Australia backs security pact with U.S., India: report (Reuters) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 04:35 PM PST Reuters - Australia's government backed on Wednesday the idea of a new three-way security pact bringing fast-rising India together with Australia and the United States, and said its formation could be smoothed if Canberra agreed to sell uranium to New Delhi. |
PM defies calls to roll back retail reform (Reuters) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 05:06 AM PST Reuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh rejected calls to reverse major retail market reforms, saying the entry of foreign supermarket giants would help modernise the $450 billion sector and fight stubbornly high inflation. |
Sonia Gandhi gives first speech post-surgery (Reuters) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 05:06 AM PST Reuters - Sonia Gandhi, head of the ruling Congress party and India's most powerful politician, on Tuesday gave her first speech since undergoing surgery for an undisclosed illness as she rallied party workers behind her son ahead of crucial state elections. |
BCCI under investigation (Reuters) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 10:42 AM PST Reuters - The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is under investigation for violating the country's foreign exchange laws, Sports Minister Ajay Maken said on Tuesday. |
Dogged Sharma earns India thrilling one-wicket win (Reuters) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 11:08 AM PST Reuters - A patient 72 from Rohit Sharma helped India to a tense one-wicket victory over West Indies in a low-scoring first one-day international at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Tuesday. |
Michael Jackson doctor sentenced to 4 years in jail (Reuters) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 03:50 PM PST Reuters - Michael Jackson's personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, on Tuesday was sentenced to four years in jail without probation for involuntary manslaughter in the pop star's death. |
Inflation to fall sharply in next few months - PM (Reuters) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 03:24 AM PST Reuters - Inflation rate will fall sharply over the next few months and the country's economy should hold up despite the global economic slowdown, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday. |
DB Realty founder Balwa gets bail in 2G case (Reuters) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 04:28 AM PST Reuters - A Central Bureau of Investigation special court on Tuesday granted bail to the founder of DB Realty, Shahid Balwa, who was charged in a telecoms licensing scandal that rocked the government and businesses in Asia's third-largest economy. |
Govt fails to break impasse on retail reform (Reuters) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 01:28 AM PST Reuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh failed to break an impasse on Tuesday, with opposition parties and his own political allies demanding a rollback of a reform allowing foreign supermarket giants to enter the country's $450 billion market. |
FEATURE - Surging gold prices push Indians to rein in, recycle (Reuters) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 01:41 AM PST Reuters - Simone Bora is contemplating the unthinkable -- an Indian wedding without lavish amounts of gold after record high prices and a sinking rupee have dimmed her hopes of sparkling at the party. |
Assamese writer Indira Goswami dies (Reuters) Posted: 28 Nov 2011 11:36 PM PST Reuters - NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Assamese writer Indira Goswami, who played a key role in peace talks with separatist group ULFA, died on Tuesday morning after prolonged illness, local media reported. She was 69. |
India beat West Indies by one wicket in first ODI (Reuters) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 09:38 AM PST Reuters - India beat West Indies by one wicket in the first one-day international at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Tuesday. |
West Indies 211-9 v India - first ODI, innings (Reuters) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 04:53 AM PST Reuters - West Indies made 211 for nine wickets in their 50 overs in the first one-day international against India at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Tuesday. |
Poor will pay price if foreign retailers not in India: Basu (Reuters) Posted: 28 Nov 2011 10:31 PM PST Reuters - Hundreds of millions of the poorest people in India will have to pay more for staple foods like rice and vegetables if foreign supermarkets are refused permission to open in India, the country's chief economist told the Times newspaper on Tuesday. |
Pakistan PM: No more 'business as usual' with U.S. (Reuters) Posted: 28 Nov 2011 08:26 PM PST Reuters - Pakistan's prime minister ruled out "business as usual" with the United States on Monday after a NATO attack killed 24 Pakistani soldiers and the army threatened to curtail cooperation over the war in Afghanistan. |