Magnitude 7.8 quake shakes Indonesia's Sumatra (Reuters) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 05:01 PM PDT Reuters - A major earthquake of 7.8 magnitude struck off the coast of Aceh on the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Wednesday, but there were no immediate reports of a tsunami or casualties. |
Maoists kill 75 security personnel in Chhattisgarh attack (Reuters) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 07:42 AM PDT Reuters - Maoist rebels killed at least 75 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel by setting off explosives and firing from hilltops around dense forest in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, in one of the worst attacks by the insurgents in years. |
Bodies of nine Mumbai gunmen buried secretly in Jan (Reuters) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 10:12 AM PDT Reuters - The bodies of nine of the 10 Pakistani gunmen from the 2008 Mumbai attack were buried in a secret location in January, a top state official said on Tuesday. |
Earnings pressure encouraging fraud in India - survey (Reuters) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 07:37 AM PDT Reuters - The incidence of corporate fraud, particularly financial statement fraud, is rising in India, largely due to pressure to meet earnings targets and weak internal control systems, a survey by consultancy KPMG showed. |
SEBI cuts time between IPO close, listing (Reuters) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 08:24 AM PDT Reuters - The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Tuesday proposed to reduce the time between the close of a public issue and the company's listing to 12 days from up to 22 days. |
Nokia, others seen following Apple in tablet push (Reuters) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 11:49 AM PDT Reuters - The world's top cellphone maker, Nokia, is working on its own tablet computer, scheduled to reach stores later this year, a technology sector analyst said on Tuesday. |
China cyber-spies target India, Dalai Lama - report (Reuters) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 11:05 AM PDT Reuters - A cyber-espionage group based in southwest China stole documents from the Indian Defence Ministry and emails from the Dalai Lama's office, Canadian researchers said in a report on Tuesday. |
U.S., India must push for balanced growth - Geithner (Reuters) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 03:15 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Tuesday that the United States and India must work together on rebalancing global growth and revamping a battered financial system. |
Leaked U.S. video shows deaths of Reuters' Iraqi staffers (Reuters) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 07:37 AM PDT Reuters - Classified U.S. military video showing a 2007 attack by Apache helicopters that killed a dozen people in Baghdad, including two Reuters news staff, was released on Monday by a group that promotes leaking to fight government and corporate corruption. |
SBI chief:may raise rates in couple of months (Reuters) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 04:31 AM PDT Reuters - State Bank of India, the country's top lender, may raise its lending and deposit rates in a couple of months, said its Chairman O.P. Bhatt on Tuesday. |
INTERVIEW - India gears up for Formula One fever (Reuters) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 02:46 AM PDT Reuters - Formula One continues to break new ground away from its traditional European base and as Asia expands its interest with the addition of the Korean Grand Prix this season, India is next in line to join the fray from 2011. |
ANALYSIS - Woods' financial losses may be short lived (Reuters) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 08:03 AM PDT Reuters - Tiger Woods may have lost up to $35 million in sponsorship deals after his extra-marital affairs came to light but any financial pain may be short lived as the world number one returns to prominence on the golf course. |
India Lodha Developers to decide IPO time end-April (Reuters) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 07:37 AM PDT Reuters - India's Lodha Developers plans to decide the timing for its initial public offering worth about $650 million by the end of this month, a top company official said on Tuesday. |
Apple's iPad debuts strongly, but key tests remain (Reuters) Posted: 05 Apr 2010 05:47 PM PDT Reuters - Apple Inc sold more than 300,000 iPads on the tablet computer's first day in stores, a strong showing that roughly matched Wall Street forecasts and mirrored the iPhone's debut in 2007. |
India-U.S. talks included fiscal, monetary policy (Reuters) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 03:22 AM PDT Reuters - The government's discussions with visiting U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and other officials included fiscal and monetary policy, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday. |
Geithner says India innovations add bank customers (Reuters) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 03:15 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Tuesday said India needs little help in developing some financial innovations, especially when it comes to extending banking services to more people. |
BSE Sensex hits 25-month-high, triggers resistance (Reuters) Posted: 05 Apr 2010 10:23 PM PDT Reuters - The BSE Sensex met with resistance after climbing to its highest level in 25 months early on Tuesday, while export-driven outsourcers extended their drop on a strong rupee. |