Inept response to floods outrages India (Reuters) Posted: 03 Sep 2008 02:39 AM CDT Reuters - For several days, Urmi Mahato and her family were glued to the radio and TV, eager for information on rising floodwaters and waiting for the government to tell them whether and when to evacuate their home. |
Tibet unrest looms in post-Dalai Lama era (Reuters) Posted: 03 Sep 2008 03:54 AM CDT Reuters - A spell in hospital by the Dalai Lama highlights enormous complexities likely to arise when the 73-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner does pass away. |
Christians cower from Hindu backlash in Orissa (Reuters) Posted: 03 Sep 2008 12:31 AM CDT Reuters - On a starry night last week, as Lal Mohan Digal prepared to go to bed, a mob of raging, machete-wielding Hindu zealots appeared above the hills of his mud house and swarmed over this bucolic hamlet in Orissa. |
Google sees new browser displacing desktop software (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2008 08:58 PM CDT Reuters - Google Inc is challenging Microsoft Corp with its own Web browser that lets users run many applications that once worked only when installed on local PCs, executives said on Tuesday. |
Atomic supplier states urged to hold line on India (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2008 11:38 PM CDT Reuters - The Nuclear Suppliers Group should stay firm in rejecting a U.S. bid to lift a ban on nuclear trade with India, experts said on Tuesday as an official document underscored gaps between the Americans and the Indians on key aspects of their landmark atomic deal. |
Pakistani indicted in NY for attack on U.S. soldiers (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2008 04:19 PM CDT Reuters - A Pakistani woman suspected of links to al Qaeda was indicted on Tuesday on federal charges of attempted murder and assault of U.S. soldiers during a confrontation in Afghanistan in July. |
Boy-donkey film puts spotlight on life in Kashmir (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2008 10:34 PM CDT Reuters - A new Bollywood film set in Indian Kashmir depicts life in the troubled region through the story of a boy's search for his beloved donkey, a departure from the industry's conflict-based, nationalist approach. |
Tata Motors says looking for alternative Nano site (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2008 12:51 PM CDT Reuters - Tata Motors Ltd said violent protests had forced it to suspend all work at the Singur plant in West Bengal where it planned to make the Nano -- billed as the world's cheapest car -- and consider alternative sites. |
Thousands protest against POSCO steel plant in Orissa (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2008 07:05 AM CDT Reuters - Thousands of people demonstrated in Orissa on Tuesday against South Korean firm POSCO's plans to build a steel plant, the first major protest since the Supreme Court gave the project the go-ahead. |
Oil drops more than $6 as Gustav fades (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2008 01:02 PM CDT Reuters - Oil prices dropped more than $6.50 per barrel on Tuesday, the biggest drop in dollar terms since 1991, as dealers bet the U.S. oil industry would recovery quickly from Hurricane Gustav. |
India plans new monthly inflation index by mid-Nov (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2008 07:30 AM CDT Reuters - India plans to release wholesale price inflation data on a monthly basis from end-October or mid-November, and says the new reading will include a larger number of items and better reflect prices. |
Tata Motors says suspends work at Nano plant (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2008 09:42 AM CDT Reuters - Tata Motors Ltd said it had suspended work at the Singur plant in West Bengal where it planned to make the Nano, billed as the world's cheapest car, because of ongoing violent protests at the site. |