Spin to dominate World T20 in home of raw pace (Reuters) Posted: 28 Apr 2010 02:02 PM PDT Reuters - In the Caribbean islands which spawned a conveyor belt of intimidating pacemen in the 1970s and 1980s, spin is poised to dominate the World T20. |
Pakistani, Indian prime ministers to meet in Bhutan (Reuters) Posted: 28 Apr 2010 07:03 AM PDT Reuters - The prime ministers of India and Pakistan will hold talks on Thursday, their first meeting in nine months that is seen as another attempt to improve frayed ties. |
Supreme Court: Khushboo free to opine on pre-marital sex (Reuters) Posted: 28 Apr 2010 08:43 AM PDT Reuters - The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed 22 criminal cases against actress Khushboo for her remarks on pre-marital sex, which had drawn angry protests in the conservative country. |
After parliament vote win, govt to move on nuclear bill (Reuters) Posted: 28 Apr 2010 08:19 AM PDT Reuters - The government is planning to introduce a delayed nuclear liability bill in parliament, officials said on Wednesday, a move that will allow entry of U.S. firms into the country's $150 billion sector. |
Mayawati proves key for govt (Reuters) Posted: 28 Apr 2010 06:28 AM PDT Reuters - The pivotal role played by Mayawati, a self-proclaimed leader of the "untouchables", in ensuring India's Congress-led government's victory in parliament highlighted the importance of smaller parties and a rough road ahead for reforms. |
Amitav Ghosh joint winner of $1 million Israeli prize (Reuters) Posted: 28 Apr 2010 08:43 AM PDT Reuters - Author Amitav Ghosh has won the Dan David prize for his depictions of 20th century life and will share the million dollar prize with Canadian writer Margaret Atwood, organisers said. |
Bayern's Ribery suspended for Champions League final (Reuters) Posted: 28 Apr 2010 07:55 AM PDT Reuters - Bayern Munich will be without influential midfielder Franck Ribery in next month's Champions League final after UEFA imposed a three-match ban on the Frenchman on Wednesday. |
Bharti to close Zain buy in May as profits fall (Reuters) Posted: 28 Apr 2010 04:00 AM PDT Reuters - Bharti Airtel's first profit drop in three years puts pressure on India's top mobile operator to quickly integrate its $9 billion purchase of Zain's African assets to help it cope in a cut-rate home market. |
Merkel demands faster Greek rescue, Spain downgraded (Reuters) Posted: 28 Apr 2010 10:59 AM PDT Reuters - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday that Greece's international bailout must be accelerated for the sake of the entire euro zone, as the far bigger Spanish economy suffered a credit rating downgrade. |
Inflation seen easing, food prices key (Reuters) Posted: 28 Apr 2010 04:49 AM PDT Reuters - India's headline inflation could be below 9 percent in April and would start easing further in coming months, a senior government adviser said on Wednesday, as food prices are seen easing on prospects of a normal monsoon. |
Thai troops clash with protesters, 1 killed, 19 hurt (Reuters) Posted: 28 Apr 2010 09:31 AM PDT Reuters - Thai troops fired live rounds into charging anti-government protesters in a chaotic clash that killed a soldier and wounded 19 people on a congested highway in Bangkok's suburbs on Wednesday. |
Q&A - What next for IPL (Reuters) Posted: 28 Apr 2010 04:57 AM PDT Reuters - The head of India's $4 billion cricket league was suspended from his post on Monday following graft allegations in a growing scandal that has ensnared politicians and strained the ruling coalition. |
Bids for one all-India 3G licence reach $2 bln (Reuters) Posted: 28 Apr 2010 07:56 AM PDT Reuters - Bids for one set of nationwide third-generation (3G) mobile spectrum licences in India reached 89.14 billion rupees ($2 billion), or 154.7 percent above the base price, on the sixteenth day of an auction, government data showed on Wednesday. |
Goldman chief says doesn't think of resigning - ABC (Reuters) Posted: 28 Apr 2010 05:39 AM PDT Reuters - Goldman Sachs Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein said he has not thought about resigning amid accusations the firm helped inflate the housing bubble and then made billions off the market's collapse. |
SCENARIOS - Possible outcomes from India, Pakistan talks (Reuters) Posted: 28 Apr 2010 05:46 AM PDT Reuters - The prime ministers of nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan will hold talks on Thursday, the two sides said, their first meeting in nine months that is seen as another effort at improving their frayed ties. |
FACTBOX - Main problems between India and Pakistan (Reuters) Posted: 28 Apr 2010 04:18 AM PDT Reuters - The prime ministers of nuclear-armed rivals Pakistan and India will meet in Bhutan on Thursday in what is likely to be another step in improving their frayed relations. |
Interest rates not seen rising in short term - Ahluwalia (Reuters) Posted: 28 Apr 2010 01:32 AM PDT Reuters - Interest rates in India are unlikely to rise in the short term despite inflation being "still too high for comfort," Montek Singh Ahluwalia, deputy chairman of the Planning Commission, said on Wednesday. |
Visitors banned from Kashmir's "Jesus" shrine (Reuters) Posted: 28 Apr 2010 12:22 AM PDT Reuters - Who is buried at a small shrine in Kashmir? Jesus or medieval Muslim scholars? |
Goldman CEO, under siege, concedes changes coming (Reuters) Posted: 28 Apr 2010 04:58 AM PDT Reuters - The masters of the universe were forced down to earth on Tuesday. |
Urban migrants in India risk obesity, diabetes - study (Reuters) Posted: 27 Apr 2010 08:21 PM PDT Reuters - People who move from villages to cities to work are more likely to end up obese and suffer from diabetes compared to their siblings who remain behind, a large study in India has found. |