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• Weak India monsoon rains threaten planting - attache (Reuters)
• India says Pakistan talks 'crucial', Gilani upbeat (Reuters)
• India to host majority of 2011 World Cup matches (Reuters)
• Heavy rains throw life out of gear in Mumbai (Reuters)
• Clinton to visit India, Thailand July 17-23 (Reuters)
• France, India discuss defence, energy after parade (Reuters)
• Weak monsoon threatens farms, power supply (Reuters)
• Pakistan's PM optimistic about talks with India (Reuters)
• BCCI plans lectures to develop players (Reuters)
• World Chefs - Ramaiah's food craving leads to new career (Reuters)
• Sensex bounces 3.4 pct as optimism returns (Reuters)
• Govt may offer funding to Air India (Reuters)
• Bangladesh urges India to catch fugitive rebels (Reuters)
• Darjeeling protests hit tea and tourism (Reuters)
• Deficient rains still a concern - Montek (Reuters)
• Australian Senden replaces Indian Singh (Reuters)
• BHEL gets $130 mln power plant order (Reuters)

Weak India monsoon rains threaten planting - attache (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jul 2009 01:48 PM PDT Reuters - Farmers in India will face a shorter window to plant crops this season if the region's annual monsoon remains weak, a U.S. Department of Agriculture attache in New Delhi said in a report released Tuesday.

India says Pakistan talks 'crucial', Gilani upbeat (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jul 2009 11:30 AM PDT Reuters - Pakistan's prime minister said on Tuesday he hoped a meeting in Egypt with his Indian counterpart would get peace talks back on track after last year's Mumbai attacks.

India to host majority of 2011 World Cup matches (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jul 2009 10:27 AM PDT Reuters - India will host a majority of the matches in the 2011 World Cup to be staged in southern Asia, as per the recommendations made by the tournament's central organising committee (COC) on Tuesday.

Heavy rains throw life out of gear in Mumbai (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jul 2009 08:33 AM PDT Reuters - Heavy rains lashed most of Mumbai on Tuesday, flooding the city's low-lying areas and throwing normal life out of gear, officials and witnesses said on Tuesday.

Clinton to visit India, Thailand July 17-23 (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jul 2009 11:35 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will travel to Asia July 17-23, visiting India to try to deepen U.S.-Indian ties and then Thailand for a regional conference, the State Department said on Tuesday.

France, India discuss defence, energy after parade (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jul 2009 09:18 AM PDT Reuters - India wants to strengthen trade and political ties with France, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday after Indian troops were given pride of place in the annual Bastille Day military parade.

Weak monsoon threatens farms, power supply (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jul 2009 07:54 AM PDT Reuters - The government is scrambling to divert power supplies to the countryside to irrigate rice and oilseed crops and limit damage after the worst start to the vital monsoon season in eight decades has raised fears of a drought.

Pakistan's PM optimistic about talks with India (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jul 2009 03:39 AM PDT Reuters - Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani set off for an international conference in Egypt on Tuesday, saying he hoped discussions there with his Indian counterpart would get peace talks back on track.

BCCI plans lectures to develop players (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jul 2009 02:45 AM PDT Reuters - The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will hold lectures for national players to help them deal with the constant pressure from media and passionate fans, domestic media reported on Tuesday.

World Chefs - Ramaiah's food craving leads to new career (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jul 2009 09:03 AM PDT Reuters - Cravings for the street food of her childhood in India and a newspaper article about fast food franchises convinced Sunitha Ramaiah's to abandon a career as a corporate attorney to start her own restaurant.

Sensex bounces 3.4 pct as optimism returns (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jul 2009 04:41 AM PDT Reuters - The BSE Sensex rebounded 3.4 percent on Tuesday after four straight falls, riding a global rally as encouraging economic data in Asia and optimism on the financial sector from a prominent U.S. analyst boosted confidence.

Govt may offer funding to Air India (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jul 2009 01:41 AM PDT Reuters - India is considering injecting funds into ailing national carrier Air India by way of equity and debt as an initial public offer is unlikely at present, the civil aviation minister said on Tuesday.

Bangladesh urges India to catch fugitive rebels (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jul 2009 02:11 AM PDT Reuters - Bangladesh has urged India to arrest some 25 fugitive rebel troops believed to have been hiding across the border following a mutiny early this year, security officials said on Tuesday.

Darjeeling protests hit tea and tourism (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jul 2009 12:28 AM PDT Reuters - New separatist protests by ethnic Nepalis in Darjeeling hills are hampering tourism and threatening to cut production of the area's eponymous tea by more than 20 percent, industry officials said on Tuesday.

Deficient rains still a concern - Montek (Reuters) Posted: 13 Jul 2009 11:22 PM PDT Reuters - Deficient rainfall in India continues to be a matter of concern for the economy but the monsoon is expected to recover in July, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, the plan panel deputy chairman, said on Tuesday.

Australian Senden replaces Indian Singh (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jul 2009 07:10 AM PDT Reuters - India's Jeev Milkha Singh withdrew from the British Open on Tuesday because of a lingering rib injury.

BHEL gets $130 mln power plant order (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jul 2009 12:08 AM PDT Reuters - Ppower equipment maker Bharat Heavy Electricals said on Tuesday it had won an order worth 6.4 billion rupees ($130 million) to build a 270 megawatt capacity power plant in eastern India.

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