2008年12月20日星期六

Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

Swann leads England fightback in Mohali test (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 03:30 AM CST

India's Rahul Dravid (R) congratulates his team mate Gautam Gambhir on his century after the first day's play was suspended due to bad light during the second test cricket match against England in Mohali December 19, 2008. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - England off spinner Graeme Swann grabbed three quick wickets to trigger an Indian batting collapse after lunch on day two of the second test on Saturday.


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

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 03:05 AM CST

Customers seen leave a sales office of Fidelity Investments in Boston in this undated file photo. REUTERS/Brian SnyderReuters - Here is a roundup of the most popular stories over the week from the world of business, politics, general news and entertainment.


Cable breaks cut Internet in Mideast, South Asia (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 03:09 AM CST

Reuters - Breaks in three submarine cables which link Europe and the Middle East have disrupted Internet and international telephone services in parts of the Middle East and South Asia, officials said on Saturday.

Pakistanis more gloomy about prospects - poll (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 02:57 AM CST

Reuters - Pakistanis are becoming increasingly pessimistic about prospects for their country and for themselves, a U.S.-based group that promotes democracy found in a poll.

India won't levy admin tax on 3G spectrum - official (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 02:48 AM CST

The sun rises behind a communications tower in New Delhi in this March 20, 2006 file photo. REUTERS/B MathurReuters - India's telecom commission, the top decision-making government body for the sector, has rejected the regulator's proposal to levy an administrative charge on firms winning 3G spectrum in an auction due in January, a spokesman for the union telecoms ministry said on Saturday.


Post-Mumbai media code inadequate, monitors say (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Dec 2008 10:09 PM CST

A visitor views the Taj Mahal hotel, which is reflected in his binoculars, in Mumbai December 10, 2008.  Guidelines agreed to by Indian news broadcasters after wide criticism of their coverage of the Mumbai attacks are unlikely to stop them from overstepping the mark again, media groups said on Friday. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - Guidelines agreed to by Indian news broadcasters after wide criticism of their coverage of the Mumbai attacks are unlikely to stop them from overstepping the mark again, media groups said on Friday.


Oil falls over 6 pct on demand outlook (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Dec 2008 10:06 PM CST

An oil pump seen on the shore near Santa Cruz del Norte, Cuba in this June 5, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Claudia DautReuters - Oil fell over 6 percent on Friday, as fears of economic slowdown weighed heavier than proposed production cuts by the world's major oil exporters.


India's total extra '08/09 spending at $31 bln (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Dec 2008 04:35 AM CST

File photo of former Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram in Davos January 25, 2008. REUTERS/Wolfgang RattayReuters - India plans to spend an extra 1.47 trillion rupees ($31 billion) on top of the amount announced in February's budget, and the additional funding was aimed mainly at countering an economic slowdown at home, the former finance minister, Palaniappan Chidambaram, said on Friday.


Inflation to fall further, stimulus not over (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Dec 2008 05:28 AM CST

A labourer arranges sacks of vegetables on a truck at a vegetable wholesale market in Siliguri December 17, 2008. REUTERS/Rupak De ChowdhuriReuters - India's inflation rate will fall further and with the global slowdown likely to spill into the next financial year, there may be a need for more fiscal stimulus, a senior government official said on Friday.


Indian army says Kashmir militant commander killed (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Dec 2008 04:46 AM CST

Reuters - An Indian soldier and five Islamist militant fighters were killed in gunbattles in disputed Kashmir, where troops patrolled deserted streets ahead of a planned separatist rally, officials said on Friday.
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