Pakistan, India herald new era of dialogue (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2011 07:30 AM PST Reuters - India and Pakistan hailed progress in diplomatic ties on Thursday, promising to open a "new chapter" in their fraught relationship at a next round of formal peace talks due to take place by the end of this month. |
Kingfisher to cancel two A340s - industry sources (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2011 07:28 AM PST Reuters - Kingfisher Airlines is set to cancel orders for two A340 aircraft, leaving only VIP customers as manufacturer Airbus winds down production, two industry sources said on Thursday. |
Maharashtra to invest $60 bln over 20 yrs to modernise Mumbai (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2011 02:31 AM PST Reuters - The Maharashtra government has decided to invest $60 billion over the next 20 years to build infrastructure and modernise India's overcrowded financial capital, a top state official said on Thursday. |
Indian selectors retain squad for 2nd Windies test (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2011 01:26 AM PST Reuters - India selectors have retained their 15-man squad for the second test against West Indies in Kolkata, meaning there is no place for off-spinner Harbhajan Singh. |
Turkish police fire tear gas in quake city (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2011 07:30 AM PST Reuters - Riot police fired tear gas and used batons to disperse protesters angry at the state's relief efforts after an earthquake, the second in eastern Turkey within three weeks, killed at least eight people in the city of Van. |
Power regulator says tariffs likely to increase (Reuters) Posted: 09 Nov 2011 11:51 PM PST Reuters - An increase in power tariffs in India is inevitable given the sharp rise in coal prices, the head of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission told reporters on Thursday. |
Indian GP success boosts IPL-style league (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2011 12:22 AM PST Reuters - Organisers of India's new motorsport league hope a dash of celebrity glitz and glamour will help attract a core following and deliver the same kind of success as the lucrative Indian Premier League cricket tournament. |
Woods off to sound start as Daly departs at Australian Open (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2011 02:14 AM PST Reuters - John Daly stormed off mid-round, Adam Scott hit an albatross and Tiger Woods submitted a blemish-free scorecard but little-known Jarrod Lyle trumped them all to take a one-stroke lead after an eventful opening day at the Australian Open on Thursday. |
UBS India head resigns; Kamat named new CEO - memo (Reuters) Posted: 09 Nov 2011 11:35 PM PST Reuters - The head of India operations at UBS AG, Manisha Girotra, has resigned, according to an internal memo, the latest high-profile exit from the Swiss bank in the world's second-fastest growing major country. |
Vogue labels Olsen twins best dressed sisters (Reuters) Posted: 09 Nov 2011 10:17 PM PST Reuters - They have always been in vogue, but twin actresses and clothing designers Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen are now truly in Vogue, gracing the cover of the fashion magazine's newest best dressed issue. |
U.S. says Assad will fall, Arab states offer safe haven (Reuters) Posted: 09 Nov 2011 07:52 PM PST Reuters - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's departure was "inevitable", a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday, while earlier in the day troops shot dead eight pro-democracy protesters and wounded in 25 at a funeral in the capital Damascus, activists said. |
John Daly walk-off leaves Australian Open 'bitter' (Reuters) Posted: 09 Nov 2011 10:48 PM PST Reuters - Twice major winner John Daly left Australian Open organisers "bitter and disappointed" after walking off the course in the middle of his opening round on Thursday. |