Reuters: Top News

China "dissatisfied" India allowed Dalai Lama trip

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:22:48 +0530

BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Tuesday it was "dissatisfied" that India had allowed the Dalai Lama to visit a disputed border region also claimed by Beijing, while also directing its ire at the exiled Tibetan leader.

Communists crumble in key state elections

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:37:00 +0530

KOLKATA (Reuters) - The Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left parties on Tuesday lost key seats in elections held in two of their heartland states, weakening them further and paving the way for the ruling Congress government to speed up reforms.

India targets domestic demand; concerns on prices

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:30:13 +0530

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will focus on driving domestic demand until key developed economies recover and will not exit fiscal stimulus measures until necessary, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday.

Zaheer Khan returns to lead India's attack against Sri Lanka

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:39:51 +0530

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Left-arm paceman Zaheer Khan has returned from a lengthy injury layoff to spearhead India's attack in this month's test series against Sri Lanka.

Reliance finds oil in Cambay basin; shares up

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:05:03 +0530

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Energy major Reliance Industries has made its first oil find in a Gujarat block, boosting hopes the firm's oil and gas exploration business will help offset some of the weakness in the refining sector.

India may not levy new tax on oil products

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:29:25 +0530

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India may not levy proposed good and services tax (GST) on petroleum products and exports by the companies located in the special economic zones, according to a government document seen by Reuters.

Reliance: Ambani settlement reports baseless

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:09:39 +0530

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Reliance Industries said on Tuesday reports of a meeting between the billionaire Ambani brothers to settle a gas-pricing dispute were baseless.

Remote town of Tawang sustains last vestiges of old Tibet

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:42:06 +0530

TAWANG, India (Reuters) - Perched in the icy folds of the Himalayas near India's border with China, Tawang Buddhist, monastery, where the Dalai Lama made a controversial trip at the weekend, is at the heart of efforts to preserve old Tibet.

Orissa villagers confine rare turtle, offer prayers

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:31:43 +0530

BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) - Hundreds of poor Hindu villagers in Orissa have refused to hand over a rare turtle to authorities, saying it is an incarnation of God, officials said on Tuesday.

Orissa orders 69 mines to stop operations

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:55:28 +0530

BHUBANESWAR (Reuters) - Orissa has ordered a halt to work at 69 mines of iron ore, manganese ore and limestone because operators had not submitted proof they were licenced, a senior official said on Tuesday.