Tibetans fear China's hand in Dalai Lama succession (Reuters) Posted: 04 Mar 2010 04:31 PM PST Reuters - For Tibetans living near the birthplace of the Dalai Lama, one question is very much on their minds these days -- who will succeed the ageing exiled spiritual leader once he dies? |
Temple stampede kills 63 people - police (Reuters) Posted: 04 Mar 2010 06:28 AM PST Reuters - At least 63 people, more than half of them children, were killed in a stampede triggered by a massive rush for free food and clothes at a temple in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, police said. |
It's official: An asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs (Reuters) Posted: 04 Mar 2010 11:22 AM PST Reuters - A giant asteroid smashing into Earth is the only plausible explanation for the extinction of the dinosaurs, a global scientific team said on Thursday, hoping to settle a row that has divided experts for decades. |
U.S. Treasury's Geithner to travel to India April 6-7 (Reuters) Posted: 04 Mar 2010 02:14 PM PST Reuters - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will travel to India next month to launch a new initiative aimed at boosting economic and financial ties between the two nations. |
Chile wants loans, focuses on distributing aid (Reuters) Posted: 04 Mar 2010 03:22 PM PST Reuters - Chile will need international loans and three to four years to rebuild after a massive earthquake killed more than 800 people and demolished cities and towns, President Michelle Bachelet said on Thursday. |
NEWSMAKER - Lyondell setback unlikely to faze Mukesh Ambani (Reuters) Posted: 04 Mar 2010 02:32 AM PST Reuters - Mukesh Ambani, India's richest man, is faced with a prospect he has only rarely encountered: not getting what he wants. |
Karun Chandhok secures F1 drive (Reuters) Posted: 04 Mar 2010 10:10 AM PST Reuters - India's Karun Chandhok will make his Formula One race debut with HRT this season, the new Spanish-based team said in a statement on Thursday. |
Australia thump South Africa by record margin (Reuters) Posted: 04 Mar 2010 10:02 AM PST Reuters - Favourites Australia thumped South Africa 12-0 in the men's World Cup on Thursday for a record victory margin in the tournament. |
EU trade chief says aiming for India FTA by October (Reuters) Posted: 04 Mar 2010 10:02 AM PST Reuters - The European Union is aiming for an October signing of a free trade agreement (FTA) with India, trade chief Karel de Gucht said on Thursday, which could open up new export opportunities worth $9 billion for India. |
Sonia Gandhi signals support for fuel price rise (Reuters) Posted: 04 Mar 2010 02:41 AM PST Reuters - Sonia Gandhi, head of the ruling Congress party and India's most powerful politician, backed the finance minister on Thursday, effectively signalling her support for a move to raise taxes on fuel, lawmakers said. |
Food inflation accelerates slightly (Reuters) Posted: 03 Mar 2010 11:08 PM PST Reuters - India's food inflation accelerated slightly in late February, defying government predictions that price rises would start to moderate, adding to pressure on the central bank to raise interest rates in April. |
Infosys planning wage increase in April (Reuters) Posted: 03 Mar 2010 10:22 PM PST Reuters - Infosys Technologies, India's No. 2 IT services exporter, plans to raise wages for all its staff in April on a rebound in demand for outsourcing services, a spokeswoman said on Thursday. |
Davydenko pulls out of Davis Cup, doubtful for Miami (Reuters) Posted: 04 Mar 2010 05:20 AM PST Reuters - Russia's Nikolay Davydenko has pulled out of this week's Davis Cup tie against India with a wrist injury and could also miss the Sony Ericsson Open later this month. |
EU trade chief sees progress in India FTA talks (Reuters) Posted: 04 Mar 2010 12:18 AM PST Reuters - A free trade agreement with the European Union could create new export opportunities worth $9 billion for Indian industries, EU trade chief Karel de Gucht said on Thursday. |
Economy recovery still not broad-based - finmin (Reuters) Posted: 03 Mar 2010 11:31 PM PST Reuters - Economic recovery is still being driven by public spending and is not yet broad-based, the finance minister said on Wednesday, further clouding the debate on the timing of rate hikes by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). |