Rahul Gandhi steps into political limelight (Reuters) Posted: 14 Nov 2011 06:53 AM PST Reuters - Rahul Gandhi, the heir to the country's most successful political dynasty, launched a campaign for key state polls on Monday, increasing speculation he may soon take over from his ailing mother as leader of the Congress party. |
Australia PM calls to lift ban on India uranium sales (Reuters) Posted: 14 Nov 2011 04:44 PM PST Reuters - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard wants to overturn a ban on sales of uranium to India, removing a diplomatic thorn between the two countries and potentially opening up new markets for Australian suppliers. |
October inflation at 9.73 pct; worse than expected (Reuters) Posted: 14 Nov 2011 06:26 AM PST Reuters - India's wholesale prices rose more than expected in October as the cost of food and fuel increased, raising doubts about the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) outlook that price pressures will abate by the end of the year. |
Maruti raises diesel car prices by up to 10,000 rupees (Reuters) Posted: 14 Nov 2011 04:24 AM PST Reuters - Maruti Suzuki, India's top carmaker, has raised prices of its diesel models by 2,000 rupees ($40) to 10,000 rupees ($199), a spokesman said on Monday. |
In graft-plagued India, a "crisis of political credibility" (Reuters) Posted: 14 Nov 2011 05:52 AM PST Reuters - "The tragedy of India is its political system." |
Google offers rare peek into Web searches (Reuters) Posted: 14 Nov 2011 10:01 AM PST Reuters - Google Inc offered a detailed glimpse into its secret process of ranking Internet websites on Monday, publishing for the first time a list of recent tweaks to its closely guarded search algorithm. |
Obama toughens tone with China as businesses vent (Reuters) Posted: 14 Nov 2011 08:08 AM PST Reuters - The head of Boeing chose his words carefully as he explained to U.S. President Barack Obama the "dilemma" that Corporate America faces in trying to do business in China. |
Dravid's ton puts India in box seat (Reuters) Posted: 14 Nov 2011 05:52 AM PST Reuters - Rahul Dravid made the most of superb batting conditions at Eden Gardens to post his 36th test hundred and put India in charge after the first day of the second test against West Indies on Monday. |
Oprah Winfrey receives 'unimaginable' Oscar (Reuters) Posted: 14 Nov 2011 02:08 PM PST Reuters - Oprah Winfrey received an honorary Oscar for her charitable work on Saturday in what she called an unimaginable moment for a black woman who grew up poor in Mississippi and rose to the top of Hollywood stardom. |
Kingfisher pushed to raise $160 mln equity (Reuters) Posted: 13 Nov 2011 11:52 PM PST Reuters - Kingfisher Airlines has been asked to raise $160 million in equity by creditors and the cash-strapped carrier is considering a proposal to sell property to help pave the way for debt restructuring, a senior banker said on Monday. |
ICC says no world test championship until 2017 (Reuters) Posted: 14 Nov 2011 07:17 AM PST Reuters - Cricket's world test championship will not begin until 2017, International Cricket Council chief executive Haroon Lorgat announced on Monday. |
Banks need to watch asset quality - RBI report (Reuters) Posted: 14 Nov 2011 04:49 AM PST Reuters - Indian banks need to step up efforts to resolve their bad loans and tighten credit risk management systems, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in its annual report on banking on Monday, days after rating agency Moody's downgraded the country's banking sector outlook on similar concerns. |
Israel says Iran closer to atom bomb than thought (Reuters) Posted: 13 Nov 2011 07:48 PM PST Reuters - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday the full extent of Iran's nuclear programme was not reflected in a recent U.N. report, which said that Tehran appeared to have worked on designing an atomic bomb. |
U.N. chief says it's time to cough up climate cash (Reuters) Posted: 14 Nov 2011 03:34 AM PST Reuters - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday urged governments in rich nations to work around troubled economic times and scale up donations to a global climate change fund that is at risk of becoming an "empty shell". |
Italy's Monti works to form new government (Reuters) Posted: 14 Nov 2011 05:38 AM PST Reuters - Former European Commissioner Mario Monti worked on Monday to form a new government replacing Silvio Berlusconi that will try to reverse a disastrous collapse of market confidence in Italy. |
Myanmar's Suu Kyi urges peace talks, prisoner release (Reuters) Posted: 14 Nov 2011 04:37 AM PST Reuters - Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi marked the anniversary of her release from years of house arrest by renewing calls for all political prisoners to be freed and for an end to hostilities between government troops and ethnic rebels. |
Hamilton wins in Abu Dhabi, rare retirement for Vettel (Reuters) Posted: 13 Nov 2011 06:57 PM PST Reuters - Lewis Hamilton savoured a morale-boosting Abu Dhabi Grand Prix victory on Sunday after Red Bull's double Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel suffered his first race retirement in more than a year. |
India 346-5 v West Indies - close (Reuters) Posted: 14 Nov 2011 03:46 AM PST Reuters - India were 346 for five wickets at close on the first day after opting to bat first in the second test against West Indies at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Monday. |