India sees 2011 monsoon picking up to normal (Reuters) Posted: 01 Sep 2011 07:39 AM PDT Reuters - India's monsoon is now likely to be normal, the weather office said on Thursday, tweaking its forecast slightly higher three-quarters of the way through the June to September season that is crucial for 60 percent of the country's farms. |
FIA impressed with Indian circuit progress (Reuters) Posted: 01 Sep 2011 06:56 AM PDT Reuters - India's new Formula One circuit is already exceeding expectations, Indian motorsports federation chief Vicky Chandhok said on Thursday after a visit by FIA race director Charlie Whiting. |
Libya fighters look for desert showdown with Gaddafi (Reuters) Posted: 01 Sep 2011 02:27 PM PDT Reuters - Their guns trained on the barren desert and eyes fixed on the hazy horizon, anti-Gaddafi fighters patrolling the edge of the ousted leader's last stronghold in Libya say they are ready for their final battle. |
Gaddafi vows fight as world backs new leaders (Reuters) Posted: 01 Sep 2011 02:54 PM PDT Reuters - Muammar Gaddafi urged his supporters from hiding to fight on as Libya's new interim rulers met world leaders on Thursday to discuss reshaping a nation torn by 42 years of one-man rule and six months of civil war. |
Pakistan says 3 troops killed by Indian soldiers (Reuters) Posted: 01 Sep 2011 02:27 AM PDT Reuters - Indian forces fired across the de facto border in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir early on Wednesday, killing three Pakistani soldiers, the Pakistani army said on Thursday. |
Cricket-mad India ready to convert for Messi (Reuters) Posted: 01 Sep 2011 12:18 AM PDT Reuters - The arrival of Lionel Messi for an international friendly in India has sparked a huge media frenzy and drawn 2,000 fans to await his arrival in Kolkata, underlining the cricket-mad country's growing appetite for soccer. |
China, India workers most likely to call in "sick" - survey (Reuters) Posted: 01 Sep 2011 03:38 AM PDT Reuters - Chinese and Indian workers are more likely to skip off work under the false pretence of illness than their French and Mexican counterparts, a new study showed. |
Maruti posts third consecutive drop in monthly sales (Reuters) Posted: 01 Sep 2011 12:31 AM PDT Reuters - New vehicle sales in Japan plunged by more than a fifth in August as production remained disrupted from the March earthquake, while South Korean brands kept growing thanks to solid gains overseas. |
Key political risks to watch in India (Reuters) Posted: 31 Aug 2011 10:24 PM PDT Reuters - India's lawmakers have recently faced a surge of public anger and mass protests against corruption, and the UPA government's unwillingness to table the Lokpal bill to attack it. |
Food inflation at 10.05 pct y/y on Aug 20 - govt (Reuters) Posted: 01 Sep 2011 12:04 AM PDT Reuters - India's food price index rose 10.05 percent, its highest in nearly six months, and the fuel price index climbed 12.55 percent in the year to Aug. 20, government data on Thursday showed. |
Dengue takes toll on Coal India unit's August output (Reuters) Posted: 01 Sep 2011 04:05 AM PDT Reuters - A key unit of Coal India has cited a lethal outbreak of dengue among reasons for a 1.3 million tonnes fall in its output for August, underscoring the production woes of the world's biggest coal miner as it struggles to meet growing domestic demand. |