India, U.S. agree terms on nuclear fuel reprocessing (Reuters) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 08:57 AM PDT Reuters - India and the United States have agreed to terms on reprocessing spent nuclear fuel, a statement from the Foreign Ministry said on Monday, perhaps bringing the two countries closer to a lucrative civil nuclear deal. |
Govt tightens security on luxury trains (Reuters) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 08:14 AM PDT Reuters - The government has tightened security on luxury trains with sniffer dogs and stepped up police patrols following warnings about a possible militant strike, officials said on Monday. |
UAE court sentences 17 Indians to death for murder (Reuters) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 11:46 AM PDT Reuters - Seventeen Indian men have been sentenced to death by a court in the United Arab Emirates for the killing of a Pakistani after a dispute involving illegal trade in alcohol. |
Bharti, Zain deal likely on Tuesday, Gabon objects (Reuters) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 09:49 AM PDT Reuters - Bharti Airtel's $9 billion expansion into Africa faced a potential new hurdle on Monday as the government of Gabon raised a regulatory objection to the deal. |
iPad to hit stores Saturday as consumer test begins (Reuters) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 08:22 AM PDT Reuters - After months of hype, speculation and secrecy, Apple Inc will finally put the iPad tablet to the test that truly matters: the buying public. |
Indian couture Asia-bound, but eyeing West (Reuters) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 01:27 AM PDT Reuters - Demand for Indian couture has surged in the Middle East and East Asia in the last five years but the West remains out of bounds due to lack of exposure, designers and buyers said at India's largest fashion event. |
H1 govt borrowing plan just below forecast (Reuters) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 09:36 AM PDT Reuters - The government will sell 63 percent of its bond issuance for the new fiscal year in the first half, slightly less than expected, giving a near-term respite to satiated bondholders and helping send yields sharply lower. |
Suu Kyi's party says won't stand in Myanmar polls (Reuters) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 05:55 AM PDT Reuters - Myanmar's biggest opposition party said on Monday it would not register for this year's election, meaning Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's party will have no role in the military-led political process. |
New York Yankees are best paid team in global sport - report (Reuters) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 07:37 AM PDT Reuters - The New York Yankees, who won their 27th World Series last year, are the best paid team in global sport, according to a report to be published on Friday. |
Suicide bombers kill at least 38 in Moscow metro (Reuters) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 06:33 AM PDT Reuters - Two female suicide bombers killed at least 38 people on packed Moscow metro trains during rush hour on Monday, stirring fears of a broader campaign in Russia's heartland by Islamists from the North Caucasus. |
BSE Sensex hits 25-month high; outsourcers drop (Reuters) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 05:55 AM PDT Reuters - The BSE Sensex hit a 25-month high before closing 0.4 percent up on Monday, its fourth straight rise, as earnings optimism and firm global equities boosted sentiments. Financials led the gainers. |
Bharti, Zain likely to sign deal on Tuesday - sources (Reuters) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 04:48 AM PDT Reuters - India's Bharti Airtel and Kuwait's Zain are likely to sign agreements for the Indian firm's $9 billion buy of Zain's African assets on Tuesday, two sources said. |
Citigroup names veteran Jhaveri as India head (Reuters) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 04:24 AM PDT Reuters - Citigroup on Monday named company veteran Pramit Jhaveri as the new head for its India business, replacing Mark Robinson, who has joined Australia and New Zealand Banking group. |
Apple's iPad to hit Apple, Best Buy stores April 3 (Reuters) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 07:30 AM PDT Reuters - Shoppers can buy Apple Inc's iPad computer this weekend at Apple and Best Buy stores, Apple said on Monday, one day after noting that some online buyers must wait a bit longer for the highly anticipated device. |
Obama rallies troops on first Afghan trip (Reuters) Posted: 28 Mar 2010 07:51 PM PDT Reuters - Barack Obama made his first trip to Afghanistan as U.S. president on Sunday, delivering a rousing speech to troops and telling Afghan President Hamid Karzai that progress on fighting corruption should match military gains. |
In Afghan end-game, India gets that sinking feeling (Reuters) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 12:47 AM PDT Reuters - Disquiet is growing in India that Pakistan is gaining the upper hand in a "proxy war" in Afghanistan as the two juggle for influence in an end-game that risks a political vacuum if the U.S.-led war winds down. |
Rupee breaks past 45/dlr to near 19-mo high (Reuters) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 12:40 AM PDT Reuters - The rupee strengthened to its highest level in nearly 19 months on Monday as the dollar's broad drop against major currencies and gains in the domestic sharemarket boosted sentiment. |