Cabinet clears nuclear liability bill (Reuters) Posted: 20 Aug 2010 04:00 PM PDT Reuters - The cabinet on Friday cleared changes to a bill aimed at opening up the country's $150 billion nuclear power market and it is likely to be placed in parliament on Saturday, a senior Congress party minister said. |
Looking for true love? Take your time - study (Reuters) Posted: 20 Aug 2010 04:00 PM PDT Reuters - Couples who get to know each other before being intimate have a better chance of having a lasting relationship, but in some cases even a casual fling can lead to true love, according to a new research. |
Israel, Palestinians agree to direct peace talks (Reuters) Posted: 20 Aug 2010 03:52 PM PDT Reuters - Israel and the Palestinians accepted on Friday an invitation by the United States and other powers to restart direct talks on Sept. 2 in a modest step toward forging a deal within 12 months to create a Palestinian state and peacefully end one of the world's most intractable conflicts. |
Actual Pakistan flood death toll unknown - UN envoy (Reuters) Posted: 20 Aug 2010 04:00 PM PDT Reuters - The actual number of people killed by the massive flooding in Pakistan remains unknown because large areas of the country are inaccessible, Islamabad's U.N. envoy said on Friday. |
Govt approves Chinese telco gear orders - sources (Reuters) Posted: 20 Aug 2010 05:39 AM PDT Reuters - India has allowed two telecoms firms to buy equipment from China's Huawei and ZTE after the Chinese firms agreed to New Delhi's tighter rules to address security concerns, sources said on Friday. |
Bharti Airtel to sponsor home cricket series (Reuters) Posted: 20 Aug 2010 12:58 AM PDT Reuters - Top telecoms firm Bharti Airtel has won the rights to sponsor all cricket series played in India until 2013 and will pay $700,000 per match, a cricket board official said on Friday. |
Govt sees solution on BlackBerry emails next week - source (Reuters) Posted: 20 Aug 2010 06:25 AM PDT Reuters - BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) may provide some solution next week to help Indian security agencies access corporate email by obtaining encrypted data in readable format, a government source said on Friday. |
Pakistan to clamp down on Islamist militant charities (Reuters) Posted: 20 Aug 2010 08:28 AM PDT Reuters - Pakistan said on Friday it will clamp down on charities linked to Islamist militants amid fears their involvement in flood relief could exploit anger against the government and undermine the fight against groups like the Taliban. |
Monsoon seen normal next wk, crop area grows (Reuters) Posted: 20 Aug 2010 07:49 AM PDT Reuters - Monsoon rains are likely to be normal next week in most parts of the country, boosting prospects for rice, cane, oilseeds and cotton crops, the weather office said on Friday. |
Russian nuclear submarine leased to India - reports (Reuters) Posted: 20 Aug 2010 03:09 AM PDT Reuters - Russia has handed a new nuclear-powered submarine over to India for a 10-year lease, Russian news agencies reported on Friday, two years after an accident during testing killed 20 people. |
Reliance Comm launches Nokia Life Tools services (Reuters) Posted: 20 Aug 2010 05:00 AM PDT Reuters - India's second-largest mobile phone operator Reliance Communications on Friday launched Nokia's Ovi Life Tools services for its customers, the companies said in a joint statement. |
Tata Tele gets OK to buy Chinese equipment - source (Reuters) Posted: 20 Aug 2010 02:12 AM PDT Reuters - Tata Teleservices has received the government's approval to buy telecoms equipment from China's Huawei Technologies Co and ZTE Corp, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday. |
BlackBerry solution has to come from RIM: Bharti CEO (Reuters) Posted: 20 Aug 2010 12:01 AM PDT Reuters - A solution to security concerns on BlackBerry has to come from Research in Motion, a top Bharti Airtel executive said on Friday, adding that operators like itself can only co-ordinate efforts. |
Rice pulls out of Commonwealth Games to have surgery (Reuters) Posted: 19 Aug 2010 06:10 PM PDT Reuters - Triple Olympic gold medallist Stephanie Rice has pulled out of this year's Commonwealth Games to have shoulder surgery in the hope of being fit enough to compete at the 2012 London Games. |