2008年11月15日星期六

Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

World leaders pledge action plan to fight crisis (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Nov 2008 01:02 AM CST

U.S. President George W. Bush (R) stands with India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) upon arrival at the North Portico of the White House before a dinner for the participants in the G20 Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy in Washington, November 14, 2008. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - World leaders grappling with the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s pledged on Friday to deliver a concrete plan to ward off recession and prevent future meltdowns.


Sri Lanka army says seizes entire west coast (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Nov 2008 03:04 AM CST

A gunner sits atop an armoured vehicle as he guards territory captured by the military in the initial stage of the ongoing Vanni offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels in Piriyapandipirichchan village, north Sri Lanka in this November 7, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Anuruddha LokuhapuarachchiReuters - Sri Lanka's military said troops seized the entire western coast of the Indian Ocean island on Saturday, capturing the key Pooneryn area where Tamil Tiger rebel artillery had kept soldiers at bay since 1993.


The week that was: Most popular on Reuters (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Nov 2008 11:25 PM CST

A labourer works at a construction site in Hyderabad in this November 4, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Krishnendu HalderReuters - Here is a roundup of the most popular stories over the week from the world of business, politics, general news and entertainment.


India's lunar probe lands on the moon, sends images (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Nov 2008 10:58 AM CST

A lunar eclipse is seen in the night sky over Rio de Janeiro, May 15, 2003. A lunar probe from India's first unmanned moon mission Chandrayaan-1 has landed on the moon and started sending its first images, officials at the Indian Space Research Organisation said on Friday. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes/FilesReuters - A lunar probe from India's first unmanned moon mission Chandrayaan-1 has landed on the moon and started sending its first images, officials at the Indian Space Research Organisation said on Friday.


Ahluwalia calls for coordinated fiscal stimulus (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Nov 2008 10:16 PM CST

Montek Singh Ahluwalia, deputy chairman of India's planning commission, seen at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland in this January 27, 2006 file photo. REUTERS/Sebastian DerungsReuters - A top Indian economic policy-maker said on Friday he hopes leaders of major world economies will endorse coordinated fiscal stimulus plans to combat global recession during their meetings here.


Two killed as Maoist violence hits India state poll (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Nov 2008 10:19 AM CST

Reuters - Suspected Maoist insurgents triggered landmine blasts and opened fire to scare away voters in elections in Chhattisgarh on Friday, killing a policeman and an air force official.

Villagers protest against Vedanta project (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Nov 2008 08:03 AM CST

Reuters - Hundreds of tribespeople, many carrying bows and arrows, marched against a bauxite mine planned by Britain's Vedanta Resources PLC in Orissa on Friday, police said.

India TV viewers shop, sleep as soaps go off air (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Nov 2008 04:45 AM CST

Reuters - Television viewers in India are shopping, hitting the gym or sleeping early as an impasse between producers and workers in film and television over higher pay has forced broadcasters to air repeats of popular soaps.

Europe in recession, U.S. in pain as world leaders meet (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Nov 2008 08:56 PM CST

U.S. President George W. Bush (R) stands with India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) upon arrival at the North Portico of the White House before a dinner for the participants in the G20 Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy in Washington, November 14, 2008. REUTERS/ Jonathan ErnstReuters - Europe officially fell into recession on Friday and the U.S. economy suffered thousands more layoffs and the biggest retail sales dip on record as world leaders met in Washington to address the worst financial crisis in 80 years.


Quarry collapse kills 15 in Orissa (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Nov 2008 09:57 AM CST

Reuters - At least 15 people were killed when a quarry caved in on Friday in Orissa, police said.

India gems body asks members to halt diamond imports (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Nov 2008 09:57 AM CST

An employee at a diamond merchant's workshop inspects diamonds while grading them in Mumbai in this April 30, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - The Gems & Jewellery Export Promotion Council has asked its members to stop importing rough diamonds for a month from Nov 25 to help it tide over the current market conditions, it said in a statement on Friday.


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