Obama in the House
Monsoon dips again, cane crop may fall 20 pct
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's monsoon rains fell sharply last week, widening a seasonal deficit that may cut cane output by 20 percent, but reservoirs filled rapidly and boosted prospects of winter irrigation and power generation. Full Article
INTERVIEW - India sees late monsoon exit, narrower gap
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Late end-season rains will help narrow India's total monsoon rainfall deficit to 15-18 percent, boosting depleted reservoirs and helping winter crops, the head of the Indian weather office told Reuters on Tuesday. Full Article
Bush exits White House
George W. Bush bid farewell to Washington leaving with little fanfare as the world turned its attention to Obama. Full Article | Video
Obama in the News
U.S. president Barack Obama has eclipsed all other contenders to clinch the top news spot so far this century. Obama had been written about roughly 250 million times. Full Article
Poor rains damage 70 pct of guar crop in Rajasthan
JAIPUR (Reuters) - The poor monsoon has damaged nearly 70 percent of the standing guar crop in Rajasthan, a top state government official said late on Monday. Full Article
FACTBOX-Impact of India's previous drought on crops
REUTERS - India's monsoon rains are likely to be the worst in nearly 40 years, expected to fall 20 percent short of normal. India last saw a similar rainfall deficit in 2002. Full Article
U.S. Presidents - Past and Present
India worried
There is a sense of fear in India over Kashmir as Barack Obama takes charge as President of United States. An analysis by Madhu Soman, Reuters Consumer Media Editor. Video
C. Uday Bhaskar says that the India-U.S. bilateral relationship may gradually become more wide spectrum and robust -- unless proven otherwise. Read Column
