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• Microsoft, Nokia form alliance to rival RIM (Reuters)
• Govt moots tax reforms, bill likely by end 2009 (Reuters)
• Aamir Khan's wife suffers miscarriage (Reuters)
• Pakistan, seen stalling, says wants nukes banned (Reuters)
• Monsoon woes mount, industrial growth cheers (Reuters)
• Swine flu toll rises, govt warns against hoarding drug (Reuters)
• POLL - WPI seen down 1.74 pct y/y as at Aug 1 (Reuters)
• Michael Schumacher disappointed to abandon comeback (Reuters)
• Mumbai attack justice high priority for Obama - diplomat (Reuters)
• Just a Minute with: Vishal Bhardwaj on Kaminey (Reuters)
• Maoists threaten to attack NALCO mine (Reuters)
• Border guards to ski down Everest, eye record (Reuters)
• Mid-income Indians will need 2 mln homes by 2011 - report (Reuters)
• Industrial output surges to 16-month high (Reuters)
• Rain scarcity may hit 35 pct of Maharashtra crop - minister (Reuters)
• Retail food prices up 32 pct in June-July - report (Reuters)
• Sharad Pawar to brief PM on high sugar prices - paper (Reuters)
• Myanmar's Suu Kyi ordered back into house detention (Reuters)

Microsoft, Nokia form alliance to rival RIM (Reuters) Posted: 12 Aug 2009 12:23 PM PDT Reuters - Microsoft Corp and Nokia announced an alliance on Wednesday to bring business software to smartphones and counter the dominance of Research in Motion Ltd's BlackBerry.

Govt moots tax reforms, bill likely by end 2009 (Reuters) Posted: 12 Aug 2009 08:55 AM PDT Reuters - India proposes to reform its archaic tax laws, phase out exemptions, simplify rules on corporate mergers and help improve compliance, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Wednesday.

Aamir Khan's wife suffers miscarriage (Reuters) Posted: 12 Aug 2009 09:32 AM PDT Reuters - Bollywood actor Aamir Khan's wife Kiran Rao has suffered a miscarriage, the actor said on his website on Wednesday.

Pakistan, seen stalling, says wants nukes banned (Reuters) Posted: 12 Aug 2009 10:13 AM PDT Reuters - Pakistan, accused by some powers of blocking progress in the world's top disarmament forum, insisted on Wednesday that it wants an end to nuclear weaponry and is playing an active role to bring this about.

Monsoon woes mount, industrial growth cheers (Reuters) Posted: 12 Aug 2009 06:08 AM PDT Reuters - India's monsoon rainfall deficit has widened further, increasing the risk of crop damage, but its impact on the country's economy was offset by high growth in June industrial output due to buoyant consumer demand.

Swine flu toll rises, govt warns against hoarding drug (Reuters) Posted: 12 Aug 2009 07:40 AM PDT Reuters - India cracked down on price gouging and hoarding of face masks and flu drugs on Wednesday as the toll from Swine flu climbed to 17.

POLL - WPI seen down 1.74 pct y/y as at Aug 1 (Reuters) Posted: 12 Aug 2009 06:28 AM PDT Reuters - India's wholesale price index (WPI) is forecast to have fallen 1.74 percent in the 12 months to Aug. 1, steeper than the previous week's decline of 1.58 percent, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday.

Michael Schumacher disappointed to abandon comeback (Reuters) Posted: 12 Aug 2009 05:59 AM PDT Reuters - Seven-times world champion Michael Schumacher said he was sad and disappointed at having to abort his Formula One comeback.

Mumbai attack justice high priority for Obama - diplomat (Reuters) Posted: 12 Aug 2009 05:11 AM PDT Reuters - Ensuring justice in last November's Mumbai attack is a "high priority" for President Obama and the United States will keep pressing Pakistan for action against its planners, a top U.S. diplomat said on Wednesday.

Just a Minute with: Vishal Bhardwaj on Kaminey (Reuters) Posted: 12 Aug 2009 03:12 AM PDT Reuters - Director Vishal Bhardwaj, known for his radically different approach to film making in Bollywood, is wooing audiences with the caper film Kaminey.

Maoists threaten to attack NALCO mine (Reuters) Posted: 12 Aug 2009 06:08 AM PDT Reuters - Security was tightened at India's National Aluminium Co Ltd (NALCO) bauxite mine, after the company received a letter from suspected Maoists threatening to attack the site, a top official said on Wednesday.

Border guards to ski down Everest, eye record (Reuters) Posted: 12 Aug 2009 05:00 AM PDT Reuters - An expedition by India's border guards will try to scale Mount Everest next month and ski down to a base camp in a world record attempt, officials said on Wednesday.

Mid-income Indians will need 2 mln homes by 2011 - report (Reuters) Posted: 12 Aug 2009 03:50 AM PDT Reuters - Middle income Indians will need more than 2 million homes by 2011 across the large cities, a property consultant report said, pegging the affordable housing market at 3.3 trillion rupees.

Industrial output surges to 16-month high (Reuters) Posted: 12 Aug 2009 02:15 AM PDT Reuters - India's industrial output expanded at its fastest pace in 16 months in June, beating forecasts by a wide margin, as higher salaries of government employees and stimulus spending boosted consumer demand.

Rain scarcity may hit 35 pct of Maharashtra crop - minister (Reuters) Posted: 12 Aug 2009 04:24 AM PDT Reuters - About 35 percent of standing crops in Maharashtra may be impacted if rainfall remains subdued for next seven days, the state farm minister said on Wednesday.

Retail food prices up 32 pct in June-July - report (Reuters) Posted: 11 Aug 2009 10:34 PM PDT Reuters - Retail prices of food items in India have surged up to a third in two months to July after deficient monsoon rains, the NDTV website said, citing a report by the Press Trust of India.

Sharad Pawar to brief PM on high sugar prices - paper (Reuters) Posted: 11 Aug 2009 09:49 PM PDT Reuters - Farm minister, Sharad Pawar, has sought an appointment with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Aug. 17 to discuss rising sugar prices and falling output, the Financial Express newspaper said on Wednesday.

Myanmar's Suu Kyi ordered back into house detention (Reuters) Posted: 11 Aug 2009 05:49 PM PDT Reuters - A court in army-ruled Myanmar sentenced opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to 18 months in detention on Tuesday, a verdict that drew condemnation abroad and will keep her off the political stage through next year's elections.

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