2008年10月20日星期一

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

India set Australia 516 for second test victory (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 03:26 AM CDT

India's Gautam Gambhir celebrates after completing his century on the fourth day of their second test cricket match against Australia in Mohali October 20, 2008. REUTERS/StringerReuters - India set Australia a massive 516-run target for victory in the second test after the hosts declared their second innings closed midway through the fourth afternoon on Monday.


Lorries set to cross Kashmir divide after six decades (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 03:17 AM CDT

Truck drivers rest between their vehicles on the Jammu-Srinagar highway on the outskirts of Jammu in this October 6, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Amit Gupta/FilesReuters - India and Pakistan will open a historic trade link across divided Kashmir for the first time in six decades on Tuesday, a step aimed at reducing tensions between the two nuclear powers.


RBI says cuts repo rate by 100 bps to 8 pct (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 02:47 AM CDT

Indian police guard the Reserve Bank of India building in Mumbai in this file photo. REUTERS/Roy Madhur/FilesReuters - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday cut its key short-term lending rate by 100 basis points to 8.0 percent to alleviate pressures caused by the global financial crisis and maintain financial stability.


Global warming leads India tigers to village attacks (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 02:38 AM CDT

Reuters - The number of tiger attacks on people is growing in India's Sundarban islands as habitat loss and dwindling prey caused by climate change drives them to prowl into villages for food, experts said on Monday.

Balaji Tele says Star terminates 'Kyunki' serial, shares slump (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 01:48 AM CDT

'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi' stars Smriti Irani (L) and Apra Mehta (2nd L) join former Miss World Yukta Mookhey and Bollywood star Poonam Dhillon during a news conference in Mumbai in this file photo. REUTERS/Sherwin Crasto/FilesReuters - Shares in Balaji Telefilms Ltd extended losses after the television content provider said SGL Entertainment Ltd., a Star group unit has terminated sourcing and telecasting popular television show 'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi' from Nov. 10.


India will weather global market turmoil - minister (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 01:28 AM CDT

An investor covers his face as he monitors share market prices in Kuala Lumpur October 10, 2008. REUTERS/Bazuki MuhammadReuters - India will get through the global financial crisis because the government has taken timely steps to ward off the market turmoil on the domestic economy, Minister of State for Finance Pawan Kumar Bansal said on Monday.


China factory closure leaves workers asking: now what? (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 02:07 AM CDT

Workers from Smart Union walk past its closed factory, as policemen stand guard, in the township of Zhangmutou, north of China's southern city of Shenzhen, October 17, 2008. REUTERS/Bobby YipReuters - Like tens of millions of young Chinese before her, Yu Juan left China's hinterland for factory work near the coast four years ago with the dream of getting rich.


India to hold polls in troubled Jammu and Kashmir (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 09:42 PM CDT

Indian police stand guard during a curfew in Srinagar in this August 29, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Danish Ismail/FilesReuters - India will hold elections in troubled Jammu and Kashmir in November, ending months of central rule in the disputed region, the election commission said on Sunday.


Disciplined approach pays off for Hamilton (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 12:18 PM CDT

McLaren Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain celebrates after winning the Chinese F1 Grand Prix in Shanghai October 19, 2008. REUTERS/Jason LeeReuters - Lewis Hamilton turned discipline into dominance at the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday and trusted the same calm approach would lead him to the Formula One title in Brazil next month.


Gambhir registers century, India lead passes 400 (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 02:20 AM CDT

India's VVS Laxman and Amit Mishra (R) successfully appeal for the dismissal of Australia's Shane Watson on the third day of their second test cricket match against India in Mohali October 19, 2008. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - Opening batsman Gautam Gambhir recorded his second test century as a dominant India added quick runs to set Australia a massive fourth innings target in the second test on Monday.


Spinner Amit Mishra ends wait with dream debut (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 09:41 AM CDT

India's Amit Mishra bowls on the third day of their second test cricket match against Australia in Mohali October 19, 2008. Leg-spinner Mishra, rejected by Delhi as a teenager, gave India a real chance of seizing victory over Australia in the second test on Sunday. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - Leg-spinner Amit Mishra, rejected by Delhi as a teenager, gave India a real chance of seizing victory over Australia in the second test on Sunday.


Hamilton wins in China, title race goes on (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 05:55 AM CDT

McLaren Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain drives during the Chinese F1 Grand Prix in Shanghai October 19, 2008. REUTERS/Nir EliasReuters - McLaren's Lewis Hamilton put himself on the brink of becoming Formula One's youngest champion with a nerveless pole to flag victory at the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday.


Mishra puts India in command of second test (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 10:55 PM CDT

India's Amit Mishra (C-facing camera) celebrates the dismissal of Australia's Simon Katich with his team mates on the second day of their second test cricket match in Mohali October 18, 2008. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - Leg-spinner Amit Mishra grabbed five wickets on debut to help dismiss Australia for 268 and put India in command on the third day of the second test on Sunday.


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