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BJP says to push reforms, FDI (Reuters) Posted: 30 Mar 2009 01:08 PM PDT Reuters - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will speed up foreign investment projects in India if it wins a general election, with business hit by red tape, land protests and lack of government help, party president Rajnath Singh said.

India's low inflation may not be vote-winner (Reuters) Posted: 30 Mar 2009 08:02 AM PDT Reuters - High food prices could prove to be a major issue among Indian voters in the upcoming general election despite the steep fall in the inflation rate, a top government economist said on Monday.

South India hunt for fleeing Tamil Tiger rebels (Reuters) Posted: 30 Mar 2009 01:12 PM PDT Reuters - Heavily armed commandos locked down a stretch of the southern Indian coast on Monday and began a house-to-house search for a group of suspected Tamil Tiger rebels from Sri Lanka, police said.

'Polypill' promising in cutting heart risks - study (Reuters) Posted: 30 Mar 2009 01:51 PM PDT Reuters - Bundling three older blood-pressure medicines, a cholesterol-lowering drug and aspirin into a single pill shows promise as a way to reduce heart disease, new research showed on Monday.

Pakistani troops recapture Lahore police academy (Reuters) Posted: 30 Mar 2009 10:20 AM PDT Reuters - Pakistani commandos stormed a police academy in Lahore on Monday, overwhelming suspected Taliban fighters who killed eight cadets and wounded scores in a rampage through the complex.

India hails U.S. Afghan plan, says ready for a role (Reuters) Posted: 30 Mar 2009 07:55 AM PDT Reuters - India said on Monday it was ready to play a role in a new U.S. war strategy for Afghanistan, welcoming what it said was a comprehensive plan to stamp out extremism that had roots in Pakistan.

Govt appoints lawyer for Kasab (Reuters) Posted: 30 Mar 2009 06:25 AM PDT Reuters - India appointed on Monday a lawyer to defend Mohammad Ajmal Kasab, the man accused of being the lone surviving gunman in last year's Mumbai attacks, a government lawyer said.

Laxman scores century, test ends in draw (Reuters) Posted: 30 Mar 2009 02:23 AM PDT Reuters - Vangipurappu Laxman scored his 14th test century after Gautam Gambhir had batted for almost 11 hours to ensure India secured a draw in the second test against New Zealand on Monday.

India expects action against protectionism at G20 (Reuters) Posted: 30 Mar 2009 07:40 AM PDT Reuters - India expects the G20 summit to act against trade protectionism and also to promote steps to reform international financial institutions, Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon said on Monday.

Zardari ends governor rule in Punjab to calm politics (Reuters) Posted: 30 Mar 2009 07:04 AM PDT Reuters - Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari lifted the central rule in the key province of Punjab on Monday, in an effort to mend fences with his main rival Nawaz Sharif.

GM, Peugeot CEOs forced out as auto woes deepen (Reuters) Posted: 30 Mar 2009 01:58 AM PDT Reuters - The Obama administration seized the wheel of the failing U.S. auto industry on Monday, forcing out General Motors Corp's CEO, pushing Chrysler LLC toward a merger and threatening bankruptcy for both.

Rains may delay wheat harvest in Punjab (Reuters) Posted: 30 Mar 2009 01:17 AM PDT Reuters - Rains and strong winds in recent days may delay wheat harvesting by at least a week in key producer Punjab, officials and farmers said on Monday.

Cabinet approves capital infusion in United Bank of India (Reuters) Posted: 30 Mar 2009 03:05 AM PDT Reuters - The government will invest a total 8 billion rupees in shares of unlisted United Bank of India in two trances until March 2010, as part of a capital restructuring plan of banks, Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said on Monday.

Obama: U.S. does not plan to put troops in Pakistan (Reuters) Posted: 29 Mar 2009 07:28 PM PDT Reuters - The United States will go after top al Qaeda leaders in Pakistan after consulting with Islamabad but does not intend to use combat troops on the ground there, President Barack Obama said in an interview aired on Sunday.

Siege at Pakistani police school, gunmen kill cadets (Reuters) Posted: 30 Mar 2009 02:32 AM PDT Reuters - Pakistani security forces besieged gunmen holed up in a police academy in Lahore on Monday after the militants rampaged through the centre's parade ground, killing up to 20 people.

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