Attacks on Indians are racist - Australian general (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jan 2010 04:43 PM PST Reuters - Australia's former military chief has characterised recent attacks on Indian students as racially motivated, rejecting Canberra's official line that the violence has been purely criminal rather than racist. |
India tells US: we're willing to boost Afghan aid (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jan 2010 12:05 PM PST Reuters - Indian leaders told U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates they were willing to increase aid to Afghanistan, during talks on Tuesday that also raised shared concerns about Islamist militants, U.S. officials said. |
Govt unveils rules to boost green power investment (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jan 2010 06:30 AM PST Reuters - The government has crafted rules for trading of certificates aimed at rewarding producers of clean energy, a move expected to boost the share of electricity from renewable sources in one of the world's top carbon polluters. |
U.S troops deploy as Haiti aid operation picks up (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jan 2010 03:04 PM PST Reuters - U.S. Black Hawk helicopters swooped down on Haiti's wrecked presidential palace to deploy troops and supplies on Tuesday as a huge international relief operation to help earthquake survivors gained momentum. |
Unreleased Bollywood film leaked on YouTube (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jan 2010 06:57 AM PST Reuters - A rough cut of Sudhir Mishra's new film "Tera Kya Hoga Johnny" has surfaced on the internet, putting the spotlight on a thriving bootleg industry that sees Bollywood lose up to $400 million in revenue annually. |
Economic growth to speed up in 2010 - Anand Sharma (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jan 2010 01:36 AM PST Reuters - Economic growth will accelerate this year, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said as he demanded better access to China's markets to help exports. |
Japan Airlines files for $25 bln bankruptcy (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jan 2010 08:20 AM PST Reuters - Japan Airlines Corp (JAL) filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday owing more than $25 billion, and vowed to slash 15,700 jobs and unprofitable routes as it tries to survive volatile fuel costs and fickle flyers. |
Thousands pay last respects to Jyoti Basu (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jan 2010 03:49 AM PST Reuters - Tens of thousands of mourners waving red flags walked through the streets of Kolkata to catch a final glimpse of communist patriarch Jyoti Basu, who died at the weekend. |
Kraft snares Cadbury for $19.6 bln (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jan 2010 09:31 AM PST Reuters - Kraft Foods sealed a friendly deal to buy British candy maker Cadbury for about $19.6 billion (11.9 billion pounds) after frantic last-minute talks broke an impasse over price. |
India make rapid progress in tight test (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jan 2010 06:09 AM PST Reuters - India rapidly reached 122 for one in their second innings before bad light stopped play on the third day of the first test against Bangladesh on Tuesday. |
Inflation may touch double digits by March - official (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jan 2010 09:50 PM PST Reuters - India's monthly inflation may touch double digits by March, federal Chief Statistician Pronab Sen told NDTV Profit television on Tuesday. |
ICC chief keen to help in revival of Indo-Pak ties (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jan 2010 01:05 AM PST Reuters - The International Cricket Council (ICC) hopes India and Pakistan will soon resurrect bilateral cricket ties as their rivalry is essential for the sport, ICC president David Morgan has said. |
Google postpones cellphone launch in China (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jan 2010 04:30 AM PST Reuters - Google has postponed the launch of two mobile phones in China which use its Android platform, in the first sign its business in the country is starting to be affected by a dispute over hacking and censorship. |
Pakistani soldier killed in Indian firing - army (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jan 2010 05:01 AM PST Reuters - Indian forces fired across a ceasefire line separating the Indian and Pakistani parts of the disputed Kashmir region on Tuesday, killing a Pakistani soldier and wounding one, the Pakistani military said. |
Q+A - New skirmishes could further strain India-Pakistan ties (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jan 2010 04:10 AM PST Reuters - A spate of border skirmishes between Pakistani and Indian forces could further strain ties between the nuclear-armed rivals, and complicate U.S. efforts to stabilise Afghanistan. |
Just A Minute With: Ram Gopal Varma (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jan 2010 11:52 PM PST Reuters - Ram Gopal Varma hasn't had it easy in the last few years. A string of unsuccessful films, coupled with the controversy over the director's visit to the Taj Mahal hotel just after the Mumbai attacks, ensured him a place in the limelight. |
India v Bangladesh first test scoreboard (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jan 2010 03:57 AM PST Reuters - Scoreboard at the close of the third day of the first test between India and Bangladesh at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong, Bangladesh on Tuesday. |
China says Google no exception to the law (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jan 2010 02:46 AM PST Reuters - Google Inc will not be treated as an exception to China's demand foreign companies obey its laws, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, also denying reports that China hacked Indian government computers. |
Haiti aid picks up, doctors fear disease risk (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jan 2010 02:40 AM PST Reuters - The pace of food and medical aid deliveries picked up in earthquake-shattered Haiti, providing some hope to desperate survivors, but doctors worried disease would be the next big challenge for the tens of thousands left injured and homeless a week ago. |