Tata plant move may affect India investments, growth (Reuters) Posted: 04 Oct 2008 03:08 AM CDT Reuters - The decision by India's Tata Motors Ltd to move a factory out of West Bengal after violent protests may affect the broader investment climate in the country, detering foreign investors and denting economic growth. |
Rice in India, may not sign nuclear deal (Reuters) Posted: 04 Oct 2008 01:08 AM CDT Reuters - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in India on Saturday after Congress ratified a historic nuclear pact, but was unlikely to sign the deal during her visit because of a bureaucratic "glitch". |
U.S. House grits teeth, approves Wall St bailout (Reuters) Posted: 03 Oct 2008 11:57 PM CDT Reuters - The U.S. House of Representatives set aside doubts that prevailed a few days ago and passed a landmark $700 billion Wall Street bailout bill on Friday that President George W. Bush promptly signed into law. |
Week-long Kashmir gunbattle ends, 14 killed (Reuters) Posted: 03 Oct 2008 06:45 AM CDT Reuters - A fierce gunbattle between Indian troops and Muslim militants high in the Himalayas in Kashmir has ended after a week, killing 14 people, the army said on Friday. |
U.S. missile strike kills 21 - Pakistani TV report (Reuters) Posted: 03 Oct 2008 12:06 PM CDT Reuters - A U.S. missile strike in a Pakistani tribal region known as a haven for Taliban and al Qaeda fighters killed up to 21 people, including 16 foreigners, on Friday, Dawn News television channel reported. |
Tata Motors shifts Nano plant after land fight (Reuters) Posted: 03 Oct 2008 11:26 AM CDT Reuters - Tata Motors Ltd will move the factory for its low-cost Nano car out of West Bengal state after violent protests by farmers who lost land forced it to stop construction, Chairman Ratan Tata said on Friday. |
Christian groups say politics behind attacks (Reuters) Posted: 03 Oct 2008 07:24 AM CDT Reuters - From the rape of a nun to arson and killings, Christian leaders in India accuse Hindu nationalist groups of deliberately targeting Christians in eastern India to support their political agenda and shore up their support base. |
Kirsten tells cricketers not to get distracted by controversy (Reuters) Posted: 03 Oct 2008 08:54 AM CDT Reuters - Coach Gary Kirsten told India's squad to distance themselves from the controversy surrounding five senior players ahead of the start of the test series against Australia next week. |
Rice to visit India, Kazakhstan this weekend (Reuters) Posted: 03 Oct 2008 09:14 PM CDT Reuters - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will visit India this weekend, officials said on Thursday, celebrating a foreign policy victory on a nuclear trade pact while encouraging India to buy American technology. |
U.S. passes bailout, focus shifts to fallout (Reuters) Posted: 03 Oct 2008 09:16 PM CDT Reuters - The U.S. government enacted a landmark $700 billion bank bailout on Friday, but investors questioned whether it could contain a panic that began on Wall Street and spread to become a global financial crisis. |
Tata Motors to shift Nano from West Bengal - TV (Reuters) Posted: 03 Oct 2008 08:14 AM CDT Reuters - Tata Motors Ltd will pull out of West Bengal, where violent protests against a factory in Singur for its low-cost Nano car had forced it to stop construction work last month, television channels said on Friday. |