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• Six men charged over Vienna Sikh temple shooting (Reuters)
• Troops, armoured vehicles near Bangkok protest sitee (Reuters)
• ICICI to buy smaller Bank of Rajasthan (Reuters)
• Mexican company says will not make Tata autos (Reuters)
• INTERVIEW - India, China telecoms dispute won't hurt ties (Reuters)
• Tarballs in Florida stoke fears of oil slick spread (Reuters)
• Affordable tickets, tight security for Indian GP (Reuters)
• INTERVIEW - Govt plans to award $50 bln road projects (Reuters)
• Govt to review fuel pricing in June - govt source (Reuters)
• Cyclone puts gas field, coal port on alert (Reuters)
• Judge bars Rajaratnam access to witness computer (Reuters)
• Akshaya Tritiya lifts gold sales in Gulf - WGC (Reuters)
• SCENARIOS - Possible options in fight against Maoists (Reuters)
• Vodafone signals frustration with Indian market (Reuters)
• Bank of Rajasthan board okays merger with ICICI (Reuters)
• Bids for one all-India 3G licence reach $3.63 bln (Reuters)
• Govt under pressure to send military to quell Maoists (Reuters)
• Cyclone won't impact monsoon progress - official (Reuters)
• Bank of Rajasthan to merge with ICICI Bank (Reuters)
• Difficulties in global econ persist - Canada finmin (Reuters)

Six men charged over Vienna Sikh temple shooting (Reuters) Posted: 18 May 2010 10:56 AM PDT Reuters - Austrian authorities have charged six men over an attack in a Sikh temple a year ago in which a visiting preacher died, dozens of worshippers were wounded and which triggered deadly riots in India.

Troops, armoured vehicles near Bangkok protest sitee (Reuters) Posted: 18 May 2010 04:20 PM PDT Reuters - Large numbers of Thai troops and armoured vehicles gathered early on Wednesday near a fortified encampment of anti-government protesters in Bangkok in what may be the start of a crackdown to disperse them, witnesses said.

ICICI to buy smaller Bank of Rajasthan (Reuters) Posted: 18 May 2010 11:15 AM PDT Reuters - ICICI Bank, India's No. 2 lender, plans to buy small private sector lender Bank of Rajasthan in the first consolidation of country's crowded banking sector since 2008.

Mexican company says will not make Tata autos (Reuters) Posted: 18 May 2010 02:40 PM PDT Reuters - Mexican auto supplier Metalsa SA de CV said on Tuesday it is not engaged in talks with Tata Motors Ltd about making Tata vehicles in Mexico.

INTERVIEW - India, China telecoms dispute won't hurt ties (Reuters) Posted: 18 May 2010 03:46 PM PDT Reuters - Trade Minister Anand Sharma said on Tuesday a dispute over restrictions on the import of Chinese telecoms equipment will not hurt commercial ties between the world's two fastest-growing economies.

Tarballs in Florida stoke fears of oil slick spread (Reuters) Posted: 18 May 2010 04:41 PM PDT Reuters - Fears that ocean currents were spreading oil from the Gulf of Mexico spill flared on Tuesday after tar balls turned up in Florida, raising pressure on energy giant BP to capture more of the leaking crude.

Affordable tickets, tight security for Indian GP (Reuters) Posted: 18 May 2010 04:43 AM PDT Reuters - Indian Grand Prix organisers have promised affordable tickets and tight security to deal with anything from terror threats to stray dogs when the Formula One race makes its debut next year.

INTERVIEW - Govt plans to award $50 bln road projects (Reuters) Posted: 18 May 2010 09:23 AM PDT Reuters - The government plans to award $50 billion of road projects in the fiscal year ending March 2011, and expects private investors to fund as much as 70 percent of the amount, the road transport minister told Reuters on Tuesday.

Govt to review fuel pricing in June - govt source (Reuters) Posted: 18 May 2010 08:57 AM PDT Reuters - The government will review its fuel pricing system next month and may allow state-run firms like Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) to gradually raise the price of natural gas to levels charged by Reliance Industries, a senior government official said.

Cyclone puts gas field, coal port on alert (Reuters) Posted: 18 May 2010 08:39 AM PDT Reuters - A cyclonic storm over the Bay of Bengal is set to intensify and pound India's east coast on Thursday, putting on alert refineries, the country's biggest gas field and facilities for iron ore exports and coal imports.

Judge bars Rajaratnam access to witness computer (Reuters) Posted: 18 May 2010 10:10 AM PDT Reuters - A U.S. judge on Tuesday rejected a request by Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam to obtain information from the computer of a former trader cooperating with prosecutors who charged them with illegal insider trading.

Akshaya Tritiya lifts gold sales in Gulf - WGC (Reuters) Posted: 18 May 2010 08:30 AM PDT Reuters - This year's Akshaya Tritiya festival helped boost retail gold sale volumes in the Gulf region by 11 percent compared to last year's despite high bullion prices, the World Gold Council (WGC) said on Tuesday.

SCENARIOS - Possible options in fight against Maoists (Reuters) Posted: 18 May 2010 06:28 AM PDT Reuters - Pressure is mounting on Prime Minister Manhoman Singh to send in the military to quell a growing Maoist insurgency after a string of attacks this year.

Vodafone signals frustration with Indian market (Reuters) Posted: 18 May 2010 07:21 AM PDT Reuters - Vodafone Group Plc signalled increasing frustration with its key Indian unit on Tuesday, taking a charge of 2.3 billion pounds ($3.3 billion) due to fierce competition and rapidly escalating spectrum costs.

Bank of Rajasthan board okays merger with ICICI (Reuters) Posted: 18 May 2010 07:54 AM PDT Reuters - Private sector lender Bank of Rajasthan said on Tuesday its board had approved the merger with India's No.2 lender ICICI Bank Ltd.

Bids for one all-India 3G licence reach $3.63 bln (Reuters) Posted: 18 May 2010 07:21 AM PDT Reuters - Bids for one set of nationwide third-generation (3G) mobile spectrum licences in India reached 165.31 billion rupees ($3.63 billion) on the 33rd day of an auction, an indication the government could earn revenue of about 668 billion rupees from the auction.

Govt under pressure to send military to quell Maoists (Reuters) Posted: 18 May 2010 01:24 AM PDT Reuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is under pressure to look at whether to send in the military to quell a growing Maoist insurgency in central India after an attack left 35 police and civilians dead.

Cyclone won't impact monsoon progress - official (Reuters) Posted: 18 May 2010 02:35 AM PDT Reuters - A cyclone in Bay of Bengal is unlikely to impact the progress of India's monsoon rains, expected to arrive on May 30, the country's top weather official said on Tuesday.

Bank of Rajasthan to merge with ICICI Bank (Reuters) Posted: 18 May 2010 07:22 AM PDT Reuters - Small private sector lender Bank of Rajasthan said on Tuesday that its controlling shareholders have agreed to merge with ICICI Bank, India's No 2 lender.

Difficulties in global econ persist - Canada finmin (Reuters) Posted: 18 May 2010 05:01 AM PDT Reuters - Canada's finance minister said on Tuesday that recovery in economies battered by the global downturn remains fragile, and reiterated calls for more flexibility in Asian currencies.

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