International Business News - india http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif The Tibetan government-in-exile won't hold any celebrations to mark the Dalai Lama's birthday Sunday because of the ongoing suffering of the people of Tibet, an official said. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/86841-india-tibet-dalai-lama.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080706/low-key-birthday-for-dalai-lama.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080706/low-key-birthday-for-dalai-lama.htm Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:27:57 EDT Flooding, house collapses and lightning strikes caused by heavy rains killed at least 14 people in northern India, taking the reported death toll in the annual monsoon season to 79, officials said Sunday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/86822-india-monsoons.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080706/14-dead-after-heavy-rains-in-north-india.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080706/14-dead-after-heavy-rains-in-north-india.htm Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:27:06 EDT India's key inflation rate rose to 11.63 percent for the third week of June, the government said Friday, lifted by increasing gasoline and food prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080704/indias-inflation-rate-hits-11-6-percent.htm Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:00:56 EDT In an unprecedented attempt to revive the tiger population in western India, authorities airlifted a female tiger to a national reserve Friday where it will join a male tiger delivered there last week. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/85715-india-airlifted-tigers.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080704/india-airlifts-2-tigers-to-national-reserve.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080704/india-airlifts-2-tigers-to-national-reserve.htm Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:14:36 EDT An envoy for the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader said Friday that the latest round of talks with China were "one of the most difficult sessions" held so far, but that he will return for more discussions after the Beijing Olympics. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080704/tibet-envoy-beijing-talks-difficult.htm Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:38:57 EDT The Indian government's bid to secure political support for a civilian nuclear deal with the United States stalled Thursday when a key regional party asked for more time to make a decision. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/india-seeks-party-pact-on-us-nuclear-bid.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:23:23 EDT Shares of Indian companies listed on U.S. exchanges rose on Wednesday, bucking the trend on Wall Street and in Asia as investors reacted to a spike in oil prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/adrs-in-focus-indian-stocks-rise.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:25:41 EDT Millions of truck drivers went on strike across India on Wednesday to protest rising fuel prices and road tolls, union leaders said, in a move that could paralyze much of the Indian economy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/indian-truckers-strike-fuel-price-hikes.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:26:55 EDT India's government made a last-ditch effort to win the support of a regional party Wednesday for a civilian nuclear deal with the United States that it hopes to complete before a new administration takes over in Washington. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/india-government-seeks-support-for-us-nuke-deal.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:52:56 EDT India's prime minister announced a plan Monday to combat global warming by focusing on renewable energy, even as he stood by a refusal to commit to greenhouse gas emission targets that could stall the country's economic growth. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/india-unveils-plan-to-combat-climate-change.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:16:01 EDT Tyson Foods Inc. says it has acquired majority ownership in a major poultry producer in India. Springdale-based Tyson announced Monday that it has bought 51 percent ownership of Godrej Foods, Ltd., based in Mumbai, India. The joint venture will be called Godrej Tyson Foods and is expected to have annual sales starting at about $50 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/tyson-plans-joint-venture-with-india-based-godrej.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:50:28 EDT Meat producer Tyson Foods Inc. said Monday it bought majority ownership of a poultry processing business in India. Tyson said it acquired 51 percent ownership of Godrej Foods Ltd., based on Mumbai. Godrej Foods is a subsidiary of agribusiness company Godrej Agrovet Ltd. and makes products under the "Real Good Chicken" brand name. The company also has a line of frozen vegetables under the Yummiez brand. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/tyson-buys-majority-stake-in-india-chicken-company.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:21:38 EDT Men wore sparkling saris, women wore rainbow boas and hundreds of people chanted for gay rights in three Indian cities Sunday in the largest display of gay pride in the deeply conservative country where homosexual acts are illegal. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080629/gay-activists-march-in-indias-gay-pride-parade.htm Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:38:20 EDT Forty police officers were feared drowned in eastern India on Sunday after a group of suspected communist rebels attacked a police boat, capsizing it in a rushing river, a local official said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080629/40-indian-police-missing-in-rebel-attack.htm Sun, 29 Jun 2008 07:13:48 EDT A blast at a crowded roadside market Sunday in India's restive northeast killed six people and injured 40, a local official said. The explosives were strapped to a bicycle at a busy weekly market that sells pigs, goats, vegetables and clothes in Kumarikata in western Assam, near the Bhutan border, local police official G.P. Singh said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080629/explosion-in-indias-northeast-kills-6.htm Sun, 29 Jun 2008 06:28:21 EDT Shares of Indian companies listed on U.S. exchanges traded mostly lower and some set lows on Friday as investors reacted to a spike in oil prices that sent Asian stock markets tumbling. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/adrs-in-focus-indian-stocks-head-lower.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:35:07 EDT Pakistan pressed India on Friday to move ahead quickly on a proposed $7 billion gas pipeline from Iran that would serve both India and Pakistan, saying it was desperately needed to help both economies meet their growing energy needs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/pakistan-presses-india-on-iran-pipeline.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:42:34 EDT A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck off India's Andaman Islands on Friday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, officials and police said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/strong-earthquake-hits-indias-andaman-islands.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:03:19 EDT At least seven people were killed in fighting between rival rebel factions in India's remote northeast, police said Friday. A group of Naga rebels attacked a rival group's camp with automatic weapons near Dimapur, Nagaland state's commercial hub, on Thursday, superintendent of police Leiremo Lotha said. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/80524-india-rebel-truce.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/7-rebels-killed-in-indias-northeast.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/7-rebels-killed-in-indias-northeast.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 05:17:28 EDT Pakistan's foreign minister said Friday his government was eager to find a solution at next month's peace talks to the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, which has been at the heart of the bitter rivalry between his country and India. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/80781-india-pakistan.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/india-pakistan-meet-on-peace-process.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/india-pakistan-meet-on-peace-process.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:51:35 EDT