Dalai Lama says capitalism can learn from Buddhism (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jul 2009 01:02 PM PDT Reuters - The Dalai Lama may not be the first person who comes to mind for business advice but, as the Buddhist monk wrote in his new book, capitalism can profit from Buddhism's principles and values. |
Police search Las Vegas home of Jackson's doctor (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jul 2009 11:29 AM PDT Reuters - Las Vegas police searched the home of Dr. Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's personal doctor, on Tuesday as the probe into the star's sudden death increasingly appeared to focus on whether the physician gave him drugs before he died. |
Delhi Metro to put Gammon India on notice (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jul 2009 07:24 AM PDT Reuters - Gammon India will be asked to show why it should not be barred from bidding for contracts from the Delhi Metro Rail Corp (DMRC) for two years after part of a bridge it was building collapsed, a minister said on Tuesday. |
PM to defend Pakistan ties in parliament (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jul 2009 04:16 AM PDT Reuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will defend efforts to improve ties with Pakistan in a parliament debate on Wednesday after criticism by opposition groups that he had conceded ground to the neighbour. |
Omar Abdullah quits as CM over sex scandal allegation (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jul 2009 05:24 AM PDT Reuters - The chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, resigned on Tuesday after an opposition lawmaker accused him of involvement in a sex scandal. |
RBI holds rates, targets growth (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jul 2009 04:35 AM PDT Reuters - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) left its short-term rates and banks' cash reserve requirement unchanged as expected on Tuesday and stressed that its priority is to nurture growth, although it lifted its forecast for wholesale prices in a sign of tightening measures to come. |
India to unveil 20GW solar target under climate plan (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jul 2009 03:02 AM PDT Reuters - India will unveil its first solar power target as soon as September, pledging to boost output from near zero to 20 gigawatts (GW) by 2020 as it firms up its national plan to fight global warming, draft documents show. |
Bharti, MTN likely to agree on tieup in Aug - investor (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jul 2009 09:10 AM PDT Reuters - South Africa's top mobile operator MTN Group is likely to reach an agreement on a tieup with Indian peer Bharti Airtel by the end of August, MTN's second-largest investor said. |
Pakistan, ICC move closer to resolving World Cup dispute (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jul 2009 06:16 AM PDT Reuters - The International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Tuesday they were closer to resolving their dispute about the staging of the 2011 World Cup. |
Holbrooke wants more EU support for Swat refugees (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jul 2009 09:35 AM PDT Reuters - The European Union should provide more humanitarian assistance to refugees who have fled fighting between Pakistan's military and Taliban militants, the U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan said on Tuesday. |
Pakistan says Indian submarine harms regional peace (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jul 2009 02:12 AM PDT Reuters - India's launch of its first nuclear-powered submarine capable of carrying ballistic missiles is "detrimental to regional peace and stability", Pakistan's foreign ministry said, vowing to safeguard its own security. |
HIGHLIGHTS - RBI leaves key rates unchanged (Reuters) Posted: 27 Jul 2009 11:36 PM PDT Reuters - Following are key points from the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) annual policy statement released on Tuesday. |
FACTBOX - Key facts about India's 20 GW solar energy plans (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jul 2009 02:44 AM PDT Reuters - India is set to unveil in September a target of generating 20 gigawatts (GW) of electricity from solar energy by 2020 under its national plan to fight global warming. |
Massa recovering, eye undamaged - doctors (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jul 2009 05:04 AM PDT Reuters - Injured Formula One driver Felipe Massa could walk out of a Budapest hospital within 10 days and his eye appears to have suffered no damage in Saturday's accident, his doctors said on Tuesday. |
China presses Nepal to crackdown on Tibetans - group (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jul 2009 03:55 AM PDT Reuters - Nepal, under increasing pressure from China, was cracking down on Tibetan refugees despite centuries of shared culture with Tibet, the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) said on Tuesday. |
Suu Kyi verdict due on Friday - court official (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jul 2009 03:31 AM PDT Reuters - A verdict in the trial of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will come on Friday, a court official said, after her lawyers wrapped up their final arguments in the widely condemned case against her on security charges. |
Monsoon still weak, planting lags - attache (Reuters) Posted: 27 Jul 2009 08:35 PM PDT Reuters - Planting of major crops in continued to lag normal progress as monsoon rains remain weak in much of the country, a U.S. Agriculture Department attache in New Delhi said in a report released on Monday. |
India seeks help building low-CO2 future (Reuters) Posted: 27 Jul 2009 09:31 PM PDT Reuters - India's booming economy has huge potential to shift to a low-carbon future but needs a little hand-holding by rich nations to keep it on the right path, a top Indian climate change negotiator said. |
Entry fee ban unsettles money managers (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jul 2009 01:00 AM PDT Reuters - India's fiercely competitive fund industry is set to become even tougher for fund managers as a ban on entry fees slows growth, adds to distribution costs, cuts profitability and delays the path to breakeven for newcomers. |
Finance secretary says policy focus on growth (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jul 2009 12:10 AM PDT Reuters - Indian Finance Secretary Ashok Chawla said on Tuesday that policy is accommodative with the focus on growth and inflation is not seen rising to a level of concern. |