Obama backs India's quest for U.N. permanent seat (Reuters) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 06:37 AM PST Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama endorsed on Monday India's long-held demand for a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council, a reflection of the Asian country's growing global weight and its challenge to rival China. |
U.S. warned India of threats in 2008, not of Headley (Reuters) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 10:26 AM PST Reuters - The United States warned India a few months before the Mumbai assault that a Pakistani militant group was plotting attacks on the city, but it did not have details about an American helping the group, the top U.S. intelligence official said on Monday. |
Old, new India combine in pomp for Obama visit (Reuters) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 02:06 AM PST Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama has spent his time in Mumbai and New Delhi praising new India as a rising global power and modernising state, but the Asian giant's history was thoroughly on display in the ceremonial portions of his visit. |
End nears for blockbuster Harry Potter film series (Reuters) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 07:52 AM PST Reuters - The end is nigh for the blockbuster Harry Potter film franchise, with the premiere of the seventh and penultimate movie on Thursday and its young stars looking to life beyond the fictitious world of wizardry. |
Zulqarnain lands in England after Dubai no-show (Reuters) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 08:24 AM PST Reuters - Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider has arrived in England after mysteriously disappearing hours before the fifth and final one-day international against South Africa in Dubai. |
PREVIEW - Land bill tops agenda in parliament session (Reuters) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 07:16 AM PST Reuters - The government will try to push key reforms, including a bill to ease land acquisition for industry and mines, when parliament opens on Tuesday, but opposition protests over corruption could push back plans. |
State Bank of India lags forecast, provisions weigh (Reuters) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 08:59 AM PST Reuters - State Bank of India (SBI), the country's top lender, posted flat quarterly profit that missed forecasts on higher provisions and said it will make similar set-asides in coming quarters to meet new guidelines. |
Harbhajan hits first century to earn India draw (Reuters) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 03:32 AM PST Reuters - Harbhajan Singh emerged as India's unlikely batting hero when he scored his maiden hundred to bail the hosts out of a tight situation for a draw in the first test against New Zealand on Monday. |
U.S., India to help African food security - Obama (Reuters) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 10:00 AM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama on Monday announced a U.S.-Indian partnership to promote food security in Africa, harnessing technology to battle starvation in a part of the world where China has boosted its presence. |
Britain's queen wins 60,000 fans on Facebook debut (Reuters) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 05:01 AM PST Reuters - Britain's Queen Elizabeth has joined Facebook, adding a presence on the world's most popular social network to the royal family's accounts on Twitter, photo-sharing site Flickr and YouTube. |
Geithner, Mukherjee discuss G20 agenda - U.S. Treasury (Reuters) Posted: 07 Nov 2010 08:52 PM PST Reuters - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday discussed cooperation on a range of topics, including the Group of 20 agenda to rebalance global growth, the Treasury said in a statement. |
India is not stealing U.S. jobs - PM Singh (Reuters) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 12:27 AM PST Reuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said India was not in the business of stealing jobs from the United States. |
FACTBOX - Pending reforms in India (Reuters) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 07:15 AM PST Reuters - The government will try to push key reforms, including a bill to ease land acquisition for industry and mines, when parliament opens on Tuesday, but opposition protests over corruption could push back plans. |
FACTBOX - What are the major issues between India and Pakistan? (Reuters) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 01:31 AM PST Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama has called on India to bolster peace efforts with Pakistan which have foundered since the 2008 Mumbai attacks, relations seen as crucial to winning the Afghan war. |
India, U.S. to cooperate on clean energy, shale gas (Reuters) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 02:56 AM PST Reuters - India and the United States have agreed to cooperate on energy projects, including shale gas and clean energy, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and U.S. President Barack Obama told a press conference on Monday. |
Myanmar army-backed parties set to sweep rare poll (Reuters) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 01:31 AM PST Reuters - Myanmar's military will keep its grip on power after the country's first election in 20 years through parties that emerged on Monday as the likely winners of a vote marred by fraud, and condemned by Washington and London. |
Obama hints at support for U.N. seat for India (Reuters) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 03:32 AM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama hinted on Monday the United States could lend support to India's demand to have a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council, a move that could put diplomatic pressure on rival regional power China. |
Obama backs India for U.N. security council seat (Reuters) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 04:41 AM PST Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday told Indian parliament he backed New Delhi's case for a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council, a copy of his prepared speech showed. |
Obama to endorse India's Security Council membership (Reuters) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 04:33 AM PST Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama will give a full endorsement of India's demand for a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council in a speech to the Indian parliament on Monday, aides said. |
Obama: world can't sustain massive trade imbalances (Reuters) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 12:43 AM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama on Monday said the world economy could not sustain a situation in which some countries ran up massive trade surpluses or deficits. |