TRAI wants 69 telco licences cancelled (Reuters) Posted: 10 Dec 2010 07:43 AM PST Reuters - The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended cancelling 69 telecom licences, the government said on Friday, confirming earlier media reports in a case running parallel to an investigation into one of the biggest corruption scandals to hit India this year. |
Ramesh says India may accept binding CO2 cuts (Reuters) Posted: 10 Dec 2010 12:52 AM PST Reuters - India may eventually commit itself to legally-binding emissions reduction targets, the environment minister said in remarks broadcast on Friday, a shift that could bolster troubled U.N. climate talks in Mexico. |
Jailed Chinese dissident awarded Nobel (Reuters) Posted: 10 Dec 2010 08:43 AM PST Reuters - Jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in a ceremony where he was represented by an empty chair and he dedicated it from prison to the "lost souls" of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. |
Mexico pushes for deal as climate talks near close (Reuters) Posted: 10 Dec 2010 10:17 AM PST Reuters - Mexico scrambled to break an impasse between rich and poor nations over future cuts in greenhouse gas emissions on Friday as 190-nation climate talks went down to the wire. |
India complete 5-0 whitewash over New Zealand (Reuters) Posted: 10 Dec 2010 07:08 AM PST Reuters - India completed a 5-0 whitewash over New Zealand in their one-day series on Friday when they won the final match by eight wickets after bundling the Kiwis out for 103. |
Trade imbalance to cast shadow on China-India talks (Reuters) Posted: 10 Dec 2010 02:04 AM PST Reuters - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao faces a tough task when he arrives in India next week to allay New Delhi's fears over China's rise as a global power, and to smooth tensions in an often fractious relationship. |
China's rivals welcome Nobel for Liu; allies question (Reuters) Posted: 10 Dec 2010 07:43 AM PST Reuters - Western nations hailed the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo as a reminder of the importance of human rights, while Beijing and some of its allies said the prize had been politicised. |
Apple suppliers point to new camera-toting iPad in 2011 (Reuters) Posted: 09 Dec 2010 11:54 PM PST Reuters - Component suppliers for Apple Inc's iPad are gearing up for a new round of production in the first quarter, sources said on Friday, with one saying the product will be a revamp of the popular tablet computer including front- and back-mounted cameras. |
Oct industrial output growth accelerates (Reuters) Posted: 09 Dec 2010 11:24 PM PST Reuters - India's annual industrial output growth accelerated in October, powered by festive season demand for consumer durable goods such as cars, although the data is unlikely to prompt the Reserve Bank to raise rates next week. |
FACTBOX - Top issues in India, China ties (Reuters) Posted: 10 Dec 2010 02:02 AM PST Reuters - India has seen China as a military threat since its defeat in a 1962 war, but with both emerging as uneven economic powers, New Delhi now fears Beijing will use its massive clout to block its global ambitions. |
Beijing residents wonder: Liu Xiao-who? (Reuters) Posted: 09 Dec 2010 09:59 PM PST Reuters - Liu Xiaobo may be lauded by the international community for his tireless efforts to promote human rights and democracy in China, but the jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner's ideals remain a mystery to many in Beijing. |
Kashmir makes its presence felt with "Curfewed Night" (Reuters) Posted: 10 Dec 2010 01:22 AM PST Reuters - Two decades after a separatist rebellion broke out, a journalist's account of growing up in Kashmir is offering readers worldwide a rare glimpse into a region beset by months of recent street demonstrations. |
West putting China "on trial" with Nobel award - media (Reuters) Posted: 09 Dec 2010 08:39 PM PST Reuters - China stepped up rhetoric against Norway's Nobel Committee on Friday, hours ahead of the awarding of the peace prize to jailed dissident Liu Xiaobo, with media accusing it and the West of putting China "on trial". |