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• 2010 monsoon rains seen normal - farm secy (Reuters)
• World's slums grow despite rapid economy growth - U.N. (Reuters)
• India wants to question Headley on Mumbai attack (Reuters)
• Bollywood, Hollywood to jointly fight piracy (Reuters)
• RBI raises rates to tackle price pressures (Reuters)
• Bharti board to meet as $9 billion Zain deal nears (Reuters)
• Congress party skates on thin parliamentary ice (Reuters)
• Economic adviser: not ruling out April rate hike (Reuters)
• Delhi's citizens told to brush up on etiquette for Commonwealth Games (Reuters)
• Man Utd, Barcelona still on course for rematch (Reuters)
• Govt to inject capital into banks by May - official (Reuters)
• Bharti says to sell Apple's iPhone 3GS (Reuters)
• Capello asks injured Beckham to join England at World Cup (Reuters)
• Cabinet raises cost of living allowance for govt staff (Reuters)
• Videocon bids for 3G airwaves; eyes overseas partners (Reuters)
• Reliance Comm: applies for broadband spectrum auction (Reuters)

2010 monsoon rains seen normal - farm secy (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 08:21 AM PDT Reuters - India's 2010 monsoon rains, crucial for farm output, will be normal, Farm Secretary Prabeer Kumar Basu said on Friday, raising hopes of a strong recovery in farm output that suffered after last year's drought.

World's slums grow despite rapid economy growth - U.N. (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 02:43 PM PDT Reuters - Almost a quarter of a billion people moved out of slum conditions in the past decade, driven by rapid economic growth in emerging giants India and China, but the number of people living in them continues to rise, the United Nations housing agency said on Friday.

India wants to question Headley on Mumbai attack (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 05:58 AM PDT Reuters - India is seeking access to interrogate Chicago man David Headley who pleaded guilty to scouting targets for the 2008 Mumbai attacks in a U.S. court this week, Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said on Friday.

Bollywood, Hollywood to jointly fight piracy (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 03:15 AM PDT Reuters - Leading Bollywood film producers joined hands with the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) on Thursday to curb piracy in one of the world's biggest film markets.

RBI raises rates to tackle price pressures (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 10:43 AM PDT Reuters - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday unexpectedly raised interest rates from record-low levels for the first time since it began cutting in 2008, citing intensifying inflationary pressures and a steady economic recovery.

Bharti board to meet as $9 billion Zain deal nears (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 09:04 AM PDT Reuters - Bharti Airtel's board will on Saturday discuss its $9 billion bid for Kuwaiti telecom group Zain's African units, a source said, and the two sides may clinch a deal next week.

Congress party skates on thin parliamentary ice (Reuters) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 11:52 PM PDT Reuters - The government's ambitions to boost economic growth through pro-market legislation may be sinking into parliamentary quicksand amid a slew of stalled bills, reluctant allies and an emboldened opposition.

Economic adviser: not ruling out April rate hike (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 07:52 AM PDT Reuters - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) rate hike will anchor inflationary expectations but there could be another increase in April when the central bank reviews policy, a top adviser said on Friday.

Delhi's citizens told to brush up on etiquette for Commonwealth Games (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 02:36 AM PDT Reuters - The government has compiled a list of do's and don'ts for its citzens at this year's Commonwealth Games to help showcase New Delhi's charms.

Man Utd, Barcelona still on course for rematch (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 07:52 AM PDT Reuters - The Champions League took a trip down memory lane on Friday as the draw for the last eight set up rematches of two recent finals and kept Manchester United and Barcelona on course for a May showdown at the Bernabeu.

Govt to inject capital into banks by May - official (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 02:29 AM PDT Reuters - The government will pump 90 billion rupees ($2 billion) into state-run banks under the first phase of capital injection, a finance ministry official said on Friday.

Bharti says to sell Apple's iPhone 3GS (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 02:59 AM PDT Reuters - Bharti Airtel on Friday said it had agreed with Apple Inc to sell its iPhone 3GS in India in the coming months.

Capello asks injured Beckham to join England at World Cup (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 03:38 AM PDT Reuters - England have asked midfielder David Beckham to join them at the World Cup in South Africa even though he will not be able to play due to an Achilles tendon injury, coach Fabio Capello was quoted as saying on Friday.

Cabinet raises cost of living allowance for govt staff (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 01:16 AM PDT Reuters - The government on Friday raised the cost of living allowance for government employees and pensioners by 8 percent, a cabinet minister told reporters.

Videocon bids for 3G airwaves; eyes overseas partners (Reuters) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 10:43 PM PDT Reuters - Videocon Industries Ltd has placed a bid for third-generation (3G) mobile spectrum, coming up in April for auction, a top official said on Friday.

Reliance Comm: applies for broadband spectrum auction (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 12:24 AM PDT Reuters - Reliance Communications, the country's No. 2 mobile operator, said it had applied to participate in an April auction for broadband wireless access (BWA) in all of the country's telecoms zones.

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