2008年11月24日星期一

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

India realty sector set for correction - report (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2008 01:51 AM CST

A labourer works at a commercial construction site in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad November 12, 2008. REUTERS/Amit DaveReuters - India's property market is poised for a correction and residential property rates will have to drop by up to 30 percent in some geographies for affordability to catch up, a report on said on Monday.


Economic growth to slow, outlook robust - govt (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2008 03:39 AM CST

Labourers work at a construction site on the outskirts of Hyderabad November 21, 2008. REUTERS/Krishnendu HalderReuters - India's economy is likely to slow this fiscal year but growth of 7-8 percent will still be among the best given the financial crisis and a slowdown in major nations, the finance ministry said in a report on Monday.


India's tourism begins to feel the global pinch (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2008 01:06 AM CST

Tourists relax at a cafe on Baga beach in the western Indian state of Goa in this March 16, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - "Incredible India" is what the country's energetic promotional campaign calls it. But behind the glossy brochures is an increasingly hard fight to entice foreign tourists.


In Madhya Pradesh, election mirrors national struggles (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2008 01:12 AM CST

Reuters - To grasp the obstacles the ruling Congress party faces in retaining power in India next year, look no further than M.M. Khan.

Tight credit, small bonuses hit real estate (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2008 02:56 AM CST

A labourer carries building material at a construction site in the northern Indian city of Lucknow in this April 30, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Pawan Kumar/FilesReuters - The giant cranes that once worked long into the Mumbai night are still, the roar of concrete mixers has dulled, and hundreds of migrant workers have gone home.


Pakistan disbands political wing of spy agency (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 08:35 PM CST

Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi, the foreign minister of Pakistan, speaks during a news conference at United Nations Headquarters in New York in this June 10, 2008 file photo.  REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/FilesReuters - Pakistan's eight-month-old civilian government has disbanded the political wing of the military intelligence agency ISI to concentrate its focus on counter-terrorism, the foreign minister said on Sunday.


Q+A-Who's afraid of Pakistan's ISI? (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2008 03:02 AM CST

Reuters - Pakistan's security agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Directorate, has disbanded the wing dedicated to spying on the country's own politicians, according to Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi.

India thwart England to clinch one-day series (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 08:43 PM CST

India's Sachin Tendulkar walks back towards the pavilion after his dismissal during their fourth one-day international cricket match against England in Bangalore November 23, 2008. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - India grabbed crucial wickets in the final overs to win the fourth one-dayer against England by 19 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method on Sunday to take an unbeatable 4-0 lead in the seven-match series.


Bolt and Isinbayeva named 2008 Athletes of the Year (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 09:12 PM CST

Yelena Isinbayeva (R) of Russia and Usain Bolt of Jamaica display their World Athlete of the Year Award during the IAAF World Athletic Gala in Monte Carlo November 23, 2008.  REUTERS/Sebastien NogierReuters - Olympic champions Usain Bolt of Jamaica and Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia were named 2008 World Athletes of the Year at the World Athletics Gala on Sunday.


Spain overcome Nadal's absence to win Davis Cup (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 09:59 PM CST

Spain's Fernando Verdasco reacts after winning the fourth set during his World Group Davis Cup tennis final match against Argentina's Jose Acasuso in Mar del Plata, November 23, 2008. REUTERS/Marcos BrindicciReuters - Spain overcame the absence of world number one Rafael Nadal to clinch the Davis Cup on Sunday when Fernando Verdasco beat Jose Acasuso to give them a 3-1 win over Argentina in the final.


Economic woes dominate at Asia-Pacific summit (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 09:54 AM CST

Japan's Prime Minister Taro Aso (L) is welcome by Peru's Vice-President Luis Giampietri to the second plenary session at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Lima November 23, 2008. REUTERS/Enrique Castro-MendivilReuters - The leaders of the United States, China, Australia, Japan and 17 other economies huddled for a second day on Sunday in Peru at an annual Asia-Pacific forum that became the latest in a string of emergency sessions on the world economic crisis.


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