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Cong govt may need left again - Pawar (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2009 08:35 AM PDT

Reuters - One of India's most powerful ruling politicians said on Wednesday any new Congress government may have to rely on support from the communists or other regional parties to win a parliamentary majority after a general election.

Kashmir fight kills 25, Lashkar vows more attacks (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2009 08:38 AM PDT

Reuters - The Pakistan-based militant group blamed for the Mumbai attacks threatened on Wednesday more violence in Kashmir after a five-day gunbattle with troops that killed 25 people.

Indian businesses brace for impact of IPL switch (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2009 05:20 AM PDT

Reuters - Indian businesses from street vendors to multi-million dollar advertising agencies are braced for a financial jolt following the Indian Premier League's (IPL) switch to South Africa.

Bindeshwar Pathak wins Stockholm water prize (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2009 08:43 AM PDT

Reuters - A man who has fought for almost four decades to improve sanitation in India's slums and villages was awarded the 2009 Stockholm Water Prize on Wednesday.

Jharkhands poor pray to Obama for "honest" poll candidates (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2009 06:03 AM PDT

Reuters - Villagers in Jharkhand chanted sacred hymns and offered prayers to Barack Obama on Wednesday, while appealing to political parties to field candidates like the U.S. President in the upcoming general election.

Newspaper editor shot dead in Assam (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2009 05:25 AM PDT

Reuters - Unidentified gunmen shot dead an editor of a newspaper in revolt-racked Assam, police said on Wednesday.

"Salaam Bombay" star turned driver recalls own "Slumdog" past (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2009 12:28 AM PDT

Reuters - Once he was as famous as the child stars from "Slumdog Millionaire", but Shafiq Syed's own rags-to-riches story has ended and he now earns $3 a day driving a motor rickshaw.

Spice says may withdraw from Satyam bid process (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Mar 2009 10:53 PM PDT

Reuters - Spice Group, a suitor for Satyam Computer Services, may withdraw from the race to buy the fraud-hit Indian outsourcing firm due to a lack of desired transparency in the bidding process, its chairman said on Wednesday.

NZ batsmen must dig in to level India series (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2009 12:46 AM PDT

Reuters - Batting time will be key to New Zealand levelling their test series against India on a McLean Park pitch that is likely to produce plenty of runs when the second test begins on Thursday.