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India ties solar plans to global climate support

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:00:29 +0530

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India issued solar power targets on Monday, with plans to boost ouptut from near zero to 20 gigawatts (GW) by 2022, but tied chances of the plan's success to availability of international finance and technology.

Mahindra arm to bid for $3.5 bln defence deals

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:12:50 +0530

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The defence systems unit of India's top vehicle maker Mahindra & Mahindra will bid for domestic defence projects worth $3.5 billion over the next seven years, its chief executive said on Monday.

Q+A - India, U.S. and Pakistan

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:42 +0530

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said Pakistan's objectives in Afghanistan are not necessarily those of the United States, a rare, harsh criticism of Islamabad by a man seen as trying to reduce tension between the arch rivals.

Parliament disrupted over Ayodhya report

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:10:07 +0530

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Parliament was in uproar on Monday over a leaked government report blaming Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders for their role in the destruction of an ancient mosque that sparked widespread riots.

ArcelorMittal says plans a new steel plant in Karnataka

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:12:47 +0530

MUMBAI (Reuters) - ArcelorMittal's Indian unit has sought approval from the Karnataka government to set up a steel plant, the company said in a statement on Monday.

Pakistani forces attack Taliban in NW, kill 22

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:28:40 +0530

HANGU, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani security forces, backed by tanks and artillery, attacked Taliban positions in the northwest of the country, killing 22 militants, a senior police official on Monday.

Reuters Summit - India should push reforms, cut deficit

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:54:09 +0530

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India, whose protected financial system helped insulate it from the worst of the global downturn, should not be complacent in its push for reforms in the sector, the top country executive at Bank of America-Merrill Lynch said.

Pakistan says India delaying resumption of talks

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:00:48 +0530

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Questions raised by India's prime minister about the control of the Pakistani army and Pakistan's aims in Afghanistan are an excuse for delaying the resumption of talks, Pakistan's foreign minister said on Monday.

Rebels kill five paramilitary men in Manipur

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:54:32 +0530

GUWAHATI (Reuters) - Rebels killed five paramilitary men, including two officers, in an ambush in Manipur on Monday, security officials said.

Curtains go up on International Film Festival of India

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:54:53 +0530

PANAJI (Reuters) - Fans of serious cinema gathered at this coastal resort town as curtains go up on India's most prestigious film festival with a screening of Chinese historical drama 'Wheat'.