All the pressure is on India, says Sangakkara (Reuters) Posted: 08 Nov 2009 08:53 AM PST Reuters - The pressure will all be on India when they host Sri Lanka in this month's opening test, visiting captain Kumar Sangakkara said on Sunday as his side prepared to try to win their first test match in the country. |
Stimulus exit when recovery clear - Pranab Mukherjee (Reuters) Posted: 08 Nov 2009 10:59 AM PST Reuters - The timing of the withdrawal of stimulus steps for India's economy will be decided when it becomes clear the economy is recovering, but there will be no fresh stimulus, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Sunday. |
Dalai Lama visits Arunachal Pradesh (Reuters) Posted: 08 Nov 2009 04:14 AM PST Reuters - Thousands of Buddhist monks and supporters welcomed Tibet's exiled spiritual leader on Sunday to Arunachal Pradesh also claimed by China, a trip that has renewed tensions between the Asian giants. |
Australia power to one-day series win in India (Reuters) Posted: 08 Nov 2009 03:19 AM PST Reuters - Left-arm seamer Doug Bollinger grabbed five for 35 to set up Australia's six-wicket victory over India in the sixth one-dayer on Sunday for an unassailable 4-2 lead in the seven-match series. |
Financial sector reforms to quicken, says PM (Reuters) Posted: 08 Nov 2009 04:40 AM PST Reuters - India's long-stalled reforms to its financial sector gained momentum on Sunday after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said he would push through legislative changes, including the insurance sector which foreign players are eyeing. |
INTERVIEW - Deficit, inflation seen threatening India's recovery (Reuters) Posted: 08 Nov 2009 06:16 AM PST Reuters - A high fiscal deficit and rising inflationary pressure could derail India's economic recovery, an advisor to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday. |
China to boost aid to Africa as ties blossom (Reuters) Posted: 08 Nov 2009 07:32 AM PST Reuters - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao offered Africa $10 billion in concessional loans over the next three years on Sunday, saying China was a "true and trusted friend" of the continent and its people. |
U.S. healthcare faces tough path in Senate (Reuters) Posted: 08 Nov 2009 10:36 AM PST Reuters - After a landmark win in the U.S. House of Representatives, President Barack Obama's push for healthcare reform faces a difficult path in the Senate amid divisions in his own Democratic Party on how to proceed. |
Bharti Airtel not seeking new buys, sees local shake up (Reuters) Posted: 08 Nov 2009 12:42 AM PST Reuters - Bharti Airtel, India's top mobile operator, is not actively seeking acquisitions, after its $23 billion planned tie-up talks with South Africa's MTN collapsed, the firm's Chairman Sunil Mittal said on Sunday. |
Arrest in export fall reassuring - trade minister (Reuters) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 11:45 PM PST Reuters - The arrest of a steep fall in exports is reassuring, Trade Minister Anand Sharma said on Sunday. |
FACTBOX - India, China's old border dispute (Reuters) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 10:33 PM PST Reuters - The Dalai Lama, branded by China as a separatist began a week-long visit to Arunachal Pradesh, also claimed by Beijing as the two countries struggle to settle a border dispute. |
SPECIAL REPORT - In eastern Europe, people pine for socialism (Reuters) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 06:39 PM PST Reuters - In the dense forests of the idyllic Danube island of Persin, home to the endangered sea eagle and the pygmy cormorant, lie the ghastly remains of a communist-era death camp. |
China to provide $10 bln in loans to Africa over 3 yrs (Reuters) Posted: 08 Nov 2009 01:30 AM PST Reuters - China will provide $10 billion in loans to Africa over the next three years, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Sunday. |
Australia restrict India to 170 in sixth ODI (Reuters) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 11:17 PM PST Reuters - India, opting to bat first, made 170 in 48 overs in the sixth one-day international against Australia on Sunday. |
India opt to bat first in sixth Australia one-dayer (Reuters) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 07:21 PM PST Reuters - India won the toss and elected to bat first in the sixth and penultimate one-dayer against top-ranked Ausralia on Sunday. |
G20 pledge to support economy until recovery firms (Reuters) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 07:03 PM PST Reuters - Group of 20 finance ministers and central bankers pledged on Saturday to prepare strategies to end emergency support for their economies, but to keep the aid flowing until recovery was assured. |