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• India protests U.S. frisking of top diplomats (Reuters)
• Parliament ends, political deadlock to stay (Reuters)
• Telco licence investigator to identify 2G lapses (Reuters)
• Women still facing glass ceiling in 2010 - study (Reuters)
• China's envoy: hopeful of free trade talks with India (Reuters)
• Sri Lanka denies scrapping anthem's Tamil version (Reuters)
• Bollywood to Hollywood: Indian actors chase dreams (Reuters)
• Reliance Comm launches 3G, sees no price war (Reuters)
• Actress Hurley announces marriage split on Twitter (Reuters)
• Govt to start sending notices to telcos in licence probe (Reuters)
• WikiLeaks rival Openleaks "coming soon" - website (Reuters)
• Q+A - China, India rivalry across the globe (Reuters)
• Voice on Jackson album far from finished article (Reuters)
• Govt to decide on Cairn-Vedanta deal by March - Murli Deora (Reuters)
• Supreme Court adjourns Sterlite smelter case to Jan (Reuters)
• New climate battle looms in South Africa in 2011 (Reuters)
• Reckitt Benckiser to buy India's Paras for $726 mln (Reuters)
• China extends reserve requirements for top banks (Reuters)
• Foreign moviegoers rescue ailing 'Narnia' (Reuters)

India protests U.S. frisking of top diplomats (Reuters) Posted: 13 Dec 2010 05:43 AM PST Reuters - India's foreign ministry has protested to Washington after reports two of New Delhi's diplomats were frisked at U.S. airports, describing the searches as serious breaches of protocol.

Parliament ends, political deadlock to stay (Reuters) Posted: 13 Dec 2010 04:20 AM PST Reuters - The opposition plans to step up its anti-graft campaign that paralysed the parliament session that ended Monday, spelling trouble for the ruling Congress coalition's ability to pass bills in the February budget session.

Telco licence investigator to identify 2G lapses (Reuters) Posted: 13 Dec 2010 08:12 AM PST Reuters - An investigation into the sale of telecom licences at low prices will look into "shortcomings and lapses" in the 2G licensing process and suggest remedial measures for future, the government said on Monday.

Women still facing glass ceiling in 2010 - study (Reuters) Posted: 13 Dec 2010 11:29 AM PST Reuters - Women saw little advancement in corporate boardrooms and compensation in 2010, extending a 5-year trend in which companies have lagged in promoting and mentoring of women to their own detriment, according to a new study released on Monday.

China's envoy: hopeful of free trade talks with India (Reuters) Posted: 13 Dec 2010 12:57 AM PST Reuters - China hopes to have free trade discussions with India during the Chinese Premier's visit to New Delhi this week, a signal of how the two Asian powerhouses may try to smooth tensions over their economic and border rivalries.

Sri Lanka denies scrapping anthem's Tamil version (Reuters) Posted: 13 Dec 2010 10:25 AM PST Reuters - Sri Lanka's government on Monday denied reports the cabinet had decided to eliminate the Tamil version of the national anthem, a step that would have echoed past linguistic slights that fuelled a three-decade civil war.

Bollywood to Hollywood: Indian actors chase dreams (Reuters) Posted: 13 Dec 2010 01:13 AM PST Reuters - From "Spiderman" to "Mission Impossible," Bollywood actors are increasingly finding their way into mainstream Hollywood films.

Reliance Comm launches 3G, sees no price war (Reuters) Posted: 13 Dec 2010 04:20 AM PST Reuters - India's Reliance Communications on Monday launched third-generation (3G) mobile phone services in four cities, and said it will cover 13 telecoms zones by March next year.

Actress Hurley announces marriage split on Twitter (Reuters) Posted: 13 Dec 2010 08:42 AM PST Reuters - British actress and model Elizabeth Hurley used her Twitter account to announce that she had separated from her husband of three years, Indian businessman Arun Nayar.

Govt to start sending notices to telcos in licence probe (Reuters) Posted: 13 Dec 2010 04:20 AM PST Reuters - India will start sending notices to telecom operators from Monday, as part of a probe into licences and airwaves allocation that a government auditor said resulted in a potential $39 billion revenue loss, a government official said.

WikiLeaks rival Openleaks "coming soon" - website (Reuters) Posted: 13 Dec 2010 08:22 AM PST Reuters - The former deputy to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is vowing to launch a rival site soon that he says will be more transparent than the original.

Q+A - China, India rivalry across the globe (Reuters) Posted: 13 Dec 2010 01:29 AM PST Reuters - Trade between India and China is booming, but diplomatic ties have become increasingly fraught over their competing global aspirations, underlined by a rivalry for natural resources, skewed trade and an unsettled border.

Voice on Jackson album far from finished article (Reuters) Posted: 13 Dec 2010 05:43 AM PST Reuters - Recordings of Michael Jackson's voice on a new album being released this week were far from the finished article and required considerable digital enhancement, according to one of its main producers.

Govt to decide on Cairn-Vedanta deal by March - Murli Deora (Reuters) Posted: 12 Dec 2010 10:37 PM PST Reuters - India will take a decision by March on whether to allow U.K. explorer Cairn Energy's plan to sell majority stake in its local unit to Vedanta Resources, the oil minister said, further delaying a key nod by a month.

Supreme Court adjourns Sterlite smelter case to Jan (Reuters) Posted: 13 Dec 2010 03:44 AM PST Reuters - The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned to the third week of January a hearing on an appeal filed by Sterlite Industries, a unit of Vedanta Resources, to keep its copper smelter running.

New climate battle looms in South Africa in 2011 (Reuters) Posted: 12 Dec 2010 09:06 PM PST Reuters - The world's governments face a new battle in South Africa in 2011 between rich and poor about slowing climate change, buoyed by some progress in Mexico but with faded hopes for a new treaty in coming years.

Reckitt Benckiser to buy India's Paras for $726 mln (Reuters) Posted: 13 Dec 2010 01:37 AM PST Reuters - British consumer goods firm Reckitt Benckiser agreed to buy privately-held Indian ointments and personal care company Paras Pharmaceuticals for about $726 million, beating off rivals and paying a steep price for more access to a fast-growing market.

China extends reserve requirements for top banks (Reuters) Posted: 13 Dec 2010 12:32 AM PST Reuters - China's central bank told six of the country's biggest lenders that a special increase in required reserves will be extended, the latest step to try to quell inflation in a campaign that leaders this weekend suggested would be intensified.

Foreign moviegoers rescue ailing 'Narnia' (Reuters) Posted: 13 Dec 2010 12:48 AM PST Reuters - The third movie in the shaky "Narnia" fantasy franchise took the top spot at the worldwide box office on Sunday despite a soft start in North America where it overshadowed "The Tourist," the new bomb starring Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp.

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