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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

Inflation seen moderating - RBI (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 09:29 AM PST

Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Governor Duvvuri Subbarao poses in Mumbai October 27, 2009. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - Inflation in India should moderate in the coming months and the central bank will ensure interest rate levels do not have a negative impact on the competitiveness of the economy, the head of Reserve Bank of India said on Monday.

Congress loses support over women's bill (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 04:27 AM PST

A view of the Parliament in New Delhi February 12, 2009. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - Two political parties withdrew support for India's ruling Congress party on Monday to protest a controversial bill reserving one third of seats for women, possibly weakening the government's capacity to pass laws.

Lyondell restructuring plan includes Apollo role (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 01:33 PM PST

A February 2003 photo of the Reliance Industries Limited petrochemical plant at Jamnagar. An offer from energy major Reliance Industries was not sufficiently valuable to LyondellBasell to abandon its reorganisation plan, Lyondell said in a court filing on Monday. REUTERS/Handout/FilesReuters - LyondellBasell filed a restructuring plan on Monday, rejecting a takeover bid from India's Reliance Industries Ltd in favour of commitments from private equity firms, including Apollo Management LP, to help the chemicals maker exit bankruptcy.

Force India target podiums as well as points (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 12:17 PM PST

Force India team owner Vijay Mallya gives the thumb up at the end of a practice session of the Italian F1 Grand Prix in Monza in this September 12, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Max Rossi/FilesReuters - After securing their first points in Formula One last season, Force India have set their sights on more than one podium finish in 2010.

Toyota says no flaw found with safety electronics (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 04:58 PM PST

A Toyota car mechanic stands in front of the company's logo at its dealer shop in Takasaki August 26, 2009. Toyota Motor Corp on Monday sought to discredit an outside study critical of its electronic safety systems and said it had found no flaw with its throttle controls. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/FilesReuters - Toyota Motor Corp on Monday sought to discredit an outside study critical of its electronic safety systems and said it had found no flaw with its throttle controls.

Karun Chandhok faces tough debut in Bahrain (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 07:44 AM PST

Hispania Racing F1 drivers Bruno Senna of Brazil (L) and Karun Chandhok of India (R) pose with team owner Jose Ramon Carabante of Spain, during the team's presentation in Murcia March 4, 2010. REUTERS/Heino KalisReuters - Karun Chandhok has no illusions about what awaits him this weekend when India's sole Formula One driver makes his debut barely a week after sealing the deal.

IOC tenders to buy more crude oil for May (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 12:04 PM PST

An engineer of Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) works inside the Kalol oil field in Gujarat September 12, 2009. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - State-owned refiner Indian Oil Corp (IOC) has tendered to buy one or more cargoes of crude oil for loading in May, a tender document showed on Monday.

Asia-Pacific women lack economic power, rights - U.N. (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 10:02 AM PST

Women from a medical self-help group attend a meeting at Kanaipur village, about 70 km north of Kolkata, January 19, 2007. Women in the Asia-Pacific region have little economic and political power, impacting economic growth prospects of developing nations, the United Nations said in a report released on Monday. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal/FilesReuters - Women in the Asia-Pacific region are lagging behind most of the world with little economic power, political voice and legal rights, while their reduced status is depressing economic growth prospects in developing nations.

Lender putting www.sex.com domain on auction block (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 04:22 PM PST

Reuters - Sex.com, often touted as one of the most valuable Internet domain names, is due to head to the auction block next week.

Bigelow makes Oscar history as war drama triumphs (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 03:23 AM PST

Pete Docter, director of Reuters - Hollywood finally entrusted a female director with an Oscar on Sunday.

Guaranteed work scheme empowers women in Rajasthan (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 10:10 AM PST

Women labourers carry bricks at a brick kiln on the outskirts of Siliguri March 8, 2010. REUTERS/Rupak De ChowdhuriReuters - India's pioneering scheme to provide 100 days of guaranteed work to millions of impoverished and marginalised people is not only helping to lift rural households out of poverty, aid workers say, but also empowering women.

MetLife seals Alico deal after two-year quest (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 01:53 PM PST

The logo of American International Group Inc. (AIG) on the outside of their corporate headquarters in New York, November 10, 2008. REUTERS/Mike Segar/FilesReuters - MetLife Inc pursued AIG's foreign life insurance business for two years before finally clinching a $15.5 billion purchase that will give it beachheads in 47 nations from Peru to Bangladesh.

Earthquake in eastern Turkey kills at least 51 (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 07:09 AM PST

People walk around a destroyed house in Okcular Village in Elazig province March 8, 2010. REUTERS/StringerReuters - A strong earthquake killed at least 51 villagers in a remote part of eastern Turkey before dawn on Monday, officials said, and aftershocks continued for hours while rescuers searched for trapped survivors.

Bomb attack on Pakistani police kills 13 (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 09:29 AM PST

Police and rescue workers look for survivors in the rubble of the Federal Investigation Agency which was hit by a suicide bomb blast in Lahore March 8, 2010. A suicide car bomb attack on a police intelligence unit in Lahore killed at least 11 people and wounded about 60 on Monday during the morning rush hour, officials said. REUTERS/Mohsin RazaReuters - Pakistan's Taliban claimed responsibility for a suicide car bomb attack on a police intelligence unit in the eastern city of Lahore that killed at least 13 people during Monday's morning rush hour.

Australia beat Pakistan to qualify for World Cup semis (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 07:51 AM PST

Australia's Desmond Abbott (L) celebrates with his teammate Robert Hammond after scoring the second goal during their match against Pakistan at the men's Hockey World Cup in New Delhi March 8, 2010. REUTERS/Danish IsmailReuters - Tournament favourites Australia advanced into the semi-finals of the men's hockey World Cup on Monday after they beat Pakistan 2-1 in a pulsating match to finish top of Pool B.

S.Africa, India, Indonesia seek top U.N. climate job (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 09:29 AM PST

Reuters - South Africa, India and Indonesia are vying to win the U.N.'s top climate change job, a key post to build trust between poor and rich in 2010 after the U.N.'s Copenhagen summit which set few binding targets.

Govt seeks to cut stake in State Bank to 51 pct (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 06:20 AM PST

People walk in front of a signboard displayed at the head office of State Bank of India in Mumbai November 9, 2009. The government on Monday sought parliament's approval to cut the government's stake in top lender State Bank of India to 51 percent from 55 percent. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - NEW DELHI (Reuters) The government is seeking legislative approval to cut its stake in State Bank of India to 51 percent, which could raise about $2.5 billion, a quarter of what the bank needs to grow over the next five years.

GSK dedicates India plant for elephantiasis drug (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 06:34 AM PST

Signage is pictured on the company headquarters of GlaxoSmithKline in west London July 21, 2008. REUTERS/Toby Melville/FilesReuters - Britain's GlaxoSmithKline said on Monday it was dedicating a facility in India to production of albendazole, part of a combined treatment for the elephantiasis-causing infection lymphatic filariasis (LF).

Indian navy thwarts pirate attack on Greek ship (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 07:30 AM PST

Reuters - Indian navy commandos thwarted a suspected Somali pirate attack on the Greek bulk carrier Melina 1 off the Indian coast, East African maritime officials and the Indian navy said on Monday.

Toyota chief says sees U.S. sales recovery ahead (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 05:35 AM PST

Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda (L) bows before a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama at Hatoyama's official residence in Tokyo March 8, 2010. REUTERS/Shizuo Kambayash/PoolReuters - Toyota Motor Corp's president said on Monday he believed that sales in North America could recover in March after a sharp decline last month when the automaker suspended sales of some recalled models.

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