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General elections likely Apr. 8 - May 15 - TV reports (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jan 2009 02:17 AM CST Reuters - The general elections will probably be held Apr. 8 and May 15, the election commissioner was quoted as saying on Wednesday.

Woman jumps before moving train, survives (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jan 2009 01:47 AM CST Reuters - A woman who jumped before a moving train survived miraculously after landing between the tracks, the Times of India newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Fuel prices cut likely on Wednesday - govt source (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jan 2009 01:35 AM CST Reuters - The government is likely to reduce fuel prices by up to 11 percent, its second cut in nearly two months, as crude oil's $100 fall since July helps the government please buinesses and voters ahead of elections.

Satyam names bankers, to pay salaries on time (Reuters) Posted: 27 Jan 2009 09:46 AM CST Reuters - Fraud-scarred Satyam Computer Services on Tuesday named a management adviser and investment bankers to help revive its fortunes and said it would pay January salaries on time.

Pranab Mukherjee heads to Sri Lanka over fate of Tamils (Reuters) Posted: 27 Jan 2009 08:59 AM CST Reuters - Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee arrives in Colombo on Tuesday to discuss the safety of some 230,000 Tamil civilians caught in the end-game of Sri Lanka's 25-year-old civil war.

Mahindra not interested in Hummer, Volvo (Reuters) Posted: 27 Jan 2009 08:55 PM CST Reuters - Vehicle maker Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd is not interested in buying either General Motors Corp's Hummer brand or Ford Motor Co's Swedish car brand Volvo, a top executive said on Tuesday.

Former president R. Venkataraman dead (Reuters) Posted: 27 Jan 2009 06:17 AM CST Reuters - Former Indian president R. Venkataraman died on Tuesday, officials said. He was 98.

Orissa villagers in human chain protest at Vedanta (Reuters) Posted: 27 Jan 2009 06:04 AM CST Reuters - Thousands of tribespeople in Orissa, some carrying bows and arrows, formed a human chain on Tuesday to protest against a bauxite mine planned by Vedanta Resources Plc, police said.

Sehwag out, India opt to field in first Sri Lanka ODI (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jan 2009 12:29 AM CST Reuters - Opener Virender Sehwag was ruled out with a back niggle as India won the toss and elected to field in the first one-dayer against Sri Lanka on Wednesday.

India's "Taliban" may hurt BJP (Reuters) Posted: 27 Jan 2009 05:03 AM CST Reuters - An attack by Hindu hardliners on women in a pub in Mangalore is threatening to dent the reputation of the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) before elections due by May.

Doubts over "Pakistan militants" foiled by India (Reuters) Posted: 27 Jan 2009 03:23 AM CST Reuters - Doubts have been raised about police reports of a foiled attack on India's capital blamed on Pakistani militants, with newspapers wondering if the whole episode might have been staged.

Bihar deploys police after "Slumdog" protests (Reuters) Posted: 27 Jan 2009 03:32 AM CST Reuters - Police in Bihar tightened security on Tuesday, a day after slum dwellers objecting to the word "dog" attacked a cinema hall screening the Oscar-nominated film "Slumdog Millionaire" in Patna.

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