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June factory output growth likely slowed; outlook grim

BANGALORE - India's industrial output grew at a slower pace in June, hobbled by weak investment at home because of policy inaction and a drop in export orders from the United States and Europe, a Reuters polls showed on Tuesday.

RIL currently producing 29 mscmd gas at KGD6: Reddy 1:22pm IST

NEW DELHI - Energy major Reliance Industries is currently producing 29 million standard cubic metres a day (mscmd) of gas output from its KG D6 block, Oil Minister S Jaipal Reddy said on Tuesday.

A staff member walks inside a priority banking service area of a Standard Chartered bank in Hong Kong August 1, 2012. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/Files

StanChart may lose NY licence over Iran ties

NY's top bank regulator threatened to strip the state banking licence of Standard Chartered, saying it was a "rogue institution" that hid $250 bln in transactions tied to Iran, in violation of U.S. law.  Full Article 

Alleged gunman Wade Michael Page is seen in this undated handout from the FBI, released at the Oak Creek Police Department on August 6, 2012. REUTERS/FBI/Handout

Gunman was ex-soldier linked to racist group

The man who killed six worshipers at the Sikh temple was identified as a 40-year-old U.S. Army veteran and authorities were investigating possible links to white supremacist groups.  Article | Factbox 

Mary Kom (L) is declared the winner over Maroua Rahali of Tunisia after their quarterfinal Women's Fly (51kg) boxing match at the London Olympic Games August 6, 2012.  REUTERS/Murad Sezer

Intriguing cast of women boxers take to stage

A mother of 5-yr-old twins, a self-confessed chocoholic who took up boxing to lose weight, a mag cover girl. Women’s boxing has a whole new list of intriguing stories to tell.  Full Article | Related Story 

An opposition flag is seen over neighborhood Ruknuddin in Damascus August 5, 2012. Picture taken August 5, 2012. REUTERS/Shaam News Network/Handout

Syrian prime minister defects, fighting goes on

Syrian forces pressed on with their offensive against rebels in Aleppo after the prime minister fled the country, denouncing the "terrorist regime" of Bashar al-Assad.  Article | Newsmaker: Syria PM Hijab  

An employee gestures in front of a table displaying iPads as a reflection (bottom) on a glass surface shows another employee cleaning an iPad at the Passeig de Gracia Apple store in Barcelona July 26, 2012.  REUTERS/Albert Gea

Apple won't have YouTube app in new software

Apple Inc's new version of its iPhone and iPad software will not include a pre-loaded app for Google Inc's popular video website YouTube, Apple says.  Full Article 

Four floor traders at the Tokyo Stock Exchange bow for a year-end greeting to each other during the final trading of 1997 December 30. REUTERS/Kimimasa Mayama/Files
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Different cultures have different greetings

Methods and styles of greeting vary greatly around the world, as do dining customs, and it is important to know what is expected in differing circumstances.  Full Article 

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    With signs of agitation fatigue among the public and a govt refusing to play ball, the movement led by Gandhian activist Anna Hazare has decided to provide a “political alternative”. The group should not fear the unknown. If they play their cards right, they could change the political fabric of the country. Team Anna has much to lose, but the country has more to gain.  Full Article 

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    In India, what goes up must keep going up

    ‘What goes up a lot must keep going up’ was the conclusion from the very first Reuters Indian housing market poll this week. And it sounded very familiar. Past experience shows that respondents to housing market polls - whether they be independent analysts, mortgage brokers, chartered surveyors - tend to cling to an optimistic tone even as trouble clearly brews below the surface.   Full Article 

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