India seeks double-digit growth - Mukherjee (Reuters) Posted: 13 Jul 2010 09:46 AM PDT Reuters - India's economy is gaining momentum, and attaining double-digit expansion is a priority, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday. |
India fuel demand to rise 3.2 pct in 2011 - IEA (Reuters) Posted: 13 Jul 2010 06:26 AM PDT Reuters - India's fuel demand will grow by 3.2 percent next year, accelerating from the revised 2 percent rise expected in 2010, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its monthly Oil Market Report on Tuesday. |
INTERVIEW - Inflation to dampen by Dec - official (Reuters) Posted: 13 Jul 2010 04:27 AM PDT Reuters - India's wholesale price inflation could come down to 5-6 percent by December, but price pressures may prompt the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to resort to tightening through unpredictable moves, a top official said on Tuesday. |
Dhoni signs mammoth endorsement deal (Reuters) Posted: 13 Jul 2010 10:04 AM PDT Reuters - Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has signed a two-year endorsement deal with a talent management company worth 2 billion rupees ($42 million), local media reported on Tuesday. |
Sreesanth and Zaheer add to India's injury woes (Reuters) Posted: 13 Jul 2010 02:06 AM PDT Reuters - India's injury woes continued to mount on Monday when fast bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth was ruled out of the three-test series against Sri Lanka with a knee injury, joining fellow paceman Zaheer Khan on the sidelines. |
Investors overweight India; cut Korea, Taiwan - BofA poll (Reuters) Posted: 13 Jul 2010 09:46 AM PDT Reuters - Investors have gone significantly overweight Indian equities for the first time in over a year as a shaky global outlook lures cash to domestic demand plays, a BofA Merrill Lynch survey showed on Tuesday. |
Infosys outlook cloudy as Europe woes hit profit (Reuters) Posted: 13 Jul 2010 09:46 AM PDT Reuters - Infosys Technologies' posted an unexpected decline in quarterly profit, saying a weak European economy could curb new orders and dampen a recovery for India's outsourcing sector. |
Joyless Woods a picture of relief after media grilling (Reuters) Posted: 13 Jul 2010 06:17 AM PDT Reuters - The joyless look in Tiger Woods' eyes said it all. It is one thing for the fallen hero to say he is trying to "become a better person" but convincing the media and public is another matter entirely. |
India climate meet ahead of Mexico to push tech deal (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 11:16 PM PDT Reuters - India will try to push climate talks forward at a two-day ministerial meeting in November by focusing on winning agreement on sharing clean technologies, a sticky issue that divides rich and poor countries. |
EU screw makers suspend Malaysia, India complaints (Reuters) Posted: 13 Jul 2010 10:41 AM PDT Reuters - European fastener producers have dropped complaints that rivals in India and Malaysia are receiving illegal state aid and dumping screws and bolts in the European Union, but said they could file new allegations. |
Offshoring creates good jobs in poor countries - study (Reuters) Posted: 13 Jul 2010 02:06 AM PDT Reuters - Offshoring and outsourcing in services from call centres to accountancy and medicine have created good jobs in terms of pay and working hours in developing countries, according to a study published on Monday. |
Nations open talks on world arms trade treaty (Reuters) Posted: 13 Jul 2010 02:06 AM PDT Reuters - The world's nations opened negotiations on Monday on an arms trade treaty meant to regulate the $55 billion global weapons market and prevent guns from pouring into conflict zones and fueling wars and atrocities. |
Ever sent a racy text to the wrong person? (Reuters) Posted: 13 Jul 2010 09:46 AM PDT Reuters - Twenty percent of Britons have managed to send racy texts to the wrong person, and nearly one in 10 has been caught red-handed "sexting," according to a poll on Tuesday. |
Majority of Americans lack faith in Obama - poll (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 11:16 PM PDT Reuters - Nearly 60 percent of American voters say they lack faith in President Barack Obama, according to a public opinion poll published on Tuesday. |
BSE Sensex at 2-½ yr closing high; Infosys down (Reuters) Posted: 13 Jul 2010 04:52 AM PDT Reuters - The BSE Sensex closed up 0.3 percent on Tuesday to log its best close in nearly 2-½ years as positive European markets overshadowed a disappointing quarterly earnings from IT bellwether Infosys Technologies. |
Monsoon's revival spurs crop sowing in India (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 08:31 PM PDT Reuters - Revived monsoon rains in India accelerated the planting of rice, oilseeds and cotton last week, increasing the prospects of a strong harvest that should help calm soaring food prices. |