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• Singh still trails Olympic dad in Indian popularity ratings (Reuters)
• India army chief calls for Pakistan nuclear cap (Reuters)
• Congress allots flats to "Slumdog" child stars (Reuters)
• India summons Australia envoy over attacks, PMs speak (Reuters)
• India rights abuses stoke Maoist insurgency - report (Reuters)
• Govt to quantify climate benefits from NREGA (Reuters)
• Airbus eyes production in U.S., India (Reuters)
• Zaheer's recovery raises India's Twenty20 Cup hopes (Reuters)
• Sania Mirza finds her love match (Reuters)
• Govt may end fuel subsidies as reform push begins (Reuters)
• Cyclone strands millions in West Bengal and Bangladesh (Reuters)
• India summons Australia envoy over student attacks (Reuters)
• Growth beats expectations, fuels recovery hopes (Reuters)
• Monsoon seen stagnant for next 5 days (Reuters)
• INTERVIEW - Gambhir warns against underestimating rivals (Reuters)
• Airbus should produce in U.S., India - CEO (Reuters)
• Some signs of industrial revival - Anand Sharma (Reuters)
• NEWSMAKER - Telecom czar Sunil Mittal on African safari again (Reuters)
• Govt may impose extra tax on steel imports (Reuters)
• Bombs, gun battle, rock Peshawar (Reuters)

Singh still trails Olympic dad in Indian popularity ratings (Reuters) Posted: 29 May 2009 01:21 PM PDT Reuters - Jeev Milkha Singh has claimed a host of international victories and risen to number 39 in the world rankings but he says he is still behind his father in the Indian popularity stakes.

India army chief calls for Pakistan nuclear cap (Reuters) Posted: 29 May 2009 06:38 AM PDT Reuters - The world must put pressure on Pakistan to restrict its nuclear capabilities, India's army chief said on Friday, adding that reports of Pakistan stockpiling nuclear arsenal was a matter of serious concern.

Congress allots flats to "Slumdog" child stars (Reuters) Posted: 29 May 2009 06:55 AM PDT Reuters - Days after the makers of "Slumdog Millionaire" said they had bought an apartment for one of the child actors whose shanty had been demolished, Maharashtra chief minister said he had allotted flats to both child stars.

India summons Australia envoy over attacks, PMs speak (Reuters) Posted: 29 May 2009 08:21 AM PDT Reuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh spoke to his Australian counterpart Kevin Rudd on Friday and expressed concern over a spate of attacks on Indian students in Melbourne, as New Delhi summoned the Australian ambassador and urged action.

India rights abuses stoke Maoist insurgency - report (Reuters) Posted: 29 May 2009 07:16 AM PDT Reuters - Human rights abuses by Indian security forces such as torture and extrajudicial killings have helped fuel a Maoist insurgency that has killed thousands, a report by the Asian Centre for Human Rights said on Friday.

Govt to quantify climate benefits from NREGA (Reuters) Posted: 29 May 2009 02:39 AM PDT Reuters - The government has started a pilot project to quantify climate benefits from the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), the anti-poverty scheme that could become one of the country's main weapons to fight criticism it is not doing enough to tackle global warming.

Airbus eyes production in U.S., India (Reuters) Posted: 29 May 2009 04:37 AM PDT Reuters - Weeks before the first China-built Airbus rolls off the assembly line near Beijing, the European planemaker's top official has pulled out the map and targeted future jetliner production in the United States and India.

Zaheer's recovery raises India's Twenty20 Cup hopes (Reuters) Posted: 29 May 2009 03:12 AM PDT Reuters - India's hopes of retaining the World Twenty20 title next month were boosted on Friday with news that pace bowler Zaheer Khan was expected to recover from injury before the second group game.

Sania Mirza finds her love match (Reuters) Posted: 29 May 2009 01:55 AM PDT Reuters - Leading Indian player Sania Mirza has become engaged to a business scholar from her hometown of Hyderabad but has no plans to retire from competitive tennis, domestic media reported on Friday.

Govt may end fuel subsidies as reform push begins (Reuters) Posted: 29 May 2009 07:26 AM PDT Reuters - The government said it may eliminate diesel and gasoline subsidies as soon as July, quicker than expected, ending a policy that had crushed state refiners' profits, strained government finances and inflated oil demand.

Cyclone strands millions in West Bengal and Bangladesh (Reuters) Posted: 29 May 2009 02:20 AM PDT Reuters - Millions of people in West Bengal and Bangladesh remained marooned without food or water on Friday, four days after cyclone Aila hit them, and authorities said disease was becoming a serious problem.

India summons Australia envoy over student attacks (Reuters) Posted: 29 May 2009 03:27 AM PDT Reuters - India summoned the Australian ambassador on Friday to convey concern over a slew of attacks on Indian students in Melbourne and urged steps to ensure such assaults do not recur.

Growth beats expectations, fuels recovery hopes (Reuters) Posted: 29 May 2009 03:31 AM PDT Reuters - India's economy grew faster than expected in the March quarter, helped by strength in farm and services sectors that suggested Asia's third-largest economy has already turned the corner and may be set for an early recovery.

Monsoon seen stagnant for next 5 days (Reuters) Posted: 29 May 2009 03:18 AM PDT Reuters - Annual monsoon rains are expected to remain stagnant for up to five days, the weather department said on its website on Friday afternoon.

INTERVIEW - Gambhir warns against underestimating rivals (Reuters) Posted: 29 May 2009 12:15 AM PDT Reuters - Prolific opener Gautam Gambhir has warned against complacency ahead of India's defence of their World Twenty20 crown in England next month.

Airbus should produce in U.S., India - CEO (Reuters) Posted: 29 May 2009 02:44 AM PDT Reuters - Weeks before the first Chinese-built Airbus rolls off the assembly line near Beijing, the head of the European planemaker is pushing the idea of expanding future production to the United States and India.

Some signs of industrial revival - Anand Sharma (Reuters) Posted: 29 May 2009 01:19 AM PDT Reuters - There are some indications of an industrial revival in the country, new Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said on Friday.

NEWSMAKER - Telecom czar Sunil Mittal on African safari again (Reuters) Posted: 29 May 2009 02:11 AM PDT Reuters - Indian billionaire Sunil Mittal has a busy June lined up.

Govt may impose extra tax on steel imports (Reuters) Posted: 29 May 2009 01:05 AM PDT Reuters - NEW DELHI (Reuters) The government will consider slapping an additional import tax on steel to protect domestic industries from cheap imports, new Steel Minister Virbhadra Singh said on Friday.

Bombs, gun battle, rock Peshawar (Reuters) Posted: 28 May 2009 10:32 PM PDT Reuters - Two bombs exploded in a market in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Thursday, killing six people, and gunmen on rooftops ambushed police as they arrived at the scene.

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