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• Cabinet approves direct tax bill - minister (Reuters)
• RIM suggests forum on BlackBerry solution in India (Reuters)
• Google polishes real-time search, launches site (Reuters)
• Karun Chandhok to drive first laps of Korean track (Reuters)
• Farmers' protest in Delhi underscores India's land woes (Reuters)
• Borrowed money allows Indian weightlifters to go to Delhi (Reuters)
• Food inflation continues to ease in mid-Aug (Reuters)
• Wipro's Azim Premji criticises Delhi Games spending (Reuters)
• Mani Shankar Aiyar leads escape during Delhi Games (Reuters)
• India says U.S. visa issue may be solved outside WTO (Reuters)
• Automakers to launch new models, spend more in India (Reuters)
• Girl-band star escapes jail over HIV infection (Reuters)
• Wang Yihan bows out, Saina in last eight (Reuters)
• Govt holds crucial meeting on BlackBerry security (Reuters)
• Monsoon rains 29 pct above normal in past week (Reuters)
• Cabinet likely to overhaul direct tax law (Reuters)
• FACTBOX - Problems BlackBerry services face in India (Reuters)
• Google to allow phone calls from Gmail (Reuters)

Cabinet approves direct tax bill - minister (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2010 06:55 AM PDT Reuters - Cabinet on Thursday approved a bill to simplify the country's archaic direct tax laws, law minister Veerappa Moily said.

RIM suggests forum on BlackBerry solution in India (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2010 10:35 AM PDT Reuters - Research in Motion offered on Thursday to lead an industry forum to look at India's need to have "lawful access" to BlackBerry's encrypted mail and messenger in the latest effort to stave off the blocking of the popular service in the world's fastest growing telecoms market.

Google polishes real-time search, launches site (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2010 12:53 PM PDT Reuters - Google Inc launched a website on Thursday for users who want to sift through news, comments and other information on the Internet in real time, letting them follow conversations on social network hubs such as Facebook and Twitter in one place.

Karun Chandhok to drive first laps of Korean track (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2010 12:24 PM PDT Reuters - Karun Chandhok has been pencilled in to be the first driver to lap South Korea's new grand prix circuit in a Formula One car next month.

Farmers' protest in Delhi underscores India's land woes (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2010 06:45 AM PDT Reuters - Thousands of farmers marched to India's parliament on Thursday to protest against a government takeover of land to build a new highway, underlining a wider problem of land acquisition in the rapidly-growing Asian giant.

Borrowed money allows Indian weightlifters to go to Delhi (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2010 06:55 AM PDT Reuters - India's weightlifters will be able to take part in the Delhi Commonwealth Games after their federation borrowed money from Games organisers to cover an unpaid fine, allowing them to avoid an international ban.

Food inflation continues to ease in mid-Aug (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2010 12:23 AM PDT Reuters - India's food inflation continued to ease in mid-August, while fuel inflation was flat on the week, but concerns over emerging demand-side pressures on prices will likely see a hawkish Reserve Bank of India (RBI) hike key rates by 25 basis points when it reviews policy next month.

Wipro's Azim Premji criticises Delhi Games spending (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2010 06:06 AM PDT Reuters - Billionaire businessman Azim Premji on Thursday questioned the amount being spent on the Delhi Commonwealth Games, saying the country could ill afford it.

Mani Shankar Aiyar leads escape during Delhi Games (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2010 06:46 AM PDT Reuters - With the former sports minister playing the Pied Piper, Delhi is likely to witness a mini-exodus when it hosts the Commonwealth Games in October.

India says U.S. visa issue may be solved outside WTO (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2010 05:36 AM PDT Reuters - India is confident of resolving a visa restrictions issue with the United States outside the WTO framework, a senior government official said on Thursday.

Automakers to launch new models, spend more in India (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2010 08:30 AM PDT Reuters - Global automakers in India are planning to launch new models and boost investment in the country, executives said at a conference, signalling brisk demand in one of the fastest growing car markets in the world.

Girl-band star escapes jail over HIV infection (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2010 10:35 AM PDT Reuters - A German pop singer who confessed to knowingly exposing two men to the risk of HIV after finding out she had the virus herself was convicted by a court on Thursday of grievous bodily harm.

Wang Yihan bows out, Saina in last eight (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2010 07:23 AM PDT Reuters - World number one and tournament favourite Wang Yihan of China made a shock exit in the third round of the women's singles at the badminton world championships on Thursday.

Govt holds crucial meeting on BlackBerry security (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2010 01:19 AM PDT Reuters - The fate of BlackBerry's encrypted email and messaging services in India will be decided in last-ditch talks starting on Thursday between the smart phone's maker and security agencies ahead of an Aug. 31 deadline.

Monsoon rains 29 pct above normal in past week (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2010 02:06 AM PDT Reuters - India's key monsoon rains were 29 percent above normal in the week to Aug. 25, compared with 6 percent below normal rainfall in the previous week, the weather office said on Thursday.

Cabinet likely to overhaul direct tax law (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2010 04:27 AM PDT Reuters - The cabinet is expected to approve a bill to simplify archaic direct tax laws on Thursday, a finance ministry official said, a key piece of reform aimed at widening the tax net and increasing state revenues.

FACTBOX - Problems BlackBerry services face in India (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2010 04:37 AM PDT Reuters - The fate of BlackBerry's encrypted email and messaging services in India will be decided in last-ditch talks starting on Thursday between the maker of the smart phone and security agencies ahead of an Aug. 31 deadline.

Google to allow phone calls from Gmail (Reuters) Posted: 25 Aug 2010 10:39 PM PDT Reuters - Google Inc said users of Gmail will now be able to call telephones directly from their email, putting it in direct competition with Web calling service Skype and more traditional operators such as AT&T Inc and Verizon Communications.

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