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• Inflation seen moderating - RBI (Reuters)
• Congress loses support over women's bill (Reuters)
• Lyondell restructuring plan includes Apollo role (Reuters)
• Force India target podiums as well as points (Reuters)
• Toyota says no flaw found with safety electronics (Reuters)
• Karun Chandhok faces tough debut in Bahrain (Reuters)
• IOC tenders to buy more crude oil for May (Reuters)
• Asia-Pacific women lack economic power, rights - U.N. (Reuters)
• Lender putting www.sex.com domain on auction block (Reuters)
• Bigelow makes Oscar history as war drama triumphs (Reuters)
• Guaranteed work scheme empowers women in Rajasthan (Reuters)
• MetLife seals Alico deal after two-year quest (Reuters)
• Earthquake in eastern Turkey kills at least 51 (Reuters)
• Bomb attack on Pakistani police kills 13 (Reuters)
• Australia beat Pakistan to qualify for World Cup semis (Reuters)
• S.Africa, India, Indonesia seek top U.N. climate job (Reuters)
• Govt seeks to cut stake in State Bank to 51 pct (Reuters)
• GSK dedicates India plant for elephantiasis drug (Reuters)
• Indian navy thwarts pirate attack on Greek ship (Reuters)
• Toyota chief says sees U.S. sales recovery ahead (Reuters)

Inflation seen moderating - RBI (Reuters) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 09:29 AM PST Reuters - Inflation in India should moderate in the coming months and the central bank will ensure interest rate levels do not have a negative impact on the competitiveness of the economy, the head of Reserve Bank of India said on Monday.

Congress loses support over women's bill (Reuters) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 04:27 AM PST Reuters - Two political parties withdrew support for India's ruling Congress party on Monday to protest a controversial bill reserving one third of seats for women, possibly weakening the government's capacity to pass laws.

Lyondell restructuring plan includes Apollo role (Reuters) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 01:33 PM PST Reuters - LyondellBasell filed a restructuring plan on Monday, rejecting a takeover bid from India's Reliance Industries Ltd in favour of commitments from private equity firms, including Apollo Management LP, to help the chemicals maker exit bankruptcy.

Force India target podiums as well as points (Reuters) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 12:17 PM PST Reuters - After securing their first points in Formula One last season, Force India have set their sights on more than one podium finish in 2010.

Toyota says no flaw found with safety electronics (Reuters) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 04:58 PM PST Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp on Monday sought to discredit an outside study critical of its electronic safety systems and said it had found no flaw with its throttle controls.

Karun Chandhok faces tough debut in Bahrain (Reuters) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 07:44 AM PST Reuters - Karun Chandhok has no illusions about what awaits him this weekend when India's sole Formula One driver makes his debut barely a week after sealing the deal.

IOC tenders to buy more crude oil for May (Reuters) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 12:04 PM PST Reuters - State-owned refiner Indian Oil Corp (IOC) has tendered to buy one or more cargoes of crude oil for loading in May, a tender document showed on Monday.

Asia-Pacific women lack economic power, rights - U.N. (Reuters) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 10:02 AM PST Reuters - Women in the Asia-Pacific region are lagging behind most of the world with little economic power, political voice and legal rights, while their reduced status is depressing economic growth prospects in developing nations.

Lender putting www.sex.com domain on auction block (Reuters) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 04:22 PM PST Reuters - Sex.com, often touted as one of the most valuable Internet domain names, is due to head to the auction block next week.

Bigelow makes Oscar history as war drama triumphs (Reuters) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 03:23 AM PST Reuters - Hollywood finally entrusted a female director with an Oscar on Sunday.

Guaranteed work scheme empowers women in Rajasthan (Reuters) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 10:10 AM PST Reuters - India's pioneering scheme to provide 100 days of guaranteed work to millions of impoverished and marginalised people is not only helping to lift rural households out of poverty, aid workers say, but also empowering women.

MetLife seals Alico deal after two-year quest (Reuters) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 01:53 PM PST Reuters - MetLife Inc pursued AIG's foreign life insurance business for two years before finally clinching a $15.5 billion purchase that will give it beachheads in 47 nations from Peru to Bangladesh.

Earthquake in eastern Turkey kills at least 51 (Reuters) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 07:09 AM PST Reuters - A strong earthquake killed at least 51 villagers in a remote part of eastern Turkey before dawn on Monday, officials said, and aftershocks continued for hours while rescuers searched for trapped survivors.

Bomb attack on Pakistani police kills 13 (Reuters) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 09:29 AM PST Reuters - Pakistan's Taliban claimed responsibility for a suicide car bomb attack on a police intelligence unit in the eastern city of Lahore that killed at least 13 people during Monday's morning rush hour.

Australia beat Pakistan to qualify for World Cup semis (Reuters) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 07:51 AM PST Reuters - Tournament favourites Australia advanced into the semi-finals of the men's hockey World Cup on Monday after they beat Pakistan 2-1 in a pulsating match to finish top of Pool B.

S.Africa, India, Indonesia seek top U.N. climate job (Reuters) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 09:29 AM PST Reuters - South Africa, India and Indonesia are vying to win the U.N.'s top climate change job, a key post to build trust between poor and rich in 2010 after the U.N.'s Copenhagen summit which set few binding targets.

Govt seeks to cut stake in State Bank to 51 pct (Reuters) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 06:20 AM PST Reuters - NEW DELHI (Reuters) The government is seeking legislative approval to cut its stake in State Bank of India to 51 percent, which could raise about $2.5 billion, a quarter of what the bank needs to grow over the next five years.

GSK dedicates India plant for elephantiasis drug (Reuters) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 06:34 AM PST Reuters - Britain's GlaxoSmithKline said on Monday it was dedicating a facility in India to production of albendazole, part of a combined treatment for the elephantiasis-causing infection lymphatic filariasis (LF).

Indian navy thwarts pirate attack on Greek ship (Reuters) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 07:30 AM PST Reuters - Indian navy commandos thwarted a suspected Somali pirate attack on the Greek bulk carrier Melina 1 off the Indian coast, East African maritime officials and the Indian navy said on Monday.

Toyota chief says sees U.S. sales recovery ahead (Reuters) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 05:35 AM PST Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp's president said on Monday he believed that sales in North America could recover in March after a sharp decline last month when the automaker suspended sales of some recalled models.

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