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Gandhi items to return to India after New York auction (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Mar 2009 05:42 PM PST

School children are seen paying tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on the eve of his 136th birth anniversary at Amritsar in this October 1, 2005 file photo. REUTERS/Munish Sharma/FilesReuters - Items that belonged to revered Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi were sold at auction for $1.8 million on Thursday to an Indian tycoon who plans to donate them to his country.


India win toss and bat first against New Zealand (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Mar 2009 05:56 PM PST

Virender Sehwag bats in the nets during a training session before the second one-day cricket match of their five match series against New Zealand in Wellington March 5, 2009. REUTERS/Anthony PhelpsReuters - India won the toss and elected to bat first in their second one-day international against New Zealand on Friday.


Michael Jackson announces comeback in London (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Mar 2009 11:31 AM PST

U.S. pop star Michael Jackson gestures during a news conference at the O2 Arena in London March 5, 2009. Jackson announced his long-awaited comeback on Thursday, telling hundreds of screaming fans he would perform in London this summer and calling it his Reuters - U.S. pop star Michael Jackson announced his long-awaited comeback on Thursday, telling hundreds of screaming fans he would perform in London this summer and calling it his "final curtain call" in the city.


Former Honda F1 team saved as Brawn GP (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Mar 2009 05:53 PM PST

A Honda Racing team flag is displayed at a Formula One fan shop in Tokyo in this December 5, 2008 file photo. The Honda Formula One team has been saved barely three weeks before the start of the season and will compete as Brawn GP, the renamed team said on Friday. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/FilesReuters - The former Honda Formula One team has been saved and will race this season as Brawn GP under new owner Ross Brawn, the renamed team said in a statement on Friday.


Pakistan identifies those who attacked cricketers (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Mar 2009 11:14 AM PST

A bullet hole is seen on a window of a bus, which was carrying the Sri Lankan cricket team, parked outside the Gaddafi stadium  in Lahore March 3, 2009. REUTERS/Mohsin RazaReuters - Pakistani authorities have identified the people responsible for this week's attack on Sri Lanka's cricket team, a senior government official said on Thursday.


No joy from Indian rate cuts as outlook fears grow (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Mar 2009 07:21 AM PST

Indian police guard the Reserve Bank of India building in mumbai in this April 29,2003 file photo. REUTERS/Roy Madhur/FilesReuters - Surprise interest rate cuts by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) failed to shake off investor gloom on Thursday over an economy running at its weakest pace in years.


India agrees to lift ban on wheat exports - reports (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Mar 2009 04:52 AM PST

Labourers walk in a wheat field during harvesting in Bhartpur village, in the northern Indian state of Punjab, in this April 10, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Ajay Verma/FilesReuters - A panel of Indian ministers has agreed to lift a ban of exports of wheat and wheat products once elections end in May, local media reported on Thursday, citing sources they did not name.


Militants may try attack during polls - Chidambaram (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2009 10:44 PM PST

An election officer (2nd R) demonstrates how to use an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) during an awareness program inside a slum area in Siliguri March 4, 2009. REUTERS/Rupak De ChowdhuriReuters - The government fears possible militant attacks during the coming general election campaign, home minister P. Chidambaram said.


IPL to tweak schedule to avoid poll clash (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Mar 2009 03:16 AM PST

Bollywood actress Preity Zinta, franchisee of the Indian Premier League's (IPL) Mohali team, dances after a news conference in Mohali, February 17, 2008, file photo. REUTERS/Ajay VermaReuters - India's leading Twenty20 tournament will go ahead despite security concerns but some fixtures are being rescheduled to avoid clashing with national election dates, the IPL tournament director said on Thursday.


Samaraweera recovering after bullet removed from leg (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2009 11:59 PM PST

Sri Lanka's Thilan Samaraweera waves his bat and helmet as he celebrates his double century against Pakistan during the second day of their second cricket test match in Lahore March 2, 2009, file photo.  REUTERS/Mohsin RazaReuters - Thilan Samaraweera has undergone successful surgery to have a bullet removed from his leg after the batsman was shot in Tuesday's militant attack on the Sri Lanka team bus in the Pakistani city of Lahore.


Inflation at 3.03 pct on Feb. 21 (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2009 11:51 PM PST

A man carries a bag of potatoes near a vegetable market in  Kolkata May 31, 2008, file photo. REUTERS/Parth SanyalReuters - India's wholesale price index rose 3.03 percent in the 12 months to Feb. 21, below the previous week's annual rise of 3.36 percent, government data showed on Thursday.


Australian umpires slam Pakistan security (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2009 09:23 PM PST

A video grab shows gunmen firing in the direction of a police vehicle in Lahore March 3, 2009. REUTERS/SAMAA via Reuters TVReuters - The two Australian umpires caught up in the attack by gunmen on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan have slammed the security arrangements for the tour.


India ready to bid for Gandhi memorabilia (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Mar 2009 06:41 AM PST

Police personnel pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi near Mumbai in this  January 30, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - India will bid for freedom hero Mahatma Gandhi's personal belongings which are to be auctioned in New York on Thursday, the country's cultural affairs minister said.


BSE Sensex drops 2.9 pct to lowest close in 3 yrs (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Mar 2009 06:26 AM PST

People walk past the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in this January 2009 file photo.  The BSE Sensex sank 2.9 percent to their lowest close in more than three years on Thursday, after a half-point rate cut failed to bolster investor confidence and smother concerns about sagging growth. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - The BSE Sensex sank 2.9 percent to its lowest close in more than three years on Thursday, after a half-point rate cut failed to bolster investor confidence and smother concerns about sagging growth.


Pakistan issues sketches of gunmen, no breakthroughs (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Mar 2009 02:35 AM PST

A bullet hole is seen on a window of a bus, which was carrying the Sri Lankan cricket team, parked outside the Gaddafi stadium in Lahore March 3, 2009. Pakistani police were searching on Thursday for a breakthrough in their investigation nearly 48 hours after gunmen attacked the Sri Lankan cricket team and then melted away. REUTERS/Mohsin RazaReuters - Pakistani police issued sketches on Thursday of four of the gunmen who attacked Sri Lanka's cricket team but no breakthrough had emerged two days after the militants fired and then melted away.


BSE Sensex fall 2 pct to 4-month low (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2009 11:48 PM PST

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building is seen in this file photo. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - The BSE Sensex fell more than 2 percent to their lowest in more than four months on Thursday, as a half percentage point rate cut by the central bank was seen as too little to lift faltering growth.


Tobias Wolff wins Story Prize for short fiction (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2009 10:48 PM PST

Reuters - Author Tobias Wolff won the annual Story Prize for short fiction on Wednesday for "Our Story Begins," a compendium of some two dozen short stories including 10 never-before published in book form.

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