FEATURE - India becomes R&D hot spot as high-tech firms cut costs (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jul 2009 05:53 PM PDT Reuters - At Microsoft's research centre in a leafy lane in India's tech capital, a new generation of researchers are being groomed half a world away from the software giant's sprawling headquarters in Seattle. |
Kasab in surprise guilty plea (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jul 2009 07:41 AM PDT Reuters - The lone surviving gunman from last year's Mumbai attacks made a surprise guilty plea on Monday, admitting his role in the three-day rampage that killed 166 and raised tensions between India and Pakistan. |
Flintoff bowls England to famous victory (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jul 2009 12:39 PM PDT Reuters - Andrew Flintoff bowled with furious pace and sustained hostility on Monday to propel England to their first Ashes win over Australia at Lord's since 1934. |
India, U.S. say agree nuclear sites, defence pact (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jul 2009 12:42 PM PDT Reuters - The United States and India said on Monday they had agreed on a defence pact that takes a major step towards allowing the sale of sophisticated U.S. arms to the South Asian nation as it modernises its military. |
Apollo astronauts bemoan state of U.S. space program (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jul 2009 01:43 PM PDT Reuters - The U.S. investment in the Apollo space program, which landed men on the moon, paid off handsomely, unlike the $100 billion plowed into the International Space Station, Apollo's pioneering astronauts said on Monday. |
Al Hasan drives Bangladesh to first series win (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jul 2009 03:52 PM PDT Reuters - Bangladesh claimed their first overseas test series win when Shakib Al Hasan's fine all-round performance guided them to a four-wicket victory over West Indies in Grenada on Monday. |
Closing schools won't stop pandemics - study (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jul 2009 01:47 PM PDT Reuters - Closing schools at the first sign of a new pandemic might delay the worst so health officials can prepare, but cannot prevent the spread of the disease, British researchers said on Monday. |
Ronaldo makes quiet Real debut as Benzema steals show (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jul 2009 02:52 PM PDT Reuters - Cristiano Ronaldo wore the white of Real Madrid on Monday for the first time since his record move from Manchester United, playing 45 minutes in a 1-0 friendly win over lowly Irish side Shamrock Rovers. |
Supreme Court seeks explanation on gas deal (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jul 2009 02:13 AM PDT Reuters - The Supreme Court asked Reliance Industries and Reliance Natural Resources to explain why a gas supply deal between the two should not be cancelled and cleared the way for the government to be a party in the court battle, lawyers for both sides said. |
FACTBOX - Key facts on Mumbai gunman Mohammad Ajmal Kasab (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jul 2009 06:19 AM PDT Reuters - The lone surviving gunman from the Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people, who became India's prime evidence of a Pakistani hand in the three-day siege, made a surprise guilty plea in court on Monday. |
Flash floods kill 36 in Orissa, displace thousands (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jul 2009 09:54 PM PDT Reuters - Floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains over the past week have killed at least 36 people in Orissa and inundated half a million homes, officials and witnesses said on Monday. |
India to miss its electricity capacity goal (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jul 2009 08:33 AM PDT Reuters - India will fail to meet its power generation growth goal, lagged far behind China in adding new capacity and remained dogged by shortages of coal for power plants, a minister told parliament on Monday. |
ANALYSIS - Boo him like Beckham, American dream is over (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jul 2009 09:25 AM PDT Reuters - He was supposed to be the man who would take soccer in the United States to the next level yet David Beckham is in danger of becoming an embarrassing liability to the game in the country. |
No proposal to free Indian retail fuel prices - min (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jul 2009 06:50 AM PDT Reuters - The Indian government is not considering a proposal to free controls on retail prices of petrol and diesel, junior oil minister Jitin Prasada said on Monday. |
Economy, rights on agenda for ASEAN ministers (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jul 2009 11:27 PM PDT Reuters - Southeast Asian foreign ministers sought ways on Monday to boost their economies, fight terrorism and counter criticism that a new human rights commission will be a toothless body. |
FACTBOX - Key facts about Pakistani suspects in Mumbai attacks (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jul 2009 07:03 AM PDT Reuters - The sole surviving gunman in the Mumbai attacks pleaded guilty on Monday, but India has charged 37 others in the three-day slaughter of 166 people. Only two besides Kasab are in Indian custody; the rest are thought to be in Pakistan. |
Indonesia TV identifies Jakarta hotel bombing suspect (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jul 2009 11:39 PM PDT Reuters - An Indonesian television station on Monday named a likely suspect in the suicide bombings of two luxury hotels in Jakarta, saying he had school links to members of the radical Islamic group Jemaah Islamiah. |
U.S., India expected to sign defence pact (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jul 2009 05:01 AM PDT Reuters - The United States and India are expected to sign an agreement on Monday that would take a major step towards allowing the sale of sophisticated U.S. arms to the South Asian nation, three senior U.S. officials said. |
Cink ends Watson's dream with Turnberry win (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jul 2009 08:06 PM PDT Reuters - Tom Watson's remarkable bid for a British Open victory at the age of 59 fell agonisingly short on Sunday when he lost to fellow American Stewart Cink in a four-hole playoff. |
FEATURE - Asia's beverage sector fizzes despite downturn (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jul 2009 08:22 PM PDT Reuters - The crowds drinking beer in the bustling bars of Mumbai and Shanghai underscore the motive behind a flurry of recent merger and acquisition activity in Asia, with forecasts of strong growth for beer and spirits in years to come. |
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