IMF sees India's growth rate slowing dramatically (Reuters) Posted: 17 Mar 2009 05:13 PM PDT Reuters - India's economy is slowing dramatically and uncertainty surrounding the outlook is unusually large, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday. |
New Zealand 61-6 v India - lunch, day one (Reuters) Posted: 17 Mar 2009 05:26 PM PDT Reuters - New Zealand were 61 for six in their first innings at lunch on the opening day of the first test against India at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Wednesday. |
Democracy to be restored in Punjab province - Pakistan PM (Reuters) Posted: 17 Mar 2009 10:24 AM PDT Reuters - Pakistan's government will restore democracy quickly in Punjab, its biggest and politically most important province as part of reconciliation efforts, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Tuesday. |
Film-makers, multiplex owners' spat to hit Bollywood (Reuters) Posted: 17 Mar 2009 08:24 AM PDT Reuters - Bollywood could face a virtual shutdown after a dispute on revenue sharing between multiplex owners and film producers, leading to a freeze on marketing and release of all films after April 4. |
Reuters poll sees Congress coalition leading in election (Reuters) Posted: 17 Mar 2009 06:02 AM PDT Reuters - An alliance led by the ruling left-of-centre Congress Party is most likely to win the next general election but it could need communist support to build a majority, a Reuters poll of 14 leading analysts has predicted. |
Eight coal miners die in pit in Meghalaya (Reuters) Posted: 17 Mar 2009 10:44 AM PDT Reuters - Eight miners trapped in a coal mine in Meghalaya since last Friday have been found dead, police said on Tuesday. |
Rift in the Hindu-nationalist BJP (Reuters) Posted: 17 Mar 2009 10:01 AM PDT Reuters - The following is a snapshot of recent developments in India's general election campaign. The sources of reports are in brackets. |
India leaders blog, text to plug in to young voters (Reuters) Posted: 17 Mar 2009 01:57 AM PDT Reuters - Video clips on Youtube, updates on Facebook, blogs, and an online voter registration campaign. |
India chase rare series win in New Zealand (Reuters) Posted: 17 Mar 2009 02:22 AM PDT Reuters - New Zealand claimed an early victory ahead of the opening test against India when they kicked out a proposal to delay the start of the match by an hour, but it remains to be seen whether they will have similar success on the field. |
India says to meet direct tax collection goal (Reuters) Posted: 17 Mar 2009 06:52 AM PDT Reuters - India expects to meet its downwardly revised direct tax collection target of 3.45 trillion rupees ($67 billion) for the 2008/09 fiscal year ending on March 31, a finance ministry official said on Tuesday. |
Larsen in talks with PE firms for Satyam bid - paper (Reuters) Posted: 17 Mar 2009 07:25 AM PDT Reuters - Indian engineering conglomerate Larsen & Toubro is talking to private equity firms such as Blackstone and The Carlyle Group over a joint bid for Satyam Computer Services, the Economic Times reported on Tuesday. |
Asia's baby boomers saving more to spend more - poll (Reuters) Posted: 17 Mar 2009 03:05 AM PDT Reuters - More Asian baby boomers are making saving a priority, but a regional survey shows that the money is just as likely to be spent on a holiday or their children as it is to cushion against an uncertain economy. |
Dravid eyes rare test win in New Zealand (Reuters) Posted: 17 Mar 2009 04:14 AM PDT Reuters - Rahul Dravid has tasted test success in every test-playing nation except New Zealand and the veteran batsman is determined to end that barren run in the upcoming series. |
U.S. OKs record $2.1 bln arms sale to India (Reuters) Posted: 16 Mar 2009 05:25 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama's administration has cleared a $2.1 billion sale to India of eight Boeing Co P-8I maritime patrol aircraft, the largest U.S. arms transfer to India to date. |
ELECTION EYE - Rift in BJP (Reuters) Posted: 17 Mar 2009 02:07 AM PDT Reuters - The following is a snapshot of recent developments in India's general election campaign. The sources of reports are in brackets. |
Virender Sehwag sets the pace (Reuters) Posted: 16 Mar 2009 07:58 PM PDT Reuters - After hitting the seventh fastest century in one-day cricket, Virender Sehwag goes into India's test series against New Zealand carrying a reputation as the world's most destructive batsman. |
Pakistan defuses crisis, agrees to restore judge (Reuters) Posted: 16 Mar 2009 07:35 PM PDT Reuters - Pakistan's government agreed on Monday to reinstate Iftikhar Chaudhry as chief justice in a surprise bid to defuse a crisis and end agitation by lawyers and activists that had threatened to turn into violent confrontation. |