POLL - Inflation seen at 4.43 pct on Jan. 31 (Reuters) Posted: 11 Feb 2009 01:23 AM CST Reuters - India's annual inflation rate is forecast to have fallen to its lowest in just over a year at the end of January due to a cut in state-set fuel prices, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday. |
Russia, India sign $700 mln in nuclear fuel deals (Reuters) Posted: 11 Feb 2009 01:32 AM CST Reuters - Russia has signed more than $700 million in deals to supply India's nuclear reactors with fuel pellets, Russia's state-owned nuclear company said in a statement on Wednesday. |
Eight family members beheaded in Bihar revenge killing (Reuters) Posted: 11 Feb 2009 01:43 AM CST Reuters - Eight members of a man's poverty-ridden family were shot and beheaded before their bodies were thrown into a river in Bihar after he secretly married a wealthy girl, police said on Wednesday. |
SpiceJet, other Indian carriers raise fares (Reuters) Posted: 10 Feb 2009 10:36 PM CST Reuters - Low cost carrier SpiceJet has raised fares by 30-40 percent, as unsustainable lower tariffs have failed to spur demand as expected, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday. |
More Tibet unrest cannot be ruled out - official (Reuters) Posted: 10 Feb 2009 08:17 PM CST Reuters - Fresh unrest in Tibet cannot be ruled out nearly a year after riots in the regional capital Lhasa because Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, is determined to foment trouble, Chinese officials said on Tuesday. |
Pathan brothers steal dramatic win for India (Reuters) Posted: 10 Feb 2009 10:54 PM CST Reuters - India completed a victorious tour with a three-wicket win against Sri Lanka in a Twenty20 international on Tuesday. |
Indian league bans Asif for failed dope test (Reuters) Posted: 11 Feb 2009 01:33 AM CST Reuters - Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif was handed a one-year ban by organisers of an Indian Twenty20 league on Wednesday for a failed drug test last year. |
Qaeda commander warns India of Mumbai-like attacks (Reuters) Posted: 10 Feb 2009 08:03 AM CST Reuters - An al Qaeda commander has warned India of more attacks like the recent assault on Mumbai and said its economic interests would be targeted if it retaliates against Pakistan. |
Threats made against Mumbai suspect Kasab - police (Reuters) Posted: 10 Feb 2009 08:25 AM CST Reuters - Police have been told of possible threats against a man identified as the lone surviving gunman from the Mumbai attacks, in which 179 people were killed, a senior police officer said on Tuesday. |
Satyam auditors say partners deny criminal activity (Reuters) Posted: 10 Feb 2009 10:03 AM CST Reuters - Two jailed partners from Price Waterhouse have denied involvement in criminal activity at the fraud-hit Satyam Computer Services, the auditing company said on Tuesday. |
Maoist influence is spreading - experts (Reuters) Posted: 10 Feb 2009 05:32 AM CST Reuters - Well-armed Maoist rebels are rapidly expanding their insurgency in India, catching the government off-guard with their appeal to the poor and destitute, officials and experts say. |
Pakistan advises Holbrooke talk to Taliban moderates (Reuters) Posted: 10 Feb 2009 09:25 AM CST Reuters - Pakistan advised U.S. President Barack Obama's special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan on Tuesday to reach out to reconcilable elements of the Taliban movement as part of a strategy for peace in the region. |
In U.S./India talks, don't mention the "K" word (Reuters) Posted: 10 Feb 2009 02:50 AM CST Reuters - U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke will tread a fine line in India on an imminent visit, seeking stability in Afghanistan and Pakistan without mentioning the Kashmir dispute many see as a source of the region's conflicts. |
India says open to talks with China on toy ban (Reuters) Posted: 10 Feb 2009 05:35 AM CST Reuters - India is ready to hold talks with Beijing over its ban on the import of Chinese toys, the trade minister said on Tuesday, a day after China warned New Delhi to exercise restraint or face serious damage to ties. |
Q+A - Kashmir: An obstacle to South Asia stability (Reuters) Posted: 10 Feb 2009 04:45 AM CST Reuters - U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke will tread a thin line when he visits New Delhi, aiming to promote stability in Afghanistan and Pakistan without mentioning the Kashmir dispute that many see as a source of the region's conflicts. |
China angry at Italian award for Dalai Lama (Reuters) Posted: 10 Feb 2009 02:23 AM CST Reuters - China on Tuesday expressed its anger at an Italian award for exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and warned of unspecified consequences in relations. |