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Satyam fraud an isolated incident: NASSCOM (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2009 01:53 AM CST

Reuters - The major accounting fraud at outsourcer Satyam Computer Services is an isolated incident and is unlikely to impact the flow of deals to the export-driven sector, a tech industry lobby group said.

Britain, U.S. urge ceasefire in Sri Lanka (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2009 10:23 PM CST

Reuters - The United States and Britain urged a temporary ceasefire in Sri Lanka to evacuate casualties and allow relief into the war zone as the Island nation celebrates independence from colonial ruler Britain on Wednesday.

China mulling WTO case over India toy ban - paper (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2009 08:51 PM CST

Reuters - China may ask the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to investigate a six-month import ban slapped on its toys last month by India, the official China Daily reported on Wednesday, citing a source close to the matter.

Sehwag and Yuvraj lead India to big victory (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2009 12:58 PM CST

Reuters - Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh plundered centuries to lead India to a crushing 147-run win over Sri Lanka in the third one-day international and an unbeatable 3-0 series lead on Tuesday.

Boom marginalises India's urban poor - report (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2009 09:02 AM CST

Reuters - India's booming economy has helped marginalise the growing number of impoverished city dwellers while lifting millions out of poverty, a government report said on Tuesday.

Sense of urgency drives young Pakistani writers (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2009 01:20 AM CST

Reuters - Pakistan's struggle against Islamist militants is making life more hazardous, but it is also urging young Pakistani writers to tell their stories quickly, as well as helping to pitch them into the literary spotlight faster.

US, EU, others urge S.Lanka's Tigers to surrender (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2009 09:39 AM CST

Reuters - The United States, European Union, Japan and Norway on Tuesday urged Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers rebels to consider surrendering to avoid more deaths, including among thousands of civilians trapped in the war zone.

Dozens in Mumbai slums protest against "Slumdog" (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2009 05:31 AM CST

Reuters - Dozens of residents of a Mumbai slum where "Slumdog Millionaire" was partly shot protested against the Oscar-nominated film on Tuesday, hurling insults and hitting pictures of its cast and crew with slippers.

Sri Lanka omit Jayawardene, Sangakkara for Twenty20 game (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2009 08:31 AM CST

Reuters - Skipper Mahela Jayawardene and vice-captain Kumar Sangakkara were left out of Sri Lanka's 15-man squad on Tuesday for the Twenty20 match against India next week.

Exports seen slumping by a fifth in January (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2009 06:18 AM CST

Reuters - India's exports in January are expected to plummet by more than a fifth as the global slowdown slashes demand for Indian goods, and the trade minister said further government aid for ailing firms may follow.

SEBI to quiz Satyam founder; buyers await rules (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2009 08:23 AM CST

Reuters - India's market regulator won permission on Tuesday to quiz the jailed founder of Satyam Computer Services while potential bidders for the fraud-hit outsourcing firm waited for clarity on changes to takeover rules.

Free cellphones to fight Maoists in Jharkhand (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2009 03:35 AM CST

Reuters - Authorities in an insurgency-hit Jharkhand are distributing free mobile phones to villagers to provide information about Maoist rebels, officials said.

Second Bollywood hero goes virtual in new mobile game (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2009 04:20 AM CST

Reuters - "Devdas", Bollywood's ultimate unrequited love movie, is set to give India's rapidly growing animation and gaming industry a boost with a new mobile phone game that's based on the silver screen classic.

Murali equals world record as India pile up 363-5 (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2009 08:08 AM CST

Reuters - Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan equalled the world record for one-day international wickets but was powerless to prevent India amassing a huge total of 363 for five in the third match of the series on Tuesday.

SEBI mandates pledged share disclosure (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2009 07:59 AM CST

Reuters - MUMBAI (Reuters) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Tuesday made it mandatory for listed companies to disclose information about shares pledged by the promoters or promoter group.

Muralitharan equals record for one-day wickets tally (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2009 05:48 AM CST

Reuters - Sri Lanka off spinner Muttiah Muralitharan equalled the world record for most one-day wickets on Tuesday by taking his tally to 502.