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• World Bank unit invests in Volkswagen Pune plant (Reuters)
• Some measures won't help prevent flu pandemic - report (Reuters)
• TRAI puts new telecom licences on hold (Reuters)
• Freed from North Korea, U.S. journalists return home (Reuters)
• Fit-again Jeev Milkha Singh eyes year's final Major (Reuters)
• Protests as Ahmadinejad sworn in as Iran president (Reuters)
• Army says eight killed in Kashmir clashes (Reuters)
• Infosys pursuing deals worth $1 billion (Reuters)
• Hindu epic Mahabharata retold - tweet by tweet (Reuters)
• Free radios to perk up Bihar's "untouchables" (Reuters)
• "US drone" targets Pakistan Taliban chief (Reuters)
• Curfew imposed in Manipur to quell violence (Reuters)
• Emotional homecoming greets U.S. reporters from Nkorea (Reuters)
• POLL - WPI seen down 1.5 pct y/y as at July 25 (Reuters)
• Suspected U.S. drone kills Pakistan Taliban chief's wife (Reuters)
• India's golden soccer oldies stung by paltry pensions (Reuters)
• Somdev Devvarman beats Marin Cilic in Washington (Reuters)
• Bharti Airtel plans bid for Millicom Sri Lanka network - report (Reuters)

World Bank unit invests in Volkswagen Pune plant (Reuters) Posted: 05 Aug 2009 05:07 PM PDT Reuters - The International Finance Corp, the World Bank's private-sector lender, said on Wednesday it would invest 135 million euros in Volkswagen India's manufacturing plant in Pune to help create jobs locally.

Some measures won't help prevent flu pandemic - report (Reuters) Posted: 05 Aug 2009 02:11 PM PDT Reuters - Closing schools, stopping large gatherings and other such measures are unlikely to do much to prevent the spread of the H1N1 swine flu pandemic, a team of experts predicted on Wednesday.

TRAI puts new telecom licences on hold (Reuters) Posted: 05 Aug 2009 02:09 AM PDT Reuters - India's telecoms regulator TRAI has asked the government not to issue new licences until it decides whether there is a need for more players in the crowded market, a move that could further delay entry of firms such as AT&T.

Freed from North Korea, U.S. journalists return home (Reuters) Posted: 05 Aug 2009 04:38 PM PDT Reuters - Two American journalists freed by North Korea tearfully reunited with their families in the United States on Wednesday while Washington tried to play down talk of a breakthrough with Pyongyang.

Fit-again Jeev Milkha Singh eyes year's final Major (Reuters) Posted: 05 Aug 2009 09:41 AM PDT Reuters - India's Jeev Milkha Singh is "95 percent" fit from a rib injury which sidelined him for the British Open and is determined to shine again at the year's final Major, the PGA Championships.

Protests as Ahmadinejad sworn in as Iran president (Reuters) Posted: 05 Aug 2009 11:48 AM PDT Reuters - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in for a second term as Iran's president on Wednesday in a ceremony boycotted by reformist leaders and parliamentarians and marred by street protests over his victory.

Army says eight killed in Kashmir clashes (Reuters) Posted: 05 Aug 2009 03:46 AM PDT Reuters - Eight suspected Muslim militants were killed in gunbattles when they tried to pass into Indian Kashmir from the Pakistani side amid an upsurge in rebel violence in the region, the army said on Wednesday.

Infosys pursuing deals worth $1 billion (Reuters) Posted: 05 Aug 2009 06:28 AM PDT Reuters - Infosys Technologies, India's No. 2 software services exporter, is pursuing 12 to 15 deals worth $1 billion in this quarter, its chief executive said, amid hopes of a revival in outsourcing business momentum.

Hindu epic Mahabharata retold - tweet by tweet (Reuters) Posted: 05 Aug 2009 02:38 AM PDT Reuters - Mahabharata, the ancient epic about princes, demigods and a cataclysmic war is getting a makeover on Twitter -- 140 characters at a time.

Free radios to perk up Bihar's "untouchables" (Reuters) Posted: 05 Aug 2009 03:42 AM PDT Reuters - Authorities in Bihar are distributing free radio sets to lower-caste villagers so that they can listen to music and news after a hard day's work and improve their awareness, officials said on Wednesday.

"US drone" targets Pakistan Taliban chief (Reuters) Posted: 05 Aug 2009 10:27 AM PDT Reuters - The wife of Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud died in a suspected U.S. missile strike on Wednesday, and Pakistani intelligence officials were checking whether Mehsud was among those killed.

Curfew imposed in Manipur to quell violence (Reuters) Posted: 05 Aug 2009 05:19 AM PDT Reuters - Authorities in Manipur imposed an indefinite curfew in capital Imphal on Wednesday to stop continuing clashes over the death of a local youth.

Emotional homecoming greets U.S. reporters from Nkorea (Reuters) Posted: 05 Aug 2009 12:03 PM PDT Reuters - American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee, returning to an emotional welcome after being freed from custody in communist North Korea, said on Wednesday it was the love of family and even total strangers that kept them going through their ordeal.

POLL - WPI seen down 1.5 pct y/y as at July 25 (Reuters) Posted: 05 Aug 2009 12:37 AM PDT Reuters - India's wholesale price index (WPI) is forecast to have fallen 1.5 percent in the 12 months to July 25, little changed from the previous week's decline of 1.54 percent, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday.

Suspected U.S. drone kills Pakistan Taliban chief's wife (Reuters) Posted: 05 Aug 2009 05:49 AM PDT Reuters - The wife of Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud was among three people killed on Wednesday in a missile strike by a suspected U.S. drone in the South Waziristan tribal region, relatives told Reuters.

India's golden soccer oldies stung by paltry pensions (Reuters) Posted: 05 Aug 2009 01:03 AM PDT Reuters - Members of India's 1956 Olympics soccer squad have accused the national federation of treating them like "beggars" and have decided to return cheques received from the governing body, Indian media reported on Wednesday.

Somdev Devvarman beats Marin Cilic in Washington (Reuters) Posted: 05 Aug 2009 12:14 AM PDT Reuters - India's Somdev Devvarman stunned Marin Cilic of Croatia 7-5 6-4 in the second round of the Washington Classic on Tuesday in what the 24-year-old described as the biggest win of his career.

Bharti Airtel plans bid for Millicom Sri Lanka network - report (Reuters) Posted: 04 Aug 2009 09:20 PM PDT Reuters - India's Bharti Airtel plans to bid for telecom operator Millicom's Sri Lankan mobile network, the Economic Times said on Wednesday, citing two executives familiar with developments.

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