Reuters - The Indian board has complained to the International Cricket Council (ICC) about its cricket committee chief Clive Lloyd for suggesting talks to settle a row over the unofficial Twenty20 Indian Cricket League.
Reuters - Financial reforms could still help India's economy grow 7.5-8.0 percent this fiscal year but with a sharp global downturn, monetary policy must shift further in favour of supporting growth, a top economic adviser said.
Reuters - Setting out her priorities as elections approach, the head of the ruling Congress party said on Friday the poor must be protected from the fallout of a global financial crisis and the "greed of the rich".
Reuters - U.S. pop star Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie ended nearly eight years of marriage in just a few minutes on Friday when a British court granted them a "quickie" divorce.
Reuters - The Indian navy may beef up its security presence significantly in the Gulf of Aden to counter the threat of rampant piracy to shipping companies, local newspapers reported on Friday.
Reuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said a meeting of the Group of 20 countries last week gave developing nations the kind of platform they sought but more work was needed to tackle the severe global downturn.
Reuters - India deployed thousands of troops in Kashmir's main city on Friday and erected barricades in what amounted to an undeclared curfew to thwart planned protests against ongoing state elections.
Reuters - Indian authorities revised up on Friday the death toll from nearly two decades of insurgency in Kashmir to more than 47,000 people.
Reuters - Indian shares provisionally rose 6.19 percent on Friday after fund buying in the last hour-and-a-half helped the market snap a 7-day losing streak.
Reuters - Tibetan exiles meeting in northern India have failed to find a viable alternative to the Dalai Lama's "Middle Way" approach to China, and admit they can do little more than hope for a softening in Beijing's stance.
Reuters - Oil tumbled to a three-and-a-half year low below $49 a barrel on Friday, nearing a $100 drop from its July record high, as more distress for the global economy threatened to eat further into demand for fuels.
