Pakistani PM confirms arrest of 2 Lashkar suspects (Reuters) Posted: 10 Dec 2008 02:25 AM CST Reuters - Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani confirmed on Wednesday the arrest of two members of the Lashkar-e-Taiba jihadi group named by India as suspects in the conspiracy behind the attack on Mumbai last month. |
India asks U.N. council to blacklist Mumbai planners (Reuters) Posted: 10 Dec 2008 01:02 AM CST Reuters - Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed urged the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday to help punish anyone responsible for the deadly attacks in Mumbai by adding them to a U.N. terrorism blacklist. |
India stimulus may not spur manufacturing - survey (Reuters) Posted: 10 Dec 2008 03:15 AM CST Reuters - The fiscal stimulus package announced by the government is unlikely to revive growth in the manufacturing sector soon, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) said on Tuesday. |
Mumbai attackers part of bigger suicide team - NYT (Reuters) Posted: 09 Dec 2008 08:39 PM CST Reuters - The 10 men who conducted the attacks in Mumbai belonged to a group of 30 recruits selected for suicide missions and the whereabouts of the other 20 are unknown, the New York Times reported. |
India's Nov car sales down 19.4 pct y/y - industry (Reuters) Posted: 10 Dec 2008 01:38 AM CST Reuters - Car sales in India plunged by nearly a fifth in November, the worst fall in eight years, as high borrowing costs, tight credit and a slowing economy dragged down demand, an industry body said on Wednesday. |
Police name new suspect in Mumbai attack probe (Reuters) Posted: 09 Dec 2008 07:43 PM CST Reuters - Police on Tuesday identified for the first time a fifth suspect in their probe into the attacks that killed 171 in Mumbai, and released the names and pictures of the nine gunmen shot dead in the three-day assault. |
Hero Honda, Ford cut India vehicle prices (Reuters) Posted: 09 Dec 2008 10:16 PM CST Reuters - Hero Honda Motors Ltd, India's leading motorcycle maker, has reduced the prices of its products after the government cut a tax as part of a stimulus package. |
Mumbai attacks reveal Pakistan challenges - Petraeus (Reuters) Posted: 09 Dec 2008 01:45 PM CST Reuters - The attacks that killed 171 people in Mumbai spoke volumes about the security challenges in neighbouring Pakistan, U.S. General David Petraeus said on Tuesday. |
REUTERS WITNESS - Back from the dead in Mumbai (Reuters) Posted: 09 Dec 2008 09:50 AM CST Reuters - Its not often that you get to read your own name in the obituaries. Three days after armed militants went on the rampage in Mumbai, newspapers and TV channels included my name in the list of more than 170 people who lost their lives in the carnage. |
Indian shares extend gains to 5 percent on day (Reuters) Posted: 10 Dec 2008 03:45 AM CST Reuters - Indian shares extended gains to 5 percent in afternoon trade on Wednesday, led by Reliance Industries and selective buying by foreign funds. |
Tough fight awaits Congress despite state wins (Reuters) Posted: 09 Dec 2008 08:23 AM CST Reuters - Victory in three state elections by Congress party in the face of an economic slowdown and fallout from the Mumbai attacks are no guarantee of success in next year's general election, analysts said on Tuesday. |
England to make donation to Mumbai victims (Reuters) Posted: 09 Dec 2008 05:57 AM CST Reuters - England will donate half of their match fees from the first test against India starting on Thursday to the victims of last month's attacks in Mumbai, batsman Alastair Cook said on Tuesday. |