2008年11月17日星期一

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

Voting begins in Indian Kashmir under tight security (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2008 01:28 AM CST

A Kashmiri woman walks past policemen who are standing guard in Srinagar November 17, 2008. REUTERS/Danish IsmailReuters - With armed troops patrolling shuttered streets and separatist leaders locked up, Indian Kashmiris voted in a state election on Monday, casting their ballots for better roads and civic amenities.


Yuvraj blasts another century to lift India v England (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2008 02:11 AM CST

India's Yuvraj Singh celebrates after completing his century during their second one-day international cricket match against England in Indore November 17, 2008. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - Yuvraj Singh lashed his second consecutive century to help India recover from a poor start to post an imposing 292 for nine in the second one-dayer against England on Monday.


No compromise on key issues in WTO talks - Nath (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2008 01:17 AM CST

Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath speaks during a news conference in New Delhi in this July 16, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/B MathurReuters - India will not compromise on some of the issues which have stalled world trade talks, such as protecting its farm sector, its trade and commerce minister said on Monday.


RBI says committed to ensuring liquidity (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2008 01:50 AM CST

Reserve Bank of India's Deputy Governor Rakesh Mohan speaks during a lecture in Ahmedabad in this March 28, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Amit DaveReuters - India's central bank is committed to ensuring adequate liquidity in all the country's financial markets, its deputy governor, Rakesh Mohan, said on Monday.


Dutch couple pays $200 for "special" samosas in Bihar (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2008 03:21 AM CST

Reuters - A Dutch couple on a visit to Bihar paid 10,000 rupees ($204) for four samosas, a spicy deep-fried snack that usually doesn't cost more than a few rupees, a newspaper reported on Monday.

New Nepal constitution to be ready by May 2010 (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Nov 2008 11:45 PM CST

Reuters - The nascent republic of Nepal will have a new constitution ready by May 2010, a top official said on Monday, the culmination of a peace process that ended a decade-long civil war.

Bangladesh says Indian troops kill 3 in border shooting (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2008 12:54 AM CST

Reuters - Three Bangladeshis including a mother and her child were shot dead by Indian troops along the border between the two countries, Bangladesh's border force said on Monday.

Muffins to iPods: Australia's new economic indicators (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Nov 2008 10:08 PM CST

Redesigned iPod Nano are shown on display for the media at Apple's Reuters - Australians are anxious to know if they will avoid recession and are turning to some unexpected, unofficial economic indicators to find answers.


Federer has tough start and tough finish to 2008 (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2008 12:11 AM CST

Roger Federer of Switzerland returns a shot to Andy Murray of Britain during their Masters Cup tennis match in Shanghai in this November 14, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Nir EliasReuters - Novak Djokovic's Masters Cup triumph marked the end of a four-year Shanghai sojourn for the tournament and might also have brought down the curtain on the Roger Federer era at the season-ending championships.


Jeev Milkha Singh grabs Singapore Open glory (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Nov 2008 06:23 AM CST

India's Jeev Milkha Singh tees off on the ninth hole during the final round of the Singapore Open golf tournament November 16, 2008. REUTERS/Vivek PrakashReuters - India's Jeev Milkha Singh won a nail-biting Singapore Open on Sunday after Padraig Harrington and Ernie Els came agonisingly close to taking the $5 million Asian Tour event to a playoff.


Dalai Lama's envoys say Tibet at crossroads (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Nov 2008 09:48 AM CST

Special envoys of Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama addresse a news conference after they returned from Beijing, in the northern Indian hill town of Dharamsala November 16, 2008. REUTERS/Abhishek MadhukarReuters - Tibetans voiced frustration on Sunday at a lack of progress in autonomy talks with China, on the eve of a meeting of exiles that could challenge the Dalai Lama's moderate line towards Beijing.


James Bond rules worldwide box office (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Nov 2008 08:50 PM CST

British actor Daniel Craig and his partner Satsuki Mitchell arrive for the German premiere of the latest James Bond movie 'Quantum of Solace' in Berlin in this November 3, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Tobias SchwarzReuters - The latest James Bond thriller dominated the box office in much of the world during the weekend, boosted by a record opening in North America, distributor Columbia Pictures said on Sunday.


Indian shares extend fall to 4 pct on day (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2008 12:13 AM CST

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building seen in this May 22, 2006 file photo. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - Indian shares extended their fall to 4 percent on Monday on a deteriorating global outlook as Japan joined the list of economies in recession.


India win toss, choose to bat in second one-dayer (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Nov 2008 09:27 PM CST

India's captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni inspects the pitch during a cricket training session in Indore November 16, 2008. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and chose to bat first in the second one-day international against England on Monday. India, 1-0 up in the seven-game series, and England retained the same teams from the first game.


Two dozen missing after Kashmir bridge collapse (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Nov 2008 04:20 AM CST

Reuters - At least 23 workers are missing after a bridge they were building in Indian Kashmir's mountainous Uri area, about 100 km west of Srinagar, collapsed in a river on Sunday, police said.
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