Satyam says won new deals despite fraud revelation (Reuters) Posted: 02 Feb 2009 11:30 PM CST Reuters - Satyam Computer Services Ltd won 15 outsourcing contracts in January despite revelation of India's biggest corporate accounting fraud at the company, a spokeswoman said. |
India to grow in excess of 7 pct this FY - minister (Reuters) Posted: 03 Feb 2009 02:17 AM CST Reuters - The Indian economy will grow in excess of 7 percent in the current fiscal year, Trade Minister Kamal Nath said on Tuesday. |
India signs IAEA inspections pact key to atom trade (Reuters) Posted: 02 Feb 2009 11:57 AM CST Reuters - India signed a pact on Monday opening up its civilian nuclear plants to U.N. inspections, a condition of a U.S.-led deal allowing it to import nuclear materials and technology after a three-decade freeze. |
9/11 lawyer offers to mediate Bhopal pollution case (Reuters) Posted: 02 Feb 2009 05:54 PM CST Reuters - A lawyer who oversaw the compensation fund for victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks has offered to help resolve a long-running water pollution lawsuit stemming from the deadly Bhopal gas leak in India 25 years ago, court papers show. |
Dalai Lama taken to hospital with "discomfort" in arms (Reuters) Posted: 02 Feb 2009 08:38 AM CST Reuters - Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, was taken to a hospital in New Delhi on Monday after complaining of "a mild discomfort" in both his arms, his aides said. |
Gunmen kidnap American U.N. official in Pakistan (Reuters) Posted: 02 Feb 2009 12:28 PM CST Reuters - Gunmen abducted an American official working for the U.N. refugee agency in Pakistan on Monday and killed his driver, the latest in a string of attacks on foreigners in the country. |
Government bars Pakistan players from travelling to IPL (Reuters) Posted: 02 Feb 2009 06:42 AM CST Reuters - Pakistan's leading cricketers will not be allowed to travel to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) because of the government's concerns over security, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Monday. |
Two documentaries set in India eye Oscar glory (Reuters) Posted: 02 Feb 2009 05:08 AM CST Reuters - Forget "Slumdog Millionaire". Two documentary films shot in India are also eyeing Oscar glory this month. |
Rising sea salinates Ganges - expert (Reuters) Posted: 02 Feb 2009 04:34 AM CST Reuters - Rising sea levels are causing salt water to flow into India's biggest river, threatening its ecosystem and turning vast farmlands barren in the country's east, a climate change expert warned on Monday. |
Maoists kill 15 policemen in Maharashtra (Reuters) Posted: 02 Feb 2009 03:45 AM CST Reuters - Suspected Maoist rebels killed 15 policemen at the weekend in Maharashtra, police said on Monday, in one of the biggest such attacks in the state. |
SEBI says to amend open offer rules (Reuters) Posted: 02 Feb 2009 06:46 AM CST Reuters - The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) said on Monday it would amend its regulations after it was approached by Satyam Computer Service's government-appointed board for some exemptions from open offer rules, but gave no timeframe. |