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U.S., India formally sign nuclear reprocessing pact
(Reuters) Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:48:40 PDT
Reuters - The United States and India on Friday formally signed an agreement on reprocessing spent nuclear fuel that U.S. officials hope will allow American firms a share of India's $150 billion nuclear energy market.



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One dead as police fire at Kashmir protest
(Reuters) Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:50:52 PDT
Reuters - Police opened fire on Saturday to disperse thousands of people protesting against Indian rule in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, killing a child and wounding 25 demonstrators.



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RBI chief briefs fin min on inflation
(Reuters) Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:00:23 PDT
Reuters - The Reserve Bank of India Governor Duvvuri Subbarao on Saturday briefed the country's finance minister (FM) on the current inflationary situation but gave no details of the meeting.



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'Black box' recovered from Pakistan crash site
(Reuters) Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:58:44 PDT
Reuters - Pakistani investigators found on Saturday the data recorder from AirBlue flight 202, which crashed in heavy rain near Islamabad this week killing all 152 people onboard, officials said.



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U.N. panel to probe further Kyoto CO2-cut projects
(Reuters) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:40:34 PDT
Reuters - A United Nations climate panel will ask a working group to investigate further claims that a Kyoto Protocol scheme may be incentivising participants to emit more greenhouse gases, it said on Friday.



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ICICI Q1 net meets f'cast; sees FY11 credit up 15 pct
(Reuters) Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:58:45 PDT
Reuters - India's ICICI Bank met expectations with a 17 percent rise in quarterly net profit, and forecast 15 percent credit growth in the year to March 2011 as loan demand from corporate and mortgage borrowers remain strong.



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Reliance, Universal near deal on India park - FT
(Reuters) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:43:25 PDT
Reuters - Indian billionaire Anil Ambani's entertainment group is close to signing an agreement with Universal Studios to build a $1.5 billion film-themed amusement park, the Financial Times reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the talks.



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Sri Lanka and India complete high scoring draw
(Reuters) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:30:20 PDT
Reuters - Sri Lanka preserved their 1-0 lead in the three-match series against India when the second test ended in a high-scoring draw on Friday.



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Jailed "Bikini killer" Sobhraj loses Nepal court battle
(Reuters) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:59:19 PDT
Reuters - Nepal's Supreme Court on Friday upheld a life imprisonment sentence for "bikini killer" Charles Sobhraj for killing an American backpacker in 1975.



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U.S. worried more secret documents may be released
(Reuters) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:12:41 PDT
Reuters - U.S. officials are worried about what other secret U.S. documents the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks may possess and have tried to contact the group without success to avoid their release, the State Department said on Friday.



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Parliament shut for 5th day, reforms at risk
(Reuters) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:48:00 PDT
Reuters - Parliament speaker on Friday adjourned sessions for the fifth straight day as opposition protests over high prices scuppered debates, delaying discussion of key economic reforms.



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Police open fire at Kashmir protesters, two killed
(Reuters) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:03:19 PDT
Reuters - Police on Friday fired at thousands of people protesting against Indian rule in Kashmir, killing two demonstrators, officials said, in the latest flare-up of violence in the disputed Himalayan region.



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NBC hopes outsourcing is 'in' with TV audiences
(Reuters) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:12:23 PDT
Reuters - The controversial practice of outsourcing jobs to India has inspired a new comedy on U.S TV in a striking departure from the dysfunctional families and romantic entanglements that typically make Americans laugh.



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Monsoon seen 107 pct of normal in Aug-Sep
(Reuters) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:37:40 PDT
Reuters - India's monsoon rains, crucial for the farm-dependent economy, are likely to be 107 percent of normal in the remaining two months of the June-September season, the weather office said, raising expectations of strong growth in farm output.



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Force India fined for another tyre mix-up
(Reuters) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:05:59 PDT
Reuters - The Force India Formula One team were fined 5,000 euros ($6,524) at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Friday for muddling up their tyres for the second time in two race weekends.



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India food security law could double food bill
(Reuters) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:40:17 PDT
Reuters - India's proposed food security act could nearly double to as much as $23 billion the food subsidy bill from targeted levels, Farm Minister Sharad Pawar suggested on Friday, potentially spooking plans to cut the fiscal deficit.



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2012 Olympic Games initiative reaches six mln children
(Reuters) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:51:28 PDT
Reuters - A British initiative to enthuse children around the world about sport inspired by the 2012 London Olympics is halfway towards its target of reaching 12 million.



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PM says hopeful of restoring Pakistan talks
(Reuters) Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:14:54 PDT
Reuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Thursday he was hopeful of restoring talks "sooner or later" to improve ties with rival Pakistan after their last meeting ended in acrimony over the 2008 Mumbai attacks.



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Gang torches Sri Lanka broadcaster's office
(Reuters) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:16:32 PDT
Reuters - An unidentified gang set fire to a Sri Lankan broadcaster owned by a businessman who had backed the opposition in a presidential election, destroying its main control room, police said on Friday.



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Reliance, Universal eye theme park in India - report
(Reuters) Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:48:30 PDT
Reuters - India's Reliance ADA Group is in talks with Universal Studios to build a $1.5 billion, 400 acre theme park and resort in India, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday citing a person familiar with the matter.



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