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Thousands need aid after deadly storm strikes eastern India (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 05:29 AM PDT

A woman carries a child in front of her damaged hut in the cyclone-hit area of Mohonpur village, about 145 km (90 miles) south of Siliguri April 14, 2010. REUTERS/Rupak De ChowdhuriReuters - Hundreds of thousands of people are in need of shelter, food and water after a tropical storm ripped through impoverished villages in eastern India, killing 120 people, aid workers and officials said on Thursday.


Failed rocket launch may set back India space business (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 07:28 AM PDT

India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-D3), blasts off carrying the communication satellite GSAT-4 from the Satish Dhawan space centre at Sriharikota, about 100 km (62 miles) north of Chennai April 15, 2010. REUTERS/BabuReuters - A rocket powered by a domestically built engine failed on Thursday, officials said, in a potential setback to the country's quest for a bigger share in the multi-billion dollar global satellite launch market.


Pakistan failed to protect Bhutto, probe death - U.N. (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 04:17 PM PDT

Policemen keep guard near an image of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto at Liaquat Bagh in Rawalpindi July 1, 2009, near the site where she was assassinated in December 27, 2007 while leaving an election rally. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood/FilesReuters - Pakistan failed to properly protect former prime minister Benazir Bhutto or investigate her December 2007 assassination, and it also hampered a United Nations inquiry, U.N. investigators reported on Thursday.


Budget session reconvenes, Maoists in focus (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 05:56 AM PDT

A view of the parliament building is seen in this July 2, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - A debate on fighting Maoist rebels dominated the reopening of parliament on Thursday, possibly heralding a difficult session for the government as it seeks to pass the budget and other reform bills.


Obamas made millions in 2009, paid big tax bill (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 05:13 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama reads the Dr. Seuss book, Reuters - President Barack Obama and his wife earned about $5.5 million in 2009 primarily from the proceeds of his best-selling books, and they paid $1.79 million in federal income taxes, the White House said on Thursday.


Volcanic ash turns northern Europe into no-fly zone (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 06:06 PM PDT

Passengers wait for their flights in a terminal in Oslo Airport Gardermoen April 15, 2010. Air travellers in Europe faced widespread disruption on Thursday after a huge cloud of ash from a volcano in Iceland halted flights across the north of the continent.  REUTERS/Scanpix/Hakon MosvoldReuters - A huge ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano turned northern Europe into a no-fly zone on Thursday, leaving hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded.


Inflation nears 10 pct; monsoon seen normal (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 06:43 AM PDT

Vendors are seen selling vegetables at a wholesale vegetable and fruit market at Karnal, in Haryana in this March 20, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Ajay Verma/FilesReuters - India's annual inflation was less than expected in March as food and manufacturing price pressures eased, suggesting the Reserve Bank of India will opt for a 25 basis-point rate rise next week rather than a more aggressive move.


Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta in Galleon probe - WSJ (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 02:59 PM PDT

The new Goldman Sachs Group Inc. global headquarters, also known by its address as 200 West Street, is pictured in New York's lower Manhattan April 7, 2010. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Prosecutors are examining whether Goldman Sachs Group Inc director Rajat Gupta gave inside information about the bank to Galleon Group hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people close to the situation.


3G bids up 38 pct from base on Thursday (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 07:38 AM PDT

A man speaks on a mobile phone in front of a billboard in Chandigarh in this August 24, 2007 file photo. REUTERS/Ajay Verma/FilesReuters - One provisional winning bid for national cover in India's third-generation (3G) spectrum auction rose 38 percent from the base to 48.31 billion rupees ($1.1 billion) on the fifth day of the auction, government data showed on Thursday.


RBI seen hiking rates, cash reserve ratio (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 07:01 AM PDT

Indian police guard the Reserve Bank of India building in Mumbai in this April 29, 2003 file photo. REUTERS/Roy Madhur/FilesReuters - REUTERS FORECAST: The Reserve Bank of India will release its annual monetary policy statement on April 20.


India to see record 2010/11 cotton crop - attache (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 05:06 PM PDT

A worker digs a heap of cotton inside a cotton factory at Kadi village, about 30 km (19 miles) north of Ahmedabad October 24, 2009. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - Following are selected highlights from a report issued by a U.S. Department of Agriculture attache in India:


Pakistan's Senate passes constitutional reforms (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 06:24 AM PDT

Pakistan's Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani speaks during an All Parties Conference at the prime minister's residence in Islamabad in this May 18, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Mian Khursheed/FilesReuters - Pakistan's upper house Senate passed on Thursday constitutional amendments stripping unpopular President Asif Ali Zardari of his main powers and handing them to the prime minister and parliament.


Myanmar festival bombings kill eight, wound 94 (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 07:38 AM PDT

Security forces gather at the site of the explosions in Yangon April 15, 2010. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Three bombs exploded at a water festival in the former Myanmar capital Yangon on Thursday, killing eight people and wounding 94, state TV said, blaming "destructive elements" for the attacks.


China revaluation would hurt U.S. jobs - study (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 09:00 AM PDT

An employee packs yuan banknotes at a branch of Bank of China in Changzhi, Shanxi province February 24, 2010. REUTERS/Stringer/FilesReuters - Extensive outsourcing by U.S. industry means that a revaluation of the Chinese yuan sought by many U.S. politicians would destroy U.S. jobs, a study by independent economists and other experts said on Thursday.


India to build 1st oil reserve facility by Oct 2011 (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 05:46 AM PDT

Oil storage tanks are seen at the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd refinery in Mumbai April 24, 2008. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - India aims to build its first strategic oil reserve facility with a capacity of 1.33 million tonnes at Visakhapatnam by October 2011, said Rajan K. Pillai, chief executive officer of Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserve Ltd (ISPRL).


BSE Sensex down 3rd day; Infosys hits record high (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 05:56 AM PDT

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building is seen in Mumbai in this May 22, 2006 file photo. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - The BSE Sensex fell for the third straight session and shed 1 percent on Thursday as financials fell on worries of a rate hike next week by the Reserve Bank of India, but IT firm Infosys Technologies hit its all-time high.


Toyota to test all SUVs, suspends Lexus GX output (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 04:09 AM PDT

The Toyota logo is seen on a wheel of a vehicle inside a showroom in Taipei April 15, 2010. REUTERS/Nicky LohReuters - Toyota Motor said on Thursday it would conduct safety tests on all its sport utility models after a report claiming that a handling problem in a new version Lexus put drivers at risk of rollover accidents.


South Asia monsoon seen normal - IMD official (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 02:22 AM PDT

Traffic moves slowly through a flooded road after heavy rains in  Mumbai in this July 8, 2009 file photo.  Monsoon rains in south Asia are expected to be normal this year, A.K. Srivastava, director of the Indian Meteorological Department, told reporters on the sidelines of South Asia Climate Outlook Forum. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - Monsoon rains in south Asia are expected to be normal this year, helped by weakening El Nino weather phenomenon, a senior Indian weather official said on Thursday.


Police defuse bomb on Delhi-bound train (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 02:55 AM PDT

Reuters - Police recovered and defused a bomb on a passenger train travelling to New Delhi early on Thursday, officials said, stirring fears about possible attacks by militant groups.

Infosys hits record high; rally seen limited (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 03:13 AM PDT

A man walks past a billboard of Infosys Technologies Ltd's office in Bangalor in this October 10, 2003 file photo.  REUTERS/Jagadeesh NV/FilesReuters - Shares in Infosys Technologies hit an all-time high on Thursday after India's No.2 software services exporter had issued a strong sales forecast that indicated a healthy demand outlook for outsourcing services.


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