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• Govt promises games security, but concerns remain (Reuters)
• Toyota faces U.S. criminal probe, lawmakers' ire (Reuters)
• India says Pakistan talks to focus on terrorism (Reuters)
• INTERVIEW - Govt to make mines pay more for displaced (Reuters)
• Zubin Mehta seeks to boost Belgrade's orchestra (Reuters)
• Computer waste in India to grow 500 pct by 2020 - report (Reuters)
• Reliance ups LyondellBasell bid - source (Reuters)
• India 3G auction likely next fiscal year (Reuters)
• Govt to aim for higher growth, focus on food security (Reuters)
• Govt halts mining proposals in Goa pending policy (Reuters)
• ANALYSIS - Spies, hackers exploit world cyber rule void (Reuters)
• "The Hurt Locker" sweeps "Avatar" aside at BAFTAs (Reuters)
• Govt delays mobile number portability by 2 mths to May - minister (Reuters)
• Nawaz Sharif calls for limit to presidential powers (Reuters)
• India, Pakistan to meet after year of living dangerously (Reuters)
• Power cos for easier imports, higher govt spend (Reuters)
• India can comfortably fund fiscal deficit - Goldman Sachs (Reuters)
• Modern Etiquette: How to decline Facebook friends without offence (Reuters)
• Haiti death toll could reach 300,000, Preval says (Reuters)
• Are charity hospitals the only hope for India's poor? (Reuters)

Govt promises games security, but concerns remain (Reuters) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 06:37 AM PST Reuters - Home Secretary G.K Pillai on Monday promised tight security for October's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, but warned that militants could target other parts of the country.

Toyota faces U.S. criminal probe, lawmakers' ire (Reuters) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 05:09 PM PST Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp revealed it faces a U.S. criminal investigation into its handling of the safety problems that led to massive vehicle

India says Pakistan talks to focus on terrorism (Reuters) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 06:01 AM PST Reuters - Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said on Monday that Indian concerns about militant groups based in Pakistan would form the main focus of her talks on Thursday with her Pakistani counterpart.

INTERVIEW - Govt to make mines pay more for displaced (Reuters) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 03:09 AM PST Reuters - India plans to raise the compensation for people displaced by large mining projects, federal mines minister B.K. Handique said on Monday, in a move that could soothe opposition to leases but will raise costs.

Zubin Mehta seeks to boost Belgrade's orchestra (Reuters) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 10:38 AM PST Reuters - When conductor Zubin Mehta first performed with the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra in 1958, the city represented the moderate face of socialism, its orchestra an embodiment of a rich cultural tradition.

Computer waste in India to grow 500 pct by 2020 - report (Reuters) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 02:25 AM PST Reuters - Waste from discarded electronics will rise dramatically in the developing world within a decade, with computer waste in India alone to grow by 500 percent from 2007 levels by 2020, a U.N. study released on Monday said.

Reliance ups LyondellBasell bid - source (Reuters) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 07:52 AM PST Reuters - Reliance Industries Ltd has raised its bid for bankrupt chemicals maker LyondellBasell to an offer which values the company at $14.5 billion, a source familiar with the deal told Reuters on Monday.

India 3G auction likely next fiscal year (Reuters) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 06:44 AM PST Reuters - A multi-billion dollar auction of 3G spectrum to help plug India's budget deficit may only kick off in the next financial year, Telecoms minister Andimuthu Raja said on Monday.

Govt to aim for higher growth, focus on food security (Reuters) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 01:21 AM PST Reuters - The economy will accelerate in the coming years as it recovers from the global downturn and the government will act to protect the poor from the impact of food inflation, President Pratibha Patil said on Monday.

Govt halts mining proposals in Goa pending policy (Reuters) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 06:51 AM PST Reuters - The government said on Monday it will not consider mining proposals for environmental clearance in iron ore rich Goa until a related policy is finalised for the state.

ANALYSIS - Spies, hackers exploit world cyber rule void (Reuters) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 07:03 AM PST Reuters - The best weapon against the online thieves, spies and vandals who threaten global business and security would be international regulation of cyberspace.

"The Hurt Locker" sweeps "Avatar" aside at BAFTAs (Reuters) Posted: 21 Feb 2010 07:50 PM PST Reuters - Iraq war drama "The Hurt Locker" swept 3-D blockbuster "Avatar" aside at the BAFTA British film awards on Sunday, picking up best film and best director among its six prizes and laying down a marker for the Oscars.

Govt delays mobile number portability by 2 mths to May - minister (Reuters) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 03:35 AM PST Reuters - India has delayed by two months the introduction of mobile number portability to end-May, the telecoms minister Andimuthu Raja said on Monday.

Nawaz Sharif calls for limit to presidential powers (Reuters) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 02:44 AM PST Reuters - Pakistan's main opposition leader Nawaz Sharif reiterated on Monday a call for the transfer of presidential powers to the prime minister and parliament, highlighting an issue that could bring political turmoil.

India, Pakistan to meet after year of living dangerously (Reuters) Posted: 21 Feb 2010 09:36 PM PST Reuters - The first official talks between India and Pakistan since the Mumbai attacks offer a tiny step to stability in South Asia, but the recent bombing in Pune shows the nuclear rivals' ties may be as fragile as ever.

Power cos for easier imports, higher govt spend (Reuters) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 01:09 AM PST Reuters - The power producers expect the federal budget to reduce duties on coal imports to top up scarce domestic coal supply in a country where more than half the power plants are coal-fired, industry players and analysts said.

India can comfortably fund fiscal deficit - Goldman Sachs (Reuters) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 01:03 AM PST Reuters - The government will be able to finance its deficit comfortably, Goldman Sachs said in a note, adding that India's net borrowing in the coming fiscal year will likely be lower than that in the current year.

Modern Etiquette: How to decline Facebook friends without offence (Reuters) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 02:14 AM PST Reuters - A colleague I just met at work has invited me to be their friend on Facebook. I don't want to offend them, but nor do I want to share my candid photos and lousy Scrabble scores with someone I hardly know.

Haiti death toll could reach 300,000, Preval says (Reuters) Posted: 21 Feb 2010 07:50 PM PST Reuters - The death toll from last month's devastating earthquake in Haiti could jump to 300,000 people, including the bodies buried under collapsed buildings in the capital, Haitian President Rene Preval said on Sunday.

Are charity hospitals the only hope for India's poor? (Reuters) Posted: 21 Feb 2010 07:50 PM PST Reuters - But this tragedy, which happens on an almost daily basis in India's teeming, impoverished rural areas, has a happy ending: The Humanity Hopsital that 65-year-old Mistry built for the poor, paying for it brick by brick through her modest income.

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