WITNESS - Face to face with America's "rock star" president (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2009 02:25 PM PST Reuters - We were led through a door that is usually forbiddingly closed, past a clutch of burly secret service agents, around a corner, and there he was, in a corridor leading to the Oval Office. |
Govt may exempt fuels, exports from proposed tax (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2009 08:34 AM PST Reuters - The Government may exempt petroleum products and exportable goods from a proposed goods and services tax (GST), a draft report said on Tuesday, as the government tries to speed up reforms to ease the tax burden on firms. |
Reliance finds oil in Cambay basin; shares up (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2009 02:46 AM PST Reuters - Energy major Reliance Industries has made its first oil find in a Gujarat block, boosting hopes the firm's oil and gas exploration business will help offset some of the weakness in the refining sector. |
Remote town of Tawang sustains last vestiges of old Tibet (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2009 12:42 AM PST Reuters - Perched in the icy folds of the Himalayas near India's border with China, Tawang Buddhist, monastery, where the Dalai Lama made a controversial trip at the weekend, is at the heart of efforts to preserve old Tibet. |
Communists crumble in key state elections (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2009 05:17 AM PST Reuters - The Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left parties on Tuesday lost key seats in elections held in two of their heartland states, weakening them further and paving the way for the ruling Congress government to speed up reforms. |
China "dissatisfied" India allowed Dalai Lama trip (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2009 03:05 AM PST Reuters - China said on Tuesday it was "dissatisfied" that India had allowed the Dalai Lama to visit a disputed border region also claimed by Beijing, while also directing its ire at the exiled Tibetan leader. |
Renault-Nissan to launch Indian low-cost car in 2012 (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2009 11:30 AM PST Reuters - Renault, Nissan Motor Co and their Indian partner will launch an ultra low-cost car in India in 2012 that will cost less than Tata Motor's Nano, the world's cheapest car. |
More than 40 killed in landslides in Tamil Nadu (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2009 06:50 AM PST Reuters - At least 43 people have been killed in landslides caused by torrential rains in the Nilgiris hills in Tamil Nadu, officials said on Tuesday. |
India targets domestic demand; concerns on prices (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2009 04:10 AM PST Reuters - India will focus on driving domestic demand until key developed economies recover and will not exit fiscal stimulus measures until necessary, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday. |
Reliance: Ambani settlement reports baseless (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2009 01:51 AM PST Reuters - Reliance Industries said on Tuesday reports of a meeting between the billionaire Ambani brothers to settle a gas-pricing dispute were baseless. |
Zaheer Khan returns to lead India's attack against Sri Lanka (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2009 03:22 AM PST Reuters - Left-arm paceman Zaheer Khan has returned from a lengthy injury layoff to spearhead India's attack in this month's test series against Sri Lanka. |
Katrina Kaif bothered by constant media glare (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2009 10:06 AM PST Reuters - She may have been Googles most searched-for Indian celebrity and one of Bollywoods top actors, but Katrina Kaif said the constant media glare on her personal life still rankled her. |
Orissa villagers confine rare turtle, offer prayers (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2009 01:10 AM PST Reuters - Hundreds of poor Hindu villagers in Orissa have refused to hand over a rare turtle to authorities, saying it is an incarnation of God, officials said on Tuesday. |
Orissa orders 69 mines to stop operations (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2009 03:55 AM PST Reuters - Orissa has ordered a halt to work at 69 mines of iron ore, manganese ore and limestone because operators had not submitted proof they were licenced, a senior official said on Tuesday. |
Stimulus exit hinges on global recovery - Mukherjee (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2009 02:12 AM PST Reuters - India will focus on driving domestic demand until key developed markets recover and will not exit fiscal stimulus measures until necessary, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday. |
India squad for Sri Lanka test series (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2009 02:59 AM PST Reuters - India named the following squad on Tuesday for the first two tests of a three-match series against visiting Sri Lanka starting in Ahmedabad on Nov. 16. |
Sony India sees FY11 notebook rev at 7.5-8 bln rupees (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2009 02:41 AM PST Reuters - Consumer electronics company Sony India is eyeing revenue of 7.5-8 billion rupees from the notebook segment in FY11, a senior official said on Tuesday. |
Yahoo aims to boost margins, grow India ops (Reuters) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 11:36 PM PST Reuters - Yahoo Inc wants to triple its operating margin to 15-20 percent over the next three years by increasing revenue and keeping costs under control, CEO Carol Bartz said on Tuesday. |
Q+A - Obama's first presidential tour of Asia (Reuters) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 10:57 PM PST Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama leaves on Thursday on his first Asian tour since becoming president on Jan. 20. |
Fort Hood suspect contacted Islamist -sources (Reuters) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 11:26 PM PST Reuters - U.S. intelligence agencies learned an Army psychiatrist contacted an Islamist sympathetic to al Qaeda and they relayed the information to authorities before the man allegedly went on a shooting spree that killed 13 people in Texas last week, U.S. officials said on Monday. |