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Govt had warned of bombs that killed 16 in Hyderabad

By Shafiq Mohammed HYDERABAD, India | Fri Feb 22, 2013 4:45pm IST HYDERABAD, India (Reuters) – India had intelligence agency warnings of a security threat several days before two bombs went off in a market in the city of Hyderabad, Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said on Friday, adding that the death toll had risen [...]

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India poised to issue bank licences to corporate players

By Shamik Paul and Neha Dasgupta MUMBAI | Fri Feb 22, 2013 9:04pm IST MUMBAI (Reuters) – Indian companies from any business sector will be allowed to seek entry to the country’s the banking industry as the government looks to bring banking services to the large proportion of the population without bank accounts. The Reserve [...]

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S.African court grants Pistorius bail in murder case

By Peroshni Govender PRETORIA | Fri Feb 22, 2013 8:35pm IST PRETORIA (Reuters) – A South African court granted bail on Friday to Oscar Pistorius, charged with the murder of his girlfriend, after his lawyers argued the “Blade Runner” was too famous to pose a flight risk. The decision by Magistrate Desmond Nair drew cheers [...]

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Pakistan arrests militant leader over Quetta bombings

By Asim Tanveer MULTAN, Pakistan | Fri Feb 22, 2013 9:04pm IST MULTAN, Pakistan (Reuters) – Police said they arrested the leader of a banned militant group on Friday in connection with sectarian attacks in the northwestern city of Quetta that have killed nearly 200 people this year. Two bombings about month apart targeting the [...]

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Govt says warned of bombs that killed 14 in Hyderabad

By Shafiq Mohammed HYDERABAD | Fri Feb 22, 2013 11:16am IST HYDERABAD (Reuters) – India had intelligence warnings of a security threat several days before two bicycle bombs ripped through a market in Hyderabad, Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said on Friday, adding that the death toll had risen to 14. Six people were in [...]

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Supreme Court lets Italian marines on murder rap go home to vote

NEW DELHI | Fri Feb 22, 2013 2:28pm IST NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Supreme Court on Friday allowed two Italian marines charged with the murder of two fishermen off the coast of Kerala to return home to vote in a parliamentary election this weekend. The sailors, members of a military security team protecting a [...]

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RBI officials fear budget choices give less room for rate cuts

By Shamik Paul and Neha Dasgupta MUMBAI | Fri Feb 22, 2013 12:45pm IST MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s austerity push in a budget to be unveiled on Thursday threatens to have the unintended impact of adding to inflationary pressure, hampering chances for rapid interest rate cuts that the government wants, RBI officials told Reuters. New [...]

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Budget likely to woo foreign investors: Reuters Poll

By Sumanta Dey and Deepti Govind BANGALORE | Fri Feb 22, 2013 3:12pm IST BANGALORE (Reuters) – Whether the government will reduce borrowing in the next fiscal year is too close to call, but economists polled by Reuters say its resolve to cut spending and giveaways in next week’s budget will reignite investor confidence. Finance [...]

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Pistorius bail decision expected as hearing resumes

By Peroshni Govender PRETORIA | Fri Feb 22, 2013 3:49pm IST PRETORIA (Reuters) – A South African judge is likely to decide on Friday whether to grant bail to “Blade Runner” Oscar Pistorius, with prosecutors arguing he is a cold-blooded killer and his lawyers saying he [...]

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AFC forms task force against Asian match-fixing

SINGAPORE | Fri Feb 22, 2013 12:37pm IST SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has set up a task force to help combat match-fixing in the continent, the sport’s regional governing body said on Friday. The announcement came a day after an INTERPOL-led conference into result rigging closed in Kuala Lumpur. The task [...]

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