”India” News

India returns bodies of 2 Pakistani prisoners

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan expressed "deep concern" over the treatment of Pakistani prisoners in Indian jails after the bodies of a young man and an old woman were handed over at the border on Friday.
06 14 2008 9:39PM (...more)

Domestic airlines raise fuel surcharge as oil prices soar

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Top Indian private carriers Jet Airways and Kingfisher and budget airline Deccan Aviation have raised their fuel surcharge with effect from midnight of June 2, company officials said.
06 3 2008 5:55AM (...more)

India's GDP beats forecasts, inflation still rising

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Surprisingly strong Indian growth and a jump in inflation above 8 percent put an interest rate rise back on the agenda on Friday, although many analysts thought the Reserve Bank of India would remain focused on cash management.
05 31 2008 4:27AM (...more)

Indian factory output weakens, tightening pause seen

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India 's industrial output grew at its weakest rate in six years in March, knocking the rupee to a one-year low and fanning speculation the central bank may hold off with more tightening in its battle with soaring inflation.
05 13 2008 1:02AM (...more)

Inflation at 3-yr high, fin min talks of steps

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian annual inflation rose to a 3- year high of 7.61 percent in late April, prompting the finance minister to pledge that the government would take more action to tame prices if needed.
05 9 2008 10:51PM (...more)

Cubs a ray of hope in India's fight to save tigers

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Fourteen tiger cubs have been spotted in Ranthambore National Park, a rare piece of good news in the country's fight to protect its dwindling population of big cats from poachers and habitat destruction .
05 7 2008 3:46AM (...more)

India's economy to grow about 8 pct - Ahluwalia

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's economy is expected to grow around 8 percent in the current fiscal year, and annual inflation, now at its highest in more than three years, may moderate in a few weeks, a top official said on Tuesday.
05 7 2008 12:54AM (...more)

India will find a home-grown Hamilton, says Mallya

LONDON (Reuters) - India will produce a Formula One driver like Lewis Hamilton one day but it will take time, Force India team owner Vijay Mallya said on Friday.
05 3 2008 9:00AM (...more)

Finance Minister expects state-run banks to hold rates

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India 's state-run banks are unlikely to raise rates after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) tightened bank reserve requirements this week, Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said on Thursday.
05 2 2008 5:16AM (...more)

Man gets life term for raping British tourist in Rajasthan

JAIPUR, India (Reuters) - A Rajasthan court sentenced a guesthouse owner to life in prison on Wednesday for raping a British tourist last December.
05 1 2008 2:34AM (...more)