| Thousands cross lagoon to flee Sri Lanka fighting (Reuters) Posted: 14 May 2009 04:38 PM PDT  Reuters - Thousands of civilians under rebel fire waded across a lagoon on Thursday to escape Sri Lanka's war zone, where government forces have surrounded Tamil Tiger separatists for the final battle of a 25-year conflict, the military and a U.N. official said.
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| U.N.'s Ban "gravely concerned" for Myanmar's Suu Kyi (Reuters) Posted: 14 May 2009 11:32 AM PDT  Reuters - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed "grave concern" on Thursday over reports that Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was charged with violating her house arrest and could face new jail time.
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| Rajasthan and Bangalore secure dramatic last over wins (Reuters) Posted: 14 May 2009 12:57 PM PDT Reuters - The Rajasthan Royals and the Bangalore Royal Challengers secured thrilling last over victories in their Indian Premier League (IPL) matches on Thursday. |
| 'Slumdog' child star's Mumbai shanty home torn down (Reuters) Posted: 14 May 2009 07:10 AM PDT  Reuters - City authorities in Mumbai demolished the shanty home of a "Slumdog Millionaire" child star on Thursday, forcing his family into the streets months after the Oscar-winning film shot him to global fame.
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| ICC rejects Pakistan's World Cup challenge (Reuters) Posted: 14 May 2009 01:02 PM PDT  Reuters - The International Cricket Council (ICC) has rejected Pakistan's legal challenge against its decision to move 2011 World Cup matches out of the country for security reasons.
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| Indian consumers confident despite downturn - survey (Reuters) Posted: 14 May 2009 07:40 AM PDT  Reuters - Indian consumers are largely shrugging off the global economic downturn, with more than two-thirds saying they have no plans to cut spending over the next year, Boston Consulting Group said in a report on Thursday.
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| Middlesex to play Rajasthan Royals in Twenty20 match (Reuters) Posted: 14 May 2009 04:21 AM PDT  Reuters - English Twenty20 champions Middlesex will meet last year's Indian Premier League (IPL) winners Rajasthan Royals at Lord's on July 6 in the first of an annual fixture between the champions of the two countries.
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| India scraps women hockey tour of Canada due to flu fears (Reuters) Posted: 14 May 2009 01:55 AM PDT  Reuters - India's women's field hockey team have cancelled their tour of Canada this month because of fears over the H1N1 influenza outbreak.
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| Indian politics a lucrative business, watchdog says (Reuters) Posted: 14 May 2009 04:53 AM PDT  Reuters - More than half of India's lawmakers running for re-election to parliament reported a 300 percent increase in their assets since the last ballot five years ago, a survey conducted by a corruption watchdog said.
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| Rajasthan Royals beat Mumbai Indians by two runs (Reuters) Posted: 14 May 2009 11:47 AM PDT Reuters - Rajasthan Royals beat Mumbai Indians by two runs in their Indian Premier League match at Kingsmead in Durban on Thursday. |
| Markets trim initial falls on election worries (Reuters) Posted: 14 May 2009 07:29 AM PDT  Reuters - Stocks initially fell sharply and the rupee weakened to 50 to the dollar on Thursday on signs that neither of the major coalitions had won national polls, but then pared losses as the markets' worst-case looked unlikely.
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| BCCI raises insurance cover after Lahore attack (Reuters) Posted: 14 May 2009 12:53 AM PDT  Reuters - The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has increased its life insurance cover on its men and women's cricketers on overseas trips following the attack on the Sri Lanka cricket team bus in Pakistan in March, media reported on Thursday.
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| Left seen softening stand against Congress (Reuters) Posted: 13 May 2009 11:25 PM PDT  Reuters - The chief of India's main communist party has said they would stop the Hindu-nationalist opposition from taking power, in a sign of its softening stand against the ruling Congress that may help it to form a coalition.
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| SCENARIOS - Possible outcomes from India's general election (Reuters) Posted: 14 May 2009 05:23 AM PDT  Reuters - The final results of India's election will be released on Saturday, with exit polls showing neither the ruling Congress coalition nor the Bharatiya
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| FACTBOX - Market moves after previous India elections (Reuters) Posted: 14 May 2009 04:10 AM PDT  Reuters - The ruling Congress-led coalition and its rivals were jostling to secure new allies to boost their possible parliamentary numbers on Thursday after exit polls said both would fall way short of a majority.
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| Inflation at 0.48 pct on May 2 (Reuters) Posted: 13 May 2009 11:46 PM PDT  Reuters - India's wholesale price index rose 0.48 percent in the 12 months to May 2, below the previous week's annual rise of 0.70 percent, government data showed on Thursday.
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| Monsoon rains likely from May 26 - Met office (Reuters) Posted: 14 May 2009 12:30 AM PDT  Reuters - India's monsoon rains are expected to hit the southern Indian coast on May 26, five days ahead of the normal date, the weather office said on Thursday.
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| Sri Lanka's war grinds on despite U.S., U.N. calls (Reuters) Posted: 14 May 2009 02:39 AM PDT  Reuters - Fighting in Sri Lanka's war showed no signs of abating on Thursday despite strong words from Barack Obama and the U.N. Security Council, with both sides refusing to budge in the waning days of a 25-year conflict.
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