Blast at Congress office in Guwahati, 3 leaders injured (Reuters) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 09:50 AM PDT Reuters - A powerful bomb blast inside the Congress party office in Guwahati on Monday wounded three party leaders, police said, an attack blamed on separatists attempting to scuttle peace talks. |
New explosion shakes stricken Japanese nuclear plant (Reuters) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 04:54 PM PDT Reuters - A fresh explosion rocked a damaged Japanese nuclear power plant on Tuesday where engineers have been pumping sea water into a reactor to prevent a catastrophic meltdown in the wake of a devastating earthquake and tsunami. |
Affairs, tapes, bonus spill into Rajaratnam trial (Reuters) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 04:13 PM PDT Reuters - Love affairs, a mysterious "India Book" and an audio tape of a purported cover-up spilled into evidence at hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam's high-profile insider trading trial on Monday. |
Corruption threatens India's high growth momentum - KPMG (Reuters) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 07:23 AM PDT Reuters - Endemic corruption in India has grown in scale and represents billions of dollars, with the potential to discourage investors and derail growth prospects, consultancy firm KMPG said in a survey published on Monday. |
Suicide attack on Afghan army centre kills 37 (Reuters) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 06:11 AM PDT Reuters - A suicide attack on an army recruitment centre in northern Afghanistan killed 37 people on Monday, the third major assault in the area in less than a month, the deputy governor said. |
Nippon Life to pay $680 mln for 26 pct of Reliance Life (Reuters) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 03:48 AM PDT Reuters - Japan's Nippon Life Insurance Company is buying a 26 percent stake in India's Reliance Life Insurance for $680 million, the Indian company said on Monday, sending shares of Reliance Capital up more than 10 percent. |
Apple iPad 2 sales seen clearing 1 million units (Reuters) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 09:25 AM PDT Reuters - Apple Inc sold close to 1 million units of its next-generation tablet computer during its debut weekend, analysts estimated. |
Albert Einstein's archive to go online (Reuters) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 05:11 AM PDT Reuters - The archive of Albert Einstein will be digitised and made accessible online within a year, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem said on Monday. |
February inflation surprisingly quickens (Reuters) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 12:20 AM PDT Reuters - India's headline inflation unexpectedly quickened in February on rising fuel and manufacturing prices, making it increasingly certain the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) would raise rates this week and again in the months ahead. |
France steps up efforts for Libya no-fly zone (Reuters) Posted: 13 Mar 2011 10:51 PM PDT Reuters - France was stepping up efforts on Monday to persuade world powers to impose a no-fly zone over Libya, as Muammar Gaddafi's troops battled rebel fighters for control of the strategic oil town of Brega. |
Hipper Bollywood now woos younger audiences (Reuters) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 02:26 AM PDT Reuters - Bollywood is dyeing its hair blond, getting itself a sports car and donning a pair of worn-out jeans. In other words, it's trying to get younger and hipper. |
GE: Too soon to assess Japan impact on nuclear sector (Reuters) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 02:04 AM PDT Reuters - General Electric Co Chief Executive Jeff Immelt on Monday said it was too early to know what impact the nuclear power crisis in Japan would have on the nuclear power industry. |
Pranab hopes WPI inflation eases to 7 pct in March (Reuters) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 01:07 AM PDT Reuters - Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Monday he hopes headline inflation will ease to 7 percent in March. |
Pakistan court dodges decision on CIA contractor's immunity (Reuters) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 01:07 AM PDT Reuters - A Pakistani court declined to rule on Monday on whether a CIA contractor held on murder charges has diplomatic immunity, saying a court hearing the murder case would decide. |
Japanese tsunami warning lifted - media (Reuters) Posted: 13 Mar 2011 08:52 PM PDT Reuters - Japanese fears of a second tsunami proved unfounded on Monday, local media said, as the national weather agency made clear that it had not detected a wave on the Pacific coast. |
Gaddafi urges Russia, China, India: invest in Libya oil (Reuters) Posted: 13 Mar 2011 08:37 PM PDT Reuters - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi urged Russia, China and India on Sunday to invest in Libya's oil sector, state television said. |
February headline inflation at 8.31 pct y/y - govt (Reuters) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 12:08 AM PDT Reuters - India's wholesale price index (WPI) rose an annual 8.31 percent in February on higher fuel and manufactured product prices, government data showed on Monday. |