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Obama to meet with U.S. business leaders in India (Reuters)
Jean-Luc Godard to skip honorary Oscar ceremony (Reuters)
Japan, India agree on tighter ties amid China risk (Reuters)
Michael Jackson top-earning dead celebrity - Forbes (Reuters)
Departing Microsoft visionary sees 'post-PC' world (Reuters)
Farhan Akhtar brings Bollywood to Berlin (Reuters)
Wall Street Journal remains U.S. largest newspaper (Reuters)
Double polio vaccine proves most effective in study (Reuters)
Coal India IPO raises nearly $3.5 bln (Reuters)
Laxman, Gambhir back from injury for New Zealand tests (Reuters)
FACTBOX - Top issues during Obama's India visit (Reuters)
SEBI tightens share preferential issue norms (Reuters)
The "Great Game" bubbles under Obama's India trip (Reuters)
Sri Lanka's Delhi Games champion fails drugs test (Reuters)
Wal-Mart "very positive" on India rules easing (Reuters)
Kapil Dev passes on tips to disabled players (Reuters)
Bharti says to launch 3G in India before end-2010 (Reuters)
Comic Brand, pop star Perry wed in Ranthambore (Reuters)
PM urges closer Japan ties for Asian growth (Reuters)
FACTBOX - Japan and India to welcome free trade deal (Reuters)

Obama to meet with U.S. business leaders in India (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 03:50 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama will meet in India with a delegation of U.S. business leaders including Boeing Co's Jim McNerney, Honeywell's David Cote and GE's Jeffrey Immelt, the White House said.

Jean-Luc Godard to skip honorary Oscar ceremony (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 03:17 PM PDT

Reuters - Reclusive French-Swiss director film Jean-Luc Godard will skip a gala Hollywood dinner next month where he will be awarded an honorary Oscar, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said on Monday.

Japan, India agree on tighter ties amid China risk (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 05:32 AM PDT

Reuters - Japan and India pledged closer strategic ties between Asia's second and third biggest economies in talks on Monday, as Tokyo struggles to offset the risk of its growing dependence on giant rival China.

Michael Jackson top-earning dead celebrity - Forbes (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 12:28 PM PDT

Reuters - Michael Jackson's sudden death sparked an outpouring of grief around the world, but fans also opened their wallets to make him this year's top-earning dead celebrity with $275 million, Forbes said on Monday.

Departing Microsoft visionary sees 'post-PC' world (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 04:07 PM PDT

Reuters - Ray Ozzie, Microsoft Corp's departing software chief, has asked the company to move on from its roots as a computer-oriented company to imagine a 'post-PC world' that relies on wireless devices and the Internet to function.

Farhan Akhtar brings Bollywood to Berlin (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 09:40 AM PDT

Reuters - Bollywood's favourite film stars, Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra, have arrived in Berlin along with 70 co-actors and behind-the-scenes helpers from India to begin shooting their latest movie, "Don 2".

Wall Street Journal remains U.S. largest newspaper (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 02:14 PM PDT

Reuters - The Wall Street Journal remains the nation's top newspaper with more than 2 million in average daily circulation according to the latest industry numbers.

Double polio vaccine proves most effective in study (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 04:30 PM PDT

Reuters - A new double-strain polio vaccine is more effective than triple and single vaccines and means children in high-risk areas can be immunised against two key strains of the crippling virus in a single dose, scientists say.

Coal India IPO raises nearly $3.5 bln (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 06:52 AM PDT

Reuters - The Indian government on Monday priced state-run Coal India's IPO at 245 rupees, the country's coal minister said, buoyed by the strong response from foreign investors looking at broader exposure to the Indian economy.

Laxman, Gambhir back from injury for New Zealand tests (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 04:33 AM PDT

Reuters - The Indian trio of Vangipurappu Laxman, Gautam Gambhir and Ishant Sharma have returned from injury to bolster the team for next month's three-match test series against New Zealand.

FACTBOX - Top issues during Obama's India visit (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 11:25 AM PDT

Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama, who has described India-U.S. ties as "one of the defining relationships" of the 21st century, will visit the rising Asian power for the first time early next month.

SEBI tightens share preferential issue norms (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 08:11 AM PDT

Reuters - India's stock market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has tightened the norms for preferential allotment to founder shareholders.

The "Great Game" bubbles under Obama's India trip (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 11:56 PM PDT

Reuters - Touted as a visit with an emerging economic power, U.S. President Barack Obama's trip to India in November will also be about how New Delhi deals with that elephant in the room - the Pakistan-Afghanistan conundrum.

Sri Lanka's Delhi Games champion fails drugs test (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 10:53 PM PDT

Reuters - Sri Lankan bantamweight boxer Manju Wanniarachchi has tested positive for the banned steroid nandrolone and is set to lose his nation's first Commonwealth Games gold medal in seven decades.

Wal-Mart "very positive" on India rules easing (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 09:40 AM PDT

Reuters - Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, expects India to open up foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail given the positive tone coming from government officials, its chief executive said on Monday.

Kapil Dev passes on tips to disabled players (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 08:35 PM PDT

Reuters - Crippled by polio since childhood, Janak Singh squats on the bowling crease, briefly rotates his arm and sends down the ball with tremendous effort.

Bharti says to launch 3G in India before end-2010 (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 12:29 AM PDT

Reuters - Bharti Airtel, India's top mobile operator, said on Monday it would launch 3G wireless data services before the end of 2010.

Comic Brand, pop star Perry wed in Ranthambore (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 10:54 PM PDT

Reuters - British comedian Russell Brand and pop singer Katy Perry were married in a closely guarded traditional Hindu ceremony at an exclusive hotel resort in Rajasthan Saturday, police and local media said.

PM urges closer Japan ties for Asian growth (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 11:40 PM PDT

Reuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday urged closer ties with Japan to bolster Asian economic growth, as Tokyo struggles to offset the risk of its growing dependence on giant rival China.