Commonwealth Games organisers allay concerns (Reuters) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 07:44 AM PDT Reuters - New Delhi Commonwealth Games organisers promised on Wednesday to respond to heavy criticism and deliver a world class event next year. |
Freida Pinto, Winslet make People's best-dressed (Reuters) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 07:23 AM PDT Reuters - British actress Kate Winslet led the pack of People magazine's 10 best-dressed women of 2009, with U.S. first lady Michelle Obama chosen for "best accessible glamour." |
Pakistan foreign min does not see breakthrough with India (Reuters) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 03:08 AM PDT Reuters - Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Wednesday he did not expect any breakthrough on improving relations with old rival India when he meets Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna in New York this month. |
Railway ministry says no land seizures for rail projects (Reuters) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 06:06 AM PDT Reuters - The railway ministry said on Wednesday it would not seize private land for new projects, a move underscoring the political difficulties of acquiring land for large-scale infrastruture or industry. |
INTERVIEW - Powerhouse India lags China in nutrition goals (Reuters) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 07:09 AM PDT Reuters - India's rapid economic growth has failed to cut alarmingly high malnutrition rates, leaving it "two generations" behind China, a leading expert said on Wednesday. |
Hyundai to produce $5,000 car in India - Nikkei (Reuters) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 04:28 AM PDT Reuters - South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor Co plans to produce a new model in India priced as low as $5,000 and targeting emerging countries, Japanese business daily Nikkei reported. |
Briatore and Symonds leave Renault F1 team (Reuters) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 06:40 AM PDT Reuters - Renault parted company with flamboyant Formula One team boss Flavio Briatore and his deputy Pat Symonds on Wednesday after accepting allegations that last year's Singapore Grand Prix was fixed. |
Auto-rickshaw drivers back to school to improve Delhi image (Reuters) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 02:10 AM PDT Reuters - Auto-rickshaw drivers in New Delhi will be trained to be courteous and articulate by the country's tourism ministry ahead of next year's Commonwealth Games, according to a newspaper report on Wednesday. |
Hollywood mourns Swayze, salutes his courage (Reuters) Posted: 15 Sep 2009 09:00 PM PDT Reuters - Patrick Swayze's "Dirty Dancing" co-star Jennifer Grey recalled "being in his arms when we were kids" as Hollywood stars and movie fans alike on Tuesday mourned the actor's death at the age of 57. |
INTERVIEW - UN food aid hits 20-year low as hunger soars (Reuters) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 07:56 AM PDT Reuters - Food aid is at a 20-year low despite the number of critically hungry people soaring this year to its highest level ever, the head of the United Nations relief agency said on Wednesday. |
Finance Ministry to trim govt schemes, subsidies in FY11 (Reuters) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 07:33 AM PDT Reuters - India will aim at scrapping irrelevant government schemes and reduce subsidies in the next fiscal year, the finance ministry said, as it grapples to keep a lid on spending and rein in the fiscal deficit. |
EU leaders to tell G20 to conclude Doha in 2010 (Reuters) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 04:58 AM PDT Reuters - European Union leaders will press the G20 this week to conclude the Doha round of world trade talks in 2010 as part of efforts to boost dwindling global trade, still suffering from the economic crisis. |
Book that holiday: survey shows hotel prices have sunk (Reuters) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 02:21 AM PDT Reuters - Don't put off those plans to travel around the world much longer -- a new survey shows hotel prices are at their lowest in over five years, thanks, in part, to the economic downturn. |
India's poor healthcare a threat to growth - report (Reuters) Posted: 15 Sep 2009 08:16 PM PDT Reuters - India urgently needs to spend more on healthcare and save its poor population from poverty and hunger or face the risk of slower economic growth, leading health experts said in a report released on Tuesday. |
Aviation ministry to seek nod for Air India equity infusion (Reuters) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 12:39 AM PDT Reuters - India's civil aviation ministry will shortly seek cabinet approval to infuse equity into state-run carrier Air India, the ministry said on Wednesday. |
INTERVIEW - India changed attitude on Doha talks - UK min (Reuters) Posted: 15 Sep 2009 07:47 PM PDT Reuters - India has changed its attitude towards the slow-moving Doha trade talks and sent a positive signal by hosting a September ministerial meeting in New Delhi, Britain's trade minister said late on Tuesday. |
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