India delays "BT Brinjal" start for further tests (Reuters) Posted: 09 Feb 2010 10:14 AM PST Reuters - India has postponed the launch of its first genetically modified (GM) vegetable, saying it would adopt a cautious approach and wait for more scientific studies on the impact of the new variety of eggplant. |
Google tweaks Gmail to challenge Facebook, Twitter (Reuters) Posted: 09 Feb 2010 11:23 AM PST Reuters - Google Inc injected social networking features into its popular Web email product as the world's No. 1 search engine seeks to fend off competition from Facebook and Twitter. |
Eurozone agreed in principle to aid Greece - source (Reuters) Posted: 09 Feb 2010 01:22 PM PST Reuters - European governments have agreed in principle to help heavily indebted Greece, a senior German coalition source said on Tuesday, in what would be the first rescue of a euro zone member in the currency's 11-year history. |
Sri Lanka parliament dissolved before April 8 poll (Reuters) Posted: 09 Feb 2010 10:05 AM PST Reuters - Sri Lanka's president has dissolved parliament before legislative elections on April 8, a senior government official said on Tuesday, a day after a leading opposition figure was arrested on military offences. |
INTERVIEW - Google says very hard to operate in China (Reuters) Posted: 09 Feb 2010 02:21 PM PST Reuters - Google Inc co-founder Sergey Brin said on Tuesday it has become "very hard to operate" in China, but he is optimistic that the Internet company can continue to "open up information for everyone everywhere, free of political censorship." |
Vedanta's Orissa refinery "pollutes" air, water Amnesty (Reuters) Posted: 09 Feb 2010 09:04 AM PST Reuters - An alumina refinery owned by mining group Vedanta Resources is causing air and water pollution that threatens the health of thousands of poor Indians, Amnesty International said on Tuesday. |
Rajaratnam to provide SEC with wiretaps - U.S. judge (Reuters) Posted: 09 Feb 2010 01:56 PM PST Reuters - Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam and co-defendant Danielle Chiesi, indicted in a sweeping insider trading case, must hand over wiretap evidence to U.S. market regulators, a judge ruled on Tuesday. |
Q+A - GM food controversy in India (Reuters) Posted: 09 Feb 2010 08:58 AM PST Reuters - The environment minister decided on Tuesday against allowing farmers to grow the first genetically modified (GM) vegetable in the country. |
Smith hails team spirit after test win over India (Reuters) Posted: 09 Feb 2010 08:58 AM PST Reuters - South Africa captain Graeme Smith hailed the maturity shown by his team in adverse circumstances after they won the opening test against top-ranked India on Tuesday. |
Force India eye progress after unveiling new car (Reuters) Posted: 09 Feb 2010 02:45 AM PST Reuters - Force India unveiled their new car on Tuesday, saying greater stability than other Formula One teams would boost their chances this season. |
Reliance says halted fuel sales to Iran last May (Reuters) Posted: 09 Feb 2010 09:51 AM PST Reuters - Reliance Industries Ltd, which operates the world's biggest oil refining complex in India, on Wednesday said it had halted fuel sales to Iran from May 2009. |
Clinical South Africa thrash top-ranked India (Reuters) Posted: 09 Feb 2010 08:58 AM PST Reuters - India found their number one ranking under threat after South Africa orchestrated their first defeat on home soil in almost two years on Tuesday. |
Regional rivalry tests security in Mumbai (Reuters) Posted: 09 Feb 2010 01:42 AM PST Reuters - A verbal battle between Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan and radical Hindu group Shiv Sena has sparked worries the stature of Mumbai, India's financial hub, is being undermined by politics that are anti-migrant and polarising. |
Mandela avoids the spotlight in retirement (Reuters) Posted: 09 Feb 2010 02:00 AM PST Reuters - Two decades after a walk to freedom that captivated South Africa and the world, Nelson Mandela remains revered the world over but is rarely seen in public. |
Renault reviewing joint venture with Mahindra (Reuters) Posted: 09 Feb 2010 03:31 AM PST Reuters - French carmaker Renault is talking to its Indian partner, Mahindra & Mahindra, about restructuring their joint venture that makes the Logan sedan, and said a decision will be made in 30 to 45 days. |
Arrested general Fonseka "hell-bent" on betrayal - Sri Lanka (Reuters) Posted: 09 Feb 2010 02:39 AM PST Reuters - Sri Lanka's government on Tuesday said defeated presidential candidate General Sarath Fonseka was "hell-bent" on betrayal and would be court-martialled on charges of conspiring against the president. |
After record Jan car sales, India seen steaming into Feb (Reuters) Posted: 09 Feb 2010 01:20 AM PST Reuters - Indian monthly car sales touched a record high in January as customers bought vehicles ahead of possible tax hikes in the Feb. 26 federal budget and experts said the momentum would continue until then. |
Jackson doctor pleads not guilty in singer's death (Reuters) Posted: 08 Feb 2010 06:04 PM PST Reuters - The doctor hired to care for Michael Jackson was charged on Monday with killing the pop star after a lengthy investigation that found a lethal cocktail of drugs in the singer's system when he died last year. |
Dec industrial output seen up 12 pct y/y (Reuters) Posted: 09 Feb 2010 02:51 AM PST Reuters - REUTERS FORECAST: Industrial output to rise 12 percent in December from a year earlier, the median forecast in a poll of 21 economists shows. |