Quake of 6.4 magnitude rocks Manipur (Reuters) Posted: 04 Feb 2011 07:35 AM PST Reuters - An earthquake measuring 6.4 rocked Manipur on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but officials said there were no initial reports of damage. |
Govt, Cairn, Vedanta to meet on Feb 6 - sources (Reuters) Posted: 04 Feb 2011 06:02 AM PST Reuters - India's oil secretary may meet Cairn Group and Vedanta Resources on Sunday, ministry and company sources said, to try to hammer out royalty payment issues that threaten the multi-billion dollar takeover of Cairn India. |
Telecoms scam probe finds procedural lapses - Kapil Sibal (Reuters) Posted: 04 Feb 2011 10:23 AM PST Reuters - A government-backed probe into a scandal in the granting of telecoms licences in India has found many lapses, the telecoms minister Kapil Sibal said on Friday, citing irregularities dating back to when the opposition was in power. |
Pakistan trio to learn fate on corruption charges (Reuters) Posted: 04 Feb 2011 04:55 PM PST Reuters - Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt and pace bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif will learn whether they face playing bans when an ICC anti-corruption tribunal delivers its verdict on Saturday. |
Force India extend McLaren partnership (Reuters) Posted: 04 Feb 2011 01:02 PM PST Reuters - Force India have extended their partnership with McLaren until the end of next year and appointed Andrew Green as technical director, the Formula One team said on Friday. |
Pakistan to reduce cabinet, but sales tax still opposed (Reuters) Posted: 04 Feb 2011 06:26 AM PST Reuters - Pakistan's ruling party decided on Friday to dissolve the cabinet, a party official said, a concession to the opposition unlikely to help win its support for wholesale economic reform as demand by the IMF. |
BSE Sensex at fresh 5-mth low; RIL leads fall (Reuters) Posted: 04 Feb 2011 03:56 AM PST Reuters - The BSE Sensex declined for the fourth week in five, shedding 2.4 percent in choppy trade on Friday, as worries of continued high global oil prices worsening the domestic inflationary pressures hit investor sentiment. |
Inflation serious threat to growth: Manmohan Singh (Reuters) Posted: 03 Feb 2011 11:44 PM PST Reuters - Prime Minster Manmohan Singh said on Friday that high headline inflation is beginning to pose a serious threat to India's high growth plans, in one of his strongest warnings over the risk of rising prices. |
Shahid Afridi named Pakistan World Cup captain (Reuters) Posted: 04 Feb 2011 02:37 AM PST Reuters - All-rounder Shahid Afridi has been named Pakistan captain for the World Cup starting later this month, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Friday. |
Spin bowling all-rounders will give India edge: Dravid (Reuters) Posted: 03 Feb 2011 11:55 PM PST Reuters - India's spin bowling all-rounders will be a big advantage in the Feb. 19-April 2 World Cup, former captain Rahul Dravid said. |
Pakistan trio charged with taking bribes (Reuters) Posted: 04 Feb 2011 09:00 AM PST Reuters - Pakistan's former test captain Salman Butt and his two opening bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir were charged with taking bribes by British prosecutors on Friday. |
Egyptians gather for new anti-Mubarak rally (Reuters) Posted: 04 Feb 2011 02:14 AM PST Reuters - Egyptians gathered in central Cairo on Friday hoping to mass another million-strong rally to speed the end of President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule. |
UK charge Pakistan trio with taking bribes (Reuters) Posted: 04 Feb 2011 07:37 AM PST Reuters - British prosecutors charged former Pakistan captain Salman Butt and opening bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir on Friday with taking bribes to fix incidents in the fourth cricket test against England at Lord's last year. |
Telecoms scam probe finds procedural lapses - Kapil Sibal (Reuters) Posted: 04 Feb 2011 04:21 AM PST Reuters - A one-man inquiry into a massive scandal in awarding airwave licences in India has found many procedural lapses, the telecoms minister Kapil Sibal said on Friday, adding the irregularities stretched back to the tenure of the previous government. |
UK charges Pakistan trio with "spot-fixing" (Reuters) Posted: 04 Feb 2011 03:34 AM PST Reuters - British prosecutors on Friday charged three Pakistan cricketers with taking bribes to fix incidents in an international match in England last year. |
Pope has heart but can't donate it anymore-Vatican (Reuters) Posted: 04 Feb 2011 02:59 AM PST Reuters - Pope Benedict has a soft spot in his heart for organ donations but his body parts can't be donated to save lives after he dies, the Vatican says. |
Myanmar's new parliament appoints Thein Sein president (Reuters) Posted: 04 Feb 2011 12:06 AM PST Reuters - Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein was chosen on Friday to become the military-run country's first civilian president in half a century, a government source said, a cosmetic shift that does little to end the army's dominance in politics. |
Simple life changes could stop millions of cancers (Reuters) Posted: 04 Feb 2011 12:17 AM PST Reuters - About a third of all common cancers in the United States, China and Britain could be prevented each year if people ate healthier food, drank less alcohol and exercised more, health experts said on Friday. |
Internet addresses depletion reflects wired world (Reuters) Posted: 03 Feb 2011 07:18 PM PST Reuters - Thirty years after the first Internet addresses were created, the supply of addresses officially ran dry on Thursday. |
BSE Sensex provisionally ends down 2.4 pct (Reuters) Posted: 04 Feb 2011 02:24 AM PST Reuters - The BSE Sensex provisionally closes down 2.4 percent as worries of continued high global oil prices worsening the domestic inflationary pressures hit investor sentiment. |