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NY bomb suspect said to admit plot, Pakistan training (Reuters)
Mumbai motormen end strike (Reuters)
Prosecutors seek death sentence in Kasab trial (Reuters)
Bids for one all-India 3G licence reach $2.41 bln (Reuters)
Flanagan named new ICC anti-corruption chief (Reuters)
Thomson Reuters Q1 beats Street, CEO sees pickup (Reuters)
Q+A: Wealthy Ambani brothers brace for gas row ruling (Reuters)
RBI changes pricing rules for share transfers to NRIs (Reuters)
Man charged with New York plot, trained in Pakistan (Reuters)
New York bomb plot suspect says acted alone - source (Reuters)
iPods, diet, Betty White may help seniors reach 100 (Reuters)
Radiation death raises nuclear safety concerns (Reuters)
Rajya Sabha approves 2010/11 budget (Reuters)
Trade secy says favours wheat exports (Reuters)
BP struggles to stop Gulf of Mexico oil leak (Reuters)
New York bomb suspect says he acted alone - source (Reuters)
China's Huawei seeks mtgs with Indian officials - source (Reuters)
More tax relief for construction cos: Pranab (Reuters)

NY bomb suspect said to admit plot, Pakistan training (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2010 03:47 PM PDT

Reuters - A Pakistani-American admitted trying to detonate a bomb in New York's busy Times Square and receiving bomb-making training in a known Taliban and al Qaeda stronghold in Pakistan, U.S. prosecutors said on Tuesday.

Mumbai motormen end strike (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2010 06:57 AM PDT

Reuters - A strike by motormen of Mumbai's famed suburban trains, which threw city travel out of gear, was called off on Tuesday evening, following an assurance their demands would be looked into, officials said.

Prosecutors seek death sentence in Kasab trial (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2010 05:23 AM PDT

Reuters - Prosecutors asked a Mumbai court on Tuesday to sentence to death a Pakistani man found guilty over the 2008 Mumbai attacks after a trial India said sent a message to its rival neighbour Pakistan not to "export terrorism".

Bids for one all-India 3G licence reach $2.41 bln (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2010 09:34 AM PDT

Reuters - Bids for one set of nationwide third-generation (3G) mobile spectrum licences in India reached 107.49 billion rupees ($2.41 billion), or more than three times the base price, on the 21st day of an auction, government data showed on Tuesday.

Flanagan named new ICC anti-corruption chief (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2010 09:34 AM PDT

Reuters - Former senior UK police chief Ronnie Flanagan has been appointed chairman of the International Cricket Council's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit, the ICC said on Tuesday.

Thomson Reuters Q1 beats Street, CEO sees pickup (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2010 09:34 AM PDT

Reuters - News and data provider Thomson Reuters Corp reported a stronger-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday as the recovery from the financial crisis accelerated in its main businesses.

Q+A: Wealthy Ambani brothers brace for gas row ruling (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2010 04:51 AM PDT

Reuters - The Supreme Court is expected to rule by next week on a long and high-profile dispute between the estranged billionaire Ambani brothers that has unnerved investors unsure about India's future gas pricing policy.

RBI changes pricing rules for share transfers to NRIs (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2010 09:34 AM PDT

Reuters - India has changed the pricing rules for shares being issued or transferred to overseas Indians under the foreign direct investment policy, the Reserve Bank said late on Tuesday.

Man charged with New York plot, trained in Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2010 12:58 PM PDT

Reuters - U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday charged the man accused of trying to explode a car bomb in New York's Times Square with five counts, including trying to explode a weapon of mass destruction, and they said he admitted receiving bomb-making training in Pakistan.

New York bomb plot suspect says acted alone - source (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2010 09:34 AM PDT

Reuters - The Pakistani-American arrested on suspicion of driving a bomb-laden car into New York's Times Square told U.S. authorities he acted alone but skeptical investigators are looking into his recent trip to Pakistan, a law enforcement source said on Tuesday.

iPods, diet, Betty White may help seniors reach 100 (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2010 06:08 AM PDT

Reuters - Staying in touch with pop culture, the latest trends such as iPods and texting messaging, and a dinner date with actress Betty White are keys to living a long life, according to people who know -- centenarians.

Radiation death raises nuclear safety concerns (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2010 03:48 AM PDT

Reuters - The radiation-related death of a scrap metal worker has raised concerns over nuclear safety in India, at a time when the Asian power is wooing foreign players to its $150 billion civilian nuclear market.

Rajya Sabha approves 2010/11 budget (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2010 06:08 AM PDT

Reuters - The Rajya Sabha passed the Union Budget for 2010/11 on Tuesday.

Trade secy says favours wheat exports (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2010 06:57 AM PDT

Reuters - The trade ministry is in favour of wheat exports as the country has a huge surplus, but the decision to lift the three-year old ban on overseas sales of the grain would be taken by the farm ministry, a top official said on Tuesday.

BP struggles to stop Gulf of Mexico oil leak (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2010 05:06 AM PDT

Reuters - BP Plc pressed ahead with efforts to stop oil from continuing to spew from an offshore well that ruptured almost two weeks ago in the Gulf of Mexico off the U.S. coast as the British energy giant's shares fell further on Tuesday.

New York bomb suspect says he acted alone - source (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2010 09:34 AM PDT

Reuters - The Pakistani-American suspect arrested on suspicion of trying to detonate a car bomb in New York's Times Square told investigators he acted alone and denied any ties to radical groups in his native Pakistan, a U.S. law enforcement official familiar with the investigation said on Tuesday.

China's Huawei seeks mtgs with Indian officials - source (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2010 04:42 AM PDT

Reuters - China's Huawei Technologies is seeking meetings with Indian government officials to allay their security concerns over equipment from China, a source with direct knowledge of the situation said.