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PM says no talks with Pakistan until it acts (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 06:42 PM PDT

India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh gestures to reporters at the end of his news conference at a nuclear security summit at a hotel in Washington April 13, 2010. REUTERS/Richard ClementReuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday ruled out serious discussions with Pakistan until it took "credible steps" to bring the perpetrators of the 2008 Mumbai attacks to justice.


Jaswant Singh calls for talks with Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 10:22 AM PDT

Jaswant Singh speaks during an interview in New Delhi in this April 3, 2004 file photo. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan/FilesReuters - Former Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh on Tuesday called on Pakistan and India to relaunch a tentative peace process suspended after a 2008 militant attack on India's commercial capital Mumbai.


Erratic monsoon baffles forecasters (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 09:10 AM PDT

Boys play inside a water park to cool themselves on a hot day in Hyderabad April 13, 2010. REUTERS/Krishnendu HalderReuters - Predicting monsoon rains, vital for India's farm output and economic growth, remains a challenge for the country as its forecasting skills are inadequate, scientists and weather officials said on Tuesday.


SEBI says new ULIPs must seek regulatory nod (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 07:05 AM PDT

Investors watch the share index at a local share market in Chandigarh October 10, 2008. REUTERS/Ajay Verma/FilesReuters - The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Tuesday barred the launch of new unit linked insurance plans (ULIPs) by 14 life insurance firms until they seek permission from the capital markets regulator.


Obama presses Iran, gains nuclear summit pledges (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:51 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama leans over to talk with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at Blair House in Washington D.C. April 11, 2010. REUTERS/Richard ClementReuters - U.S. President Barack Obama pressed for bold, swift sanctions on Iran on Tuesday but acknowledged China has concerns about the economic impact and said negotiations are difficult.


Wal-Mart to make India a major sourcing hub - WSJ (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 06:27 PM PDT

Policemen stand inside the first cash-and-carry Wal-Mart store during its inauguration ceremony in Amritsar May 30, 2009. REUTERS/Munish Sharma/FilesReuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc is looking to make India a more important sourcing hub, the retailer's chief executive of its Asian operations said, according to the Wall Street Journal.


3G bids up 31 pct from base on fourth day (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 08:24 AM PDT

Visitors stand at a mobile stall during the four-day long 'Mobileasia 2008' exhibition in New Delhi March 2, 2008. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur/FilesReuters - One provisional winning bid for national cover in India's third-generation (3G) spectrum auction rose 31 percent from the base to touch 45.82 billion rupees ($1.03 billion) on the fourth day of the auction, government data showed on Tuesday.


RBI seen tightening policy further (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:16 AM PDT

A security officer prepares to sit outside the head office of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in Mumbai April 24, 2007. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to further tighten its monetary policy, R. Gopalan, secretary for financial services in the finance ministry, said on Tuesday.


Toyota halts Lexus SUV sales after safety warning (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:58 PM PDT

A woman sits in a Toyota Motor Corp's Lexus showroom in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, December 22, 2008. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/FilesReuters - Toyota Motor Corp suspended sales of the 2010 Lexus GX 460 on Tuesday after influential nonprofit magazine Consumer Reports urged car shoppers not to buy the sport utility vehicle, calling it a "safety risk" that could roll over.


Ahluwalia: food bill won't affect FY11 deficit target (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:58 AM PDT

India's Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia speaks during a business conference organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in New Delhi March 27, 2009. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur/FilesReuters - The changes in the proposed food security bill will not lead to India breaching its 2010/11 fiscal deficit of 5.5 percent, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said on Tuesday.


PM tells Obama that Iran sanctions will hit poor (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:05 PM PDT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh gestures to reporters at the end of his news conference at a nuclear security summit at a hotel in Washington April 13, 2010. REUTERS/Richard ClementReuters - Prime Minister Manhoman Singh said on Tuesday he told U.S. President Barack Obama that New Delhi opposed sanctions against Iran over its nuclear plans and such measures often only affected the poor.


Twitter chases first revenue with ad service (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 04:28 PM PDT

A twitter.com screengrab. REUTERS/twitter.comReuters - Microblogging service Twitter introduced a new advertising program on Tuesday, in a first step to prove that its popularity among web users can translate into a self-sustaining business.


Pakistan offers global nuclear fuel services again (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 04:22 PM PDT

Pakistan's Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani waits for the start of the first plenary session at the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, April 13, 2010. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - Pakistan, the country of the disgraced nuclear scientist who provided Iran, Libya and North Korea with uranium enrichment technology, is once again offering its atomic fuel services to the world.


Obama confident on Pakistan atomic program security (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 04:36 PM PDT

Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he is confident of the security of Pakistan's nuclear programs.

Bolivia tells Jindal to stick to contract or go (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 04:03 PM PDT

Reuters - Bolivia warned India's steelmaker Jindal on Tuesday to stick to terms of a multibillion-dollar contract it signed to develop the El Mutun iron deposit or withdraw from the project.

SPECIAL REPORT - Are U.S. regulators dropping the ball on biocrops? (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 04:15 PM PDT

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ANALYSIS - New iron ore pricing system seen boosting dry bulkers (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 12:23 PM PDT

Stockpiles of iron ore at the Rio Tinto Parker Point ship loading terminal in the Pilbara region of West Australia is seen in this handout photograph obtained February 11, 2010. REUTERS/Rio Tinto/Handout/FilesReuters - As the world's top iron-ore producers shift to a quarterly pricing model, analysts feel this could give a much-needed boost to dry bulk shippers, which earn a large chunk of their revenue ferrying the commodity.


Infosys bets on tech spending, flags currency risk (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 10:22 AM PDT

Staff walk in Infosys Technologies campus at Electronics City in Bangalore, January 20, 2003. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski/FilesReuters - Infosys Technologies' stronger-than-expected annual sales forecast suggests a gradual recovery for India's $60 billion information technology services sector, though a stronger rupee and higher pay could check profit growth.


Obama says security summit made Americans safer (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 02:12 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama addresses a news conference at the end of the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, April 13, 2010.     REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - President Barack Obama on Tuesday said steps were taken at the nuclear security summit to make Americans and the rest of the world safer and more secure.


Pakistani jets kill civilians - villagers (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 10:35 AM PDT

Reuters - Several days after Pakistani fighter jets killed scores near the Afghan border, villages told Reuters on Tuesday that all casualties were civilians.
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