Rajaratnam: researcher or crook? Trial will tell (Reuters) Posted: 09 Mar 2011 05:14 PM PST Reuters - A corrupt man or a legitimate stock researcher? |
Govt warns of militant attack on cricket World cup (Reuters) Posted: 09 Mar 2011 07:22 AM PST Reuters - NEW DELHI (Reuters) The government has sounded an alert over a possible militant attack on the cricket World Cup, a government official said on Wednesday, but he added that there was no specific threat. |
India down Dutch to put one foot into quarters (Reuters) Posted: 09 Mar 2011 10:18 AM PST Reuters - India put one foot into the World Cup quarter-finals with a five-wicket win against Netherlands on Wednesday but the margin of the victory revealed little of their discomfort. |
China, Russia drive growth in world's billionaires (Reuters) Posted: 09 Mar 2011 04:12 PM PST Reuters - Rising global commodities prices and Asia's economic boom led to a big increase in the number of billionaires in Russia, China and Brazil in 2011. |
No plans to regulate petrol prices - oil min official (Reuters) Posted: 08 Mar 2011 11:24 PM PST Reuters - The government has no plans now to regulate petrol prices, an oil ministry official said on Wednesday, as political unrest in Libya feeds fears of a supply squeeze. |
Fierce fighting across Libya as government sends envoy (Reuters) Posted: 09 Mar 2011 03:48 PM PST Reuters - A Libyan insurgent said rebels had retaken the heart of the closest city to the capital from forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi on Wednesday evening in some of the fiercest fighting in almost three weeks of clashes. |
Suicide bomber kills 37 at Peshawar funeral (Reuters) Posted: 09 Mar 2011 03:03 AM PST Reuters - A Taliban suicide bomber attacked a funeral in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, killing 37 people in the latest in a string of Islamist militant attacks aimed at undermining Pakistan's U.S.-backed government. |
TRAI says 3.8 mln mobile users opt for MNP (Reuters) Posted: 09 Mar 2011 06:16 AM PST Reuters - The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said on Wednesday 3.8 million mobile subscribers have opted for mobile number portability (MNP) as of end-February, after the launch of the facility allowing users to retain their mobile numbers even if they switch carriers. |
UK queen's granddaughter Zara to wed in July (Reuters) Posted: 09 Mar 2011 07:11 AM PST Reuters - Queen Elizabeth's granddaughter Zara Phillips will marry in July, Buckingham Palace said on Wednesday, becoming the monarch's second grandchild to get married in the space of a few months. |
Reliance KG basin gas output seen up by April, boosts shares (Reuters) Posted: 09 Mar 2011 03:53 AM PST Reuters - India's upstream regulator said on Wednesday Reliance Industries' gas output could go up to 67 million metric standard cubic metres a day (mmscmd) by April, earlier than expected, boosting shares in the company. |
Feb car sales at record, growth may moderate (Reuters) Posted: 08 Mar 2011 11:53 PM PST Reuters - Car sales in India hit a record high in February, driven by a burgeoning middle class and easier access to loans, but higher input costs and a likely hike in interest rates are seen denting sales growth in coming months. |
Bangladesh's Yunus appeals against removal from bank (Reuters) Posted: 09 Mar 2011 03:03 AM PST Reuters - Bangladeshi Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday appealed against a High Court decision upholding his removal from microlender Grameen Bank, a verdict allies say was prompted by a government vendetta. |
Libyan rebels cling to city centre of Zawiyah (Reuters) Posted: 09 Mar 2011 08:30 AM PST Reuters - Tanks of forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi closed in on the rebel-held main square of Zawiyah on Wednesday and Libyan television said his supporters were moving into the city centre. |
Pakistan's Islamist parties challenge weakening government (Reuters) Posted: 09 Mar 2011 05:10 AM PST Reuters - Pakistan's disparate Islamist political parties are uniting behind their hatred of the United States, emboldened by a weak government that looks increasingly reluctant to stand up to extremism and a society where radicalism is widely tolerated. |
India beat Netherlands by five wickets in Group B match (Reuters) Posted: 09 Mar 2011 08:04 AM PST Reuters - India beat Netherlands by five wickets in a World Cup Group B match on Wednesday. |
Gaddafi forces attack rebel town in west (Reuters) Posted: 09 Mar 2011 03:03 AM PST Reuters - Libyan forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi closed in on rebels in the western city of Zawiyah on Wednesday, surrounding them with tanks and snipers in the main square, a resident and a rebel fighter said. |
India need 190 to beat Netherlands (Reuters) Posted: 09 Mar 2011 04:45 AM PST Reuters - India bowled out Netherlands for 189 runs in 46.4 overs to set themselves a modest victory target in a World Cup Group B match on Wednesday. |
U.S. jury to hear gripping opening of Rajaratnam trial (Reuters) Posted: 09 Mar 2011 04:19 AM PST Reuters - The biggest Wall Street insider trading criminal case in a generation goes to trial on Wednesday, when prosecutors open their case against Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam whose arrest 16 months ago shook the hedge fund world. |
Strong quake hits N. Japan, tsunami warning issued (Reuters) Posted: 08 Mar 2011 09:50 PM PST Reuters - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 struck off the coast of northeast Japan on Wednesday, the Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA) said, but there were no reports of damage or injuries. |
INTERVIEW - Bangladesh win 'not essential' says Mahmud (Reuters) Posted: 09 Mar 2011 03:40 AM PST Reuters - Bangladesh need not concentrate on winning but rather should focus on restoring lost pride when they play England in their next World Cup Group B match in Chittagong on Friday, according to former skipper Khaled Mahmud. |