David Headley pleads guilty in Mumbai attack, Danish plot (Reuters) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 04:13 PM PDT Reuters - American David Headley pleaded guilty on Thursday to scouting targets for the deadly 2008 assault on Mumbai and plotting an attack on a Danish newspaper in which his accomplices instructed him to behead any captives. |
World Bank OKs record $1.05 bln for schools in India (Reuters) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 04:49 PM PDT Reuters - The World Bank on Thursday approved a record $1.05 billion credit line to help get more children into schools in India, the largest ever investment in education by the poverty-fighting institution. |
India seeks U.S. investment to form manufacturing hub (Reuters) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 05:19 PM PDT Reuters - Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma urged U.S. companies on Thursday to jump on board India's rapid growth and help it expand its manufacturing base. |
China exchange rate policy a concern - trade min (Reuters) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 01:39 PM PDT Reuters - Indias trade minister expressed concern on Thursday about China's exchange rate policy, which he said created problems for Indian exporters. |
India 3G airwave race gathers pace, bids in April (Reuters) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 08:24 AM PDT Reuters - Telecoms firms including Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Etisalat will vie for third-generation (3G) Indian mobile spectrum in an April auction, as they clamour for capacity for new services. |
INTERVIEW - India unlikely to pressure China on yuan (Reuters) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 08:14 AM PDT Reuters - India is unlikely to join other states in putting pressure on China to revalue its yuan currency, Kaushik Basu, chief economic adviser in the finance ministry, told Reuters on Thursday. |
Apple director Jerry York dies at 71 (Reuters) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 05:47 PM PDT Reuters - Jerry York, a long-time adviser to billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian and executive whose career spanned the auto and technology industries, has died, Apple Inc said on Thursday. |
S&P lifts India outlook; inflation, rates in focus (Reuters) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 07:30 AM PDT Reuters - Standard & Poor's lifted its outlook on India to stable from negative on Thursday, citing an improving fiscal position and strong economic growth but warned on inflation, boosting stock and bond prices. |
Arcelor Mittal seeks to shift Jharkhand project (Reuters) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 07:47 AM PDT Reuters - Arcelor Mittal, the world's largest steelmaker wants to shift the location of its planned 12 million tonne steel plant within Jharkhand, a top company official said on Thursday. |
Tibetan high school students protest in west China (Reuters) Posted: 17 Mar 2010 10:09 PM PDT Reuters - Tibetan high school students protested in the streets of at least two towns in western China this week to mark the anniversary of an uprising against Chinese rule, and some have been detained, residents said on Thursday. |
ANALYSIS - Once bitten by Apple, telcos warier with iPad (Reuters) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 05:57 AM PDT Reuters - European telecom operators can't afford to miss out on selling Apple's new iPad but after their experience with the iPhone, they are warier of Apple's clout and want to protect networks and profits from the new gizmo's risks. |
Food price inflation eases; rate rise still seen (Reuters) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 02:12 AM PDT Reuters - The food price inflation eased for the second straight week in early March but fuel inflation rose, maintaining the case for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to raise borrowing rates at its April policy review. |
Woods will still be 'terrific,' says Obama (Reuters) Posted: 17 Mar 2010 07:57 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he was sure Tiger Woods will still be a "terrific golfer" when he returns to competition, while one of the PGA Tour's most senior players urged America to forgive the scandal-hit golfer. |
Gold buying remains slack; price declines eyed (Reuters) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 02:20 AM PDT Reuters - India gold buying remained slack for a second day in a row on Thursday afternoon as traders waited for price dips to stock up for the wedding season, and a weaker rupee also weighed on sentiment, dealers said. |
UK to give 360 mln pounds loan guarantee for Ford (Reuters) Posted: 17 Mar 2010 11:54 PM PDT Reuters - Britain announced hundreds of millions of pounds in aid to Ford Motor and Nissan Motor for the development of environmentally friendly technologies as it seeks to become a world leader in ultra low-carbon vehicles. |
RBI deputy: rising inflation a concern (Reuters) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 04:22 AM PDT Reuters - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) deputy governor, K.C. Chakrabarty, said on Thursday that rising inflation was a concern but expected prices to moderate by June. |
Bharti applies for 3G mobile spectrum bid (Reuters) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 01:11 AM PDT Reuters - Bharti Airtel has applied for third-generation mobile spectrum bid in all of the country's 22 telecom zones, a spokesman for the leading mobile operator said on Thursday. |
HTC says confident can defend against Apple suit (Reuters) Posted: 17 Mar 2010 10:24 PM PDT Reuters - Cellphone developer HTC Corp said it is confident it can fight off a recent technology patent infringement lawsuit from iPhone maker Apple Inc and promised to issue a formal response in the next few weeks. |