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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

"Slumdog", "Milk" win top screenwriting awards (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2009 12:42 AM CST

A worker walks past a billboard of Golden Globe award winning flim 'Slumdog Millionaire' displayed at a bus station in Mumbai January 29, 2009. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - Rags-to-riches romance "Slumdog Millionaire" furthered its winning streak in Hollywood's awards season on Saturday, earning best adapted screenplay for writer Simon Beaufoy from the Writers Guild of America.


Indian festival keeps tradition alive in Malaysia (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2009 12:52 AM CST

A Hindu devotee takes a special shower before beginning his pilgrimage to the sacred Batu Caves temple during Thaipusam festival in Kuala Lumpur February 8, 2009. REUTERS/Zainal Abd HalimReuters - Hundreds of thousands of Malaysian Hindus celebrated the festival of Thaipusam on Sunday, seeking divine blessings with offerings ranging from piercing their bodies with hooks and spears to the more mundane ones of flowers and milk.


Slowing manufacturing sector needs rate cuts - CII (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2009 01:45 AM CST

A worker retreads an old tyre at a roadside workshop in Jammu in this June 25, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Amit Gupta/FilesReuters - India's slowing manufacturing sector needs further interest rate cuts to stimulate demand, an industry body said on Sunday.


South Asian chasm of mistrust awaits Obama's envoy (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2009 12:36 AM CST

Richard Holbrooke participates in a panel discussion about Global Health at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York in this September 20, 2006 file photo. REUTERS/Chip East/FilesReuters - Richard Holbrooke, President Barack Obama's troubleshooter for Pakistan and Afghanistan, will visit Islamabad on Monday before going to Kabul and New Delhi to devise a grand strategy to rid the region of Islamist militancy.


Congress wants Pakistan declared terror state (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2009 08:32 PM CST

India's army chief General Deepak Kapoor is seen in Beerwah, about 40 km north of Srinagar, October 6, 2007 file photo. The number of militant camps in Pakistan has increased in the past year despite a crackdown by the Islamabad government, Kapoor said on Saturday. REUTERS/Danish Ismail/FilesReuters - The Congress Party on Saturday said the international community should consider declaring Pakistan a terrorist state in light of the latter's release of a scientist who sold nuclear secrets around the globe.


BJP revives temple plan ahead of polls (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2009 11:17 AM CST

The President of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajnath Singh (C, in black) is seen holding a trident with his other party leaders during a public meeting at Motilal Nehru stadium in Bhopal in this July 14, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Raj Patidar/FilesReuters - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said on Saturday it will construct a temple, that has been a flashpoint of tension between Hindus and Muslims for years, if the party is voted to power in the ensuing elections.


Sri Lankan rebel leader missing, thousands flee war (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2009 07:15 AM CST

A Sri Lankan military helicopter flies over an armoured personnel carrier in Mullaittivu, January 27, 2009. REUTERS/StringerReuters - The stream of civilians fleeing Sri Lanka's war zone picked up speed and air force jets killed 11 guerrillas in a strike that left the leader of the Tamil Tigers' naval wing missing, the military said on Saturday.


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