2008年12月10日星期三

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

Pakistani PM confirms arrest of 2 Lashkar suspects (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Dec 2008 02:25 AM CST

Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani speaks during an interview with Reuters in Istanbul in this October 30, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Fatih Saribas/FilesReuters - Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani confirmed on Wednesday the arrest of two members of the Lashkar-e-Taiba jihadi group named by India as suspects in the conspiracy behind the attack on Mumbai last month.


India asks U.N. council to blacklist Mumbai planners (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Dec 2008 01:02 AM CST

Indian Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed attends the opening ceremony of the Sixth International Conference on New or Restored Democracies in Doha October 29, 2006.   REUTERS/Fadi al-Assaad/FilesReuters - Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed urged the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday to help punish anyone responsible for the deadly attacks in Mumbai by adding them to a U.N. terrorism blacklist.


India stimulus may not spur manufacturing - survey (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Dec 2008 03:15 AM CST

A labourer works in a ferrochrome factory at Bharibramna, 20 km (12 miles) west of Jammu, in this July 15, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Amit Gupta/FilesReuters - The fiscal stimulus package announced by the government is unlikely to revive growth in the manufacturing sector soon, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) said on Tuesday.


Mumbai attackers part of bigger suicide team - NYT (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2008 08:39 PM CST

A bullet hole is seen in a window at a railway station in Mumbai after shootings by gunmen, November 26, 2008. REUTERS/StringerReuters - The 10 men who conducted the attacks in Mumbai belonged to a group of 30 recruits selected for suicide missions and the whereabouts of the other 20 are unknown, the New York Times reported.


India's Nov car sales down 19.4 pct y/y - industry (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Dec 2008 01:38 AM CST

A new vehicle is seen on the assembly line at General Motors Corp's plant in Talegaon, about 160 km (99 miles) northeast of Mumbai, in this September 2, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - Car sales in India plunged by nearly a fifth in November, the worst fall in eight years, as high borrowing costs, tight credit and a slowing economy dragged down demand, an industry body said on Wednesday.


Police name new suspect in Mumbai attack probe (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2008 07:43 PM CST

Policemen and firefighters run in front of the burning Taj Mahal hotel during a gun battle in Mumbai November 29, 2008. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - Police on Tuesday identified for the first time a fifth suspect in their probe into the attacks that killed 171 in Mumbai, and released the names and pictures of the nine gunmen shot dead in the three-day assault.


Hero Honda, Ford cut India vehicle prices (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2008 10:16 PM CST

Employees work in an assembly line at Hero Honda's plant in Haridwar in this April 8, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Tanushree Punwani/FilesReuters - Hero Honda Motors Ltd, India's leading motorcycle maker, has reduced the prices of its products after the government cut a tax as part of a stimulus package.


Mumbai attacks reveal Pakistan challenges - Petraeus (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2008 01:45 PM CST

U.S. General David Petraeus, the commander overseeing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, talks during a conference in Rome December 9, 2008. REUTERS/Tony GentileReuters - The attacks that killed 171 people in Mumbai spoke volumes about the security challenges in neighbouring Pakistan, U.S. General David Petraeus said on Tuesday.


REUTERS WITNESS - Back from the dead in Mumbai (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2008 09:50 AM CST

File photo of Leopold cafe in Mumbai. REUTERS/Prashanth VishwanathanReuters - Its not often that you get to read your own name in the obituaries. Three days after armed militants went on the rampage in Mumbai, newspapers and TV channels included my name in the list of more than 170 people who lost their lives in the carnage.


Indian shares extend gains to 5 percent on day (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Dec 2008 03:45 AM CST

A road sign stands next to the Bombay Stock Exchange building in this file photo. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - Indian shares extended gains to 5 percent in afternoon trade on Wednesday, led by Reliance Industries and selective buying by foreign funds.


Tough fight awaits Congress despite state wins (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2008 08:23 AM CST

A worker installs a hoarding containing pictures of India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L), Chief of India's ruling Congress party Sonia Gandhi (C) and Rahul Gandhi, lawmaker and son of Sonia Gandhi, at the party's headquarters in Jammu December 8, 2008. REUTERS/Amit GuptaReuters - Victory in three state elections by Congress party in the face of an economic slowdown and fallout from the Mumbai attacks are no guarantee of success in next year's general election, analysts said on Tuesday.


England to make donation to Mumbai victims (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2008 05:57 AM CST

England's James Anderson (L), Monty Panesar (C), Ian Bell (R) and team mates arrive at the Abu Dhabi International airport for their flight to Chennai to play their cricket test series against India, December 8, 2008.  REUTERS/Nikhil MonteiroReuters - England will donate half of their match fees from the first test against India starting on Thursday to the victims of last month's attacks in Mumbai, batsman Alastair Cook said on Tuesday.


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