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• I have Amy Winehouse on my iPod, says UK's Brown (Reuters)
• The gay factor in Indian cinema (Reuters)
• Bin Laden's son 'probably killed' by U.S. strike (Reuters)
• U.N. council extends its Nepal mission but wants out (Reuters)
• Judge accepts Kasab's plea, trial to go on (Reuters)
• Naked girls plough fields in Bihar for rain (Reuters)
• Monsoon 15 pct above normal in July 22 week (Reuters)
• Cabinet meets, no announcement on sugar import (Reuters)
• Porsche axes CEO, sets stage for VW merger (Reuters)
• India approves $3.2 bln of road projects - finance ministry (Reuters)
• Water in Indian reservoirs rises in past week - govt (Reuters)
• Langer passes Bradman's first-class runs record (Reuters)
• Constant format switches hurting consistency - Gambhir (Reuters)
• India June infrastructure output jumps, WPI falls (Reuters)
• Bharti results disappoint; still pursues MTN deal (Reuters)
• Bin Laden son probably killed, Taliban leader lives (Reuters)
• India, U.S. talk climate, but little progress seen (Reuters)
• British Sikhs revive deadly art banned by the Raj (Reuters)
• Fiat, Tata to sell Nano in Latin America - Tata to paper (Reuters)
• Stray snake halts proceedings in Orissa state assembly (Reuters)

I have Amy Winehouse on my iPod, says UK's Brown (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jul 2009 01:49 PM PDT Reuters - Songs by Amy Winehouse, the British soul singer known for her rebel image, are in there with the Beatles, Bach and Beethoven on Gordon Brown's iPod, the dour British Prime Minister disclosed on Thursday.

The gay factor in Indian cinema (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jul 2009 10:43 AM PDT Reuters - Love blooms at a home for destitute women in a remote Indian village.

Bin Laden's son 'probably killed' by U.S. strike (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jul 2009 12:24 PM PDT Reuters - One of Osama bin Laden's sons was probably killed by a U.S. missile strike in Pakistan earlier this year, U.S. National Public Radio reported, citing U.S. intelligence sources.

U.N. council extends its Nepal mission but wants out (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jul 2009 02:19 PM PDT Reuters - The U.N. Security Council on Thursday extended the mandate of the U.N. mission in Nepal for another six months but urged the government to resume a stalled peace process to allow the mission to leave in January.

Judge accepts Kasab's plea, trial to go on (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jul 2009 03:27 AM PDT Reuters - The judge in the trial of Mohammad Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving gunman of last year's Mumbai attacks, on Thursday "recorded" his guilty plea but said the trial would go ahead as some charges were still unanswered.

Naked girls plough fields in Bihar for rain (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jul 2009 04:11 AM PDT Reuters - Farmers in Bihar have asked their unmarried daughters to plough parched fields naked in a bid to embarrass the weather gods to bring some badly needed monsoon rain, officials said on Thursday.

Monsoon 15 pct above normal in July 22 week (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jul 2009 07:27 AM PDT Reuters - India's monsoon rains were 15 percent above normal in the week to July 22, the second consecutive week of above-average rainfall after an exceptionally dry patch since the start of the season.

Cabinet meets, no announcement on sugar import (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jul 2009 11:14 AM PDT Reuters - The cabinet met late on Thursday but there was no announcement about any decision at the meeting, which had been widely expected to allow imports of raw sugar beyond July 31, government officials said.

Porsche axes CEO, sets stage for VW merger (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jul 2009 04:57 AM PDT Reuters - Sportscar maker Porsche conceded a months-long power struggle to mass-market rival Volkswagen by axing its chief executive and said it would raise at least 5 billion euros in equity as the two prepared for a merger.

India approves $3.2 bln of road projects - finance ministry (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jul 2009 06:45 AM PDT Reuters - The government has approved 15 road projects to be build with the help of private firms for an estimated cost of 155.6 billion rupees ($3.2 billion), the finance ministry said in a statement on Thursday.

Water in Indian reservoirs rises in past week - govt (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jul 2009 05:55 AM PDT Reuters - Above-normal monsoon rains in the past week helped water levels in India's main reservoirs rise to 23 percent of capacity in the week to July 23, up from 14 percent a week ago, government data showed.

Langer passes Bradman's first-class runs record (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jul 2009 06:45 AM PDT Reuters - Justin Langer became the highest scoring Australian in first-class cricket on Thursday when he overtook the great Don Bradman.

Constant format switches hurting consistency - Gambhir (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jul 2009 04:22 AM PDT Reuters - A packed international schedule and constant shifting between three formats has made it difficult for top players to maintain a consistent level, India opener Gautam Gambhir told local media.

India June infrastructure output jumps, WPI falls (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jul 2009 06:45 AM PDT Reuters - Indian infrastructure output grew in June at its fastest pace in 18 months in a sign of improving economic activity while wholesale prices fell for the sixth straight week, bolstering expectations the central bank will hold rates steady at next week's policy review.

Bharti results disappoint; still pursues MTN deal (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jul 2009 04:46 AM PDT Reuters - Bharti Airtel's results sparked concerns over its sales and profitability growth in India's cut-throat market, putting more pressure on it to thrash out terms of a merger with South Africa's MTN.

Bin Laden son probably killed, Taliban leader lives (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jul 2009 06:45 AM PDT Reuters - One of Osama bin Laden's sons was probably killed by a U.S. missile strike in Pakistan earlier this year, U.S. National Public Radio reported, citing U.S. intelligence sources.

India, U.S. talk climate, but little progress seen (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jul 2009 12:31 AM PDT Reuters - Talks between India and the United States this week, seen as an opportunity to narrow differences on climate change, made little headway on carbon emission cuts, but saw some movement on technology innovation.

British Sikhs revive deadly art banned by the Raj (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jul 2009 04:45 AM PDT Reuters - A short drive away from Windsor Castle, a group of ferocious-looking, blue-turbanned men are trying to preserve a martial art that frightened the life out of the British when they ruled India.

Fiat, Tata to sell Nano in Latin America - Tata to paper (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jul 2009 04:29 AM PDT Reuters - Italian carmaker Fiat SpA and Tata Motors Ltd intend to sell Tata's ultra-low-cost Nano model jointly in Latin America, the Indian firm's chief Ratan Tata said in an interview published on Thursday.

Stray snake halts proceedings in Orissa state assembly (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jul 2009 04:10 AM PDT Reuters - A stray snake brought parliament to a standstill for several hours on Thursday in Orissa, officials said.

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