Police arrest Kashmiri separatist leader Malik over anti-poll rally (Reuters) Posted: 23 Oct 2008 02:47 AM CDT Reuters - Police arrested Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik in an overnight raid after he led a rally urging people to boycott forthcoming state elections in the disputed Himalayan region, police said on Thursday. |
At least 22 killed in Rajasthan fireworks blast (Reuters) Posted: 23 Oct 2008 02:35 AM CDT Reuters - An accidental explosion ripped through an illegal fireworks factory in Rajasthan, killing at least 22 people, including 10 children, just days before Diwali. |
India to decide on fuel prices in a week - Deora (Reuters) Posted: 23 Oct 2008 02:14 AM CDT Reuters - India is watching the price of crude oil and will decide in a week if fuel prices should be cut, Oil Minister Murli Deora told parliament on Thursday. |
Boy killed in violence, Raj Thackeray free (Reuters) Posted: 22 Oct 2008 10:44 PM CDT Reuters - A 10-year-old boy was killed when police opened fire on protesters in Bihar on Wednesday, officials said, as rioters set trains alight and blocked roads in retaliation for attacks on migrants in the west of the country. |
Japan, India expand defence ties; aim for trade deal (Reuters) Posted: 22 Oct 2008 07:57 AM CDT Reuters - Japan and India agreed on Wednesday to expand defence cooperation but said the move, along with a push to boost economic ties, was not aimed at counterbalancing China. |
Barcelona rout Basel to keep winning start (Reuters) Posted: 22 Oct 2008 05:23 PM CDT Reuters - Barcelona put one foot in the Champions League last 16 with a 5-0 away drubbing of Basel on Wednesday which left them as the only team with a 100 percent record halfway through the group stage. |
Radioactive elevator buttons found in France (Reuters) Posted: 22 Oct 2008 01:28 PM CDT Reuters - Elevator maker Otis will replace hundreds of lift buttons in France after authorities found radioactive materials imported from India at a supplier factory, a source at Otis said on Wednesday. |
Boat capsize kills 24 in flood-hit Bihar (Reuters) Posted: 22 Oct 2008 07:52 AM CDT Reuters - At least 24 people drowned on Wednesday when a boat capsized as it crossed the river Ganges in Bihar, police said. |
Bleak global outlook rattles Indian markets (Reuters) Posted: 22 Oct 2008 12:51 PM CDT Reuters - The rupee plunged to a record low against the dollar and shares wilted on Wednesday on fears that foreign investors would keep pulling funds out of the country as they batten down for a severe global slowdown. |
Time has passed for exclusive clubs like G7 - U.N. (Reuters) Posted: 22 Oct 2008 01:26 PM CDT Reuters - The current financial crisis has shown it is time for clubs of rich nations like the Group of Seven to open their doors to key developing countries, a top U.N. development official said on Wednesday. |
Beckham agent in talks with Milan over loan - CEO (Reuters) Posted: 22 Oct 2008 05:55 AM CDT Reuters - David Beckham's agent is in talks with AC Milan over a loan deal for the Los Angeles Galaxy and England midfielder, Milan chief executive Adriano Galliani said on Wednesday. |
Marsh replaces injured Jacques in Australia test squad (Reuters) Posted: 22 Oct 2008 05:26 AM CDT Reuters - Shaun Marsh has been selected as a replacement for injured opening batsman Phil Jacques in the Australian test squad currently touring India. |