Website publishes sensitive Twitter corporate info (Reuters) Posted: 15 Jul 2009 04:26 PM PDT Reuters - Technology news website TechCrunch published on Wednesday sensitive internal documents belonging to Twitter, including financial projections, offering a rare glimpse into the wildly popular microblogging site. |
India, Pakistan PMs to meet, Mumbai attacks cloud talks (Reuters) Posted: 15 Jul 2009 03:36 PM PDT Reuters - The prime ministers of India and Pakistan meet in Egypt on Thursday for talks which Islamabad hopes will pave the way to the resolution of all disputes with its rival. |
U.S. hopes to unveil defense, nuclear deals in India (Reuters) Posted: 15 Jul 2009 12:44 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hopes to unveil agreements that would help U.S. firms sell sophisticated arms and nuclear power plants to India when she visits next week, a U.S. official said on Wednesday. |
Iranian plane crashes after fire, killing 168 (Reuters) Posted: 15 Jul 2009 09:47 AM PDT Reuters - A Tupolev aircraft crashed in Iran on Wednesday on its way to Armenia after catching fire in mid-air and ploughing into farmland, killing all 168 people on board just 16 minutes after take-off. |
Reliance ADAG, DreamWorks close to $825 mln film financing deal (Reuters) Posted: 15 Jul 2009 04:32 PM PDT Reuters - Director Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks Studios could receive $825 million in film financing to begin producing movies starting this year, Reliance ADA Group which is involved in deal talks said on Wednesday. |
Pakistan sees momentum in ties with India (Reuters) Posted: 15 Jul 2009 01:30 PM PDT Reuters - On the eve of talks with his Indian counterpart, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Wednesday he hoped recent momentum in ties could push the rivals toward "comprehensive engagement". |
India wants "terrorism infrastructure" dismantled (Reuters) Posted: 15 Jul 2009 11:23 AM PDT Reuters - India's prime minister said on Wednesday "the infrastructure of terrorism" must be dismantled, remarks clearly directed at rival Pakistan. |
Monsoon picks up; govt says no need to panic (Reuters) Posted: 15 Jul 2009 08:57 AM PDT Reuters - India has a contingency plan if annual monsoon rains remain below normal and there is no need panic, the finance minister said on Wednesday. |
Somali pirates leave dhow, 14 Indian crew-EU force (Reuters) Posted: 15 Jul 2009 09:57 AM PDT Reuters - Somali pirates abandoned a dhow and its 14 member Indian crew on Thursday after using the ship to attack an oil tanker earlier this week, a European Union anti-piracy force said. |
Govt says borrowing to remain front-loaded (Reuters) Posted: 15 Jul 2009 07:44 AM PDT Reuters - The government will try to raise most of its record borrowing needs by the end of September to leave more room for private borrowers in the second half of the 2009/10 fiscal year, the finance secretary said on Wednesday. |
Police easy prey for Maoist rebels - experts (Reuters) Posted: 15 Jul 2009 05:04 AM PDT Reuters - Police are ill-equipped and sometimes afraid to fight Maoist guerrillas whose growing strength poses the biggest internal security problem and threatens investment, experts said on Wednesday. |
India, Pakistan officials talk in Egypt on tensions (Reuters) Posted: 15 Jul 2009 05:58 AM PDT Reuters - Top diplomats from India and Pakistan have begun talks to reduce tensions between the two states in a meeting on the fringes of a gathering in Egypt, sources close to the talks said. |
Commonwealth Games venue delay forces test event shift (Reuters) Posted: 15 Jul 2009 06:41 AM PDT Reuters - Organisers have been forced to move the Commonwealth wrestling championships out of New Delhi in December due to the delay in the venue being built for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the capital. |
New Zealand quake tsunami warnings cancelled (Reuters) Posted: 15 Jul 2009 05:48 AM PDT Reuters - New Zealand and Australia cancelled tsunami warnings on Wednesday after an earthquake struck the south of New Zealand, causing minor damage but no injuries. |
Mumbai security tightened after attack alert (Reuters) Posted: 15 Jul 2009 02:26 AM PDT Reuters - India tightened security in the financial hub of Mumbai after intelligence agencies warned of possible militant strikes in at least seven places, a senior police officer said on Wednesday. |
England's Andrew Flintoff to retire from test cricket (Reuters) Posted: 15 Jul 2009 03:45 AM PDT Reuters - England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is to retire from test cricket at the end of the Ashes series against Australia because of persistent injury problems, the England and Wales Cricket Board said on Wednesday. |
No need for panic over monsoons - Pranab (Reuters) Posted: 15 Jul 2009 06:20 AM PDT Reuters - The government is ready with a contingency plan if monsoon rains remain below normal and there is no need "to press the panic button", Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee told parliament on Wednesday. |
Weak start to Indian monsoon threatens drought (Reuters) Posted: 15 Jul 2009 06:41 AM PDT Reuters - Much of India is facing the threat of a major drought after the worst start to the vital monsoon in eight decades, despite flash floods in the east that killed at least 15 people. |
ANALYSIS - Ambani brothers' gas dispute ups India investment risks (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jul 2009 09:49 PM PDT Reuters - The wrangle over an energy deal between billionaire Ambani brothers has highlighted the risks inherent in an economy dominated by big family businesses and spurred calls for the government to intervene. |
Asian economies set for sharp rebound in 2010 (Reuters) Posted: 15 Jul 2009 12:27 AM PDT Reuters - China is on track to reach its 8 percent growth target this year, while Asia's worst hit economies Singapore and Taiwan will see a sharp turnaround next year as the continent rebounds, a Reuters poll shows. |