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In state votes, Congress defies predictions (Reuters) Posted: 08 Dec 2008 01:32 AM CST Reuters - Congress party appeared set to win at least three state elections on Monday, defying predictions of a political battering after both an economic slowdown and the militant attacks on Mumbai.

Pakistan arrests suspected Mumbai planner - source (Reuters) Posted: 08 Dec 2008 02:47 AM CST Reuters - One of the suspected planners of last month's attack by gunmen on Mumbai was arrested by Pakistani security forces in a raid on a militant camp, an official with a charity linked to the militant group said on Monday.

Congress does well in state elections (Reuters) Posted: 08 Dec 2008 02:23 AM CST Reuters - Congress party appeared set to win two state elections and was leading in a third on Monday, defying predictions of a political battering after both an economic slowdown and the militant attacks on Mumbai.

Shares rally, yields fall on stimulus steps (Reuters) Posted: 08 Dec 2008 03:23 AM CST Reuters - Indian shares surged more than 5 percent to three-week highs and bond yields sank to their lowest since early 2005 on Monday after central bank cut interest rates, the government boosted spending and Asian stocks rose.

FACTBOX - Latest counts from state elections (Reuters) Posted: 08 Dec 2008 03:31 AM CST Reuters - The results of a month-long series of state elections were being released on Monday, which should reveal the political mood of an India reeling from the Mumbai attacks and hit by an economic slowdown.

Mumbai militants used Pakistani soil - Rice (Reuters) Posted: 08 Dec 2008 12:46 AM CST Reuters - Pakistani territory was used to stage recent attacks on the Indian city of Mumbai, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Sunday, as she again urged Islamabad to help bring perpetrators to justice.

Pakistan raids camp of group blamed for Mumbai (Reuters) Posted: 07 Dec 2008 08:38 PM CST Reuters - Pakistani security forces on Sunday raided a camp used by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), two sources said, in a strike against the militant group blamed by India for last month's deadly attacks on Mumbai.

England to resume tour of India (Reuters) Posted: 07 Dec 2008 08:36 PM CST Reuters - England's cricketers will return to India for a two-test series after their tour was suspended following the attacks in Mumbai, the national board said on Sunday.

After rate cuts, govt plans $4 bln spending boost (Reuters) Posted: 07 Dec 2008 09:48 AM CST Reuters - The government said on Sunday it planned $4 billion of extra spending this fiscal year in a package to revive fading economic growth hit by the global slowdown and to shore up confidence knocked by militants' attacks on Mumbai.

Jeev Milkha Singh overcomes grief for year's fourth win (Reuters) Posted: 07 Dec 2008 10:02 AM CST Reuters - India's Asian tour leader Jeev Milkha Singh overcame personal grief on Sunday to win a Japanese Tour event and claim his fourth title of the year.

Kashmiris queue at poll booths despite boycott call (Reuters) Posted: 07 Dec 2008 07:33 AM CST Reuters - Thousands of war-weary Kashmiris defied a separatist call for a boycott and queued up to vote on Sunday in the disputed Himalayan region for the fourth phase of state elections.

Compound lights up spreading cancer cells (Reuters) Posted: 07 Dec 2008 08:41 PM CST Reuters - A new type of imaging compound can literally light up spreading cancer cells and may offer a way to track the deadly spread of the disease, Japanese and U.S. researchers reported on Sunday.

Tata, Mahindra to pass tax cut to customers (Reuters) Posted: 07 Dec 2008 08:11 AM CST Reuters - Vehicle makers Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra will pass on a 4 percent reduction in central value-added tax to customers, they said on Sunday.

Pakistani forces take over Lashkar camp - witness (Reuters) Posted: 07 Dec 2008 02:16 PM CST Reuters - Pakistani security forces took over a camp used by Lashkar-e-Taiba militants in Pakistani Kashmir on Sunday, a witness and an official from a charity linked to Lashkar said.

Pakistan ex-spy chief: U.S. wants him on terror list (Reuters) Posted: 07 Dec 2008 09:24 AM CST Reuters - A former head of the Pakistani military's Inter-Services Intelligence agency said on Sunday the United States wants him on a U.N. list of people and organisations linked to al Qaeda and the Taliban.

China condemns Sarkozy meeting with Dalai Lama (Reuters) Posted: 07 Dec 2008 08:22 AM CST Reuters - China lodged a strong protest against French President Nicolas Sarkozy's weekend meeting with the Dalai Lama, saying it had damaged bilateral and Sino-EU ties, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei said on Sunday.

Facts about Mumbai attack suspects in India (Reuters) Posted: 07 Dec 2008 08:51 AM CST Reuters - Police forged ahead on Sunday with their investigation into the Mumbai attacks which killed 171 people last week. Four men are in custody, only one of them from Pakistan, which is where India says the attack originated.

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