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UK's Cameron courts India, helps clinch jet deal (Reuters)
Pakistan plane crashes, all 152 on board dead (Reuters)
Ten key indicators show global warming 'undeniable' (Reuters)
BP aims for quick well kill; RIL eyes assets (Reuters)
Tendulkar century raises India's recovery hopes (Reuters)
Govt tightens telecom rules on security concerns (Reuters)
Researchers use Twitter tweets to measure moods (Reuters)
Parliament blocks vote on prices (Reuters)
Vedanta defends human rights record after protests (Reuters)
Waugh tips Swann, Mendis and Harbhajan to fill void (Reuters)
Voters favour better looking candidates - study (Reuters)
Reliance, Essar eye BP's Africa retail ops - sources (Reuters)
FACTBOX - Details of Airbus plane that crashed in Pakistan (Reuters)
Book Talk: Coorg inspires debut novel from Indian financier (Reuters)
Wal-Mart India growth faces supply chain hurdle (Reuters)
UK's Cameron says Pakistan must cut militant ties (Reuters)
Mahindra Q1 net jumps, not decided on Ssangyong (Reuters)
India signs $1.1 bln jet deal with BAE, Rolls-Royce (Reuters)
UK's Osborne urges India to open up financial services (Reuters)
Sri Lanka spinners stifle India in second test (Reuters)

UK's Cameron courts India, helps clinch jet deal (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 06:12 PM PDT

Reuters - British Prime Minister David Cameron trumpeted a $1.1 billion defence deal with India on Wednesday, an early result of a big diplomatic push to court Indian business and tap new sources of economic growth.

Pakistan plane crashes, all 152 on board dead (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 10:48 AM PDT

Reuters - A Pakistani passenger plane crashed in heavy rain near Islamabad on Wednesday, killing all 152 people on board, officials said, in the worst aviation accident in Pakistan.

Ten key indicators show global warming 'undeniable' (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 02:08 PM PDT

Reuters - Melting glaciers, more humid air and eight other key indicators show that global warming is undeniable, scientists said on Wednesday, citing a new comprehensive review of the last decade of climate data.

BP aims for quick well kill; RIL eyes assets (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 05:01 PM PDT

Reuters - BP Plc may permanently shut the well that caused the worst off-shore oil spill in U.S. history as early as Monday, the company said as speculation grew over assets it might sell to cover mounting costs.

Tendulkar century raises India's recovery hopes (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 06:44 AM PDT

Reuters - Sachin Tendulkar once again came to his country's rescue and raised hopes of salvaging the second test on Wednesday after Sri Lankan spinners wreaked havoc by claiming four wickets to hinder India's fightback.

Govt tightens telecom rules on security concerns (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 09:21 AM PDT

Reuters - The government on Wednesday said telecom equipment vendors must allow inspection of their gear and made carriers solely responsible for the security of their networks, addressing security worries that had led to restrictions on Chinese manufacturers.

Researchers use Twitter tweets to measure moods (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 04:04 PM PDT

Reuters - Twitter is for more than just tweeting.

Parliament blocks vote on prices (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 05:11 AM PDT

Reuters - India's Congress party-led government escaped facing a parliament vote on soaring inflation on Wednesday, preventing possible dissent among allies, but opposition protests will continue delaying passage of key bills.

Vedanta defends human rights record after protests (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 10:06 AM PDT

Reuters - India-focused Vedanta Resources Plc defended its human rights record on Wednesday at a shareholders' meeting where some fund managers joined pressure groups to protest over its plans to build a bauxite mine in an area sacred to indigenous people.

Waugh tips Swann, Mendis and Harbhajan to fill void (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 08:50 AM PDT

Reuters - Former Australia captain Steve Waugh tipped Graeme Swann, Ajantha Mendis and Harbhajan Singh to fill the void left by the retirement of spin bowling's golden generation.

Voters favour better looking candidates - study (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 11:55 AM PDT

Reuters - Campaign managers and strategists are often given credit for a political candidate's election victory, but stylists and image consultants should receive the praise, according to new research.

Reliance, Essar eye BP's Africa retail ops - sources (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 06:44 AM PDT

Reuters - BP Plc is in talks with Reliance Industries and Essar Group to sell its African retail assets that could be worth as much as $500 million, four sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.

FACTBOX - Details of Airbus plane that crashed in Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 05:22 AM PDT

Reuters - An Airbus A321 operated by Pakistani airline Airblue crashed with 152 people on board in bad weather near Islamabad on Wednesday.

Book Talk: Coorg inspires debut novel from Indian financier (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 03:50 AM PDT

Reuters - When private equity professional Sarita Mandanna set out to write a novel, it seemed natural to set it in the forests of Coorg, a region in southern India the British colonialists called the "Scotland of India." It was where she spent her childhood, surrounded by coffee plantations and the dense jungles that come vividly to life in her saga of star-crossed lovers in the early 20th century.

Wal-Mart India growth faces supply chain hurdle (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 06:44 AM PDT

Reuters - Retail giant Wal-Mart, still limited by rules barring multi-brand foreign retailers in India, expects supply chain woes to make fast expansion in the country difficult, the chief of its Indian joint venture said.

UK's Cameron says Pakistan must cut militant ties (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 03:50 AM PDT

Reuters - British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday that Pakistan must not become a base for militants and "promote the export of terror" across the globe, saying their bilateral ties depended on that.

Mahindra Q1 net jumps, not decided on Ssangyong (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 03:50 AM PDT

Reuters - Mahindra & Mahindra said it would wait for more information before deciding on a bid for South Korean SUV maker Ssangyong Motor, as it seeks to expand its vehicle line-up and pushes into new markets.

India signs $1.1 bln jet deal with BAE, Rolls-Royce (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 04:51 AM PDT

Reuters - BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce will supply India with 57 Hawk military training jets in a deal worth around 700 million sterling ($1.09 billion), British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday.

UK's Osborne urges India to open up financial services (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 03:50 AM PDT

Reuters - British finance minister George Osborne on Wednesday pressed India to speed up the opening of its financial services market and said he wanted to see completion of a free-trade agreement with Europe by early 2011.