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• Interpol issues alert for LeT founder Hafiz Saeed (Reuters)
• Salman Khan interested in IPL franchise (Reuters)
• India down Sri Lanka 3-1 in Nehru Cup, brighten final hopes (Reuters)
• Food prices surge 13.3 pct y/y; WPI falls (Reuters)
• Vettori becomes first left-arm spinner to join 300 club (Reuters)
• U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy dies at age 77 (Reuters)
• Karzai leads in Afghan poll, run-off indicated (Reuters)
• Sehwag ends Delhi selection revolt as officials relent (Reuters)
• DEALTALK - Bharti & MTN work on finalising deal; issues linger (Reuters)
• Trade min: need lower lending rates for exporters (Reuters)
• India's animation industry seen at $1 bln by 2012 - report (Reuters)
• Govt not looking at hiking fuel prices - oil secy (Reuters)
• Pakistani forces launch air attack on Taliban (Reuters)
• Rajasthan declares drought in 26 out of 33 districts (Reuters)
• INTERVIEW - West Bengal trims rice output esimate (Reuters)
• Vettori claims 300th wicket in Sri Lanka test (Reuters)
• CIA memo details procedures for breaking detainees (Reuters)
• Recognition of Abkhazia, Ossetia irreversible: Medvedev (Reuters)

Interpol issues alert for LeT founder Hafiz Saeed (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2009 04:31 AM PDT Reuters - The international police agency Interpol has issued a "red notice" alert for Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed, wanted in India in connection with attacks in Mumbai that strained relations between the nuclear-armed rivals.

Salman Khan interested in IPL franchise (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2009 07:50 AM PDT Reuters - Bollywood actor Salman Khan is interested in buying a franchise in the Indian Premier League (IPL), its chief Lalit Modi said on Wednesday.

India down Sri Lanka 3-1 in Nehru Cup, brighten final hopes (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2009 08:13 AM PDT Reuters - Holders India clinched a vital 3-1 league win over Sri Lanka on Wednesday to brighten their hopes of qualifying for the final of the five-nation Nehru Cup tournament.

Food prices surge 13.3 pct y/y; WPI falls (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2009 06:37 AM PDT Reuters - Indian food prices surged an annual 13.3 percent in mid-August even as the overall wholesale price index fell, and the impact of a poor monsoon on inflation and the economy could prompt further government relief steps.

Vettori becomes first left-arm spinner to join 300 club (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2009 08:50 AM PDT Reuters - New Zealand's Daniel Vettori became the first left-arm spinner to take 300 test wickets on Wednesday.

U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy dies at age 77 (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2009 08:07 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy, a towering figure in the Democratic Party who took the helm of one of America's most fabled political families after two older brothers were assassinated, died at age 77, his family said.

Karzai leads in Afghan poll, run-off indicated (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2009 07:22 AM PDT Reuters - Partial results from last week's election put Afghan President Hamid Karzai ahead of main rival Abdullah Abdullah, but not by enough to avoid a second round run-off in October, figures released on Wednesday showed.

Sehwag ends Delhi selection revolt as officials relent (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2009 01:43 AM PDT Reuters - Delhi cricket authorities have averted a player exodus led by India vice captain Virender Sehwag after agreeing to take steps to ensure the fairness of the selection process.

DEALTALK - Bharti & MTN work on finalising deal; issues linger (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2009 05:30 AM PDT Reuters - India's Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN hope to finalise by mid-September a deal that could lead to a full merger, with the Indian firm adding another adviser and getting closer to lining up loans, three sources said.

Trade min: need lower lending rates for exporters (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2009 05:23 AM PDT Reuters - India's bank loan rates for exporters need to be further cut and procedures made easier to cut transaction costs and help boost exports, Trade Minister Anand Sharma said on Wednesday, ahead of a policy review.

India's animation industry seen at $1 bln by 2012 - report (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2009 06:32 AM PDT Reuters - India's animation industry is expected to hit $1 billion by 2012 and the gaming industry would touch $830 million then, aided by increased outsourcing and a growing domestic market, a report released on Wednesday said.

Govt not looking at hiking fuel prices - oil secy (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2009 12:51 AM PDT Reuters - The government is not considering raising retail fuel prices despite an uptrend in global crude oil prices , the oil secretary said on Wednesday.

Pakistani forces launch air attack on Taliban (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2009 04:01 AM PDT Reuters - Pakistani helicopter gunships stepped up attacks on Taliban positions in the South Waziristan region on Wednesday, a day after militants confirmed that their leader was dead and announced his successor.

Rajasthan declares drought in 26 out of 33 districts (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2009 04:38 AM PDT Reuters - Rajasthan government has declared a drought in 26 out of 33 districts following over 50 percent damage to the crops due to poor monsoon this year, a senior official said.

INTERVIEW - West Bengal trims rice output esimate (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2009 04:57 AM PDT Reuters - Rice output in West Bengal, Indias biggest producer of the foodgrain, may drop by at least 10 percent in 2009/10 on poor monsoon, and winter-sown rice is unlikely to compensate for the loss, a top official said.

Vettori claims 300th wicket in Sri Lanka test (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2009 03:44 AM PDT Reuters - New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori became the first left-arm spinner to take 300 test wickets before Sri Lanka reached the opening day tea interval on 146 for three in the second test on Wednesday.

CIA memo details procedures for breaking detainees (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2009 01:14 AM PDT Reuters - Sleep deprivation, "insult slaps", water dousing and "walling", or slamming a detainee's head against a wall, were techniques used by CIA interrogators to break high-value detainees, according to an agency memo.

Recognition of Abkhazia, Ossetia irreversible: Medvedev (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2009 03:33 AM PDT Reuters - Russia will never reverse its decision to recognise the independence from Georgia of the rebel regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday, the first anniversary of the decision.

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