2009年1月20日星期二

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India tests missile amid tensions with Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jan 2009 02:20 AM CST

File photo of Brahmos supersonic cruise missile during the rehearsal for Republic Day parade in New Delhi January 23, 2008. India successfully tested the missile on Tuesday in a remote desert close to the Pakistan border, officials said, amid continuing tensions with its nuclear-armed rival over the November attacks in Mumbai. REUTERS/B MathurReuters - India successfully tested a supersonic cruise missile on Tuesday in a remote desert close to the Pakistan border, officials said, amid continuing tensions with its nuclear-armed rival over the November attacks in Mumbai.


Bird flu spreads to Sikkim in northeast India (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jan 2009 02:43 AM CST

Reuters - The deadly H5N1 bird flu virus has been found in dead poultry and wild birds in Sikkim, which borders China and Nepal, and authorities plan to start culling poultry soon, an official said on Tuesday.

Hopes high as Obama takes office; markets wobble (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jan 2009 01:51 AM CST

Barack Obama smiles as he arrives at a campaign rally in Jacksonville, Florida, November 3, 2008.   REUTERS/Jason Reed/FilesReuters - Barack Obama takes over as U.S. president on Tuesday with hopes riding high he can conjure up a rescue that will jolt the world's biggest economy back to life and contain the financial crisis ravaging global markets.


Satyam may have inflated employee count - report (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jan 2009 12:02 AM CST

Employees sit outside the head office of Satyam Computer Services during a smoking break in Hyderabad January 7, 2009. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder/FilesReuters - Satyam Computer Services Ltd may have up to a fifth fewer staff than the Indian outsourcing company has said it has, the Economic Times said on Tuesday, citing an unnamed source familiar with a fraud probe.


Violence not only answer to Kashmir - Lashkar-e-Taiba (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jan 2009 04:42 PM CST

An Indian policeman is seen standing near a barbed wire barricade in Srinagar in this December 12, 2008 file photo. The banned militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba, blamed for the Mumbai attacks that killed 179 people, said on Monday for the first time that armed struggle was not the only way to deal with Kashmir. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli/FilesReuters - The banned militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba, blamed for the Mumbai attacks that killed 179 people, said on Monday for the first time that armed struggle was not the only way to deal with Kashmir.


India keeps up pressure on Pakistan over Mumbai (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jan 2009 12:12 PM CST

Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee speaks during a news conference in Kathmandu in this November 26, 2008 file  photo. REUTERS/Shruti ShresthaReuters - Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee, keeping up pressure on Pakistan to act against militants blamed for the Mumbai attacks, said on Monday countries failing to clamp down on terrorism would pay a heavy price.


Kaka stays at AC Milan, Man City move off (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jan 2009 06:51 PM CST

AC Milan's supporters display banners before the start of their Italian Serie A soccer match against Fiorentina at the San siro stadium in Milan January 17, 2009. Kaka is staying at AC Milan and will not move to Manchester City, a spokesman for the Serie A club said on Monday. REUTERS/Alessandro GarofaloReuters - Brazilian playmaker Kaka rejected a world record move to Manchester City on Monday and pledged his immediate future to Italian side AC Milan.


Govt extends Satyam probe to linked cos (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jan 2009 10:35 AM CST

A security guard stands outside the head office of Satyam Computer Services in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad January 7, 2009. REUTERS/Krishnendu HalderReuters - Fraud-hit Satyam Computer Services Ltd said on Monday a U.S.-based client had cancelled its contract, and the government widened its probe to two firms linked to Satyam's jailed founder.


Pakistan bowler Asif quits Indian Twenty20 league (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jan 2009 11:15 AM CST

Pakistani bowler Mohammad Asif arrives from Dubai at Alama Iqbal airport in Lahore in this June 20, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza/FilesReuters - Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif was granted a release from his Indian Twenty20 league contract on Monday, a week before his appeal against a positive dope test.


Police and robbers in South Delhi shootout (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jan 2009 06:16 AM CST

Reuters - Police battled a heavily-armed gang in an upmarket area of South Delhi on Monday, wounding four robbers, police said.

IOC says fire at petrol tank, minor damage (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jan 2009 10:39 AM CST

Reuters - An empty gasoline tank belonging to Indian Oil Corp at the port town of Kandla caught fire on Monday while being repaired but the blaze was controlled with no significant damage, the firm's director of marketing, G.C. Data, told Reuters.

Sehwag credits Kirsten for his revival (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jan 2009 11:33 AM CST

India's Virender Sehwag celebrates his century against Sri Lanka during their second test cricket match in Galle in this July 31, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Anuruddha Lokuhapuarachchi/FilesReuters - India opener Virender Sehwag has attributed his resurgence in form to the influence of coach Gary Kirsten after an "uncomfortable" spell under his predecessor Greg Chappell.


India, EU should sign trade deal this year - Mandelson (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jan 2009 07:42 AM CST

Britain's Business Secretary Peter Mandelson speaks during a two-day long Reuters - India and the European Union should aim to sign a free trade pact by the end of this year to keep investment flowing and counter the global downturn, Britain's Business Secretary Peter Mandelson said on Monday.


Missing chips trip up orphans in Mumbai (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jan 2009 03:41 AM CST

Participants run during the 2009 Mumbai Marathon January 18, 2009. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - Two Indian orphans lost out on a much-needed payday at the Mumbai marathon as they could not afford the $4 for timing chips in their shoes, domestic media reported on Monday.


Maoists hold strike in Chhattisgarh (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jan 2009 04:34 AM CST

Reuters - Maoist insurgents in Chhattisgarh blocked highways and stopped many train services in their forest stronghold on Monday to enforce a strike to protest the killing of 15 rebels by police.

Govt sees "nexus" between Satyam, Maytas cos (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jan 2009 07:25 AM CST

An employee (2nd R) and security guards walk near the main entrance of the Satyam Computer Services head office in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad January 12, 2009. REUTERS/Krishnendu HalderReuters - Corporate affairs minister Prem Chand Gupta said on Monday there appeared to be a "nexus" between the fraud at outsourcer Satyam Computer Services and other firms linked to its promoters.


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