Hyderabad shut down over Telangana protests (Reuters) Posted: 10 Mar 2011 07:10 AM PST Reuters - Police fired tear gas on Thursday at protesters demanding a separate Telangana state, a campaign that could potentially hurt the stability of the Congress-led coalition already struggling with graft scandals. |
Rajaratnam paid for tips, ex-McKinsey man testifies (Reuters) Posted: 10 Mar 2011 04:32 PM PST Reuters - A disgraced former McKinsey & Co partner told jurors he leaked secrets about the elite consulting firm's clients in exchange for $1.75 million in hidden payments from onetime friend Raj Rajaratnam, the main defendant in the biggest U.S. insider trading trial in years. |
World Cup organisers make no change after attack warning (Reuters) Posted: 10 Mar 2011 08:03 AM PST Reuters - Cricket World Cup organisers said on Thursday that no changes had been made to security arrangements after the Indian government's warning of a possible militant attack on the showpiece event. |
Charlie Sheen sues Warner Bros. for $100 million (Reuters) Posted: 10 Mar 2011 05:20 PM PST Reuters - Charlie Sheen struck back on Thursday at the makers of the hit TV sitcom "Two And A Half Men," suing them for $100 million and claiming they fired him from the show after he criticized producers. |
Dalai Lama plans to quit as Tibet political leader (Reuters) Posted: 10 Mar 2011 07:24 AM PST Reuters - The Dalai Lama said on Thursday he would step down as Tibet's political leader, a move seen as transforming the government-in-exile into a more assertive and democratic body in the face of Chinese pressure. |
TV-free village gets big-screen World Cup treat (Reuters) Posted: 10 Mar 2011 08:30 AM PST Reuters - The 21st century finally caught up with the village of Taiyan in Indian Kashmir this week. |
AOL to cut about 400 jobs in India - source (Reuters) Posted: 10 Mar 2011 07:22 AM PST Reuters - AOL Inc will cut more than 900 jobs, or 20 percent of its global workforce, as it struggles to catch up to faster-moving rivals, a source close to the Internet company said on Thursday. |
PREVIEW - India need to tame South Africa to calm nerves (Reuters) Posted: 10 Mar 2011 06:53 AM PST Reuters - India can underline their credentials as World Cup favourites with victory over South Africa in Group B on Saturday -- and convince their own fans who are becoming increasingly jittery about their prospects. |
Consumers lay path to wealth for many Asian billionaires (Reuters) Posted: 10 Mar 2011 04:13 AM PST Reuters - Voracious consumers in Asia laid the path for many of the region's newcomers to the world's billionaire club. |
Pope's book on Jesus condemns religious violence (Reuters) Posted: 10 Mar 2011 06:01 AM PST Reuters - Pope Benedict has condemned violence committed in God's name and personally exonerated Jews of responsibility for Jesus' death in his latest book, released on Thursday. |
Online game company Zynga to double India staff to 200 this year (Reuters) Posted: 10 Mar 2011 06:14 AM PST Reuters - Zynga, the online game company behind the titles "FarmVille" and "Mafia Wars," and one of the hottest U.S. Web start-ups, said it is starting a game development studio in India and plans to double its staff there this year. |
Q+A - Dalai Lama to step down as Tibet political leader (Reuters) Posted: 10 Mar 2011 04:52 AM PST Reuters - The Dalai Lama said on Thursday he would step down as political leader in a move seen as transforming the Tibetan government-in-exile into a more assertive and democratic body in the face of Chinese pressure. |
India vulnerable despite unbeaten run (Reuters) Posted: 10 Mar 2011 06:27 AM PST Reuters - It may sound nitpicking about an unbeaten team on top of their group and with one foot already in the World Cup quarter-finals but India clearly lack the aura of the West Indian or Australian champions of the past. |
Food, fuel inflation ease in late-Feb (Reuters) Posted: 09 Mar 2011 11:40 PM PST Reuters - Food and fuel inflation eased in late-February, but remained at elevated levels, maintaining the case for further monetary tightening to keep a lid on headline inflation. |
EU and NATO to meet on Libya after raging battles (Reuters) Posted: 10 Mar 2011 01:09 AM PST Reuters - NATO and the European Union begin talks on Thursday on a possible "no-fly" zone over Libya after some of the fiercest fighting of the three-week-old uprising against Muammar Gaddafi. |