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Clashes erupt in Delhi during anti-graft protest (Reuters)
Violence erupts outside London but capital quiet (Reuters)
Rajaratnam seeks leniency after insider conviction (Reuters)
Gold prices rise above 26,000 rupees for first time (Reuters)
BSE Sensex sheds 8 pct in six days on global economy worries (Reuters)
Apple briefly passes Exxon as largest U.S. company (Reuters)
Global crude price fall to help manage inflation - Pranab (Reuters)
EXCLUSIVE - Vinod Khosla loses two cleantech experts as partners (Reuters)
Reliance Comm launches tablet PC for 12,999 rupees (Reuters)
Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa in China as West turns up war crimes heat (Reuters)
Strauss, Dhoni play down top ranking (Reuters)
Strauss says third test not in doubt (Reuters)
Classic "Dirty Dancing" film to get Hollywood remake (Reuters)
RBI chief Subbarao gets 2-year extension (Reuters)
India allows foreign investors to buy local mutual funds (Reuters)
Strauss says third test not in doubt despite riots (Reuters)
Buoyant England eye top ranking (Reuters)
England paceman Tremlett ruled out of third test (Reuters)
BSE Sensex provisionally ends down 0.6 pct (Reuters)
Rupee stays weak on volatile shares, choppy euro (Reuters)

Clashes erupt in Delhi during anti-graft protest (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 08:50 AM PDT

Reuters - Police fired water cannons and tear gas at opposition party activists on the streets of the capital on Tuesday, as thousands of anti-government protesters rallied against the ruling Congress party over corruption scandals.

Violence erupts outside London but capital quiet (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 04:22 PM PDT

Reuters - Violence flared in English cities and towns on Tuesday night but London, where thousands of extra police had been deployed, was largely peaceful after three turbulent nights in which youths rampaged across the capital virtually unchecked.

Rajaratnam seeks leniency after insider conviction (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 03:20 PM PDT

Reuters - Raj Rajaratnam, the Galleon Group hedge fund founder who was found guilty on insider trading charges in May, asked a judge on Tuesday to impose a sentence "substantially below" what is called for under federal guidelines.

Gold prices rise above 26,000 rupees for first time (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 02:39 AM PDT

Reuters - Gold prices in India, the world's biggest consumer, rose above 26,000 rupees for the first time on Tuesday rallying with world market and supported by a weak rupee, but demand in local spot market was sluggish as buyers chose to wait for a correction.

BSE Sensex sheds 8 pct in six days on global economy worries (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 05:16 AM PDT

Reuters - The BSE Sensex slid to its lowest close in 14 months on Tuesday taking losses over six sessions to nearly 8 percent, as investors dumped risky assets across global markets on gloomy outlook for the world economy.

Apple briefly passes Exxon as largest U.S. company (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 02:27 PM PDT

Reuters - Apple Inc briefly edged past Exxon Mobil Corp to become the most valuable company in the United States after days of volatile stock market action.

Global crude price fall to help manage inflation - Pranab (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 01:48 AM PDT

Reuters - Decline in global crude prices will help in managing India's inflation, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday.

EXCLUSIVE - Vinod Khosla loses two cleantech experts as partners (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 10:20 AM PDT

Reuters - Partners Jim Kim and Alex Kinnier will depart Khosla Ventures Aug. 15, leaving the firm short of two partners just months after it said it was raising a $1.05 billion fund.

Reliance Comm launches tablet PC for 12,999 rupees (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 06:37 AM PDT

Reuters - Reliance Communications, India's second-biggest mobile phone carrier by subscribers, on Tuesday said it has launched a tablet computer priced at 12,999 rupees ($288).

Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa in China as West turns up war crimes heat (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 07:16 AM PDT

Reuters - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa landed in China on Tuesday seeking tighter economic ties in a stormy financial world, and against the backdrop of an aggressive Western push for a probe into war crimes allegations.

Strauss, Dhoni play down top ranking (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 08:09 AM PDT

Reuters - England captain Andrew Strauss and India's Mahendra Singh Dhoni played down the significance of the world rankings for different reasons on Tuesday ahead of the third test.

Strauss says third test not in doubt (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 07:16 AM PDT

Reuters - England captain Andrew Strauss has been given no indication that the third test against India will not go ahead as scheduled in Birmingham on Wednesday despite inner city rioting and looting.

Classic "Dirty Dancing" film to get Hollywood remake (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 01:46 AM PDT

Reuters - The classic 1987 film "Dirty Dancing" is getting a remake, adding songs from the 1960s and brand new compositions to some of the original music, film studio Lionsgate said on Monday.

RBI chief Subbarao gets 2-year extension (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 01:09 AM PDT

Reuters - RBI head Duvvuri Subbarao has been given a two-year extension, Harish Khare, Media Adviser to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told Reuters on Tuesday.

India allows foreign investors to buy local mutual funds (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 01:09 AM PDT

Reuters - India on Tuesday allowed foreign investors to buy up to a cumulative $10 billion in domestic equity funds, opening the door wider to capital flows into an expanding economy.

Strauss says third test not in doubt despite riots (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 05:56 AM PDT

Buoyant England eye top ranking (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Aug 2011 09:26 PM PDT

Reuters - A rampant England team brimming with confidence go into the third test against India on Wednesday primed to claim the victory that would secure the world number one ranking from their opponents.

England paceman Tremlett ruled out of third test (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 03:32 AM PDT

Reuters - England fast bowler Chris Tremlett has been ruled out of Wednesday's third test against India at Edgbaston with a back injury.

BSE Sensex provisionally ends down 0.6 pct (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 03:32 AM PDT

Reuters - The BSE Sensex provisionally closes down 0.6 percent on Tuesday, extending its losing streak to the sixth consecutive session, amid a global equities selloff on worries about the health of the world economy.