Canada inquiry into Air India bombing nearly done (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jun 2010 01:44 PM PDT Reuters - Results of four-year inquiry into the 1985 destruction of Air India Flight 182, and Canada's failure to catch those responsible for history's deadliest bombing of an airliner will be released next week. |
U.S. doubles Gulf oil spill estimate (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jun 2010 04:55 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. government scientists on Thursday doubled their estimate of the amount of oil gushing out of a ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well as British energy giant BP scrambled to stem the leak. |
Thousands rock Soweto at World Cup concert (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jun 2010 02:03 PM PDT Reuters - Thousands of people rocked Orlando Stadium in South Africa's biggest township on Thursday, singing in harmony at the first World Cup concert on the eve of the world's most watched sporting event. |
FBI begins probe into AT&T iPad security breach (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jun 2010 05:29 PM PDT Reuters - The Federal Bureau of Investigation has opened a probe into a security breach of Apple Inc's iPad that exposed personal information of AT&T Inc customers, including those of several high-ranking government officials. |
Monsoon cheers farms; more rice exports seen (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jun 2010 08:49 AM PDT Reuters - Monsoon delivered normal rainfall in the past week, boosting prospects of higher farm output and lower inflation, and encouraging India to further relax curbs on rice exports. |
Cabinet keeps off fuel price reform (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jun 2010 04:41 AM PDT Reuters - Cabinet did not discuss any proposal to raise fuel prices or reform the sector on Thursday, a government minister said, continuing the uncertainty over a move that faces strong political resistance. |
Benitez signs two-year deal as Inter coach (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jun 2010 07:31 AM PDT Reuters - Rafael Benitez was named Inter Milan coach on Thursday, charged with the tough task of matching last season's stunning treble success under Jose Mourinho. |
ANALYSIS - As Pakistan stares at India, India eyes the world (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jun 2010 02:02 AM PDT Reuters - When a senior security official here was asked why Pakistan was not developing long-range missiles, unlike in India, his answer revealed how these two nuclear foes' geopolitical priorities may be diverging. |
Govt set to decide against using army in Maoist war (Reuters) Posted: 09 Jun 2010 11:27 PM PDT Reuters - The government will this week decide whether to call in the military to help fight a growing Maoist insurgency, but strong opposition from states means involvement of the armed forces is unlikely, officials said on Wednesday. |
Food, fuel price inflation quicken end-May (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jun 2010 12:04 AM PDT Reuters - Indias food and fuel prices quickened at the end of May, putting upside pressure on the wholesale price index that could prompt the need for monetary tightening by the Reserve bank of India (RBI). |
Infosys BPO unit sees FY11 revenue up 15-20 pct (Reuters) Posted: 09 Jun 2010 11:27 PM PDT Reuters - The back-office outsourcing arm of Infosys Technologies, India's No. 2 software exporter, expects revenue to rise 15-20 percent in this fiscal year to March 2011, a top company official said on Thursday. |
India agrees $1 bln loan for post-war Sri Lanka - official (Reuters) Posted: 09 Jun 2010 11:55 PM PDT Reuters - India has agreed to lend $1 billion to fund Sri Lanka's infrastructure projects, mainly in former war zones in the country's north and east, the island nation's treasury secretary said on Thursday. |
BP under pressure as US threatens over spill (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jun 2010 07:31 AM PDT Reuters - Pressure on BP intensified on Thursday as the U.S. sought to extract more money to pay for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and Britain's Prime Minister said he "understood" U.S. frustration. |
Broadband bids reach $2.72 bln on 15th day (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jun 2010 08:49 AM PDT Reuters - Bids for one set of nationwide wireless broadband spectrum licences in India totalled 127.75 billion rupees ($2.72 billion) on Thursday, in what is likely to be the last week of the auction. |
Suicide bomber kills dozens at Afghan wedding party (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jun 2010 01:22 AM PDT Reuters - At least 40 people were killed and 77 injured by a suicide bomb attack on a packed wedding party in insurgency-plagued southern Afghanistan, officials said on Thursday. |
May inflation seen below 9 pct - advisor (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jun 2010 03:31 AM PDT Reuters - Thewholesale price inflation is likely to drop below 9 percent in May then rise on higher fuel prices before declining from August or September, a top policy adviser said on Thursday. |
Benitez poised to become Inter Milan coach (Reuters) Posted: 09 Jun 2010 09:03 PM PDT Reuters - European champions Inter Milan are poised to appoint former Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez as coach after the departure of Jose Mourinho for Real Madrid, Inter president Massimo Moratti said on Tuesday. |
Reliance eyes corporate telecoms mkt - report (Reuters) Posted: 09 Jun 2010 08:45 PM PDT Reuters - Reliance Industries, India's biggest listed company, is looking to enter the telecoms market when the opportunity arises, with a focus on selling phone and Internet services to companies, the Economic Times reported on Thursday, citing two unnamed sources. |