India set Australia 516 for second test victory (Reuters) Posted: 20 Oct 2008 03:26 AM CDT Reuters - India set Australia a massive 516-run target for victory in the second test after the hosts declared their second innings closed midway through the fourth afternoon on Monday. |
Lorries set to cross Kashmir divide after six decades (Reuters) Posted: 20 Oct 2008 03:17 AM CDT Reuters - India and Pakistan will open a historic trade link across divided Kashmir for the first time in six decades on Tuesday, a step aimed at reducing tensions between the two nuclear powers. |
RBI says cuts repo rate by 100 bps to 8 pct (Reuters) Posted: 20 Oct 2008 02:47 AM CDT Reuters - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday cut its key short-term lending rate by 100 basis points to 8.0 percent to alleviate pressures caused by the global financial crisis and maintain financial stability. |
Global warming leads India tigers to village attacks (Reuters) Posted: 20 Oct 2008 02:38 AM CDT Reuters - The number of tiger attacks on people is growing in India's Sundarban islands as habitat loss and dwindling prey caused by climate change drives them to prowl into villages for food, experts said on Monday. |
Balaji Tele says Star terminates 'Kyunki' serial, shares slump (Reuters) Posted: 20 Oct 2008 01:48 AM CDT Reuters - Shares in Balaji Telefilms Ltd extended losses after the television content provider said SGL Entertainment Ltd., a Star group unit has terminated sourcing and telecasting popular television show 'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi' from Nov. 10. |
India will weather global market turmoil - minister (Reuters) Posted: 20 Oct 2008 01:28 AM CDT Reuters - India will get through the global financial crisis because the government has taken timely steps to ward off the market turmoil on the domestic economy, Minister of State for Finance Pawan Kumar Bansal said on Monday. |
China factory closure leaves workers asking: now what? (Reuters) Posted: 20 Oct 2008 02:07 AM CDT Reuters - Like tens of millions of young Chinese before her, Yu Juan left China's hinterland for factory work near the coast four years ago with the dream of getting rich. |
India to hold polls in troubled Jammu and Kashmir (Reuters) Posted: 19 Oct 2008 09:42 PM CDT Reuters - India will hold elections in troubled Jammu and Kashmir in November, ending months of central rule in the disputed region, the election commission said on Sunday. |
Disciplined approach pays off for Hamilton (Reuters) Posted: 19 Oct 2008 12:18 PM CDT Reuters - Lewis Hamilton turned discipline into dominance at the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday and trusted the same calm approach would lead him to the Formula One title in Brazil next month. |
Gambhir registers century, India lead passes 400 (Reuters) Posted: 20 Oct 2008 02:20 AM CDT Reuters - Opening batsman Gautam Gambhir recorded his second test century as a dominant India added quick runs to set Australia a massive fourth innings target in the second test on Monday. |
Spinner Amit Mishra ends wait with dream debut (Reuters) Posted: 19 Oct 2008 09:41 AM CDT Reuters - Leg-spinner Amit Mishra, rejected by Delhi as a teenager, gave India a real chance of seizing victory over Australia in the second test on Sunday. |
Hamilton wins in China, title race goes on (Reuters) Posted: 19 Oct 2008 05:55 AM CDT Reuters - McLaren's Lewis Hamilton put himself on the brink of becoming Formula One's youngest champion with a nerveless pole to flag victory at the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday. |
Mishra puts India in command of second test (Reuters) Posted: 19 Oct 2008 10:55 PM CDT Reuters - Leg-spinner Amit Mishra grabbed five wickets on debut to help dismiss Australia for 268 and put India in command on the third day of the second test on Sunday. |