India hints at Pakistan role in Kashmir unrest (Reuters) Posted: 06 Aug 2010 10:56 AM PDT Reuters - Home minister Palaniappan Chidambaram hinted on Friday that Pakistan could be behind weeks of violent anti-India protests in the disputed Kashmir region, a move that could hurt the nuclear-armed rivals' attempts to improve ties. |
Flash floods kill 113 in Ladakh (Reuters) Posted: 06 Aug 2010 10:03 AM PDT Reuters - Overnight flash floods killed at least 113 people around the main town of India's Himalayan region of Ladakh, officials said on Friday, and soldiers have been dispatched for rescue operations. |
Government grapples with Commonwealth Games rows (Reuters) Posted: 06 Aug 2010 03:38 AM PDT Reuters - From leaking venue roofs to inflated orders of taxis and mobile toilets, rows over New Delhi's Commonwealth Games have prompted Indian soul-searching and piled pressure on the embattled ruling Congress party. |
Tata Group names panel to select new chief (Reuters) Posted: 06 Aug 2010 07:38 AM PDT Reuters - The Tata group, India's oldest and best-known conglomerate, on Friday named a five member panel to search for a successor to chairman Ratan Tata, who will retire by the end of 2012. |
India in battle to save test as Randiv strikes (Reuters) Posted: 06 Aug 2010 06:42 AM PDT Reuters - India were struggling to save the final test against Sri Lanka after off-spinner Suraj Randiv snapped up three quick wickets to reduce them to 53 for three at the close on the fourth day on Friday. |
Pakistan floods seen worsening as heavy rains loom (Reuters) Posted: 06 Aug 2010 09:06 AM PDT Reuters - Heavy rains are expected to lash areas of Pakistan already devastated by the worst floods in 80 years, likely to intensify a calamity that has cast more doubts about the leadership of President Asif Ali Zardari. |
U.S. attends Hiroshima bombing ceremony for first time (Reuters) Posted: 06 Aug 2010 12:08 AM PDT Reuters - Japan marked the 65th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Friday with the United States represented at the ceremony for the first time. |
Coal India's $3 bln IPO filing next week - sources (Reuters) Posted: 06 Aug 2010 02:12 AM PDT Reuters - State-run Coal India, the world's largest coal miner, will file a draft prospectus for an initial public offering to raise as much as $3 billion early next week, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Friday. |
London taxis ranked world's best, NY/Parisians the rudest (Reuters) Posted: 06 Aug 2010 02:04 AM PDT Reuters - London taxis, with their friendly drivers who actually know where they are going, are ranked best in the world, according to an annual taxi poll. |
Half million flee as floods threaten Pakistan's Sind (Reuters) Posted: 06 Aug 2010 12:26 AM PDT Reuters - Pakistani authorities have evacuated more than half a million people in Sindh province, threatened by the worst floods in 80 years that have stoked popular anger at absent President Asif Ali Zardari. |
Saudi, RIM talks progress as Blackberry ban looms (Reuters) Posted: 05 Aug 2010 08:53 PM PDT Reuters - Saudi Arabia and BlackBerry maker Research In Motion are making progress in talks over access to the device's encrypted network, a source close to the negotiations said, and the kingdom had yet to carry out threats to cut its Messenger service early Friday morning. |
Samaraweera and Mendis lead rearguard action (Reuters) Posted: 06 Aug 2010 03:29 AM PDT Reuters - Thilan Samaraweera and Ajantha Mendis staged a great rearguard action with an unbroken ninth-wicket stand of 100 to keep Sri Lanka's second innings afloat on the fourth day of the third test against India on Friday. |
Sri Lanka 425 & 225-8 v India 436 - third test tea (Reuters) Posted: 06 Aug 2010 02:48 AM PDT Reuters - Sri Lanka were 225 for eight wickets at tea on the fourth day of the third and final test against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Friday. |
Canada aids RIM as BlackBerry ban nears (Reuters) Posted: 05 Aug 2010 06:54 PM PDT Reuters - Canada said it is talking to Saudi Arabia and the UAE to resolve a fight over BlackBerry security that could jeopardize the growth of Research in Motion Ltd, the country's most important tech exporter. |
Sri Lanka 425 & 143-8 v India 436 - third test lunch (Reuters) Posted: 06 Aug 2010 12:26 AM PDT Reuters - Sri Lanka were 143 for eight wickets at lunch on the fourth day of the third and final test against India in Colombo on Friday. |