| Iran assails West, Israel at talks on nuclear treaty (Reuters) Posted: 04 May 2009 03:12 PM PDT  Reuters - Iran sharply criticized the United States, Britain and France on Monday for "continuous nuclear cooperation" with Israel, saying support for the Jewish state was a source of concern for the entire Middle East.
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| Tata Motors gets $500 mln in Nano bookings (Reuters) Posted: 04 May 2009 09:37 AM PDT  Reuters - Tata Motors, India's largest vehicle maker, said on Monday it raised about 25 billion rupees ($500 million) from consumer bookings for its Nano, the world's cheapest car.
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| Police charge 2 with tampering Anil Ambani's chopper (Reuters) Posted: 04 May 2009 08:52 AM PDT  Reuters - Police in Mumbai on Monday charged two employees of an aircraft maintenance firm with tampering a helicopter belonging to Indian telecom tycoon Anil Ambani, one of the world's richest men.
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| Dhoni and Jakati send Super Kings to top of IPL (Reuters) Posted: 04 May 2009 11:13 AM PDT Reuters - An unbeaten half-century from MS Dhoni and four-wickets for Shadab Jakati propelled Chennai Super Kings to the Indian Premier League (IPL) summit after a 78-run victory over Deccan Chargers. |
| Multiplexes face 3-bln-rupee hit on producer spat (Reuters) Posted: 04 May 2009 06:15 AM PDT  Reuters - Multiplexes in India will likely lose up to 3 billion rupees in the June-quarter as an ongoing tussle with movie producers has led to almost no new releases at a time when the slowdown has cut footfalls, analysts said.
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| India shares up most in 6 mths; up 51 pct vs 2009 low (Reuters) Posted: 04 May 2009 05:54 AM PDT  Reuters - Indian shares jumped 6.4 percent on Monday, their biggest one-day gain in six months, as data showed factory output grew in April for the first time in five months and boosted hopes for an economic recovery.
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| Nepal PM quits over army chief's sacking (Reuters) Posted: 04 May 2009 06:36 AM PDT  Reuters - Nepal's Maoist Prime Minister Prachanda resigned on Monday after a crisis sparked by his sacking of the country's army chief, plunging the Himalayan republic into political turmoil.
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| FEATURE - Communists face farmer backlash in election (Reuters) Posted: 03 May 2009 07:52 PM PDT  Reuters - For over three decades, West Bengal has been run by the world's longest-serving democratically-elected communist government.
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| Pakistan battles Taliban; pact hangs in balance (Reuters) Posted: 04 May 2009 05:33 AM PDT  Reuters - Pakistani forces battled Taliban fighters on Monday as the militants denounced the army and government as U.S. stooges and said a peace pact would end unless the government halted its offensive.
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| RP Singh returns to India's Twenty20 World Cup team (Reuters) Posted: 04 May 2009 12:34 AM PDT  Reuters - Left-arm paceman Rudra Pratap Singh has returned to India's Twenty20 squad for next month's World Cup following his vibrant performances in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) in South Africa.
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| RBI deputy governor resigns, to teach at Stanford (Reuters) Posted: 04 May 2009 06:11 AM PDT  Reuters - Rakesh Mohan, a deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India said on Monday he will step down on June 10 to take up a stint as a professor at Stanford University.
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| Bus crash in Kashmir kills 25 - police (Reuters) Posted: 04 May 2009 02:10 AM PDT Reuters - Twenty-five people were killed when a minibus skidded off a Himalayan mountain road and fell into a gorge in Kashmir on Monday, police said. |
| Asia faces up to challenges of global crisis (Reuters) Posted: 04 May 2009 04:40 AM PDT  Reuters - The global downturn could lead to unrest, more poverty and environmental challenges in Asia, regional leaders were warned on Monday, after they agreed on a $120 billion emergency fund to counter the crisis.
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| Games - India's beggars eye Commonwealth windfall, attend classes (Reuters) Posted: 03 May 2009 09:20 PM PDT  Reuters - Beggars in the Indian capital are eyeing a windfall from tourists during next year's Commonwealth Games and some are learning to ask for alms in foreign languages, according to a newspaper report on Sunday.
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| ELECTION EYE - Congress ready to sit in opposition (Reuters) Posted: 03 May 2009 10:47 PM PDT  Reuters - The following is a snapshot of recent developments in India's general election campaign. (The sources are mentioned in brackets).
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| Nepal president defies Maoists over sacked army head (Reuters) Posted: 04 May 2009 12:24 AM PDT  Reuters - Nepal's president has asked sacked army chief General Rookmangud Katawal to stay in his post, defying the Maoist government and thrusting the Himalayan republic deeper into political crisis.
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| Imran Khan barred from Karachi (Reuters) Posted: 04 May 2009 04:06 AM PDT  Reuters - Pakistani authorities stopped cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan travelling to the southern city of Karachi on Sunday because of fear his trip could trigger violence in the commercial hub.
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| Bangalore beat Mumbai Indians by nine wickets (Reuters) Posted: 03 May 2009 08:06 PM PDT  Reuters - Bangalore Royal Challengers beat Mumbai Indians by nine wickets in their Indian Premier League match at the Wanderers on Sunday.
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| Nepal government wobbles over army chief's sacking (Reuters) Posted: 03 May 2009 09:32 PM PDT  Reuters - A key ally of Nepal's ruling Maoists withdrew support on Sunday, leaving the coalition unstable after differences over the sacking of the country's army chief earlier in the day.
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| Punjab and Bangalore join two other teams at top of IPL (Reuters) Posted: 03 May 2009 08:09 PM PDT  Reuters - The Punjab Kings XI and the Bangalore Royal Challengers joined two other teams at the top of the Indian Premier League standings after winning their respective games on Sunday.
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