Narendra Modi seeks redemption as govt flounders (Reuters) Posted: 16 Sep 2011 05:21 AM PDT Reuters - A decade after religious riots cast a pall over his career, India's most popular and pro-business opposition leader has sprung back to the centre of the political stage. |
Delhi exhibition explores India's sexy "morning shows" (Reuters) Posted: 16 Sep 2011 10:39 AM PDT Reuters - A decade ago, there was hardly a street corner in Indian cities that wasn't plastered with sleazy posters of adult movies. |
Gaddafi loyalists hold off new Libyan attacks (Reuters) Posted: 16 Sep 2011 09:04 AM PDT Reuters - Diehard loyalists of Muammar Gaddafi threw rockets, mortars and heavy gunfire at Libyan fighters who pushed into two besieged towns on Friday in a bid to end months of civil war and capture key figures from the old ruling system. |
RBI raises repo rate by 25 bps; keeps up hawkish talk (Reuters) Posted: 16 Sep 2011 02:57 AM PDT Reuters - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raised interest rates for the 12th time in 18 months and surprised markets by sticking with its anti-inflationary stance even as growth slows in Asia's third-largest economy and policymakers elsewhere focus on reviving flagging demand. |
INSIGHT - Companies forge lean business models to tap rural India (Reuters) Posted: 16 Sep 2011 04:19 AM PDT Reuters - Carrying two worn bags full of toothbrushes and toothpaste, Raj Verma rides his battered bicycle around villages in Uttar Pradesh, leaving fresh supplies of Colgate products at the small shops he visits. |
After militant siege, questions hang over Kabul security (Reuters) Posted: 16 Sep 2011 03:49 AM PDT Reuters - Two days after a 20-hour siege in Afghanistan's fortified capital, security appeared to have lapsed back to normal, with just three policemen guarding the building from where insurgents showered the city's diplomatic enclave with rockets and gunfire. |
Most Asian nations realising Internet cannot be tamed (Reuters) Posted: 15 Sep 2011 09:16 PM PDT Reuters - It's not just dictators. Governments around the world, many of them popularly elected, have tried for years to control the Internet and social media, dismayed by their potential to incite violence, spread mischief and distribute pornography and dissent. |
Economy seen growing 7.5-8 pct in next few yrs - Ahluwalia (Reuters) Posted: 16 Sep 2011 12:42 AM PDT Reuters - The economy is expected to grow 7.5-8 percent over the next few years if it is "business as usual", Montek Singh Ahluwalia, deputy chairman of the Planning Commission, told Reuters on Friday. |
FACTBOX - Government agrees draft food security bill (Reuters) Posted: 16 Sep 2011 04:35 AM PDT Reuters - The Government has agreed a draft law that will expand supply of cheaper grains to its poor, a plan if ratified by parliament could widen the fiscal deficit but secure voter support for the ruling Congress party and its allies. |
Pakistan PM cancels U.S. visit due to floods (Reuters) Posted: 16 Sep 2011 05:36 AM PDT Reuters - Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has cancelled a visit to the United States to attend the U.N. General Assembly session to direct relief efforts as floods devastate southern Pakistan, his office said on Friday. |
Royal wedding sets Internet record, Guinness says (Reuters) Posted: 15 Sep 2011 09:45 PM PDT Reuters - The royal wedding of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton this spring was one for the history books -- and the record books, too. |
Brad Pitt says thoughts on Aniston misunderstood (Reuters) Posted: 15 Sep 2011 09:31 PM PDT Reuters - A story posted on Parade magazine's website on Thursday in which Brad Pitt talks about his life with ex-wife Jennifer Aniston put the actor in damage control mode, saying his words had been misinterpreted. |
EU probing if Google dominates Internet search (Reuters) Posted: 16 Sep 2011 02:57 AM PDT Reuters - EU regulators are still undecided whether Google dominates in Internet search and if it has abused rivals in breach of competition rules, the EU's antitrust chief said on Friday. |