. says FBI gathering evidence in Mumbai attacks (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 11:15 AM CST

Reuters - U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey said on Wednesday that FBI agents are working with Indian police to provide assistance and gather evidence about the attacks by militants in India's financial hub of Mumbai that killed 183 people.

Police say find explosives at Mumbai train station (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 07:45 AM CST

Reuters - Police in Mumbai on Wednesday said they had found 8 kg (18 lb) of explosives in a bag left behind last week at the city's train station at the start of a three-day rampage by Islamist militants.

Sonia Gandhi says India wants peace with neighbours (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 04:27 AM CST

Reuters - Congress party head Sonia Gandhi said on Wednesday that New Delhi wanted peace with all its neighbours, as tension with Pakistan increased after the attacks in Mumbai.