Sai Baba buried in state funeral, thousands grieve (Reuters) Posted: 27 Apr 2011 01:20 AM PDT Reuters - Spiritual guru Sri Sathya Sai Baba was buried on Wednesday as hundreds of thousands of devotees flocked to pay their last respects at his temple in Puttaparthi to a man revered as a living God. |
Exiled Tibetans elect political heir to Dalai Lama (Reuters) Posted: 27 Apr 2011 03:32 AM PDT Reuters - Tibetan exiles elected a Harvard law scholar as their political leader, who is likely to bring in a more radical government-in-exile to challenge China after the Dalai Lama moved to relinquish his political role. |
Fletcher takes over as new cricket coach - BCCI (Reuters) Posted: 27 Apr 2011 03:32 AM PDT Reuters - Duncan Fletcher will take over as India's new cricket coach from South African Gary Kirsten, the Indian board (BCCI) said on Wednesday, and his first assignment could be to lead the team on their tour of England in July. |
Apple denies tracking iPhone customers (Reuters) Posted: 27 Apr 2011 11:27 AM PDT Reuters - Apple Inc denied it is tracking the movements of its iPhone customers, but said it will provide a software update that stores less location information on phones in response to public outcry over privacy issues. |
White House releases longer Obama birth certificate (Reuters) Posted: 27 Apr 2011 07:18 AM PDT Reuters - The White House on Wednesday released a longer version of President Barack Obama's U.S. birth certificate to try to quiet a debate within Republican circles that he was not born in the United States. |
Deccan's Sharma wrecks Kochi with five-wicket haul (Reuters) Posted: 27 Apr 2011 12:29 PM PDT Reuters - Paceman Ishant Sharma bagged five wickets in a spirited bowling display as Deccan Chargers skittled Kochi Tuskers Kerala for 74 in a 55-run win in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday. |
Apple to sell iPad 2 in India from April 29 (Reuters) Posted: 27 Apr 2011 09:20 AM PDT Reuters - NEW DELHI (Reuters) Apple's iPad 2 will be available in Indian stores from Friday, just over a month after the company started selling the updated version of its popular tablet device in the United States. |
William and Kate in final royal wedding rehearsals (Reuters) Posted: 27 Apr 2011 07:31 AM PDT Reuters - Last minute rehearsals for the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton got under way before dawn in central London on Wednesday with the royal couple expected to put the final touches to their preparations. |
Top seed Nehwal suffers shock India Open exit (Reuters) Posted: 27 Apr 2011 12:06 PM PDT Reuters - Top seed and local favourite Saina Nehwal suffered a surprise first round defeat to Japan's Ai Goto in the India Open Super Series on Wednesday. |
Sri Lanka says U.N. war crimes report threatens peace efforts (Reuters) Posted: 27 Apr 2011 07:05 AM PDT Reuters - Sri Lanka on Wednesday said the publication of U.N.-appointed panel's report blaming it for thousands of civilian deaths at the end of its civil war threatens peace-building efforts and is motivated by the political agenda of "interested parties". |
RBI asks bks to assess Basel-II advanced approach readiness (Reuters) Posted: 27 Apr 2011 08:54 AM PDT Reuters - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday asked banks intending to migrate to advanced approach for computing capital charge for operational risk under Basel-II to assess their preparedeness to shift to the new approach. |
Furore at Sony after hackers steal Playstation online user data (Reuters) Posted: 27 Apr 2011 06:52 AM PDT Reuters - Sony Corp warned that hackers had stolen names, addresses and possibly credit card details from the 77 million user accounts of its video game online network, in one of the largest Internet security break-ins ever. |
Wipro outlook disappoints, shares fall (Reuters) Posted: 27 Apr 2011 05:36 AM PDT Reuters - India's Wipro Ltd joined its bigger Indian rivals in sounding caution about surging wages and currency volatility, amid uncertainty about a pickup in demand for outsourcing services by overseas clients. |
Nepal's former crown prince warned over firing incident (Reuters) Posted: 27 Apr 2011 06:52 AM PDT Reuters - An administrative court freed Nepal's former Crown Prince Paras on Wednesday over his firing a gun during an argument with a guest at a resort, but only after warning the ex-royal not to repeat such incidents in future, an official said. |
India's silver recycling to curb import growth (Reuters) Posted: 27 Apr 2011 02:43 AM PDT Reuters - Soaring silver prices are driving Indians to recycle jewellery into bars as an easier, more reliable way to invest, a trend that will limit imports of the metal in the world's fourth largest consumer. |
India exploring Iran oil payment via Turkey - oil min source (Reuters) Posted: 27 Apr 2011 02:43 AM PDT Reuters - India is exploring payments via Turkey for oil imports from Iran, an Indian oil ministry source said on Wednesday, as the two countries search for a way to settle their trade after a long standing clearing system was scrapped by New Delhi. |
Louvre Hotels steps up expansion, focus on India (Reuters) Posted: 27 Apr 2011 05:36 AM PDT Reuters - Louvre Hotels, owned by U.S. investment group Starwood Capital, said on Wednesday it planned to open 80 new hotels in 2011, mostly in Europe and Asia. |
S&P cuts Japan sovereign rating outlook on quake costs (Reuters) Posted: 27 Apr 2011 12:09 AM PDT Reuters - Standard and Poor's threatened to cut Japan's sovereign credit rating again, warning the huge cost of last month's devastating earthquake will hurt already weak public finances unless bickering politicians can agree to raise taxes. |
Management Tip of the Day: Should You Sell Your Business? (Reuters) Posted: 27 Apr 2011 04:21 AM PDT Reuters - When facing the so-called founder's dilemma, separate your financial reasons from your non-financial motivations when thinking about whether to sell, says Harvard Business Review. |
Lindsay Lohan makes clean breast of things for Leno (Reuters) Posted: 26 Apr 2011 11:12 PM PDT Reuters - Flashing her cleavage in a low-cut top, actress Lindsay Lohan said she felt "kind of numb" after being sentenced to 120 day behind bars for probation violation. |