Govt demands full BlackBerry access (Reuters) Posted: 31 Jan 2011 07:20 AM PST Reuters - The government rejected on Monday Research In Motion's (RIM) offer to allow it only partial access to its BlackBerry data services, while neighbouring Pakistan reversed its earlier decision to restrict the popular smartphone's services. |
Mubarak holds talks, pushed by army, US, protests (Reuters) Posted: 31 Jan 2011 03:11 PM PST Reuters - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's deputy began talks on sweeping reforms with the opposition on Monday, as pressure from street protests, Western allies and the army appeared to be ending Mubarak's 30 years of one-man rule. |
Maverick Jairam Ramesh makes waves (Reuters) Posted: 31 Jan 2011 07:41 AM PST Reuters - Feared by big business and distrusted by politicians, India's Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh is the kind of person that normally ends up in the political cold for defying the establishment. |
Google launches Twitter workaoround for Egypt (Reuters) Posted: 31 Jan 2011 05:30 PM PST Reuters - Google Inc launched a special service to allow people in Egypt to send Twitter messages by dialing a phone number and leaving a voicemail, as Internet access continues to be cut off in the country amid anti-government protests. |
Eden Gardens faces further ICC inspection (Reuters) Posted: 31 Jan 2011 08:03 AM PST Reuters - The International Cricket Council (ICC) will visit Kolkata's Eden Gardens next Monday to find out if it can host its three remaining World Cup games and has said the India-England match will be moved to Bangalore. |
Pakistan could see Tunisia-style unrest - Red Cross (Reuters) Posted: 31 Jan 2011 09:12 AM PST Reuters - Food insecurity caused by devastating floods in Pakistan could eventually lead to social unrest similar to that seen in Tunisia, the head of the international Red Cross federation warned on Monday. |
Q+A - India approves $12 bln POSCO steel mill (Reuters) Posted: 31 Jan 2011 01:23 AM PST Reuters - India's environment ministry approved South Korean POSCO's $12 billion steel mill on Monday, a boost for foreign investment and big ticket industrial projects in the face of strong environmental concerns and local protests. |
Sensex records worst monthly fall in over 2 yrs (Reuters) Posted: 31 Jan 2011 04:21 AM PST Reuters - The BSE Sensex on Monday posted its worst monthly fall in more than two years, tracking weak global markets as anti-government protests in Egypt led to risk aversion, with inflation and rate rise fears further dampening sentiment. |
Reddy says cash subsidy approval likely for oil refiners (Reuters) Posted: 30 Jan 2011 11:43 PM PST Reuters - The finance ministry may approve some cash subsidies for oil refiners on Monday, Oil Minister S. Jaipal Reddy said. |
Telco probe finds officials violated rules (Reuters) Posted: 31 Jan 2011 01:53 AM PST Reuters - Several officials violated rules or did nothing to prevent irregularities during the grant of mobile phone licences, an independent probe found in the latest indictment of the scandal-tainted government. |
Dec infrastructure output accelerates (Reuters) Posted: 31 Jan 2011 12:42 AM PST Reuters - India's infrastructure sector output accelerated in December, reinforcing expectations that growth in industrial output remains on track despite capacity constraints. |
Mubarak shuffles cabinet but protesters say "Go!" (Reuters) Posted: 31 Jan 2011 10:48 AM PST Reuters - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak overhauled his government on Monday to try to defuse a popular uprising against his 30-year rule but angry protesters rejected the changes and said he must surrender power. |
Govt approves long-delayed $12 bln POSCO steel mill (Reuters) Posted: 31 Jan 2011 06:06 AM PST Reuters - The environment ministry on Monday approved plans by South Korea's POSCO to build a $12 billion steel mill, a boost for the foreign investment climate in Asia's third-largest economy after several setbacks for big ticket industrial projects. |
Amarnath sees chink in India's spin armour (Reuters) Posted: 30 Jan 2011 11:23 PM PST Reuters - India have missed a trick by failing to include a specialist left-arm spinner in their World Cup squad, says former India cricketer Mohinder Amarnath. |
Egypt protest intensifies, Mubarak turns to army (Reuters) Posted: 31 Jan 2011 02:59 AM PST Reuters - Protesters intensified their campaign on Monday to force Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak to quit as world leaders struggled to find a solution to a crisis that has torn up the Middle East political map. |
Govt to insist RIM gives corporate email access - Chidambaram (Reuters) Posted: 31 Jan 2011 02:38 AM PST Reuters - The government will still insist that BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) give it a solution to access corporate email services, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said on Monday. |
POSCO says Indian approval boosts its global strategy (Reuters) Posted: 31 Jan 2011 01:53 AM PST Reuters - India's decision on Monday to approve a $12 billion steel mill by POSCO will help the world's No. 3 steelmaker move toward its strategy of raising exports and gaining access to low-cost iron ore. |
Pakistanis ruined by floods brace for more hardship (Reuters) Posted: 30 Jan 2011 08:27 PM PST Reuters - Six months after Pakistan's epic floods demolished this farming village in the southern province of Sindh, its residents still live in limbo on a roadside. |
Hollywood actors honor "King's Speech" (Reuters) Posted: 30 Jan 2011 09:57 PM PST Reuters - Oscars front-runner "The King's Speech" won the top prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, giving the British royals drama yet another boost four weeks ahead of Hollywood's biggest night. |