2008年9月6日星期六

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

Pakistani legislators begin vote for president (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Sep 2008 03:45 AM CDT

Residents pass a billboard displaying a picture of Asif Ali Zardari (L), a presidential candidate and the widower of slain former prime minister Benazir Bhutto (R), in Larkana September 5, 2008. REUTERS/Nadeem SomrooReuters - Members of Pakistan's parliament and four provincial assemblies began voting in a presidential election on Saturday to choose a replacement for Pervez Musharraf, who resigned last month.


Nuclear suppliers hold up U.S.-India deal - diplomats (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Sep 2008 07:18 PM CDT

Indian and U.S. national flags flutter in front of the Presidential Palace, ahead of the visit of U.S. President George W. Bush in New Delhi in this February 28, 2006 file photo. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - A U.S. push to lift a global ban on nuclear trade with India stalled on Saturday when a revised proposal failed to win over nations because it did not bind India to refrain from more nuclear bomb tests, diplomats said.


Quake rattles Afghanistan, casualties feared (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Sep 2008 02:48 AM CDT

Reuters - An earthquake measuring 5.6 struck Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region on Saturday and officials said they expected casualties.

Paes, Dlouhy lose in U.S. Open men's doubles final (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Sep 2008 02:30 PM CDT

Leander Paes (L) of India returns a shot as his partner Lukas Dlouhy (R) of the Czech Republic looks on during their men's doubles final match against Mike Bryan and Bob Bryan of the U.S.  at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in Flushing Meadows in New York, September 5, 2008.     REUTERS/Eduardo MunozReuters - American twins Bob and Mike Bryan won the U.S. Open men's doubles crown for the second time when they squeezed past Indian-Czech duo Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy 7-6 7-6 in the final on Friday.


New RBI chief says inflation first priority (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Sep 2008 10:08 AM CDT

Reserve Bank of India's new governor Duvvuri Subbarao gestures towards photographers after his arrival at the head office in Mumbai September 5, 2008. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - New Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor D. Subbarao said checking inflation, which is running above 12 percent annually, was his immediate priority, signalling he was set to maintain the firm anti-inflation stance of his predecessor.


Thousands protest against Indian rule in Kashmir (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Sep 2008 06:41 AM CDT

Kashmiri protesters raise their arms while shouting pro-freedom slogans during a sit-in protest in Srinagar September 5, 2008. REUTERS/Fayaz KabliReuters - Thousands of Muslims staged sit-in protests in parts of Kashmir on Friday, resuming demonstrations against New Delhi's rule in the disputed Himalayan region after a three-day break, witnesses said.


Sanjeev Nanda jailed for five years in BMW case (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Sep 2008 09:28 AM CDT

Reuters - Sanjeev Nanda, whose drunken driving killed six people a decade ago, was jailed for five years on Friday in a case seen as a test of Indian courts' fairness in judging the rich and powerful.

Nano car deadlock shows holes in India land policy (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Sep 2008 06:16 AM CDT

A Tata Nano is displayed during the first media day of the 78th Geneva Car Show at the Palexpo in Geneva in this March 4, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/FilesReuters - A colonial-era law for land acquisitions in India has helped trip up several industrial projects, including Tata Motors' plans for the Nano, adding to calls for reforms to keep investors attracted.


India, U.S. chip away opposition to nuclear deal (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Sep 2008 02:51 PM CDT

U.S. President George W. Bush (R) meets with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the G8 Summit in Toyako, July 9, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - Resistance to lifting a global ban on nuclear trade with India diminished at a 45-nation meeting on Friday but it was unclear if a revised U.S. proposal would convince the last doubters.


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