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Chandhok just a spectator on first day in F1 (Reuters)
Russia to build up to 16 nuclear reactors in India (Reuters)
Suicide blasts kill 45 in Pakistan's Lahore (Reuters)
Russia to make 1,000 stealth jets, eyes India deal (Reuters)
EU/India trade pact could limit cheap drugs - MSF (Reuters)
India needs corrective steps to tame inflation - finmin (Reuters)
Factory output growth eases; seen slowing more (Reuters)
NMDC share sale covered 1.2 times, bids at lower end (Reuters)
India says open to new round of talks with Pakistan (Reuters)
INTERVIEW - Tata Motors sees margin pressure (Reuters)
FACTBOX - Nokia vs Apple legal battle (Reuters)
Force India set pace, Schumacher lags in Bahrain (Reuters)
Russia to build 12 nuclear reactors in India (Reuters)
INTERVIEW - SingTel signals support for Bharti/Zain deal (Reuters)
Opening up India retail? Don't hold your breath (Reuters)
Nissan launches first Thai-promoted "eco-car" (Reuters)
Russia's Putin offers funds to Sistema India unit (Reuters)
Sleepy beach town of Gokarna wakes up to tourists, business (Reuters)
Toyota discounts boost sales; U.S. mulls 'black box' (Reuters)
India set to return to 8.5 pct growth in FY11 - Ahluwalia (Reuters)

Chandhok just a spectator on first day in F1 (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 10:30 AM PST

Reuters - Karun Chandhok could only watch in frustration on Friday after failing to get out on track for the first practice sessions of his Formula One career.

Russia to build up to 16 nuclear reactors in India (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 08:44 AM PST

Reuters - Russia will build up to 16 nuclear reactors for power stations in India, Russia's deputy premier said on Friday during a visit to India with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to reaffirm decades-old ties.

Suicide blasts kill 45 in Pakistan's Lahore (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 09:32 AM PST

Reuters - Two suicide bombers targeting the Pakistani military killed at least 45 people in Lahore on Friday, officials said, in a challenge to government assertions that crackdowns have weakened Taliban insurgents.

Russia to make 1,000 stealth jets, eyes India deal (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 08:44 AM PST

Reuters - Russia will build more than 1,000 stealth fighter jets within four decades, including at least 200 for its traditional weapons buyer India, the head of plane maker Sukhoi said on Friday.

EU/India trade pact could limit cheap drugs - MSF (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 07:15 AM PST

Reuters - Poor people in India and other developing countries may lose access to affordable generic drugs as part of free-trade negotiations between India and the European Union, a medical advocacy group said on Friday.

India needs corrective steps to tame inflation - finmin (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 04:08 AM PST

Reuters - Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Friday corrective economic steps have to be taken to tame inflation.

Factory output growth eases; seen slowing more (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 01:53 AM PST

Reuters - India's industrial output growth eased in January in line with market forecasts and analysts said it could further weaken with an expected rate hike coming on the heels of stimulus withdrawal.

NMDC share sale covered 1.2 times, bids at lower end (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 11:54 AM PST

Reuters - A sale of shares in India's top iron ore miner NMDC was covered on the last day of the offer helped by state-run investors and most bids were at the bottom of the price range.

India says open to new round of talks with Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 12:27 AM PST

Reuters - India signalled on Friday it was open to a new round of talks with Pakistan, raising fresh hopes of a thaw in relations after last month's official dialogue between the nuclear-armed rivals produced no breakthrough.

INTERVIEW - Tata Motors sees margin pressure (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 07:34 AM PST

Reuters - Tata Motors, India's largest vehicles maker plans to offset rising commodity prices through price hikes and cost cutting, a senior executive said.

FACTBOX - Nokia vs Apple legal battle (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 04:37 AM PST

Reuters - Top phone makers Nokia and Apple will seek a U.S. court hearing in a key patent battle in mid-2012, a court filing showed, raising the spectre of a prolonged legal struggle.

Force India set pace, Schumacher lags in Bahrain (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 01:45 AM PST

Reuters - Germany's Adrian Sutil stole some of the limelight from Michael Schumacher in Bahrain on Friday by putting Force India on top of the timesheets in first practice for the Formula One season.

Russia to build 12 nuclear reactors in India (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 07:06 AM PST

Reuters - Russia will build at least 12 nuclear reactors for power stations in India, the head of its state nuclear corporation said on Friday, as Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visited to India to reaffirm decades-old ties.

INTERVIEW - SingTel signals support for Bharti/Zain deal (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 03:07 AM PST

Reuters - Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) may help with the funding for Bharti Airtel's $9 billion acquisition of Zain's African assets, a senior SingTel executive said on Friday.

Opening up India retail? Don't hold your breath (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 02:10 AM PST

Reuters - Plans by Carrefour, the world's No.2 retailer, to open its first cash-and-carry outlets in India are a sign of optimism in the country's $450 billion retail sector, but foreign investors and some officials want more -- an easing of the country's tough investment rules.

Nissan launches first Thai-promoted "eco-car" (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 12:58 AM PST

Reuters - Nissan Motor launched its much-awaited, low-cost compact car on Friday, aiming to become a major force in the fast-growing segment with a global sales target of one million units a year by 2013.

Russia's Putin offers funds to Sistema India unit (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 01:22 AM PST

Reuters - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday pledged state financial aid for the Indian telecoms unit of Russian conglomerate Sistema, which is looking to expand in India.

Sleepy beach town of Gokarna wakes up to tourists, business (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 01:22 AM PST

Reuters - German tourist Oliver Krupke has travelled to India every year for the past three years, but it's not the Taj Mahal, the beaches of Goa or the bustle of Mumbai that keep bringing him back.

Toyota discounts boost sales; U.S. mulls 'black box' (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 08:28 PM PST

Reuters - Unprecedented discounts after a series of damaging recalls boosted Toyota Motor Corp's U.S. sales in early March, as U.S. regulators weighed new auto safety measures.