Big Haiti quake topples buildings, many casualties (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 05:10 PM PST Reuters - A major earthquake hit impoverished Haiti on Tuesday, toppling buildings in the capital Port-au-Prince, burying residents in rubble and causing many deaths and injuries, witnesses in the city said. |
Galleon's Rajaratnam slams wiretaps, stays free (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 05:54 PM PST Reuters - Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam, accused of fraud and conspiracy in a complex insider trading case, attacked the U.S. government's wiretap evidence on Tuesday, as he won approval to stay free on bail. |
INTERVIEW - Yasin Malik warns risk of more Kashmir violence (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 07:08 AM PST Reuters - Indian Kashmir risks a return to militancy and violent protests if New Delhi fails to push a stalled peace process in the disputed region, one of the state's most influential separatist leaders said on Tuesday. |
WHO to review its handling of H1N1 flu pandemic (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 05:13 AM PST Reuters - The World Health Organisation is to examine its handling of the H1N1 pandemic, the group said on Tuesday, after accusations by some politicians that it exaggerated the dangers of the virus under pressure from drug companies. |
Russia to lease nuclear submarine to India (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 06:15 AM PST Reuters - Russia will lease to India in 2010 its new Nerpa nuclear-powered submarine, Russian defence officials and Indian naval officers said on Tuesday. |
Govt loosens purse for Bangladesh help on security (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 08:38 AM PST Reuters - India has given a $1 billion line of credit to Bangladesh to help boost its infrastructure, officials said on Tuesday, as New Delhi seeks to re-energise ties with a neighbour seen as crucial to its security. |
Govt to spend additional $110 mln on export push (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 04:15 AM PST Reuters - The government will give financial incentives to exports of around 2,000 products including those in engineering, electronics and chemicals, Trade Minister Anand Sharma said on Tuesday. |
India 2009/10 growth seen around 7-7.5 pct - advisor (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 05:00 AM PST Reuters - India's economic growth in the 2009/10 fiscal year is expected to be around 7.0 to 7.5 percent, the prime minister's economic advisor C.Rangarajan said on Tuesday. |
Police nab three Chinese over factory accident (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 02:32 AM PST Reuters - Three engineers with a Chinese construction firm have been arrested and charged with homicide in connection with a chimney collapse that killed 41 people in Chhattisgarh in September, police said on Tuesday. |
Infosys signals sector recovery, boosts sector (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 09:55 AM PST Reuters - Infosys Technologies, India's No.2 outsourcer, raised its annual sales forecast as big financial services clients boost orders in an improving global economy, pointing to an industry recovery. |
Industry growth accelerates, RBI action seen (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 06:41 AM PST Reuters - India's industrial output grew at its fastest pace in two years in November, strengthening the case for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to tighten policy later this month to temper inflation expectations. |
Just A Minute With: Karan Johar on 'My Name is Khan' (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 01:21 AM PST Reuters - In many ways, Karan Johar epitomises Bollywood. His films have everything the world's largest film industry is known for -- lavish song-and-dance sequences, melodrama and large doses of tradition. |
MTNL chairman resigns - report (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 06:34 AM PST Reuters - The chairman of state-run telecom Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd, has resigned, the Press Trust of India news agency reported on Tuesday. |
Govt yet to finalise 3G auction schedule - telecoms minister (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 02:19 AM PST Reuters - The government is yet to finalise the schedule for third-generation wireless spectrum auction, the telecoms minister said on Tuesday after a meeting of a ministerial panel. |
Sri Lanka youngsters impress captain Sangakkara (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 02:44 AM PST Reuters - Sri Lanka's young players have performed well enough in the tri-series in Bangladesh to convince skipper Kumar Sangakkara that they are ready to challenge the senior players for full-time places in the squad. |
Bharti says agrees to buy 70 pct of Warid Bangladesh (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 02:39 AM PST Reuters - Bharti Airtel said on Tuesday it had agreed to buy 70 percent of Bangladesh's Warid Telecom in its first overseas acquisition after a failed attempt for a $24 billion deal with South Africa's MTN. |
Govt to offer more incentives to select exports - minister (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 02:38 AM PST Reuters - Government will provide more incentives to exports of 2,000 products including those in engineering, electronics and chemicals, Trade Minister Anand Sharma said on Tuesday. |
Russia to lease nuclear submarine to India - report (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 02:39 AM PST Reuters - Russia will lease one of its newest nuclear-powered submarines to India in the second half of this year, Itar-Tass news agency quoted a Russian Defence Ministry official as saying on Tuesday. |
FY10 industry growth to be higher than FY09 - Ahluwalia (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 12:43 AM PST Reuters - The industrial output growth in the fiscal year to March 2010 will be higher than 2.6 percent recorded in 2008/09, a top policy adviser said on Tuesday. |
New "24" finds Jack Bauer smiling, Anil Kapoor plays Middle Eastern leader (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jan 2010 07:59 PM PST Reuters - Television thriller "24" returns for an 8th season on Sunday to find agent Jack Bauer playing with his grand-daughter, preparing for a quieter life with what's left of his family -- and smiling for only the second time in the award-winning Fox series. |
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