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Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:00:41 +0530 topNews Was Einstein wrong - or was the cable loose? GENEVA/CHICAGO (Reuters) - The world of science was upended last year when an experiment appeared to show one of Einstein's fundamental theories was wrong - but now the lab behind it says the result could have been caused by a loose cable.

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:54:53 +0530 topNews Kingfisher outlook dims further on loan denial NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) - State Bank of India, the country's top lender, has not extended further loans to debt-crippled Kingfisher Airlines, a bank official said, denying reports that the state-owned creditor was close to offering a lifeline.

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:34:54 +0530 topNews Karzai urges calm as six die in Afghan Koran protests KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai appealed for calm on Wednesday after officials said at least six people were shot dead and dozens wounded in protests over the burning of copies of the Koran, Islam's holy book, at NATO's main base in the country.

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:40:17 +0530 topNews PROFILE - Marie Colvin, intrepid and fearless war correspondent LONDON (Reuters) - Marie Colvin's final dispatch, published just three days before she and a French photographer were killed by shell and rocket fire, came from a bleak cellar packed with women and children cowering in the besieged Syrian city of Homs.

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:46:54 +0530 topNews Has the battery run out on Aakash tablet? NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Aakash, the "$35" computer launched last year in India as the world's cheapest tablet, has run into problems and companies will be invited to bid again to make the device after complaints of poor performance and hiccups rolling out a pilot model.

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:50:34 +0530 topNews Etisalat India mobile phone JV to shut down operations NEW DELHI (Reuters) - United Arab Emirates telecom operator Etisalat on Wednesday said it would shut down the operations of its Indian joint venture, three weeks after the Supreme Court cancelled the affiliate's licence amid a corruption probe.

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:07:40 +0530 topNews Saif Ali Khan charged in assault case MUMBAI (Reuters) - Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan has been charged with assaulting two fellow diners at Mumbai's Taj Mahal Palace hotel, police said on Wednesday.

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:47:30 +0530 topNews U.S., French journalists killed in Syria AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - American correspondent Marie Colvin and French photographer Remi Ochlik were killed in the besieged Syrian city of Homs on Wednesday when rockets fired by government forces hit the house they were staying in, opposition activists and witnesses said.

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:09:23 +0530 topNews Pitch problems postpone start of Indian soccer league NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The inaugural edition of India's Premier League Soccer (PLS), featuring World Cup winner Fabio Cannavaro and former France international Robert Pires, has been postponed because of a lack of venues, organisers told Reuters on Wednesday.

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:24:02 +0530 topNews Panel sees FY12 GDP growth at 7.1 pct; pick-up likely in FY13 NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's economy is expected to pick up in the fiscal year starting on April 1 after clocking its slowest annual growth in three years, but reforms will be needed to maintain the momentum, a government advisory panel said on Wednesday.