PM says gov't not involved in vote-buying (Reuters) Posted: 18 Mar 2011 03:15 AM PDT Reuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday that no government members were involved in vote-buying to win a confidence vote in 2008 and doubted the veracity of the claims, defying resignation calls over the issue. |
Floodlight malfunction adds to Wankhede's woes (Reuters) Posted: 18 Mar 2011 01:16 PM PDT Reuters - The Wankhede Stadium, venue for the World Cup final on April 2, suffered yet another embarrassment when a light tower suffered a power failure during the match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand on Friday. |
Libya declares ceasefire after West threatens attack (Reuters) Posted: 18 Mar 2011 09:17 AM PDT Reuters - Muammar Gaddafi's government said it was declaring a unilateral ceasefire in its offensive to crush Libya's revolt, as Western warplanes prepared to attack his forces. |
Rajat Gupta sues U.S. SEC over Galleon case (Reuters) Posted: 18 Mar 2011 01:29 PM PDT Reuters - A former Goldman Sachs Group Inc director accused of leaking confidential boardroom information has sued U.S. regulators, saying they are trying to unfairly deprive him of a jury trial. |
Japan battles nuclear crisis, power effort crucial (Reuters) Posted: 18 Mar 2011 09:46 AM PDT Reuters - Exhausted Japanese engineers scrambled to fix a power cable to two reactors at a tsunami-crippled nuclear power station on Saturday as they fought to prevent a deadly radiation release in the world's worst nuclear accident since the Chernobyl disaster. |
Injured Muralitharan sets up Sri Lanka victory (Reuters) Posted: 18 Mar 2011 10:14 AM PDT Reuters - Off spinner Muttiah Muralitharan ignored a hamstring problem as he propelled Sri Lanka to a thumping 112-run victory over New Zealand in their final Group A match at the Wankhede Stadium on Friday. |
Letter tied to Hurd's HP ouster to be unsealed (Reuters) Posted: 18 Mar 2011 11:54 AM PDT Reuters - A letter that had prompted Mark Hurd's abrupt resignation as chief of Hewlett-Packard Co was ordered unsealed by a Delaware judge, potentially revealing more details of his dramatic exit last year. |
India must rid themselves of collapsing tendency (Reuters) Posted: 18 Mar 2011 06:55 AM PDT Reuters - As if suffering from a mystery ailment, India have developed an inexplicable tendency to collapse in a heap and they need to recover fast and beat West Indies in Sunday's Group B match to secure their place in the World Cup last eight. |
Wearing goggles, duct tape, workers race to repair crippled reactor (Reuters) Posted: 18 Mar 2011 04:38 AM PDT Reuters - Far from the camera crews, crawling through the radioactive wreckage of a nuclear power plant, a faceless battalion is taking on the most dangerous job in Japan, if not the world. |
Vodafone top gainer in India number portability - trade (Reuters) Posted: 18 Mar 2011 08:06 AM PDT Reuters - Vodafone's India unit has so far gained the most following India's move allowing mobile users to retain their numbers even when they switch carriers, data from an industry body showed on Friday. |
Harry Potter studio releases trailer of final film (Reuters) Posted: 18 Mar 2011 09:31 AM PDT Reuters - Hollywood studio Warner Bros has released a short trailer boasting the "first look behind the scenes" of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2", the final instalment in the hit franchise. |
Reliance gas output may fall 12 pct; shares dip (Reuters) Posted: 18 Mar 2011 08:35 AM PDT Reuters - Reliance Industries warned that gas output from key fields in its main producing block may drop 12 percent next year, a source said, hitting its stock. |
Vodafone says still believes no tax to pay on India deal (Reuters) Posted: 18 Mar 2011 04:38 AM PDT Reuters - Vodafone on Friday said it continues to believe that it had no tax liability over its 2007 purchase of Hutchison Whampoa Ltd's mobile business in India. |
Bangladesh skipper watched movie during big match (Reuters) Posted: 18 Mar 2011 04:10 AM PDT Reuters - Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan preferred to see a Hindi movie rather than watch West Indies bat against England in a Group B match which could have sent his team into the World Cup quarter-finals. |
"Chernobyl solution" may be last resort for Japan reactors (Reuters) Posted: 18 Mar 2011 04:51 AM PDT Reuters - A "Chernobyl solution" may be the last resort for dealing with Japan's stricken nuclear plant, but burying it in sand and concrete is a messy fix that might leave part of the country as an off-limits radioactive sore for decades. |
WHO finds Japan radiation spread localised, no immediate threat (Reuters) Posted: 17 Mar 2011 08:25 PM PDT Reuters - The World Health Organisation believes the spread of radiation from a quake-crippled nuclear plant in Japan remains localised and does not pose an immediate risk to human health, Michael O'Leary, the China representative of WHO said on Friday. |
U.N. approves military force; Gaddafi threatens rebels (Reuters) Posted: 18 Mar 2011 05:19 AM PDT Reuters - The United Nations authorised Western-led attacks on Muammar Gaddafi's forces, as he vowed to crush Libya's revolt with "no mercy, no pity" and rebels pleaded for military aid before time runs out. |
ANALYSIS - Growth outlook clouded by oil price, inflation (Reuters) Posted: 17 Mar 2011 10:35 PM PDT Reuters - Domestic and global factors are conspiring to darken India's once-shining growth outlook, with inflation and sluggish investment likely to keep economic expansion well below the government's target of 9 percent in the coming year. |
Japan quake survivors too shocked to contemplate the future (Reuters) Posted: 18 Mar 2011 02:35 AM PDT Reuters - A week after their lives were turned upside down by the biggest recorded earthquake in Japan's history, many survivors are too shocked to contemplate the future. |