Schumacher set to replace Massa at Ferrari (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 11:22 AM PDT Reuters - Seven times Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher will replace injured driver Felipe Massa at Ferrari if he passes a fitness test, the team said on Wednesday. |
Govt to maintain growth amid global slump - Mukherjee (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 08:47 AM PDT Reuters - India hopes to maintain the present level of economic growth despite a global slump as a steep fall in exports has been arrested in the last two months and industrial output looks promising, senior government officials said on Wednesday. |
PM says will carry on with Pakistan dialogue (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 12:16 PM PDT Reuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told parliament on Wednesday he would continue to try and improve ties with Pakistan, a sign the government was looking to move towards resuming a stalled peace dialogue with Islamabad. |
Phelps breaks record to retain 200 butterfly (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 11:22 AM PDT Reuters - A resurgent Michael Phelps shattered his own world record to retain his 200 metres butterfly title at the world championships on Wednesday. |
Google "interested" in Microsoft/Yahoo deal (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 09:13 AM PDT Reuters - Search engine giant Google Inc said it was "interested" in Microsoft's 10-year search deal with Yahoo announced on Wednesday, adding that competition was usually good for online users. |
India against "new approach" to Doha talks - minister (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 08:08 AM PDT Reuters - India is against any new approach to negotiations on reaching a global trade deal but wants an early conclusion to the stalled Doha round as it would help the global economy, the trade minister said on Wednesday. |
Microsoft, Yahoo in 10-year Web search partnership (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 11:41 AM PDT Reuters - Microsoft Corp and Yahoo Inc inked a 10-year Web search deal to challenge market leader Google Inc but stopped short of combining their display advertising businesses. |
India to maintain growth amid global slump - Pranab Mukherjee (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 04:20 AM PDT Reuters - The government hopes to maintain the present level of economic growth despite a global slump as a steep fall in exports has been arrested in the last two months and industrial output looks promising, senior government officials said on Wednesday. |
Vijender, Sushil win prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 06:39 AM PDT Reuters - Olympic bronze medallists Vijender Kumar and Sushil Kumar have been awarded India's highest sporting prize, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the sports ministry announced on Wednesday. |
Musharraf shuns Pakistan court hearing on misrule (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 05:25 AM PDT Reuters - A Pakistan Supreme Court hearing into allegations of misrule by former president Pervez Musharraf resumed on Wednesday without any lawyers present to defend the ex-army chief, who left for London two months ago. |
Australia do not have same aura, says Strauss (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 05:49 AM PDT Reuters - Australia do not have the same aura about them as recent dominant teams from Down Under, England captain Andrew Strauss said on Wednesday. |
Bangladesh orders troops out of hill region (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 06:27 AM PDT Reuters - Bangladesh has ordered troops to pull out from the southeastern hill region 12 years after signing a peace deal with tribal insurgents, officials said on Wednesday. |
Hero Honda June qtr profit soars (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 08:54 AM PDT Reuters - Hero Honda Motors Ltd, India's leading motorcycle maker, beats forecasts with an 83 percent rise in quarterly profit as sales rose and costs fell, and said it expected the growth momentum to be maintained. |
BMW exit no surprise to F1 governing body (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 04:12 AM PDT Reuters - Formula One's governing body expressed regret but no surprise at BMW's startling exit from the sport on Wednesday and hoped cost-cutting measures would prevent more departures. |
Bihar offers cash to boost school attendance (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 12:49 AM PDT Reuters - Bihar is offering one rupee (two cents) per day to poor children to encourage them to attend school and raise literacy levels, officials said on Wednesday. |
Q&A - BMW to leave Formula One at end of 2009 (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 06:01 AM PDT Reuters - BMW announced on Wednesday they will leave Formula One at the end of 2009. The following Q&A looks at where that leaves the sport: |
Rights group urges resettlement for S.Lanka's displaced (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 04:20 AM PDT Reuters - The international advocacy group Human Rights Watch urged the Sri Lankan government on Wednesday to release hundreds of thousands of Tamil civilians confined to displacement camps despite the end of the country's civil war. |
Q+A - How monsoon rains impact South Asia crops (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 05:19 AM PDT Reuters - South Asia is suffering from unusually erratic annual monsoon rains this year, with India seeing the driest June in 83 years and a wetter than usual July, and conditions across the region varying from floods to drought. |
FACTBOX - Impact of climate change on India (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 02:25 AM PDT Reuters - India is among countries most threatened by climate change with experts warning that rising temperatures will lead to more floods, heatwaves, storms, rising sea levels and unpredictable farm yields. |
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