2008年11月6日星期四

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

Tendulkar guides India out of trouble (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 03:37 AM CST

India's Sachin Tendulkar plays a shot on the first day of their fourth test cricket match against Australia in Nagpur November 6, 2008. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - Sachin Tendulkar scored a fluent fifty to guide India out of trouble on the opening day of fourth and final test against Australia on Thursday.


As elections near, India faces more security threats (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 01:58 AM CST

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (in blue turban) and Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi visit one of bomb blast sites in Guwahati November 1, 2008, file photo. REUTERS/Utpal BaruahReuters - A string of deadly bombings that killed scores of people this year has underscored the country's security vulnerabilities and experts predict more attacks in the months before general elections, despite a police crackdown.


Tribals in Jharkhand hail Obama victory as sign of change (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 01:52 AM CST

U.S. President-elect Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) waves as he walks to his car following a day of meetings with staff in Chicago November 5, 2008.      REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - Hundreds of tribal people beat drums, fired crackers and distributed sweets in Jharkhand on Thursday to celebrate Barack Obama's victory as the first black U.S. president-elect.


Krejza puts brakes on India after Sehwag blitz (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 12:54 AM CST

Australia's Jason Krejza (C) celebrates with wicketkeeper Brad Haddin (R) and Simon Katich (L) after taking the wicket of India's Rahul Dravid (not pictured) on the first day of their fourth test cricket match in Nagpur November 6, 2008. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - Opener Virender Sehwag hit fifty to give India a blazing start before Australia's debutant off-spinner Jason Krejza picked up two quick wickets to peg back the hosts on the opening day of the final test on Thursday.


Bhutan crowns young king to guide young democracy (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 01:07 AM CST

An undated portrait of Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck is seen in Thimphu November 4, 2008. REUTERS/Royal Palace/HandoutReuters - With mediaeval tradition and Buddhist spirituality, a 28-year-old with an Oxford education assumed the Raven Crown of Bhutan on Thursday, to guide the world's newest democracy as it emerges into the modern world.


Obama victory sparks baby naming frenzy (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Nov 2008 10:10 PM CST

Josephine Ochieng holds her newborn baby boy named after U.S. President-elect Barack Obama at the Nyanza Provincial general hospital in Kenya's western town of Kisumu, 355km west of the capital Nairobi, November 5, 2008. REUTERS/Thomas MukoyaReuters - The U.S. election has triggered a new generation of mini Barack Obamas with parents in Kenya and the United States naming their newborns after the new president-elect.


Tendulkar rested for first three England one-dayers (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Nov 2008 11:52 AM CST

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 has been rested for the first three matches of a seven-match one-day series against England starting at Rajkot on Nov 14.


Obama victory met with job losses, market mayhem (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Nov 2008 08:41 PM CST

U.S. President-elect Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) waves to supporters during his election night rally after being declared the winner of the 2008 U.S. Presidential Campaign in Chicago November 4, 2008. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaReuters - Vanishing jobs and slumping markets confronted Barack Obama on the first day after his historic election as U.S. president, escalating pressure for urgent action to curb the world's relentless financial crisis.


Laxman hopes to make his 100th test appearance special (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Nov 2008 06:43 AM CST

India's VVS Laxman celebrates after completing his century on the second day of their third test cricket match against Australia in New Delhi October 30, 2008. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - Indian batsman Vangipurappu Laxman hopes his rich vein of form against Australia will continue when he plays his 100th test match from Thursday.


Google withdraws from search ad deal with Yahoo (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Nov 2008 10:19 AM CST

A Google search page is seen through the spectacles of a computer user in Leicester, central England in this July 20, 2007 file photo. REUTERS/Darren Staples/FilesReuters - Google Inc canceled plans for a search advertising partnership with Yahoo Inc amid opposition from antitrust regulators and advertisers, Google's chief legal officer said in a blog posting on Wednesday.


South Asian nations agree to build grain reserve (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Nov 2008 08:03 AM CST

Reuters - Eight South Asian countries have agreed to create a 243,000-tonne strategic grain reserve to meet any sudden spurt in demand in the region, India's farm minister Sharad Pawar said on Tuesday.
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