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Inflation heads towards zero; rate cuts seen (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2009 08:23 AM PDT Reuters - Inflation headed towards zero in early March and analysts say it will soon turn negative, opening the way for the Reserve Bank of India to cut interest rates further to prop up demand and growth.

China says ready to resolve toy row with India (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2009 08:07 AM PDT Reuters - China said on Thursday it was ready to resolve trade disputes with India, including a ban on imports of Chinese toys, a day after Beijing raised the issue with the World Trade Organisation.

Karat reaches out to Congress (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2009 06:12 AM PDT Reuters - Prakash Karat, head of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), said he would be open to talking to the ruling Congress party to support the formation of an alternative "Third Front" government after an upcoming general election.

Govt defers new pension plan for private employees (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2009 06:21 AM PDT Reuters - The government on Thursday deferred the launch of a new pension scheme for private-sector employees ahead of upcoming general elections.

Recession the fashion at India Fashion Week (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2009 12:39 AM PDT Reuters - India's biggest fashion event started on a dark note in New Delhi with designers using the global recession and emotional depression to set a sombre trend for their autumn/winter collections.

Maoists kill local RSS leader in Orissa (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2009 04:03 AM PDT Reuters - Suspected Maoists shot dead a Hindu leader in Orissa, police said on Thursday, raising fears of religious clashes in the region.

Fearing attacks, India steps up security for leaders (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2009 12:33 AM PDT Reuters - Indian authorities are stepping up security for political leaders, fearing possible militant attacks as a general election approaches, home ministry officials and police said on Thursday.

Jharkhand villagers burn group of robbers to death (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2009 04:07 AM PDT Reuters - Angry villagers in Jharkhand burned alive eight robbers and beat four others to death, police said on Thursday.

Thousands protest police killing in Kashmir (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2009 02:26 AM PDT Reuters - Thousands of people marched in the streets of a southern Kashmir town on Thursday, accusing police of killing a Muslim carpenter, witnesses said, the second incident in a month involving security forces.

FACTBOX - Opinion polls before general election (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2009 02:31 AM PDT Reuters - An alliance led by the Congress party is ahead in pre-poll surveys carried out by several polls in India.

Austria's Fritzl gets life in jail for murder, rape (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2009 06:50 AM PDT Reuters - Josef Fritzl was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for locking up and raping his daughter in a cellar over 24 years, fathering seven children with her, and causing the death of an infant son.

India's FY09 textile exports seen flat - official (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2009 03:33 AM PDT Reuters - India's textile exports for the year ending March 2009 is expected to be flat compared with the previous year, as a falling rupee offset losses in the first six months, a government official said on Thursday.

India officials dismisses Sri Lanka's security concerns (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2009 01:05 AM PDT Reuters - Indian cricket officials downplayed security concerns surrounding their Twenty20 league next month after the Sri Lankan board said it would review the situation before allowing its players to participate.

India within one run of New Zealand (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2009 01:39 AM PDT Reuters - India were just one run short of New Zealand's first innings when they accepted an offer of bad light on the second day of the opening test in Hamilton on Thursday.

Bangladesh boosts salaries after exodus to ICL (Reuters) Posted: 18 Mar 2009 11:35 PM PDT Reuters - The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have bumped up salaries by 30 percent amid concerns more players could ditch their contracts to join the more lucrative rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL).

Actress Natasha Richardson dies after ski fall (Reuters) Posted: 18 Mar 2009 06:57 PM PDT Reuters - Award-winning actress Natasha Richardson, a member of Britain's Redgrave acting dynasty, died on Wednesday at age 45 after a suffering a severe brain injury in a skiing accident in Canada earlier this week.

IBM in talks to buy Sun Microsystems - sources (Reuters) Posted: 18 Mar 2009 09:18 PM PDT Reuters - IBM is in talks to buy Sun Microsystems Inc, sources with knowledge of the matter said, a move that could bolster the technology giant against rivals in the high-end computer server and software markets.

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