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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

Pakistan may outsmart India in diplomatic poker (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 03:00 AM CST

Pakistani rangers are seen standing near the Indian (R) and Pakistani national flags during an annual fair near Pakistan border in Chamliyal, 45 km west of Jammu, in this June 26, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Amit Gupta/FilesReuters - India may be frustrated and even outwitted by Pakistan over the Mumbai attacks, after placing its faith in diplomacy and the support of the United States.


PM says Pakistan "agencies" linked to attack (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 03:08 AM CST

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is seen a joint news conference at the second summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) in New Delhi in this November 13, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh accused Pakistan on Tuesday of acting irresponsibly, saying November's Mumbai attacks must have had support from some of its nuclear-armed neighbour's official agencies.


Truckers' strike pushes up commodity prices (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 03:52 AM CST

A helper rolls a tyre near the parked trucks during a strike by truckers in Chandigarh January 5, 2009. A nationwide strike by tens of thousands of truckers entered its second day on Tuesday, pushing up prices of some commodities and threatening to choke supplies of fruits and vegetables. REUTERS/Ajay VermaReuters - A nationwide strike by tens of thousands of truckers entered its second day on Tuesday, pushing up prices of some commodities and threatening to choke supplies of fruits and vegetables.


Tendulkar opposed to neutral venues in domestic trophy (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jan 2009 11:39 PM CST

Sachin Tendulkar is seen during the first day of their second test match against Australia in Mohali in this October 17, 2008 file photo. Tendulkar is opposed to the use of neutral venues for the knockout stages of the Ranji Trophy after a rare appearance in the tournament by the leading batsman drew a very small crowd. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/FilesReuters - Sachin Tendulkar is opposed to the use of neutral venues for the knockout stages of the Ranji Trophy after a rare appearance in the tournament by the leading batsman drew a very small crowd.


Bollywood's Khans may clash again this December (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 01:25 AM CST

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan is seen during a promotional event for his forthcoming movie Reuters - Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan brought some cheer at the fag end of a dismal year for the film industry -- and they might do so again in 2009.


Vintage Kolkata trams glam up to make a comeback (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 02:53 AM CST

A conductor is seen standing beside a new tram in Kolkata in this November 24, 2008 file photo. They've been rumbling down Kolkata's roads for more than a 130 years, and now vintage trams are undergoing a makeover in their only home in India to entice commuters and reduce choking pollution. REUTERS/Jayanta Shaw/FilesReuters - They've been rumbling down Kolkata's roads for more than a 130 years, and now vintage trams are undergoing a makeover in their only home in India to entice commuters and reduce choking pollution.


Air India sacks 10 air hostesses for being overweight (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 01:44 AM CST

Members of the ground staff are seen watching the inaugural flight of an Air India Boeing 777 as its approaches to land on a new runway at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi in this August 21, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur/FilesReuters - State-run carrier Air India sacked 10 air hostesses for being "exceptionally overweight", a spokesman said on Tuesday.


FACTBOX - India hands Mumbai evidence to Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 03:41 AM CST

Closed circuit television footage released on December 3, 2008 shows gunmen walking across a parking lot after a shooting spree at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus train station in Mumbai on November 26, 2008. REUTERS/Investigating Team Video via Reuters TV/FilesReuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday that Pakistan was whipping up war hysteria, and that the Mumbai attacks must have had support from some official agencies within its nuclear-armed neighbour.


Saina Nehwal resolves to make top five (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jan 2009 07:53 PM CST

Saina Nehwal hits a return to Indonesia's Firdasari Drianti during their women's singles badminton match at the Aviva Open Singapore Super Series 2008 badminton championships June 13, 2008. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash/FilesReuters - Saina Nehwal brushed aside her disappointment about missing an Olympic medal to become the first Indian woman to crack the top 10 in the world badminton rankings in December and the teenager is aiming even higher in 2009.


Omar Abdullah takes power in Kashmir (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jan 2009 06:39 AM CST

Omar Abdullah, president of the National Conference (NC) party, watches cheering supporters after he won a seat in legislative assembly elections in Srinagar December 29, 2008, file photo. REUTERS/Fayaz KabliReuters - Kashmir's youngest-ever chief minister was sworn in on Monday, promising to heal the wounds of a region hit by two decades of separatist rebellion against Indian rule which has killed thousands.


India signs $2.1 billion defence deal with Boeing (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jan 2009 08:47 PM CST

A model of a Boeing aircraft is covered inside the company's booth one day before the opening of the 7th China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition, or 'Airshow China 2008', in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai November 3, 2008, file photo. REUTERS/Bobby YipReuters - India has signed a $2.1 billion contract with leading U.S. aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co for naval patrol aircraft as part of an overhaul of the South Asian nation's mainly old Soviet military hardware.


India says hands Mumbai attack evidence to Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jan 2009 10:37 AM CST

The domes of the Taj Mahal hotel are seen in front of the Arabian Sea in Mumbai December 22, 2008.  REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - India handed over evidence on Monday to Pakistan that it said linked Pakistani militants to the Mumbai attacks and demanded a prompt investigation, piling diplomatic pressure on its nuclear-armed rival.


Mahatma's works to go public 60 years after his death (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jan 2009 08:33 PM CST

Prisoners from the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CCDRC) are seen holding a picture of Mahatma Gandhi as they dance to Bonnie Tyler's Reuters - The thought-provoking literary works of Mahatma Gandhi, India's iconic freedom fighter, are set to go public after the copyright on his writings and speeches lapses this month.


Supreme Court orders protection of Christians in Orissa (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jan 2009 08:01 AM CST

Christians sit outside a shelter at Raikia village in Orissa August 30, 2008, file photo. REUTERS/Parth SanyalReuters - The Supreme Court ordered authorities in Orissa on Monday to provide security to thousands of Christians who fled their homes after some of the worst religious violence in decades last year, officials said.


Sri Lankan army fights toward last Tamil Tiger bases (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jan 2009 11:47 AM CST

A Sri Lankan army soldier sits on a military vehicle during patrol in the town of Kilinochchi January 4, 2009. REUTERS/Buddhika WeerasinghReuters - Sri Lankan troops advanced towards Tamil Tiger bastions on Monday, moving into position to assault the heavily-fortified isthmus leading to the Jaffna Peninsula.


Bhutto's daughter sings of pain in hip-hop tribute (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jan 2009 05:59 AM CST

Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari (L) and Asifa Bhutto Zardari (R) celebrate with the portrait of their late mother, Pakistan's former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, as unofficial results show their father Asif Ali Zardari winning in the presidential election in Islamabad September 6, 2008. REUTERS/Associated Press of Pakistan/HandoutReuters - The elder daughter of Pakistan's assassinated former prime minister Benazir Bhutto has written a rap song expressing her anguish over her mother's death.


Poor burn books to stay warm in chilly India, 55 dead (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jan 2009 04:52 AM CST

Reuters - At least 55 people have died over the past four days in northern and eastern India as a spell of cold weather swept the region, officials said on Monday.

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