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• Facebook, Twitter say social is the new normal (Reuters)
• Wozniacki secures year-end number one ranking (Reuters)
• Medvedev, Hu meetings on Obama Asia agenda (Reuters)
• Oliver Stone honoured at Mumbai Film Festival (Reuters)
• Conservation, religion join to save Ganges dolphin (Reuters)
• Festivals to boost India gold imports - WGC (Reuters)
• Obama to push trade, currency issues in India visit (Reuters)
• Nepal firm takes high speed Internet to Mt Everest (Reuters)
• Reliance Power, Shanghai Electric ink $8.3 bln deal (Reuters)
• SAIL sees POSCO JV sealed by mid-Dec (Reuters)
• Nigeria says illegal arms ship sailed from India (Reuters)
• Food inflation eases, but rates pressure stays (Reuters)
• Microfinance industry draws scrutiny (Reuters)
• ASEAN seeks faster economic integration (Reuters)
• W.Bank launches scheme to green govt accounts (Reuters)

Facebook, Twitter say social is the new normal (Reuters) Posted: 28 Oct 2010 03:48 PM PDT Reuters - The social networking phenomenon has nowhere to go but up as computer use becomes more mobile, according to leading figures in the development of the popular sites Facebook and Twitter.

Wozniacki secures year-end number one ranking (Reuters) Posted: 28 Oct 2010 01:57 PM PDT Reuters - Caroline Wozniacki rolled up her sleeves and battled back from a set down to defeat Francesca Schiavone of Italy 3-6 6-1 6-1 at the WTA Championships on Thursday, sewing up the year-end world number one ranking.

Medvedev, Hu meetings on Obama Asia agenda (Reuters) Posted: 28 Oct 2010 11:22 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama will hold bilateral meetings with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Chinese President Hu Jintao and other leaders during his upcoming trip to Asia, White House officials said on Thursday.

Oliver Stone honoured at Mumbai Film Festival (Reuters) Posted: 28 Oct 2010 11:00 AM PDT Reuters - Academy Award winning director Oliver Stone praised India and its flamboyant Bollywood industry as he accepted a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 12th Mumbai Film Festival on Thursday.

Conservation, religion join to save Ganges dolphin (Reuters) Posted: 28 Oct 2010 02:51 AM PDT Reuters - As the sun sets over a serene stretch of the mighty Ganges, a pair of smooth, grey dolphins arch gracefully out of the water, bringing hope that wildlife can again call India's great river home.

Festivals to boost India gold imports - WGC (Reuters) Posted: 28 Oct 2010 08:46 AM PDT Reuters - India's gold sales during Oct. 31-Nov. 6, when the country celebrates Dhanteras and Diwali festivals, may rise by up to 40 percent on year, in turn supporting the outlook for record imports in 2010, a senior World Gold Council (WGC) official said on Thursday.

Obama to push trade, currency issues in India visit (Reuters) Posted: 28 Oct 2010 03:31 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama faces a range of trade hurdles when he travels to India in early November to unlock a huge untapped commercial potential that would help ballast the rise of Asian giant China.

Nepal firm takes high speed Internet to Mt Everest (Reuters) Posted: 28 Oct 2010 07:04 AM PDT Reuters - A private telecom firm took high speed Internet facilities to the top of the world on Thursday when it launched Nepal's first 3G services at the base camp of Mount Everest.

Reliance Power, Shanghai Electric ink $8.3 bln deal (Reuters) Posted: 28 Oct 2010 07:25 AM PDT Reuters - Indian billionaire Anil Ambani's Reliance Power inked an $8.3 billion deal with China's Shanghai Electric Group, a contract which both firms touted as the single largest business contract between the two nations.

SAIL sees POSCO JV sealed by mid-Dec (Reuters) Posted: 28 Oct 2010 06:24 AM PDT Reuters - Steel Authority of India Ltd, the largest steel producer in India, expects to finalise a joint venture with World No.3 POSCO by mid-December, its chairman said on Thursday.

Nigeria says illegal arms ship sailed from India (Reuters) Posted: 28 Oct 2010 11:00 AM PDT Reuters - An illegal shipment of rocket launchers and heavy mortars intercepted in Nigeria first arrived in the country in July on a ship which sailed from India, the Nigerian customs service said on Thursday.

Food inflation eases, but rates pressure stays (Reuters) Posted: 28 Oct 2010 12:33 AM PDT Reuters - India's annual food inflation eased in mid-October, but it remains stubbornly high and will feed into wider headline inflation to keep pressure on the Reserve Bank to raise rates at its Nov 2 review.

Microfinance industry draws scrutiny (Reuters) Posted: 28 Oct 2010 07:15 AM PDT Reuters - India's microfinance industry, which surged to prominence when George Soros-backed SKS Microfinance raised $358 million in an IPO, faces a regulatory clampdown that could erode profits and hurt growth.

ASEAN seeks faster economic integration (Reuters) Posted: 28 Oct 2010 12:52 AM PDT Reuters - Leaders of 10 southeast Asian countries will try on Thursday to fast-track an ambitious plan to establish a political and economic community by 2015 while hoping to dodge discord over military-ruled Myanmar.

W.Bank launches scheme to green govt accounts (Reuters) Posted: 28 Oct 2010 02:41 AM PDT Reuters - The World Bank on Thursday launched a programme to help nations put a value on nature just like GDP in a bid to stop the destruction of forests, wetlands and reefs that underpin businesses and economies.

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