Maoists hit poll booth in state elections (Reuters) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 04:24 AM PDT Reuters - Local elections were held in three states on Tuesday with some Maoist violence aimed at disrupting a vote seen as a key test of the ruling Congress party's popularity since its landslide national win in May. |
China slams India leader's visit to Arunachal Pradesh (Reuters) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 03:36 AM PDT Reuters - Beijing said on Tuesday it was "seriously dissatisfied" by the visit of an Indian leader to Arunachal Pradesh, the latest tense exchange between the Asian giants over border areas claimed by both. |
Fluid on the lungs killed Boyzone singer - autopsy (Reuters) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 09:16 AM PDT Reuters - A post mortem on Boyzone singer Stephen Gately, 33, on the Spanish island of Majorca revealed on Tuesday that he died of natural causes due to fluid on the lungs, a court official said on Tuesday. |
India says aims for green GDP alternative by 2015 (Reuters) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 07:29 AM PDT Reuters - India aims to factor the use of natural resources in its economic growth estimates by 2015, environment minister Jairam Ramesh said on Tuesday, as New Delhi seeks to underscore the actions it is taking to fight global warming. |
INTERVIEW - FY10 growth to be around 7 pct - adviser (Reuters) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 06:33 AM PDT Reuters - India's economy can expand 7 percent in 2009/10, and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) must weigh the trade-off between growth and inflation when it reviews policy settings later this month, a top government adviser said on Tuesday. |
Weightlifters Pujari, Batta face life bans for doping (Reuters) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 12:34 AM PDT Reuters - Weightlifters Shailaja Pujari and Vicky Batta face life bans for second doping offences and the national body fears it could be suspended again if there is another positive test before the end of the year, a senior federation official said on Tuesday. |
Q+A - Is India ready to raise interest rates? (Reuters) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 05:57 AM PDT Reuters - Expectations are rising that Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will have to start raising its extremely low interest rates as inflation is set to accelerate, although policymakers are fearful of moving too soon. |
Younus Khan steps down as Pakistan captain (Reuters) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 05:00 AM PDT Reuters - Younus Khan has resigned as Pakistan captain over match-fixing allegations made against the team by a senior member of parliament. |
"New" Michael Jackson single a "mistake" (Reuters) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 03:25 AM PDT Reuters - Michael Jackson's new single "This Is It" was released online and on radio on Monday but fans and music experts quickly spotted striking similarities to an 18-year-old recording. |
Assembly polls to test govt, speed of reforms (Reuters) Posted: 12 Oct 2009 08:57 PM PDT Reuters - The government faces an electoral test in three state polls on Tuesday that could help dictate how fast the ruling Congress party pushes ahead with reforms and measures to revive economic growth. |
A Nobel first: economics prize goes to a woman (Reuters) Posted: 12 Oct 2009 08:11 PM PDT Reuters - A U.S. academic who proved that communities can trump state control and corporations became the first woman to win the Nobel prize in economics on Monday, sharing it with an expert on how companies make decisions whose work could influence post-crisis regulation. |
Sept car sales rise 20.6 pct y/y - industry (Reuters) Posted: 12 Oct 2009 11:40 PM PDT Reuters - Car sales in India rose an annual 20.6 percent in September, boosted by festival demand and easier availability of loans, an industry body said on Tuesday. |
POLL - India 2009/10 growth forecasts cut after poor monsoon (Reuters) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 12:13 AM PDT Reuters - India's economy will grow slightly less than expected this year as the weakest monsoon in nearly 40 years weighs on the agriculture sector, but growth will pick up next year in line with a global recovery, a Reuters poll shows. |
China's super-rich bounce back from financial crisis (Reuters) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 12:23 AM PDT Reuters - China's super-rich have bounced back from the financial crisis with a vengeance, and China now has more known dollar billionaires than any other country bar the United States, according to a new report released on Tuesday. |
Financial mkts closed for holiday on Tuesday (Reuters) Posted: 12 Oct 2009 09:25 PM PDT Reuters - India's stocks, bonds and currency markets are closed on Tuesday for a holiday due to elections in Maharashtra, home to the country's financial hub Mumbai. |