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Suicide bombing kills 7 in Pakistan's Swat - police

1 hour 39 min ago
MINGORA (Reuters) - A suicide bombing attack on security forces in Pakistan's Swat Valley on Saturday killed at least seven people and wounded 13, police said.

Russia to make 1,000 stealth jets, eyes India deal

1 hour 42 min ago
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Russia will build more than 1,000 stealth fighter jets within four decades, including at least 200 for its traditional weapons buyer India, the head of plane maker Sukhoi said on Friday.

Tiger Woods crash ambulance crew cited domestic violence

2 hours 21 sec ago
MIAMI (Reuters) - The ambulance crew that took golfer Tiger Woods from the scene of his fateful car crash last year did not let his wife ride with him because they said the incident was a case of domestic violence, according to Florida police records cited by a local newspaper on Friday.

India says open to new round of talks with Pakistan

2 hours 2 min ago
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India signalled on Friday it was open to a new round of talks with Pakistan, raising fresh hopes of a thaw in relations after last month's official dialogue between the nuclear-armed rivals produced no breakthrough.

NMDC share sale covered 1.2 times, bids at lower end

11 hours 10 min ago
MUMBAI (Reuters) - A sale of shares in India's top iron ore miner NMDC was covered on the last day of the offer helped by state-run investors and most bids were at the bottom of the price range.

Chandhok just a spectator on first day in F1

12 hours 25 min ago
MANAMA (Reuters) - Karun Chandhok could only watch in frustration on Friday after failing to get out on track for the first practice sessions of his Formula One career.

Suicide blasts kill 45 in Pakistan's Lahore

13 hours 15 min ago
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Two suicide bombers targeting the Pakistani military killed at least 45 people in Lahore on Friday, officials said, in a challenge to government assertions that crackdowns have weakened Taliban insurgents.

Russia to make 1,000 stealth jets, eyes India deal

14 hours 6 min ago
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Russia will build more than 1,000 stealth fighter jets within four decades, including at least 200 for its traditional weapons buyer India, the head of plane maker Sukhoi said on Friday.

Russia to build up to 16 nuclear reactors in India

14 hours 11 min ago
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Russia will build up to 16 nuclear reactors for power stations in India, Russia's deputy premier said on Friday during a visit to India with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to reaffirm decades-old ties.

INTERVIEW - Tata Motors sees margin pressure

15 hours 12 min ago
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Tata Motors, India's largest vehicles maker plans to offset rising commodity prices through price hikes and cost cutting, a senior executive said.

EU/India trade pact could limit cheap drugs - MSF

15 hours 34 min ago
GENEVA (Reuters) - Poor people in India and other developing countries may lose access to affordable generic drugs as part of free-trade negotiations between India and the European Union, a medical advocacy group said on Friday.

Factory output growth eases; seen slowing further

15 hours 37 min ago
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Growth in Indian industrial output eased in January, as forecast after a record expansion in December, and analysts said it could ease further following moves to withdraw stimulus and expectations for a rate rise.

Russia to build 12 nuclear reactors in India

17 hours 29 min ago
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Russia will build at least 12 nuclear reactors for power stations in India, the Russian Atomic Agency's head Sergei Kiriyenko said on Friday.

FACTBOX - Nokia vs Apple legal battle

18 hours 15 min ago
(Reuters) - Top phone makers Nokia and Apple will seek a U.S. court hearing in a key patent battle in mid-2012, a court filing showed, raising the spectre of a prolonged legal struggle.

India needs corrective steps to tame inflation - finmin

18 hours 39 min ago
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Friday corrective economic steps have to be taken to tame inflation.

INTERVIEW - SingTel signals support for Bharti/Zain deal

19 hours 42 min ago
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) may help with the funding for Bharti Airtel's $9 billion acquisition of Zain's African assets, a senior SingTel executive said on Friday.

Opening up India retail? Don't hold your breath

20 hours 40 min ago
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Plans by Carrefour, the world's No.2 retailer, to open its first cash-and-carry outlets in India are a sign of optimism in the country's $450 billion retail sector, but foreign investors and some officials want more -- an easing of the country's tough investment rules.

Force India set pace, Schumacher lags in Bahrain

20 hours 59 min ago
MANAMA (Reuters) - Germany's Adrian Sutil stole some of the limelight from Michael Schumacher in Bahrain on Friday by putting Force India on top of the timesheets in first practice for the Formula One season.

Russia's Putin offers funds to Sistema India unit

21 hours 27 min ago
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday pledged state financial aid for the Indian telecoms unit of Russian conglomerate Sistema, which is looking to expand in India.

Sleepy beach town of Gokarna wakes up to tourists, business

21 hours 29 min ago
GOKARNA (Reuters Life!) - German tourist Oliver Krupke has travelled to India every year for the past three years, but it's not the Taj Mahal, the beaches of Goa or the bustle of Mumbai that keep bringing him back.