India replies to Pakistan's queries on Mumbai dossier (Reuters) Posted: 13 Mar 2009 06:31 AM PDT Reuters - India replied on Friday to 30 questions raised by Pakistan over last November's Mumbai attacks and said it was time for Islamabad to act quickly in the investigation. |
'Slumdog' author says film gained from India setting (Reuters) Posted: 13 Mar 2009 03:21 PM PDT Reuters - Curiosity about India may have helped "Slumdog Millionaire" become a phenomenon, says the author of the novel which became the basis for the Oscar-winning film. |
India win toss and bat first against New Zealand (Reuters) Posted: 13 Mar 2009 07:27 PM PDT Reuters - India won the toss and elected to bat first in their fifth and final one-day international against New Zealand on Saturday. |
Government wants IPL dates changed over security (Reuters) Posted: 13 Mar 2009 08:48 AM PDT Reuters - The government raised fresh security concerns and asked the country's cricket board on Friday to revise match dates for the Indian Premier League (IPL) to avoid a clash of dates with the general election. |
Pakistan seeks way out of crisis, detentions multiply (Reuters) Posted: 13 Mar 2009 03:43 AM PDT Reuters - Pakistan's year-old civilian government sought a compromise to appease opposition leaders and a lawyers movement on Friday as police detained hundreds of activists in a bid to stifle a nationwide protest. |
Indian, foreign firms register for Satyam; PEs in race (Reuters) Posted: 13 Mar 2009 10:38 AM PDT Reuters - Fraud-hit Satyam Computer Services Ltd said on Friday that Indian and international firms, including private equity companies, had registered to bid for a controlling stake. |
NDA struggles ahead of election (Reuters) Posted: 13 Mar 2009 03:11 AM PDT Reuters - National Democratic Alliance (NDA), the main opposition Hindu-nationalist-led alliance, is struggling to unite and find new partners in potentially swing states, possibly damaging its chances of winning a general election only weeks away. |
ELECTION EYE - BJP struggles with allies (Reuters) Posted: 12 Mar 2009 11:42 PM PDT Reuters - The following is a snapshot of recent developments in India's general election campaign. The sources of reports are in brackets. |
China says willing to meet Dalai Lama's envoys (Reuters) Posted: 13 Mar 2009 01:23 AM PDT Reuters - Premier Wen Jiabao said on Friday China was open to holding more talks with envoys for the Dalai Lama as long as the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader renounces what Beijing describes as separatism. |
Communists launch Third Front (Reuters) Posted: 12 Mar 2009 08:19 PM PDT Reuters - A group of smaller political parties, including the communists, formally launched a "Third Front" on Thursday in a bid to provide an alternative to the two main national coalitions, leaders said. |
Frequent flyer Jeev Milkha Singh soars in Miami (Reuters) Posted: 12 Mar 2009 05:44 PM PDT Reuters - Golfing globetrotter Jeev Milkha Singh soared to the top of the WGC-CA Championship leaderboard at Doral on Thursday and said that while playing on three continents required meticulous planning it had made him a better player. |