Pakistan may outsmart India in diplomatic poker (Reuters) Posted: 06 Jan 2009 03:00 AM CST Reuters - India may be frustrated and even outwitted by Pakistan over the Mumbai attacks, after placing its faith in diplomacy and the support of the United States. |
PM says Pakistan "agencies" linked to attack (Reuters) Posted: 06 Jan 2009 03:08 AM CST Reuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh accused Pakistan on Tuesday of acting irresponsibly, saying November's Mumbai attacks must have had support from some of its nuclear-armed neighbour's official agencies. |
Truckers' strike pushes up commodity prices (Reuters) Posted: 06 Jan 2009 03:52 AM CST Reuters - A nationwide strike by tens of thousands of truckers entered its second day on Tuesday, pushing up prices of some commodities and threatening to choke supplies of fruits and vegetables. |
Tendulkar opposed to neutral venues in domestic trophy (Reuters) Posted: 05 Jan 2009 11:39 PM CST Reuters - Sachin Tendulkar is opposed to the use of neutral venues for the knockout stages of the Ranji Trophy after a rare appearance in the tournament by the leading batsman drew a very small crowd. |
Bollywood's Khans may clash again this December (Reuters) Posted: 06 Jan 2009 01:25 AM CST Reuters - Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan brought some cheer at the fag end of a dismal year for the film industry -- and they might do so again in 2009. |
Vintage Kolkata trams glam up to make a comeback (Reuters) Posted: 06 Jan 2009 02:53 AM CST Reuters - They've been rumbling down Kolkata's roads for more than a 130 years, and now vintage trams are undergoing a makeover in their only home in India to entice commuters and reduce choking pollution. |
Air India sacks 10 air hostesses for being overweight (Reuters) Posted: 06 Jan 2009 01:44 AM CST Reuters - State-run carrier Air India sacked 10 air hostesses for being "exceptionally overweight", a spokesman said on Tuesday. |
FACTBOX - India hands Mumbai evidence to Pakistan (Reuters) Posted: 06 Jan 2009 03:41 AM CST Reuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday that Pakistan was whipping up war hysteria, and that the Mumbai attacks must have had support from some official agencies within its nuclear-armed neighbour. |
Saina Nehwal resolves to make top five (Reuters) Posted: 05 Jan 2009 07:53 PM CST Reuters - Saina Nehwal brushed aside her disappointment about missing an Olympic medal to become the first Indian woman to crack the top 10 in the world badminton rankings in December and the teenager is aiming even higher in 2009. |
Omar Abdullah takes power in Kashmir (Reuters) Posted: 05 Jan 2009 06:39 AM CST Reuters - Kashmir's youngest-ever chief minister was sworn in on Monday, promising to heal the wounds of a region hit by two decades of separatist rebellion against Indian rule which has killed thousands. |
India signs $2.1 billion defence deal with Boeing (Reuters) Posted: 05 Jan 2009 08:47 PM CST Reuters - India has signed a $2.1 billion contract with leading U.S. aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co for naval patrol aircraft as part of an overhaul of the South Asian nation's mainly old Soviet military hardware. |
India says hands Mumbai attack evidence to Pakistan (Reuters) Posted: 05 Jan 2009 10:37 AM CST Reuters - India handed over evidence on Monday to Pakistan that it said linked Pakistani militants to the Mumbai attacks and demanded a prompt investigation, piling diplomatic pressure on its nuclear-armed rival. |
Mahatma's works to go public 60 years after his death (Reuters) Posted: 05 Jan 2009 08:33 PM CST Reuters - The thought-provoking literary works of Mahatma Gandhi, India's iconic freedom fighter, are set to go public after the copyright on his writings and speeches lapses this month. |
Supreme Court orders protection of Christians in Orissa (Reuters) Posted: 05 Jan 2009 08:01 AM CST Reuters - The Supreme Court ordered authorities in Orissa on Monday to provide security to thousands of Christians who fled their homes after some of the worst religious violence in decades last year, officials said. |
Sri Lankan army fights toward last Tamil Tiger bases (Reuters) Posted: 05 Jan 2009 11:47 AM CST Reuters - Sri Lankan troops advanced towards Tamil Tiger bastions on Monday, moving into position to assault the heavily-fortified isthmus leading to the Jaffna Peninsula. |
Bhutto's daughter sings of pain in hip-hop tribute (Reuters) Posted: 05 Jan 2009 05:59 AM CST Reuters - The elder daughter of Pakistan's assassinated former prime minister Benazir Bhutto has written a rap song expressing her anguish over her mother's death. |
Poor burn books to stay warm in chilly India, 55 dead (Reuters) Posted: 05 Jan 2009 04:52 AM CST Reuters - At least 55 people have died over the past four days in northern and eastern India as a spell of cold weather swept the region, officials said on Monday. |
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