2008年10月15日星期三

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Time to listen to us, say India, Brazil, South Africa (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Oct 2008 05:05 AM CDT

Delegates of the third India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) dialogue forum attend the three-day summit in New Delhi October 15, 2008. REUTERS/B MathurReuters - The leaders of India, Brazil and South Africa said on Wednesday the global credit crisis showed the need for reforming institutions such as the United Nations to reflect their growing economic clout.


India, Brazil, South Africa fin mins to meet on crisis (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Oct 2008 06:03 AM CDT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh speaks during a news conference in Srinagar in this October 10, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Danish IsmailReuters - The finance ministers and central bank heads of India, Brazil and South Africa will meet to discuss the current global financial turmoil, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday.


Indian shares provisionally close down 6 pct (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Oct 2008 05:49 AM CDT

Reflection of Bombay Stock Exchange building (R) seen on a car in this February 6, 2006 file photo. REUTERS/Adeel HalimReuters - Indian shares provisionally fell 5.99 percent on Wednesday, led by Reliance Industries Ltd, as fears resurfaced about tight liquidity condition and looming global economic recession.


Reclusive Adiga wins Booker for dark tale (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Oct 2008 04:24 AM CDT

Indian author Aravind Adiga poses for photographers after winning the 2008 Man Booker Prize with his book Reuters - Aravind Adiga's Booker Prize-winning tale of the son of a rickshaw puller who dreams of escaping poverty rings true in India, where 800 million of its billion-plus population live on about 50 U.S. cents a day.


Jet Airways cuts 800 jobs, to cut flights (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Oct 2008 05:51 AM CDT

A Jet Airways Boeing 777-300ER aircraft sits on the tarmac at Mumbai airport May 13, 2007, file photo. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - Jet Airways, India's top private airline, said on Wednesday it had retrenched 800 flight attendants and suspended its expansion programme, and will cut flights and lay off more staff due to a slowdown in demand.


Indian home buyers await price, mortgage cuts (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Oct 2008 02:53 AM CDT

Mumbai's skyline is seen April 9, 2008, file photo. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - Real estate developers will need to cut prices sharply in the second half of the financial year to convert demand into actual sales, as potential buyers continue to wait on the sidelines, industry watchers say.


Kumble form the focus for second Australia test (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Oct 2008 03:37 AM CDT

India's chief cricket selector Krishnamachari Srikkanth (L) speaks to team captain Anil Kumble during a practice session in Bangalore October 7, 2008. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - The fitness and form of skipper Anil Kumble is India's main concern ahead of the second test against Australia starting on Friday.


EU to press for reform, Asia joins bailout (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Oct 2008 04:56 AM CDT

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown speaks during a news conference after his meeting with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels October 15, 2008. REUTERS/Sebastien PirletReuters - European leaders will push on Wednesday for an overhaul of global financial structures after Asia joined western bastions of capitalism in bailing out banks to avert financial meltdown and tackle looming recession.


Aravind Adiga wins UK's Booker Prize (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Oct 2008 04:26 AM CDT

Man Booker Prize shortlist nominee Indian author Aravind Adiga poses with his book Reuters - Debut Indian novelist Aravind Adiga on Tuesday won the Man Booker Prize, one of the world's most prestigious literary awards, with "The White Tiger".


Teleradiology paves way for remote medicine (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Oct 2008 04:43 AM CDT

Dr. Arjun Kalyanpur (2nd L) and technologist Jai Singh examine a scan sent from a hospital using the 64-slice CT Scanner at Teleradiology Solutions in Bangalore in this September 5, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Kavita Chandran BudhrajaReuters - On a computer monitor in his office in the high-tech hub of Bangalore, Indian radiologist Arjun Kalyanpur examines a scan of the skull of a six-year-old boy who fell off his bicycle.


BCCI plans talks with ICL (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Oct 2008 04:28 AM CDT

Bangladesh's captain Habibul Bashar is seen during a World Cup cricket training session in St. Johns in this April 1, 2007 file photo. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/FilesReuters - The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will hold talks with the country's unofficial league (ICL), whose players are now banned from all official cricket.


Global slowdown to take heavy toll on mental health (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Oct 2008 01:31 AM CDT

An investor looks at a screen displaying stock information at a brokerage house in Hefei, Anhui province October 13, 2008. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Chiu Hei-chun spent 50 years washing dishes at a roadside stall in Hong Kong only to lose his life savings when Lehman Brothers went belly up.


Pakistan's Zardari arrives in China to cement ties (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 10:18 AM CDT

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari (2nd from top) arrives at Beijing airport October 14, 2008. REUTERS/Jason LeeReuters - Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari arrived in China late on Tuesday for his first official visit since taking office, aiming to cement economic and commercial ties with a long-time ally.


RBI boosts liquidity for mutual funds (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 11:03 AM CDT

A security officer prepares to sit outside the head office of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in Mumbai in this April 24, 2007 file photo. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - India pumped liquidity into its markets and took measures aimed at helping its $106 billion mutual-funds industry on Tuesday as its rupee and stocks rallied after governments worldwide moved to restore confidence in the financial sector.


U.S. to take $250 bln bank stakes, markets slip (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 05:07 PM CDT

U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson announces the Treasury Department's plan to take equity stakes in potentially thousands of banks totaling about $250 billion as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (R) looks on at the Treasury Department Cash Room in Washington October 14, 2008. REUTERS/Hyungwon KangReuters - The United States ushered in a new era in banking on Tuesday with plans to take equity stakes totaling up to $250 billion in financial institutions, an incursion into the private sector that U.S. officials called a regrettable last resort.


Muslim leaders slam govt on crackdown (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 08:22 AM CDT

Head priest of Jama Masjid, Syed Ahmed Bukhari, addresses an all-party meeting consisting of Muslim leaders outside the Jama Masjid mosque in New Delhi October 14, 2008. REUTERS/B MathurReuters - Hundreds of Islamic leaders in India demanded on Tuesday that the government protect their community from persecution, saying Muslims were being unfairly targeted in a police crackdown after bombings across the country.


India may further ease overseas borrowing rules (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 07:21 AM CDT

A money changer counts U.S. dollars in Mumbai in this May 21, 2003 file photo. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - India is likely to further relax pricing rules for American and global depository receipts (ADR/GDR) to enable companies to raise funds easily from overseas markets, a government official said on Tuesday.


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