PM readies court defence as pressure mounts (Reuters) Posted: 19 Nov 2010 06:28 AM PST Reuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has turned to India's top legal official to defend him at the Supreme Court over why he failed to probe what could potentially emerge as the country's biggest corruption scam. |
Prince Charles suggests Camilla could be queen (Reuters) Posted: 19 Nov 2010 04:17 PM PST Reuters - Britain's Prince Charles has for the first time said his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, could become queen if he were to succeed his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. |
Putin, Wen, other leaders in bid to save the tiger (Reuters) Posted: 19 Nov 2010 12:38 PM PST Reuters - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, China's premier Wen Jiabao and other world leaders will hold an unprecedented summit next week in a last ditch effort to save the tiger from extinction. |
No communication yet with 29 trapped NZ miners (Reuters) Posted: 19 Nov 2010 03:24 PM PST Reuters - Twenty-nine miners trapped in a remote New Zealand coal mine had still not made any contact with rescuers on Saturday, a day after an explosion ripped through the colliery, New Zealand authorities said. |
Premier League Blackburn sold to Indian company (Reuters) Posted: 19 Nov 2010 08:12 AM PST Reuters - Indian poultry giant Venky's have completed their 23 million pounds ($36.66 million) takeover of Blackburn Rovers, the Premier League club said on Friday. |
RIM says confident of resolving India concerns (Reuters) Posted: 19 Nov 2010 06:52 AM PST Reuters - BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion said on Friday it was confident that India's security concerns could be resolved to their mutual satisfaction, and said it has consistent global standards for lawful access, which do not include "special deals for specific countries." |
INTERVIEW - Suu Kyi sees army role in democratic Myanmar (Reuters) Posted: 19 Nov 2010 08:13 AM PST Reuters - Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi said on Friday she was willing to work with Myanmar's military junta who locked her up for 15 years and she would support its new political system if it helped the people. |
Mukherjee says corruption in economy a matter of concern (Reuters) Posted: 19 Nov 2010 03:37 AM PST Reuters - Corruption in the economy is a matter of concern, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Friday. |
Perjury sentencing on Air India bombing due Jan (Reuters) Posted: 18 Nov 2010 07:10 PM PST Reuters - The only man convicted in connection with Air India bombings of 1985 will be sentenced in January for perjury in a 2003 trial of alleged co-conspirators, a Canadian court heard on Thursday. |
Conditional approval for new Mumbai airport: Jairam Ramesh (Reuters) Posted: 19 Nov 2010 01:46 AM PST Reuters - Environment ministry may give conditional approval for a new airport in Navi Mumbai, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said on Friday. |
Generation Y: the new depression generation? (Reuters) Posted: 19 Nov 2010 12:57 PM PST Reuters - In college, Matthew Bergh was ahead of the curve, working part-time at a local Starbucks and setting aside a few thousand dollars a year to do what his parents taught him to do -- invest. |
Govt to consider recommendation against mobile firms (Reuters) Posted: 19 Nov 2010 08:01 AM PST Reuters - The government will consider the telecom regulator's recommendation to cancel licences to mobile carriers that failed to meet rollout obligations, Kapil Sibal, the new telecoms minister said, as shares in a handful of firms skidded. |
FACTBOX - PM dragged into huge telecoms scandal (Reuters) Posted: 19 Nov 2010 02:07 AM PST Reuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been forced to explain to the Supreme Court his failure to probe a huge telecoms scam, as the investigation into a $31 billion scandal gathers pace. |
Explosion at NZ coal mine, concerns for 27 miners (Reuters) Posted: 19 Nov 2010 02:53 AM PST Reuters - An explosion rocked a remote coal mine in New Zealand on Friday, trapping 27 people underground, the company said. |
SKS says sees no withdrawal from banks, shares up (Reuters) Posted: 18 Nov 2010 10:48 PM PST Reuters - SKS Microfinance has not seen any banks withdrawing support to the firm despite a clamp down by a state on industry collection practices, its chief told CNBC TV18, helping its shares rise as much as 10 percent. |
Climate talks should not set deadline for pact - U.S. (Reuters) Posted: 18 Nov 2010 06:32 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama's climate envoy said on Thursday world powers shouldn't get bogged down on a deadline for greenhouse gas emission cuts at the upcoming global climate talks, but instead should take small steps that could lead to a broader agreement. |
Myanmar border markets deadly site of tiger trade (Reuters) Posted: 19 Nov 2010 02:07 AM PST Reuters - Black markets along the borders of Myanmar are the deadly gateway of a thriving illegal trade in tigers, considered "easy money" by many in the area, wildlife protection groups said on Friday. |