INTERVIEW - Indian Mujahideen behind Pune bombing (Reuters) Posted: 15 Mar 2010 11:06 AM PDT Reuters - A bombing that killed 16 people in Pune last month was carried out by Indian Mujahideen, the home-grown Islamist group with links to militants in Pakistan, Home Secretary Gopal Pillai said on Monday. |
U.S. presses India on Doha trade talks (Reuters) Posted: 15 Mar 2010 01:59 PM PDT Reuters - A top U.S. official on Monday urged India and other large emerging economies to rescue the eight-year-old Doha round of world trade talks by making better offers to open their markets to American goods. |
Govt panel says Vedanta violating guidelines (Reuters) Posted: 15 Mar 2010 04:18 PM PDT Reuters - Plans by Vedanta Resources to begin bauxite mining in Orissa suffered a setback after a government team said the company was violating environmental guidelines, officials said on Monday. |
Govt puts off nuclear bill after opposition protests (Reuters) Posted: 15 Mar 2010 07:41 AM PDT Reuters - The government shelved for now a crucial nuclear energy bill after opposition protests on Monday, a move likely to delay the entry of U.S. firms into India's $150 billion nuclear market. |
Russia offers India uranium field stake - agencies (Reuters) Posted: 15 Mar 2010 10:33 AM PDT Reuters - Russia offered India a stake in one of the world's largest uranium fields during Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's visit last week, Russian news agencies quoted the head of the state nuclear company as saying. |
Beckham undergoes surgery, set to miss World Cup (Reuters) Posted: 15 Mar 2010 01:52 PM PDT Reuters - England's David Beckham is set to miss this year's World Cup despite undergoing successful surgery on his torn Achilles tendon on Monday. |
Finmin: pvt investment to drive 9 pct growth in FY12 (Reuters) Posted: 15 Mar 2010 07:07 AM PDT Reuters - Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Monday that private investment demand will drive 9 percent economic growth in the financial year 2011/12. |
"Avatar" may be subconsciously linked to India - Cameron (Reuters) Posted: 14 Mar 2010 10:06 PM PDT Reuters - "Avatar" and the magical land of Pandora in James Cameron's sci-fi blockbuster may have had a subconscious reference to Hindu mythology, the director said over the weekend. |
'Kambakkht Ishq' named worst film at Golden Kela awards (Reuters) Posted: 15 Mar 2010 10:20 AM PDT Reuters - There was no love lost for "Kambakkht Ishq" at Bollywood's Golden Kela awards with the Sajid Nadiadwala film being crowned the worst film of 2009. |
Govt allows foreign universities to open campuses (Reuters) Posted: 15 Mar 2010 12:09 AM PDT Reuters - The cabinet on Monday approved a proposal to allow foreign universities to set up campuses, a minister said, in a move that could reduce the flow of Indian students abroad. |
Facebook to open office in Hyderabad (Reuters) Posted: 15 Mar 2010 01:34 AM PDT Reuters - Popular social-networking site Facebook will open an office in India, joining a long list of international firms that have looked to tap a skilled workforce that provides support services at relatively cheap wages. |
Surgeon's prognosis bleak for injured Beckham (Reuters) Posted: 15 Mar 2010 06:04 AM PDT Reuters - England's David Beckham is set to miss this year's World Cup after his surgeon gave a bleak outlook on the midfielder's chances of recovering from a torn Achilles tendon in time to line up in South Africa. |
Inflation nears 10 pct; rate hike priced in (Reuters) Posted: 15 Mar 2010 02:12 AM PDT Reuters - The headline inflation topped expectations and came within touching distance of double digits in February, making a rate increase by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) all but inevitable at its scheduled April policy review. |
Tata Motors group global sales up 59 pct in Feb (Reuters) Posted: 15 Mar 2010 01:41 AM PDT Reuters - Top Indian vehicle maker Tata Motors' group global sales rose 59 percent in February from a year earlier, the company said in a statement on Monday. |
March inflation seen at Feb level - govt adviser (Reuters) Posted: 15 Mar 2010 02:38 AM PDT Reuters - The wholesale price inflation in March is expected to remain at a 16-month high, Kaushik Basu, the chief economic adviser in the finance ministry, said on Monday. |
Shopping gets a conscience in Asia Pacific - survey (Reuters) Posted: 15 Mar 2010 01:27 AM PDT Reuters - Commercialism is developing a conscience in the Asia Pacific region, where over six in 10 shoppers are buying items that are either "fair trade" or environmentally friendly, a survey shows. |
Woods return date should be known soon - PGA chief (Reuters) Posted: 14 Mar 2010 07:48 PM PDT Reuters - Tiger Woods is expected to let the PGA Tour know soon when he will return to action, Tour commissioner Tim Finchem said on Sunday. |
Quake-prone India ill-equipped to respond to Haiti-style disaster (Reuters) Posted: 15 Mar 2010 12:33 AM PDT Reuters - Quake-prone India's lack of preparedness to deal with a Haiti-style earthquake will result in a poor and chaotic response with tens of thousands of casualties, the former U.N. chief responsible for immediate international disaster response said on Friday. |
ONGC FY10 output may be lower than target (Reuters) Posted: 14 Mar 2010 10:41 PM PDT Reuters - Oil and Natural Gas Corp's domestic oil output is seen at 24.9 million tonnes in the current financial year ending March 31, lower than the 25.76 million tonnes target, an official said. |
Inflation should ease gradually - RBI deputy governor (Reuters) Posted: 14 Mar 2010 11:57 PM PDT Reuters - Inflation should ease over a period of time and the Reserve Bank of India will look at all parameters before taking a view at the April policy, a central bank deputy governor told news channel Bloomberg-UTV on Monday. |