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BSE Sensex falls 1 pct after RBI holds rates

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India 's main stock index fell more than 1 percent on Tuesday after the central bank kept interest rates unchanged at its policy review.
01 29 2008 8:14PM (...more)

Status quo on policy to continue: RBI Governor

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Reserve Bank of India Governor Yaga Venugopal Reddy on Tuesday said status quo on monetary policy would continue, except for responses to liquidity conditions.
10 30 2007 6:29PM (...more)

Factbox - Who are India's influential communists?

(Reuters) - The government and its communist allies agreed on Monday to hold one last meeting next month over a nuclear deal with the United States, clearly indicating that New Delhi had backtracked on pushing the pact. Here are some facts about India's communist parties, who have strongly opposed the deal, and their role in politics:
10 23 2007 1:21AM (...more)

Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Mumbai

MUMBAI (Reuters Life!) - If you can ignore the heat and chaotic traffic, Mumbai has a dazzling panoply of life to offer its visitors. Reuters correspondents with local knowledge help visitors get the most from a short stay in India 's most vibrant city.
10 19 2007 11:20PM (...more)

ANALYSIS - India, Pakistan banish strife with dream final

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India and Pakistan set up a dream final at the Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa on Saturday, six months after their ignominious first-round exits from the 50-over version in West Indies.
09 23 2007 8:50AM (...more)

Strike across India's airports begins

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Thousands of staff began an indefinite strike at 127 airports across India on Wednesday, but flights from Mumbai and New Delhi were unaffected, according to officials.
03 13 2008 2:23AM (...more)

India want to play Australia more often

MUMBAI, India (Reuters) - India want to play top-ranked Australia more often to exploit the commercial value of the intense rivalry, a senior Indian board official said.
02 12 2008 10:42PM (...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)

Millions at risk in China, India pollution blackspots

Reuters - China and India 's 10 worst pollution blackspots together account for a third of the world's 30 most polluted places, according to a report issued on Wednesday by U.S.-based group the Blacksmith Institute.
09 13 2007 8:20PM (...more)

Spyker bidder Mallya wants Indian driver in Formula One

LONDON (Reuters) - Indian businessman Vijay Mallya said on Tuesday he wanted to bring an Indian driver back into Formula One once he takes over the struggling Spyker team.
09 12 2007 10:59AM (...more)