2009年1月26日星期一

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

Satyam to look at funding options, L&T stake (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 02:03 AM CST

An employee of Satyam Computer Services enters the office building in Hyderabad in this January 21, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Krishnendu HalderReuters - Satyam Computer Services Ltd will this week discuss a shortlist of three candidates for chief executive and look at funding options to get the fraud-hit outsourcer through the next few weeks.


DMK delays Sri Lanka resignation move (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 02:19 AM CST

M. Karunanidhi speaks at the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party's headquarters in the Chennai in this May 12, 2006 file photo. REUTERS/BabuReuters - Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party (DMK), a key regional ally of the union government has put off until next month a decision on withdrawing support from the coalition over the escalating conflict in Sri Lanka, the party's leader has said.


India honours Mumbai attack heroes on Republic Day (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 01:18 AM CST

Policeman mans a checkpoint near the venue of Republic Day celebrations in Srinagar January 26, 2009. REUTERS/Danish IsmailReuters - India bestowed its highest peacetime gallantry award on Monday on half a dozen security men killed fighting Pakistani militants in Mumbai last year, an attack that worsened tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals.


'Slumdog' emerges as Oscar favorite after SAG win (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Jan 2009 10:46 PM CST

A man walks past a billboard displaying a poster of the film Reuters - "Slumdog Millionaire," the rags to riches tale of a Mumbai slum dweller, emerged as favorite to win the best picture Oscar after winning the top prize at the 15th Screen Actors Guild awards on Sunday.


India grapples with high maternal death rate (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Jan 2009 07:04 PM CST

Helubala Kumbhkar, mother-in-law of a woman who died in chilbirth aged 25 while being treated by a local quack, speaks with Reuters in Sindri village, about 300 km north of Kolkata, November 11, 2008. Every year, about 78,000 mothers die in childbirth and from complications of pregnancy in India, according to the UNICEF. REUTERS/Parth SanyalReuters - In Sindri village in a dirt-poor district of eastern India, Manohar Kumbhakar and his family are still mourning the death of his wife, who died in childbirth aged 25 while being treated by a local quack.


Sri Lankan troops capture last big rebel town -army (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Jan 2009 08:54 AM CST

Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka talks to members of the Sri Lankan army in Colombo, Sri Lanka December 6, 2005. REUTERS/Anuruddha Lokuhapuarachchi/FilesReuters - Sri Lankan soldiers captured the last major town held by Tamil Tiger separatists on Sunday, moving a step closer to finishing off one of Asia's longest-running insurgencies, the army commander said.


Nepal says to ban dowry, end untouchability (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Jan 2009 10:25 AM CST

Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda walks past a battalion of the Nepali army at the Tirbhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, before leaving for New York September 20, 2008. REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar/FilesReuters - Nepal's beleaguered Maoist Prime Minister Prachanda vowed on Sunday to ban the dowry system and criminalise untouchability, in an apparent bid to win popular support as problems mounted for the new government.


Kate Winslet, Tina Fey early winners at SAG (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Jan 2009 08:21 PM CST

Actress Tina Fey reacts after being named outstanding actress in a comedy series for Reuters - British actress Kate Winslet and comedian Tina Fey were early winners on Sunday at the Screen Actors Guild awards, which could produce surprises in a season dominated by "Slumdog Millionaire" and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button."


Relieved Federer through, Jankovic falls at Australian Open (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Jan 2009 02:58 AM CST

Switzerland's Roger Federer celebrates winning a point during his match against Czech Republic's Tomas Berdych at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne January 25, 2009. REUTERS/Daniel MunozReuters - A roar of relief marked Roger Federer's comeback from two sets down at the Australian Open on Sunday but women's world number one Jelena Jankovic was silent as she trudged off centre court after a fourth-round defeat.


India steps up security ahead of Republic Day (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Jan 2009 06:59 PM CST

A security personnel stands guard near the Taj Mahal, ahead of Republic Day celebrations in Agra January 25, 2009. REUTERS/Brijesh SinghReuters - Troops stepped up patrols in many parts of India and cities were on high alert as the country prepared its Republic Day celebrations on Monday only two months after the Mumbai attacks.


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