'3 Idiots' makers, Chetan Bhagat fight over story credit (Reuters) Posted: 02 Jan 2010 07:00 AM PST Reuters - MUMBAI (Reuters) Author Chetan Bhagat has accused makers of the film '3 Idiots', modelled after his best-selling debut novel 'Five Point Someone', of not giving him credit for the story. |
Tight security as Pakistan hosts international event (Reuters) Posted: 02 Jan 2010 09:06 AM PST Reuters - Pakistan laid on heavy security on Saturday for a boxing tournament, the country's first international sporting event since militants attacked the Sri Lanka cricket team's bus last March. |
Danish cartoonist home attacker had "terror links" (Reuters) Posted: 02 Jan 2010 08:28 AM PST Reuters - A Somali man armed with an axe and suspected of links with al Qaeda broke into the home of a Danish cartoonist whose drawings of the Prophet Mohammad caused global Muslim outrage and was shot and wounded by police. |
Lack of bowling coach hurting India, says Dhoni (Reuters) Posted: 01 Jan 2010 07:38 PM PST Reuters - India would benefit from having a specialist bowling coach, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said on Friday. |
Economy to grow 8 pct in FY '11, adviser says - report (Reuters) Posted: 01 Jan 2010 10:52 PM PST Reuters - The economy will expand 8 percent in 2010/11 after growing between 7 and 7.5 percent in the current fiscal year to end-March, The Times of India reported on Saturday, quoting the prime minister's economic adviser C. Rangarajan. |
At least 10 killed in train crashes in northern India (Reuters) Posted: 02 Jan 2010 01:40 AM PST Reuters - At least 10 people were killed and about 40 injured in three train accidents in northern India, railway officials said, in foggy conditions that grounded flights and threw traffic out of gear on Saturday. |
Obama ties failed plane attack to al Qaeda (Reuters) Posted: 02 Jan 2010 01:31 AM PST Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday it appeared the man suspected of trying to bomb a Detroit-bound plane on Christmas was a member of al Qaeda and had been trained and equipped by the Islamic militant network. |
Pakistan govt under pressure after deadly attack (Reuters) Posted: 02 Jan 2010 01:19 AM PST Reuters - Pakistan's government came under renewed pressure on Saturday to bring stability to the country after one of the bloodiest bombings in more than two years killed at least 89 people. |
Consistency key for India, says Sehwag (Reuters) Posted: 02 Jan 2010 01:51 AM PST Reuters - India must maintain their momentum and play at a high level on a consistent basis to keep their place among the world's top-ranked teams, said vice captain Virender Sehwag. |
Govt to issue visas on arrival for five countries (Reuters) Posted: 01 Jan 2010 08:43 PM PST Reuters - India will issue visas on arrival to tourists from five countries starting Friday, according to a foreign ministry statement, just days after a plan to tighten some visa rules drew protests. |
Bangladesh seamer Nazmul ruled out of Tri-series (Reuters) Posted: 02 Jan 2010 05:58 AM PST Reuters - Bangladesh seamer Nazmul Hossain has been ruled out of the home Tri-series against India and Sri Lanka this month due to a thigh injury, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said on Saturday. |
SCENARIOS - What does new militant strategy mean for Pakistan? (Reuters) Posted: 02 Jan 2010 02:46 AM PST Reuters - A suicide bomber blew himself up in an SUV at a volleyball game in northwest Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 89 people in a village that opposes al Qaeda-linked Taliban insurgents. |
Q+A - Who are Pakistan's insurgents and what are their aims? (Reuters) Posted: 01 Jan 2010 11:12 PM PST Reuters - A suicide bomber blew himself up in an SUV at a volleyball game in northwest Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 89 people in a village that opposes al Qaeda-linked Taliban insurgents, police said. |
Mahindra Renualt trims to cope with low sales - paper (Reuters) Posted: 01 Jan 2010 09:51 PM PST Reuters - Mahindra Renualt, a joint venture between France's Renault and India's Mahindra, has scaled back some business operations to adjust to lower sales of its Logan car, a newspaper reported. |
Relic of Antarctica's first plane found on ice-edge (Reuters) Posted: 01 Jan 2010 08:38 PM PST Reuters - An Antarctic expedition has found what it believes to be remains of the first aeroplane brought to the frozen continent, on an icy shore near where it was abandoned almost a century ago. |