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India tests missile amid tensions with Pakistan (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jan 2009 02:20 AM CST Reuters - India successfully tested a supersonic cruise missile on Tuesday in a remote desert close to the Pakistan border, officials said, amid continuing tensions with its nuclear-armed rival over the November attacks in Mumbai.

Bird flu spreads to Sikkim in northeast India (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jan 2009 02:43 AM CST Reuters - The deadly H5N1 bird flu virus has been found in dead poultry and wild birds in Sikkim, which borders China and Nepal, and authorities plan to start culling poultry soon, an official said on Tuesday.

Hopes high as Obama takes office; markets wobble (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jan 2009 01:51 AM CST Reuters - Barack Obama takes over as U.S. president on Tuesday with hopes riding high he can conjure up a rescue that will jolt the world's biggest economy back to life and contain the financial crisis ravaging global markets.

Satyam may have inflated employee count - report (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jan 2009 12:02 AM CST Reuters - Satyam Computer Services Ltd may have up to a fifth fewer staff than the Indian outsourcing company has said it has, the Economic Times said on Tuesday, citing an unnamed source familiar with a fraud probe.

Violence not only answer to Kashmir - Lashkar-e-Taiba (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jan 2009 04:42 PM CST Reuters - The banned militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba, blamed for the Mumbai attacks that killed 179 people, said on Monday for the first time that armed struggle was not the only way to deal with Kashmir.

India keeps up pressure on Pakistan over Mumbai (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jan 2009 12:12 PM CST Reuters - Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee, keeping up pressure on Pakistan to act against militants blamed for the Mumbai attacks, said on Monday countries failing to clamp down on terrorism would pay a heavy price.

Kaka stays at AC Milan, Man City move off (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jan 2009 06:51 PM CST Reuters - Brazilian playmaker Kaka rejected a world record move to Manchester City on Monday and pledged his immediate future to Italian side AC Milan.

Govt extends Satyam probe to linked cos (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jan 2009 10:35 AM CST Reuters - Fraud-hit Satyam Computer Services Ltd said on Monday a U.S.-based client had cancelled its contract, and the government widened its probe to two firms linked to Satyam's jailed founder.

Pakistan bowler Asif quits Indian Twenty20 league (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jan 2009 11:15 AM CST Reuters - Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif was granted a release from his Indian Twenty20 league contract on Monday, a week before his appeal against a positive dope test.

Police and robbers in South Delhi shootout (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jan 2009 06:16 AM CST Reuters - Police battled a heavily-armed gang in an upmarket area of South Delhi on Monday, wounding four robbers, police said.

IOC says fire at petrol tank, minor damage (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jan 2009 10:39 AM CST Reuters - An empty gasoline tank belonging to Indian Oil Corp at the port town of Kandla caught fire on Monday while being repaired but the blaze was controlled with no significant damage, the firm's director of marketing, G.C. Data, told Reuters.

Sehwag credits Kirsten for his revival (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jan 2009 11:33 AM CST Reuters - India opener Virender Sehwag has attributed his resurgence in form to the influence of coach Gary Kirsten after an "uncomfortable" spell under his predecessor Greg Chappell.

India, EU should sign trade deal this year - Mandelson (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jan 2009 07:42 AM CST Reuters - India and the European Union should aim to sign a free trade pact by the end of this year to keep investment flowing and counter the global downturn, Britain's Business Secretary Peter Mandelson said on Monday.

Missing chips trip up orphans in Mumbai (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jan 2009 03:41 AM CST Reuters - Two Indian orphans lost out on a much-needed payday at the Mumbai marathon as they could not afford the $4 for timing chips in their shoes, domestic media reported on Monday.

Maoists hold strike in Chhattisgarh (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jan 2009 04:34 AM CST Reuters - Maoist insurgents in Chhattisgarh blocked highways and stopped many train services in their forest stronghold on Monday to enforce a strike to protest the killing of 15 rebels by police.

Govt sees "nexus" between Satyam, Maytas cos (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jan 2009 07:25 AM CST Reuters - Corporate affairs minister Prem Chand Gupta said on Monday there appeared to be a "nexus" between the fraud at outsourcer Satyam Computer Services and other firms linked to its promoters.

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