U.N. panel "regrets" exaggeration of Himalayan thaw (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jan 2010 10:52 AM PST Reuters - The U.N. panel of climate scientists expressed regret on Wednesday for exaggerating how quickly Himalayan glaciers are melting in a report that wrongly projected that they could all vanish by 2035. |
Fresh protests erupt over Telangana demand (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jan 2010 09:12 AM PST Reuters - At least a dozen students were injured as they clashed with police in southern India during a shutdown of the IT hub Hyderabad on Wednesday, in a fresh burst of protests over the creation of a new state, police said. |
Bin Laden's son Omar talks to Rolling Stone (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jan 2010 04:32 PM PST Reuters - Osama bin Laden's son Omar believes the al Qaeda leader has achieved his aim of humbling the United States but warns his death could unleash "very, very nasty" attacks by militants, Rolling Stone magazine said. |
Glorious Gambhir puts India firmly in control (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jan 2010 06:32 AM PST Reuters - Gautam Gambhir became the fourth batsman to hit centuries in five tests in a row to put India firmly in control of the opening test against Bangladesh on the fourth day on Wednesday. |
Microsoft seeks to replace Google on iPhone - report (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jan 2010 01:39 PM PST Reuters - Apple Inc is talking with Microsoft Corp about making it the default search engine provider for the iPhone, replacing Google Inc, BusinessWeek reported on Wednesday. |
Aftershock rattles Haiti, but aid flow ramps up (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jan 2010 05:44 PM PST Reuters - A new earthquake shook the devastated Haitian capital Port-au-Prince early on Wednesday, rattling already wrecked buildings and triggering panic among survivors of last week's devastating quake. |
Superstitious Schumacher likes to be odd (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jan 2010 06:41 AM PST Reuters - Formula One comeback king Michael Schumacher has swapped racing numbers with Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg for superstitious reasons. |
India might lose "patience" with repeat attack - U.S. (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jan 2010 02:16 AM PST Reuters - India may lose its diplomatic restraint with Pakistan after any repeat Mumbai-style attack and militants in the region may use this to provoke the two rivals to war, U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates said on Wednesday. |
Mukherjee says taking steps to tame inflation (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jan 2010 12:40 AM PST Reuters - Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Wednesday the government was taking steps to contain inflation. |
Miss India pageant gets Bollywood boost (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jan 2010 02:01 AM PST Reuters - The Miss India contest and the film industry have always had an unofficial connection, with many a beauty queen using the pageant as a springboard to Bollywood stardom. |
Obama agenda imperiled by Republican Senate gain (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jan 2010 09:36 AM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama on Wednesday faced a fight to save his legislative agenda and keep his healthcare overhaul alive after Democrats lost a key Senate seat, underscoring the challenges confronting him at the one-year mark of his presidency. |
Wipro Q3 beats street, confirms outsourcing revival (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jan 2010 02:01 AM PST Reuters - Outsourcing firm Wipro Ltd underscored the sector's recovery with an upbeat outlook and forecast-beating quarterly profit, as a global recovery boosts demand from key financial clients. |
Spectre of food prices haunts govt's reform agenda (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jan 2010 01:39 AM PST Reuters - For a barometer of India's appetite for economic reform, look no further than the lowly lentil, the mainstay of the Indian diet which has jumped in price by 42 percent in the last year. |
Mauritius says to ensure firms meet Indian laws (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jan 2010 01:24 AM PST Reuters - Mauritius will revoke the licence of Mauritius-based entities that accept money sourced from India and then send it back to India as a way of circumventing Indian tax laws, Mauritius's finance minister said on Wednesday. |
India v Bangladesh first test scoreboard (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jan 2010 02:16 AM PST Reuters - Scoreboard after India's second innings on the fourth day of the first against Bangladesh at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong, Bangladesh on Wednesday. |
Bowling coach Eric Simons calls for patience (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jan 2010 10:46 PM PST Reuters - India's bowling consultant Eric Simons has cautioned the cricket-mad country to not expect immediate results. |
India close to setting target in first test (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jan 2010 01:46 AM PST Reuters - India advanced to 384-7 in their second innings against Bangladesh on Wednesday, moving closer to setting a target for the hosts in the first test in Chittagong. |
India 384-7 (&243) v Bangladesh 242 in first test - tea (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jan 2010 01:09 AM PST Reuters - India were 384-7 in their second innings at tea on the fourth day of the first test against Bangladesh at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Wednesday. |
New share issues to sustain fund flows into India (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jan 2010 09:54 PM PST Reuters - Foreign fund flows into India in 2010 could match or exceed a near-record $17 billion in 2009 but will not give the Mumbai stock market the same boost this year, as a flood of new share sales soak up cash and cap overall gains. |