Chopper carrying Andhra Pradesh CM missing (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2009 07:01 AM PDT Reuters - A helicopter carrying Y.S.R. Reddy, chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, went missing near a dense jungle while on a routine district tour early on Wednesday, officials said. |
Sania Mirza whitewashed by Pennetta at U.S. Open (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2009 11:51 AM PDT Reuters - Sania Mirza offered no excuses following her 6-0 6-0 whitewash at the hands of 10th seed Flavia Pennetta at the U.S. Open on Wednesday. |
That's a stretch: states seek to regulate U.S. yogis (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2009 10:48 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. yogis are being asked to regulate more than their breathing -- and they are fighting back. |
Jeev Milkha Singh hoping to catch Norman's eye at European Masters (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2009 07:33 AM PDT Reuters - Jeev Milkha Singh hopes to catch the eye of Presidents Cup captain Greg Norman at this week's European Masters after recovering from a rib muscle injury. |
Govt says greenhouse emissions to soar by 2030 (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2009 06:04 AM PDT Reuters - India's greenhouse gas emissions are expected to jump to between 4 billion tonnes and 7.3 billion tonnes in 2031 but the Asian power's rapid economic growth will be sustainable, a government-backed report said on Wednesday. |
Ecclestone confident of India hosting GP in 2011 (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2009 05:57 AM PDT Reuters - Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone was confident India's first grand prix in 2011 will go ahead as planned despite exchange control obstacles and an unsupportive stand by India's sports ministry. |
Strong Indonesia quake kills 35, damages 1,300 homes (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2009 11:25 AM PDT Reuters - A powerful earthquake killed at least 35 people and forced thousands to flee homes and offices in Indonesia on Wednesday, government agencies said. |
India to make fuel efficiency mandatory from 2011 (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2009 06:55 AM PDT Reuters - India will make fuel efficiency standards mandatory for the transport sector from 2011 as part of a growing suite of measures to fight climate change, the country's environment minister said on Wednesday. |
Dhoni, Dilshan in three categories for ICC awards (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2009 12:57 AM PDT Reuters - Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and in-form Sri Lankan batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan have each been nominated in three categories for this year's International Cricket Council (ICC) awards. |
INTERVIEW - Nepal Maoists vow return to power (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2009 07:01 AM PDT Reuters - Nepal's Maoists will launch street protests in a campaign to return to power and conclude a stalled peace process that brought them into the political mainstream, their leader said on Wednesday. |
Army say kills 5 militants on Kashmir border (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2009 07:48 AM PDT Reuters - Five militants were shot dead by Indian soldiers on Wednesday when they tried to sneak into Kashmir from the Pakistani side, the tenth infiltration attempt to be foiled in the past month, the Indian army said. |
WHO expert says no doubt H1N1 vaccines will work (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2009 06:24 AM PDT Reuters - H1N1 vaccines should offer broad protection even if the pandemic flu virus mutates as it spreads, a top World Health Organisation expert said on Wednesday. |
Doha trade talks in end-game - Australian trade minister (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2009 07:35 AM PDT Reuters - The World Trade Organisation's Doha round to free up trade is nearly complete and world leaders are voicing the political will to reach a deal next year, Australian Trade Minister Simon Crean said on Wednesday. |
Strong Indonesia quake kills 15, toll may soar (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2009 05:36 AM PDT Reuters - A powerful earthquake killed at least 15 people and forced thousands to evacuate on Indonesia's main island, the country's disaster management agency said, adding the toll could climb much higher. |
I'm not a track legend yet, says Usain Bolt (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2009 06:32 AM PDT Reuters - Usain Bolt is already a triple Olympic and world champion but he will not rest until he believes he has achieved the status of an athletics legend, the Jamaican said on Wednesday. |
Maruti not worried by increased competition (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2009 04:12 AM PDT Reuters - Maruti Suzuki India, the country's top car maker, is confident of maintaining profits and growth despite increasing competition, including from Tata Motors' Nano, the world's cheapest car. |
Morgan Stanley cuts India 2009/10 growth forecast (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2009 12:36 AM PDT Reuters - Morgan Stanley said it had cut India's economic growth forecast to 5.8 percent in 2009/10 from its earlier projection of 6.4 percent, in anticipation of a drop in agricultural output. |
ANALYSTS' VIEW - India says emissions to soar by 2030 (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2009 04:49 AM PDT Reuters - India said on Wednesday it expected its greenhouse gas emissions to jump to between 4 billion tonnes and 7.3 billion tonnes in 2031. |
Google mail suffers widespread outage (Reuters) Posted: 01 Sep 2009 08:48 PM PDT Reuters - A majority of Google mail users were unable to access the service on Tuesday afternoon, in a rare widespread outage of the popular Gmail service. |
Recent rains to help crops - farm secretary (Reuters) Posted: 01 Sep 2009 10:57 PM PDT Reuters - Improved monsoon rains in recent days will boost crop prospects for rice and sugar cane, Farm Secretary T. Nanda Kumar told reporters on the sidelines of a conference. |