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• Pokhran nuclear tests "fully successful", say top govt scientists (Reuters)
• Wrestler Ramesh Kumar gives India first world medal in 42 years (Reuters)
• AIDS vaccine protects people, shocks researchers (Reuters)
• INTERVIEW - U.S. proposal on IMF reform a good step - Ahluwalia (Reuters)
• U.S. Senate approves compromise bill on Pakistan aid (Reuters)
• GM India partnering India's Reva for electric car (Reuters)
• U.N. calls for nuclear disarmament, Obama presides (Reuters)
• India has enough wheat, rice stocks - trade min (Reuters)
• ANALYSIS - India, Pakistan edge towards repairing relations (Reuters)
• Chandrayaan-1 finds water on moon - report (Reuters)
• Security will be foolproof at Commonwealth Games - India (Reuters)
• New Michael Jackson single to hit airwaves Oct. 12 (Reuters)
• India's headline inflation exceeds forecasts (Reuters)
• Govt extends tax-free sugar imports, stocks dip (Reuters)
• Rains 38 pct below normal in past week - sources (Reuters)
• Skydivers claim highest landing ever near Everest (Reuters)
• Indian reservoirs at 59 pct of capacity - govt (Reuters)
• Pakistan's Younis fit to face India (Reuters)
• Air India cuts employee incentive pay by up to 50 pct (Reuters)

Pokhran nuclear tests "fully successful", say top govt scientists (Reuters) Posted: 24 Sep 2009 11:10 AM PDT Reuters - Leading Indian scientists said on Thursday the country's landmark Pokhran nuclear tests in 1998 were "fully successful", dispelling doubts the programme had been a dud that left India without a proper nuclear deterrent.

Wrestler Ramesh Kumar gives India first world medal in 42 years (Reuters) Posted: 24 Sep 2009 08:44 AM PDT Reuters - Ramesh Kumar has won India's first world championship men's wrestling medal in 42 years.

AIDS vaccine protects people, shocks researchers (Reuters) Posted: 24 Sep 2009 11:35 AM PDT Reuters - An experimental AIDS vaccine made from two failed products has protected people for the first time, reducing the rate of infection by about 30 percent, researchers said on Thursday.

INTERVIEW - U.S. proposal on IMF reform a good step - Ahluwalia (Reuters) Posted: 24 Sep 2009 09:55 AM PDT Reuters - A U.S. proposal to give major developing countries increased voting rights at the International Monetary Fund would be a "substantial step in the right direction," a senior Indian official told Reuters on Thursday.

U.S. Senate approves compromise bill on Pakistan aid (Reuters) Posted: 24 Sep 2009 11:49 AM PDT Reuters - The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved compromise legislation to triple non-military aid to Pakistan to about $1.5 billion a year for each of the next five years as part of a plan to fight extremism with economic development.

GM India partnering India's Reva for electric car (Reuters) Posted: 24 Sep 2009 06:54 AM PDT Reuters - General Motors Co's Indian unit is partnering local firm Reva Electric Car Co to develop electric vehicles for the Indian market, and hopes to start selling a battery-operated small car within a year.

U.N. calls for nuclear disarmament, Obama presides (Reuters) Posted: 24 Sep 2009 10:21 AM PDT Reuters - The U.N. Security Council, at a summit chaired by U.S. President Barack Obama, unanimously approved a resolution on Thursday that envisaged a world without nuclear weapons.

India has enough wheat, rice stocks - trade min (Reuters) Posted: 24 Sep 2009 04:30 AM PDT Reuters - India has enough stocks of wheat and rice to meet domestic demand, trade minister Anand Sharma said on Thursday.

ANALYSIS - India, Pakistan edge towards repairing relations (Reuters) Posted: 24 Sep 2009 04:08 AM PDT Reuters - In all the feverish debate about Afghanistan, one of the most explosive issues is off-stage: the relationship between India and Pakistan.

Chandrayaan-1 finds water on moon - report (Reuters) Posted: 23 Sep 2009 07:29 PM PDT Reuters - Chandrayaan-1, India's first lunar mission, has found evidence of large quantities of water on its surface, The Times newspaper reported on Thursday.

Security will be foolproof at Commonwealth Games - India (Reuters) Posted: 24 Sep 2009 08:05 AM PDT Reuters - India has promised foolproof security for next year's Commonwealth Games.

New Michael Jackson single to hit airwaves Oct. 12 (Reuters) Posted: 24 Sep 2009 05:17 AM PDT Reuters - A new Michael Jackson single called "This Is It" will hit the airwaves on Oct. 12, two weeks before it is available as part of a two-disc album released by the late pop star's record label.

India's headline inflation exceeds forecasts (Reuters) Posted: 24 Sep 2009 05:05 AM PDT Reuters - Indian inflation was higher than expected in mid-September and is set to rise further as drought drives up food costs and demand recovers, adding to the challenge for policy makers as they try to nurture growth.

Govt extends tax-free sugar imports, stocks dip (Reuters) Posted: 24 Sep 2009 07:43 AM PDT Reuters - India will extend permission to import duty-free white sugar until the middle of next year to fill the supply gap after a drought devastated the cane crop in several regions.

Rains 38 pct below normal in past week - sources (Reuters) Posted: 24 Sep 2009 04:53 AM PDT Reuters - India's monsoon rains were 38 percent below average in the week to Sept. 23, two government sources told Reuters on Thursday.

Skydivers claim highest landing ever near Everest (Reuters) Posted: 24 Sep 2009 12:32 AM PDT Reuters - Three skydivers, including one Indian, made the highest parachute landing ever at a drop zone near Mount Everest, Nepal officials said on Thursday.

Indian reservoirs at 59 pct of capacity - govt (Reuters) Posted: 24 Sep 2009 05:58 AM PDT Reuters - The water level in India's main reservoirs rose to 59 percent of capacity on Thursday from 57 percent a week ago after below-normal rains in the past seven days, government data showed on Thursday.

Pakistan's Younis fit to face India (Reuters) Posted: 24 Sep 2009 02:43 AM PDT Reuters - Pakistan captain Younis Khan will be available for their Champions Trophy match against India despite a finger injury, the Pakistani board said on Thursday.

Air India cuts employee incentive pay by up to 50 pct (Reuters) Posted: 23 Sep 2009 11:08 PM PDT Reuters - State-run Air India will cut productivity linked incentives (PLI) payable to its employees by up to 50 percent, in a cost cutting measure affecting over 7,000 of its employees.

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