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• Cornered PM vows to press on despite scandals (Reuters)
• Dhoni powers India to easy win in final warm-up (Reuters)
• CBI quizzes tycoon Anil Ambani in telecom probe (Reuters)
• Bollywood takes breather as World Cup grabs spotlight (Reuters)
• Etisalat sees India dropping case in licence row (Reuters)
• Rajaratnam lawyers ready to "rock" for March trial (Reuters)
• ANALYSIS - India's academic leader faces severest test (Reuters)
• What's next for scandal-hit UPA government? (Reuters)
• Pakistan says U.S. prisoner has immunity, court may disagree (Reuters)
• Dodt hoping return to India will provide missing spark (Reuters)
• Bangladesh minister says Yunus must quit Grameen bank (Reuters)
• No tweeting on World Cup match days, says ICC (Reuters)
• India's reels on wheels facing the end of the road (Reuters)
• Bharti says still seeks to delist Zambia unit (Reuters)
• ICC object to Pakistan TV channel hiring banned Butt (Reuters)
• CBI summons Anil Ambani over telecoms scam - TV (Reuters)
• HIGHLIGHTS - Comments by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (Reuters)
• FACTBOX: Five major recent corruption scandals (Reuters)

Cornered PM vows to press on despite scandals (Reuters) Posted: 16 Feb 2011 06:06 AM PST Reuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh vowed on Wednesday to stay in office to press ahead with reforms, denying a series of massive corruption scandals had made him a lame duck leader.

Dhoni powers India to easy win in final warm-up (Reuters) Posted: 16 Feb 2011 10:58 AM PST Reuters - Indian batting, led by captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's power hitting, forced New Zealand into submission by piling on a massive total and earned the co-hosts an easy 117-run win in the warm-up game on Wednesday.

CBI quizzes tycoon Anil Ambani in telecom probe (Reuters) Posted: 16 Feb 2011 10:10 AM PST Reuters - Billionaire Anil Ambani, who controls India's No. 2 mobile carrier Reliance Comm, was questioned on Wednesday by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a widening corruption investigation that has battered the government.

Bollywood takes breather as World Cup grabs spotlight (Reuters) Posted: 16 Feb 2011 05:41 AM PST Reuters - India's world famous Bollywood film industry is reining back its production over the next two months to avoid a clash with the Cricket World Cup being played in the country.

Etisalat sees India dropping case in licence row (Reuters) Posted: 16 Feb 2011 07:56 AM PST Reuters - Etisalat's Indian joint venture has responded to a request by India's government to show why it should keep its licence, after a telecoms scandal, and expects no further action taken against it, the UAE firm said on Wednesday.

Rajaratnam lawyers ready to "rock" for March trial (Reuters) Posted: 16 Feb 2011 01:32 PM PST Reuters - The defense team for accused Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam is ready to "rock" for next month's criminal trial on insider trading charges.

ANALYSIS - India's academic leader faces severest test (Reuters) Posted: 16 Feb 2011 12:49 AM PST Reuters - Manmohan Singh is considered the father of economic reforms that have propelled India's economic boom. But India's prime minister prefers to compare himself to a student forced to sit for one test after another.

What's next for scandal-hit UPA government? (Reuters) Posted: 16 Feb 2011 01:20 PM PST Reuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh defended himself on Wednesday against accusations his government had become a lame duck amid corruption scandals that have weakened his ruling coalition.

Pakistan says U.S. prisoner has immunity, court may disagree (Reuters) Posted: 16 Feb 2011 02:10 PM PST Reuters - An American jailed for shooting two Pakistanis is shielded by diplomatic immunity, a Pakistani official said on Wednesday, but local courts are likely to have the final say in a case that has ignited a bruising row between two strategic allies.

Dodt hoping return to India will provide missing spark (Reuters) Posted: 16 Feb 2011 08:06 AM PST Reuters - Australian Andrew Dodt hopes a return to the scene of his only win as a professional at the Avantha Masters this week will provide the spark to kickstart his season.

Bangladesh minister says Yunus must quit Grameen bank (Reuters) Posted: 16 Feb 2011 03:37 AM PST Reuters - Bangladesh's finance minister on Wednesday said Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus should stand down from his role in microlender Grameen Bank following alleged irregularities in its operations.

No tweeting on World Cup match days, says ICC (Reuters) Posted: 15 Feb 2011 11:26 PM PST Reuters - Players and officials have been barred from using social networking site Twitter during World Cup matches as a precautionary measure against possible corruption, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said.

India's reels on wheels facing the end of the road (Reuters) Posted: 16 Feb 2011 05:01 AM PST Reuters - The sleepy village of Ond comes alive for a week every year when trucks loaded with tents and projectors reach its outskirts.

Bharti says still seeks to delist Zambia unit (Reuters) Posted: 16 Feb 2011 01:09 AM PST Reuters - Bharti Airtel still plans to delist its Zambian unit even after the local bourse rejected the initial proposal, the company said on Wednesday.

ICC object to Pakistan TV channel hiring banned Butt (Reuters) Posted: 16 Feb 2011 02:44 AM PST Reuters - Cricket's governing body ICC is unhappy that banned batsman Salman Butt has been hired as a TV pundit for the World Cup and is checking whether the Pakistani has breached the terms of his punishment.

CBI summons Anil Ambani over telecoms scam - TV (Reuters) Posted: 16 Feb 2011 03:28 AM PST Reuters - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday summoned billionaire Anil Ambani, who controls India's second largest mobile phone operator Reliance Comm, over a probe into a telecoms corruption case, television channels said.

HIGHLIGHTS - Comments by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (Reuters) Posted: 16 Feb 2011 01:42 AM PST Reuters - Beleaguered Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held a rare media roundtable with TV editors on Wednesday as his government grapples with a slew of crises from corruption scandals to high inflation.

FACTBOX: Five major recent corruption scandals (Reuters) Posted: 15 Feb 2011 11:57 PM PST Reuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is under severe pressure, his administration derailed from its legislative agenda by a series of corruption scandals that have come to dominate politics.

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