Three killed as anti-India protests spread in Kashmir (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2010 08:49 AM PDT Reuters - Indian troops fired at anti-India protesters, killing at least three people in troubled Kashmir, police said, as tensions rose in a region at the core of Delhi's dispute with nuclear-armed neighbour Pakistan. |
Maoists kill 26 police as attacks multiply (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2010 10:11 AM PDT Reuters - Dozens of Maoist rebels ambushed a security patrol in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, killing at least 26 police, the latest attack in a growing insurgency that the government is struggling to control. |
Govt to lift diesel subsidies despite protests (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2010 09:45 AM PDT Reuters - The government will allow market pricing of diesel, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday, signalling his resolve to push bold reforms despite strong protests from political allies and opposition parties. |
Spain and Paraguay in quarters, FIFA sorry (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2010 02:44 PM PDT Reuters - Spain and Paraguay squeezed into the World Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday while FIFA boss Sepp Blatter apologised for two colossal refereeing blunders that have created the tournament's biggest controversy. |
Russia angry as U.S. seeks to limit spy fallout (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2010 02:35 PM PDT Reuters - Moscow on Tuesday angrily rejected allegations by Washington that it had cracked an undercover Russian spy ring but U.S. officials said the Cold War-style cloak and dagger saga would not undermine a thaw in relations. |
Google tweaks China site in bid to keep license (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2010 11:31 AM PDT Reuters - Google Inc is tweaking its China website in a last-ditch effort to save its search business in the world's largest Internet market after butting heads with Beijing over Web censorship. |
Mexico denies refinery project with Reliance (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2010 12:15 PM PDT Reuters - Mexico's energy ministry has denied a media report saying it was planning to construct a new oil refinery in partnership with Indian energy company Reliance Industries. |
Monsoon lags, may yet cover country on time (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2010 06:42 AM PDT Reuters - India's vital monsoon rains, running late in the main sugar- and rice-producing regions, are not likely to revive in the next few days, the weather office said, raising concerns about rising inflation. |
PM to ask U.S. to extradite ex-CEO in Bhopal case (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2010 04:57 AM PDT Reuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday India would try to convince the United States to extradite the former chairman of Union Carbide, wanted in connection with the world's deadliest industrial accident. |
China says can guarantee grip on Tibet "forever" (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2010 07:27 AM PDT Reuters - China can maintain its grip on Tibet "forever", a senior official said on Tuesday, but conceded that a heavy security presence was still needed to ensure order in Lhasa two years after deadly riots. |
Blatter forced to reconsider technology (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2010 07:00 AM PDT Reuters - The furore over refereeing mistakes at the World Cup forced FIFA president Sepp Blatter into an about-turn on Tuesday, reopening the debate on the use of goalline technology. |
Venus, Clijsters suffer shock Wimbledon exits (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2010 09:35 AM PDT Reuters - Wimbledon is guaranteed a new grand slam finalist in the women's singles after Tsvetana Pironkova and Vera Zvonareva caused huge upsets on Tuesday to set up an unlikely last-four clash. |
Normal monsoon season forecast for India - attache (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2010 08:12 AM PDT Reuters - Following are selected highlights from a report issued by a U.S. Department of Agriculture attache in New Delhi: |
Diesel subsidy removal may aggravate future price rises (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2010 05:31 AM PDT Reuters - India's complete deregulation of diesel prices may add to inflationary pressures given that it is the main fuel for goods movement in India, economists said. |
Policy tools not enough to tackle food prices - RBI deputy (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2010 05:31 AM PDT Reuters - A Reserve Bank of India (RBI) deputy governor said on Tuesday the increase in food prices was a structural issue beyond tackling only with monetary policy tools. |
Court finds Indian origin surgeon killed Australian patients (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2010 02:54 AM PDT Reuters - An Australian court found a U.S. surgeon guilty of manslaughter charges on Tuesday over the deaths of three patients he operated on in an Australian hospital between 2003 and 2005, Australian media said. |
SBI sets base rate at 7.5 percent (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2010 12:15 AM PDT Reuters - State Bank of India, India's largest lender, on Tuesday set its base rate for loans at 7.5 percent, as part of a new rule that requires banks to set their minimum lending rates. |
U.S. missile strike kills 6 militants in NW Pakistan (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2010 12:23 AM PDT Reuters - A U.S. drone fired two missiles into Pakistan's northwestern South Waziristan region on Tuesday, killing six insurgents, including a foreigner, Pakistani intelligence officials and residents said. |