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  Jacksons doctor says others gave him propofol (21 November 06:34)
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson's personal physician told investigators he was not the first doctor to give the pop star propofol, the powerful anesthetic that was one of the drugs t...
  Obama job approval rating drops under 50 percent (21 November 06:21)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's job approval rating has dropped below 50 percent in a second major poll in an indication he is suffering from the long healthcare debate and w...
  Gap between India US emissions goals grows wider (21 November 12:15)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When President Barack Obama and Prime minister meet next week to talk about climate change the leaders will focus on green technologies rather than narrowing the globa...
  Q+A - India US seek to move beyond cliches on ties (21 November 12:00)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives on Monday in Washington on the first state visit of the Obama administration -- a tribute, both sides say, to the close natural t...
  Reuters Summit - India on recovery trail but challenges loom (20 November 09:58)
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India evaded the eye of the storm that sucked the global economy into the worst downturn since the Great Depression, and has emerged, along with China, as a leader of the ...
  Govt to amend cane price rule after farmers protests (20 November 08:45)
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The government will change a new sugarcane pricing rule that provoked protests, putting the onus back on mills to pay the difference if state governments raise floor ra...
  Police expose Europes biggest match-fixing ring (20 November 08:36)
BOCHUM, Germany (Reuters) - A match-fixing ring with more than 200 suspected members fixed or tried to fix around 200 matches across Europe, including three in the Champions League, in what ...
  Sri Lanka captain Sangakkara rues missed opportunity (20 November 08:05)
AHMEDABAD (Reuters) - Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara rued a lost opportunity early in the first test after India escaped with a draw on a flat pitch on Friday.
  INTERVIEW - Cane crushing accelerates in Maharashtra (20 November 07:53)
PUNE, India (Reuters) - Sugar mills in India's top producing state have accelerated cane crushing after last week's unseasonal rains and so far the state has produced higher quantity of the ...
  Galleon sells its stake in Indias Edelweiss (20 November 07:50)
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Hedge fund Galleon, which is winding down its funds after its founder was accused of heading an insider trading ring, has sold its holding in India's Edelweiss Capital, st...
  India to have mobile number portability from Dec 31 (20 November 07:16)
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will introduce mobile number portability on Dec 31, a move that could further intensify the stiff competition in the world's fastest-growing wireless market and p...
  FACTBOX - PMs visit to US comes with rapid trade growth (20 November 06:41)
REUTERS - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives in Washington on Monday for a state visit set to boost the burgeoning economic relationship between two countries, which had relatively margin...
  FACTBOX - Indias slow road to economic reform (20 November 05:36)
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Mass protests by sugarcane farmers backed by political opposition parties forced the Indian parliament to adjourn for a second day on Friday, a major headache for the r...
  Gambhir and Tendulkar tons lead India to a draw (20 November 04:57)
AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) - Opener Gautam Gambhir stroked his third century in as many matches and Sachin Tendulkar recorded his 43rd test hundred to guide India to a draw in the first test...
  Govt to amend new sugarcane price rule (20 November 04:17)
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The government on Friday said it would amend a new sugarcane pricing rule, bowing to protests held in the capital by farmers demanding higher prices for their produce. ...
  SLanka top general signals bid for presidency (20 November 04:01)
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's top general, who quit amid speculation he could run for president, pledged on Friday to fight for democracy and human rights after the end of a 25-year separa...
  Lashkar-e-Taiba threat revived after Chicago arrest (20 November 03:53)
LONDON (Reuters) - The arrest of two men in Chicago on terrorism charges linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba has revived fears about the Pakistani militant group's global reach and its ability to plot...
  Bharti slashes mobile roaming charges shares fall (20 November 02:51)
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Bharti Airtel launched yet another new billing plan on Friday, slashing mobile roaming rates by nearly 60 percent and signalling a tariff war in the world's fastest-gro...
  Gambhir Tendulkar lead India fightback (20 November 02:45)
AHMEDABAD (Reuters) - Opener Gautam Gambhir stroked a third century in as many matches and Sachin Tendulkar hit a fifty to put India in position to save the first test against Sri Lanka on F...
  Q+A - How India cane farmers protests affect the sugar sector (20 November 02:37)
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Protests by farmers demanding higher sugarcane prices disrupted parliament on Thursday, forcing the government to rethink its stand on cane pricing.
  Vodafone seeks extension for India tax claim reply (20 November 02:20)
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Vodafone has sought an extension until Jan. 29 to reply to a tax claim notice issued last month by the Indian tax department, Junior Finance Minister S.S. Palanimanicka...
  ANALYSIS - China India add big buzz to wireless broadband (20 November 02:18)
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The launch of 3G in China and India by the likes of China Mobile and Bharti Airtel could boost wireless broadband worldwide, sparking a boom in new offerings as million...
  INTERVIEW - India wont tax capital inflows - official - Ahluwalia (20 November 02:14)
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is not considering imposing a tax to curb an influx in overseas funds, and indeed wants an increase in inflows, the deputy chairman of the government's planning c...
  Govts attack on Maoists troubles European aid body (20 November 02:12)
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's plans to launch a major offensive against Maoist rebels in the country's heartlands could jeopardise much-needed humanitarian operations in the impoverished are...
  TIMELINE - Govt takes measures to tide over sugar shortfall (20 November 12:53)
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of India's sugarcane growers swarmed through the country's capital on Thursday demanding higher prices for cane, forcing the prime minister to conside...
  Bharti Airtel cuts mobile roaming charges (20 November 12:37)
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Bharti Airtel, India's top mobile operator, said on Friday it had launched a new bill plan that would reduce mobile roaming rates by nearly 60 percent.
  Cane crush delay in Uttar Pradesh to hit supply (20 November 12:36)
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Delay in sugarcane crushing in Uttar Pradesh (UP) threatens to aggravate sugar shortage, increasing the country's dependence on expensive imports.
  Gambhir leads India fight to save first Sri Lanka test (20 November 12:26)
AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) - Opener Gautam Gambhir stroked a third century in as many matches to raise India's hopes of saving the first test against Sri Lanka on Friday.
  Husbands want protection from nagging wives (20 November 12:25)
LUCKNOW, India (Reuters Life!) - Shrews, beware: a group of Indian husbands tired of being harassed by their wives are demanding the local government create a male protection society to addr...
  ANALYSIS - Sugar row underscores Indias political fragility (20 November 12:13)
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The routine reopening of the parliament has suddenly emerged as an awkward test for the Congress-led government's ability to push reforms such as price deregulation in ...
  PMs visit to US comes with rapid trade growth (20 November 11:44)
REUTERS - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives in Washington on Monday for a state visit set to boost the burgeoning economic relationship between two countries, which had relatively margin...
  Ahluwalia says not looking at tax on inflows (20 November 11:43)
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is not considering imposing a tax to curb capital inflows, and wants the inflows to rise a little more, the deputy chairman of the government's planning commissio...
  Oprah Winfrey to end talk show in September 2011 (20 November 06:40)
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oprah Winfrey will end her top-rated daytime talk show that has featured newsmakers from President Barack Obama to movie star Tom Cruise, in September 2011, a spokesw...
  ANALYSIS - Obama walks tricky line on Afghan exit strategy (20 November 04:57)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's vow to reveal his "end game" for Afghanistan may bolster any future decision to send more U.S. troops -- but could also reinforce doubts over ...
  Google PC will start in seven seconds or less (20 November 04:38)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., (Reuters) - New Google Inc software will start up a computer as fast as a television, the search company said on Thursday as it showed off its Chrome operating system ...
  Google shows off Chrome operating system (20 November 01:08)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. (Reuters) - Google Inc is opening its much-anticipated Chrome software to external developers, as the search giant prepares to expand its reach into operating systems. ...
  ADVISORY - Reuters suspends coverage of cricket in Australia (19 November 10:29)
Reuters will be unable to provide text, pictures or audio-visual coverage of Australian cricket for the duration of the 2009/10 season.
  Govts planned assault on Maoists troubles European aid body (19 November 10:12)
NEW DELHI (Reuters AlertNet) - India's plans to launch a major offensive against Maoist rebels in the country's heartlands could jeopardise much-needed humanitarian operations in the impover...
  Cabinet approves solar power programme (19 November 09:23)
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's cabinet on Thursday approved its first solar power plan, pledging to boost output from near zero to 20 gigawatts (GW) by 2020 as part of its plan to fight globa...
  Indian batsmen need to score heavily - Kirsten (19 November 07:24)
AHMEDABAD (Reuters) - India coach Gary Kirsten has urged his batsmen to come up with "something special" to save the first test against Sri Lanka.
  Pantaloon launches up to 5 bln share sale (19 November 06:40)
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's Pantaloon Retail is raising 4 to 5 billion rupees ($86 million to $107.5 million) in a share sale to institutions at 316 rupees per share, two sources with direct ...
  Karzai sworn in as Afghan leader vows to fight graft (19 November 06:34)
KABUL (Reuters) - Veteran Afghan leader Hamid Karzai was sworn in as president on Thursday, pledging to fight graft and take control of his country's security before his five-year term ends,...
  Parliament nod unlikely for insurance bill (19 November 06:23)
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A bill to reform India's insurance sector is unlikely to be cleared by the parliament's winter session, a finance ministry official said on Thursday.
  Gambhir leads India fightback Sri Lanka on top (19 November 05:50)
AHMEDABAD (Reuters) - Opener Gautam Gambhir led India's fightback to save the first test after a world record sixth-wicket partnership of 351 helped Sri Lanka take control of the game on Thu...
  Suicide bomber kills 18 in Pakistans Peshawar (19 November 04:54)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a court building in Peshawar on Thursday, killing 18 people, officials said, in the latest of a series of attacks on t...
  India 426190-2 v Sri Lanka 760-7dec first test close (19 November 04:49)
AHMEDABAD (Reuters) - India were 190 for two wickets in their second innings, trailing Sri Lanka by 144 runs, at the close on the fourth day of the first test on Thursday.
  Middlesex sign Gilchrist and talking to Tendulkar (19 November 04:41)
LONDON (Reuters) - Middlesex have signed Australian Adam Gilchrist for next year's Twenty20 campaign and hope to recruit Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar as well, the English county sid...
  India doubles billionaires Mukesh Ambani tops list (19 November 04:24)
MUMBAI (Reuters Life!) - A buoyant stock market and a still-robust economy have nearly doubled the number of billionaires in India, according to the Forbes' Rich List.
  PM heads to US in test of ties with Obama (19 November 03:37)
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Prime minister Manmohan Singh and U.S. President Barack Obama meet next week to strengthen ties, with the emerging Asian power increasingly playing a bigger role on glo...
  Oil secy No proposal to raise fuel prices (19 November 02:55)
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The government has no immediate plan to raise fuel prices, Oil Secretary R.S. Pandey said on Thursday.
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