As PM Singh heads for Dhaka, China looms large (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2011 06:12 AM PDT Reuters - India's jostling with China for resources and influence will be the backdrop to a visit to Bangladesh by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh next week, looming large over expected progress on a border dispute, water sharing and trade. |
Messi enthralls Kolkata, Argentina beats Venezuela 1-0 (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2011 10:55 AM PDT Reuters - Nicolas Otamendi headed the only goal as Alejandro Sabella kicked off his reign as Argentina coach with a 1-0 win over Venezuela in a friendly in India on Friday. |
Five mln people hit by monsoon floods in India (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2011 04:07 PM PDT Reuters - More than five million people in India have been hit by floods caused by annual monsoon rains, forcing many to flee as rivers burst their banks and torrents of water washed away homes, aid workers and government officials said on Friday. |
Second plane this week skids off runway in India (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2011 05:59 AM PDT Reuters - A Turkish Airlines aircraft carrying 104 passengers skidded off the runway at Mumbai Airport on Friday, the second incident in a week to raise concerns that some Indian airports are over-stretched. |
Karthikeyan sees future beyond Indian GP (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2011 08:23 AM PDT Reuters - Narain Karthikeyan hopes to race on in Formula One beyond next month's inaugural Indian Grand Prix after announcing a new sponsor on Friday. |
Sloppy Sharapova knocked out of U.S. Open (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2011 04:06 PM PDT Reuters - Maria Sharapova was knocked out of the U.S. Open on Friday by Italian Flavia Pennetta after the former champion's notoriously shaky serve let her down when it mattered most. |
Factory output growth slows, export orders shrink (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2011 01:11 AM PDT Reuters - India's factory sector expanded at its slowest pace in more than two years in August as export orders shrank amid weakening global demand, a survey of manufacturers in Asia's third-largest economy showed. |
Mahindra to launch SUV in India, SAfrica by end-2011 (Reuters) Posted: 01 Sep 2011 11:49 PM PDT Reuters - Automaker Mahindra & Mahindra plans to launch a new sport utility vehicle in India and South Africa by end-2011, its head of automotive and farm equipment sector said on Friday. |
NALCO says raises aluminium prices by 2,000 rupees/T (Reuters) Posted: 01 Sep 2011 10:27 PM PDT Reuters - State-run National Aluminium Co Ltd (NALCO) has raised aluminium prices by 2,000 rupees per tonne ($43.6) across all products, Chairman and Managing Director B.L.Bagra said on Friday. |
Azumi to be named Japan finance minister - media (Reuters) Posted: 01 Sep 2011 06:36 PM PDT Reuters - Jun Azumi, a former parliamentary affairs chief for the ruling Democratic Party, will become Japan's new finance minister, Fuji TV reported, after new Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's first choice for the job reportedly turned it down. |