2008年10月17日星期五

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

Tendulkar overtakes Lara as highest test runs scorer (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Oct 2008 04:15 AM CDT

India's Sachin Tendulkar looks up as he walks back towards the pavilion after his dismissal on the final day of their first test cricket match against Australia in Bangalore October 13, 2008. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - Sachin Tendulkar became the highest test-run scorer on Friday when he passed his target of 15 runs in the first innings of his side's second test match against Australia.


India rumbles over Sri Lanka war, but to what end? (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Oct 2008 01:19 AM CDT

Police officers collect evidence at the site of a suicide bomb explosion in Borelesgamuwa, a suburb of Colombo, October 9, 2008. REUTERS/Anuruddha LokuhapuarachchiReuters - Indian political pressure on Sri Lanka to throttle back an offensive to wipe out the Tamil Tigers will do little to sway a Sri Lankan government increasingly confident it can end one of Asia's longest insurgencies.


Injured skipper Kumble out of second Australia test (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Oct 2008 10:59 PM CDT

India's captain Anil Kumble wipes his brow during a cricket training session in Mohali October 16, 2008. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - Indian skipper Anil Kumble pulled out of the second test against Australia on Friday after failing to recover from a shoulder injury.


Amitabh Bachchan leaves hospital (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Oct 2008 03:14 AM CDT

Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan, assisted by his daughter Shweta Nanda (R) and son Abhishek Bachchan (in white), arrives at a hospital after being transferred from another in Mumbai October 11, 2008. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan was discharged from hospital on Friday, almost a week after he was admitted to a Mumbai hospital for abdominal pain.


Jet Airways reinstates sacked employees (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Oct 2008 07:29 PM CDT

Retrenched employees of India's top private carrier Jet Airways gather outside their office during a protest in Mumbai October 16, 2008. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - India's leading private carrier Jet Airways has reinstated 800 sacked flight attendants, its chief said on Thursday, following protests in cities and demands for a probe by politicians.


Gambhir gives India solid start to second Australia test (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Oct 2008 01:58 AM CDT

Reuters - Opener Gautam Gambhir hit an unbeaten 53 for his seventh test fifty to give India a solid start to the second test against Australia on Friday.

BCCI talks with ICL fail (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Oct 2008 10:20 PM CDT

Shashank Manohar (C), the new president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), speaks as officials Rajiv Shukla (R) and N. Srinivasan (L) watch during a news conference in Mumbai in this September 27, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - The rebel Indian Cricket League's (ICL) bid to get official recognition failed on Thursday after talks with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), officials said.


RBI to wait and see as market strains ease (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Oct 2008 10:11 AM CDT

Reserve Bank of India's governor Duvvuri Subbarao smiles during a news conference in Mumbai in this September 9, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - India's central bank said it was too early to say if more steps were needed to ease cash conditions in its strained financial markets, after freeing up 1 trillion rupees ($20.5 billion) of funds in a series of measures.


Crisis shows urgency of going organic - Shiva (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Oct 2008 02:40 PM CDT

Physicist and environmental activist Vandana Shiva is seen before a news conference for the first International Meeting for Friends of Trees in Barcelona in this June 22, 2007 file photo. REUTERS/Gustau Nacarino/FilesReuters - Indian physicist and environmental activist Vandana Shiva said the financial crisis showed it was high time for countries to rebuild local, diverse farms to become independent from global turmoil.


Police shying away from Maoist heartland (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Oct 2008 08:18 AM CDT

Security personnel drink water while patrolling in the Maoist prone forest area near Bangapal village, about 440 km south of Raipur in this March 18, 2007 file photo. REUTERS/Parth SanyalReuters - Indian authorities have suspended 17 policemen for refusing to work in a Maoist-dominated area, officials said on Thursday, in what analysts say is a sign of problems police face coping with the rebels in rural pockets.


Bollywood to bring credit crisis to big screen with 'EMI' (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Oct 2008 08:22 AM CDT

Actors Suniel Shetty (L) and Sanjay Dutt pose for a picture during the music launch ceremony of their forthcoming Bollywood movie 'EMI', in Mumbai September 19, 2008. REUTERS/Manav Manglani/FilesReuters - The global credit crisis has found echoes in an unlikely quarter, Bollywood, known more for its love of lavish musicals and racy thrillers.


Bling is in, not credit blues, at India fashion week (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Oct 2008 09:38 AM CDT

Reuters - Colours ran riot and bling was in as designers at one of India's premier fashion weeks on Wednesday sought to cast off global economic blues with their sparkling creations.

We'll cope without Clark, says Ponting (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Oct 2008 06:56 AM CDT

Australia's captain Ricky Ponting arrives to attend a cricket training session in Mohali October 16, 2008. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - Australia captain Ricky Ponting said his side would cope with the loss of injured seamer Stuart Clark when they tackle India on a pace-friendly second test track on Friday.


China vows to help Pakistan tackle economic woes (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Oct 2008 09:09 AM CDT

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari (L) shakes hands with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in Beijing October 16, 2008. REUTERS/Kota Kyogoku/PoolReuters - China Premier Wen Jiabao pledged to help Pakistan overcome its economic troubles, Chinese state media reported on Thursday, although details of the assistance were not disclosed.


Dearth of yellow fever vaccines hits travellers in Delhi (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Oct 2008 06:52 AM CDT

Reuters - Indian travellers heading to Africa and South America are struggling to obtain necessary yellow fever vaccinations because of a shortage of stocks at centres in New Delhi, a newspaper reported on Thursday.

India should focus on growth now - PM adviser (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Oct 2008 06:33 AM CDT

Reuters - India's inflation rate would remain in double digits for some time, but it is now on an easing trend and policy can be focused towards growth, a top economic adviser said on Thursday.
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