2009年5月22日星期五

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

PM Manmohan Singh sworn in amid reform hopes (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2009 08:32 AM PDT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi December 5, 2008. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was sworn in on Friday for a second five-year term with expectations his strengthened left-of-centre coalition could both reform a slowing economy and help millions of poor.

FACTBOX - Main challenges for prime minister Manmohan Singh (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2009 07:54 AM PDT

Asaduddin Owaisi (R), member of parliament speaks with Rahul Gandhi, parliamentarian and son of chief of the ruling Congress party Sonia Gandhi, during the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) meeting in New Delhi May 20, 2009. REUTERS/B MathurReuters - These are the main challenges facing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who was sworn in for a second term on Friday after the election victory of his Congress party-led coalition.

FACTBOX - Who will head the key ministries in India? (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2009 05:11 AM PDT

Chief of India's Congress party Sonia Gandhi listens to her son Rahul Gandhi (L), a parliamentarian, at the memorial of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on the occasion of the former prime minister's 18th death anniversary in New Delhi May 21, 2009. REUTERS/B MathurReuters - Prime Minister-elect Manmohan Singh will be sworn in for a second term on Friday after the election victory of his Congress party-led coalition, which has since won the support of enough lawmakers for a parliamentary majority.

Ban seeks U.N. access to Sri Lanka refugee camps (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2009 01:32 PM PDT

Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama (L) welcomes U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the international airport in Colombo May 23, 2009. REUTERS/Buddhika WeerasingheReuters - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on Sri Lanka on Saturday to allow full access to nearly 300,000 refugees who fled during the final months of the war against Tamil Tiger rebels.

Gilchrist blasts Deccan into IPL final (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2009 12:12 PM PDT

Deccan Chargers Adam Gilchrist plays a shot in their Indian Professional League (IPL) semi-final cricket match against the Delhi Daredevils in Pretoria, May 22, 2009. REUTERS/Mike HutchingsReuters - Australian Adam Gilchrist blasted 85 off 35 balls to lead Deccan Chargers into the Indian Premier League final with a six-wicket victory over Delhi Daredevils on Friday.

Suu Kyi pleads not guilty in U.S. intruder case (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2009 12:16 PM PDT

A portrait of pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is raised during a rally calling for her release, outside the U.N. office in Bangkok, May 22, 2009. REUTERS/Sukree SukplangReuters - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi pleaded not guilty on Friday after a prison court formally charged the Nobel laureate for allowing an univited American intruder inside her home.

New government to speed fighter jet deal (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2009 04:03 AM PDT

A 'Eurofighter Typhoon' aircraft takes off at Yelahanka air force station in this February 11, 2009 file photo. India will soon hold field trials for the purchase of 126 fighter planes in a $10.4 billion contract that is one of the world's biggest current arms deals. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur/FilesReuters - India will soon hold field trials for the purchase of 126 fighter planes in a $10.4 billion contract that is one of the world's biggest current arms deals.

U.N. seeks aid for Pakistanis; bomb kills six (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2009 01:52 PM PDT

A boy stands near a line of internally displaced people, fleeing military operations in the Swat valley region, as they await to receive rice at an UNHCR camp (United Nations High Commission for Refugees) in Swabi district, about 120 km northwest of Islamabad on May 21, 2009. REUTERS/Faisal MahmoodReuters - The United Nations launched an appeal on Friday for $543 million for more than 2 million people displaced by fighting in northwest Pakistan, where officials said villagers were turning against the Taliban.

New owner says Satyam has 10,000 excess staff (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2009 08:41 AM PDT

Shadows of Satyam Computer Services' logo and a security guard are seen at the entrance of a Satyam office building in Hyderabad January 21, 2009. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder/FilesReuters - Satyam Computer Services' has more than 10,000 excess staff, new owner Tech Mahindra said on Friday, and the fraud-hit outsourcer's chairman said revenues remained on a downward slope.

Australia fined $10,000 for Davis Cup forfeit against India (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2009 09:33 AM PDT

A tennis court is seen in Chennai January 7, 2009. REUTERS/Babu/FilesReuters - Australia avoided a ban but were fined $10,000 by the world governing tennis body on Friday for forfeiting their zonal Davis Cup tie against India this month because of security concerns.

Sri Lanka seeks to deflect U.N. rights scrutiny (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2009 10:00 AM PDT

Soldiers from the Sri Lankan army celebrate their victory near the town of Mullaittivu in northern Sri Lanka May 20, 2009. Sri Lanka has marshalled its allies to try to quash Western censure of alleged human rights abuses committed during its final phase of war against the Tamil Tiger rebels, diplomats said on Friday. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Sri Lanka has marshalled its allies to try to quash Western censure of alleged human rights abuses committed during its final phase of war against the Tamil Tiger rebels, diplomats said on Friday.

Ishant Sharma gets sharp for India's Twenty20 defence (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2009 02:33 AM PDT

India's Ishant Sharma bowls against New Zealand during their third international cricket test match in Wellington, April 6, 2009. REUTERS/Anthony PhelpsReuters - Strike bowler Ishant Sharma is looking to sharpen his yorkers and widen his repertoire to help India defend their title in the Twenty20 World Cup in England next month.

Deccan Chargers beat Delhi Daredevils by six wickets (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2009 11:21 AM PDT

Deccan Chargers Adam Gilchrist plays a shot in their Indian Professional League (IPL) semi-final cricket match against the Dehli Daredevils in Pretoria, May 22, 2009. REUTERS/Mike HutchingsReuters - Deccan Chargers beat Delhi Daredevils by six wickets in the first Indian Premier League semi-final at Centurion, South Africa on Friday.

FACTBOX - Key ministers in Manmohan Singh's cabinet (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2009 09:14 AM PDT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (in blue turban) and President Pratibha Patil (in green) pose with lawmakers after the oath-taking ceremony at the presidential palace in New Delhi May 22, 2009. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was sworn in on Friday for a second five-year term with a host of old-guard ministers at a time of economic downturn and fraught ties with Pakistan.

Sensex jumps 14.1 pct on week; best in 17 yrs (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2009 06:42 AM PDT

Workers pull a hand-cart in front of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai May 19, 2009. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - The BSE Sensex rose 1.1 percent on Friday and took gains for the week to 14.1 percent, its most in 17 years, buoyed by hopes for pro-market reforms after the ruling coalition won general election last weekend.

India tech firms see glimmer of hope but long way to go (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2009 12:51 AM PDT

Indian employees at a call centre provide service support to international customers, in Bangalore, file photo. REUTERS/Sherwin CrastoReuters - Financials on the mend and signs the world economy is not falling off the cliff are good news for India's high profile IT outsourcing industry but that's still not enough for the sector to regain its past glory.

Satyam's revenue in downward slope: chairman (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2009 04:08 AM PDT

Employees of Satyam Computer Services Ltd., enter their head office in Hyderabad April 13, 2009. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder/FilesReuters - Revenues of Satyam Computer Services are in a downward slope, but the fraud-hit outsourcer was not looking at layoffs to tide over the slowdown, its chairman said on Friday.

Iran, Pakistan start new talks on gas deal-agency (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2009 03:17 AM PDT

Reuters - Tehran and Islamabad started a fresh round of talks on Friday over a deal to export Iranian gas to Pakistan, Iran's students news agency ISNA reported.

U.N. seeks $543 million for displaced Pakistanis (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2009 01:24 AM PDT

Internally displaced people, fleeing military operations in the Swat valley region, stand in line to receive rice at an UNHCR camp (United Nations High Commission for Refugees) in Swabi district, about 120 km northwest of Pakistan's capital Islamabad May 21, 2009. REUTERS/Faisal MahmoodReuters - The United Nations launched an appeal on Friday for $543 million for more than 2 million people displaced by fighting in northwest Pakistan who are enduring "incredible suffering".

Poll result, economic revival to spur media - report (Reuters)

Posted: 21 May 2009 11:47 PM PDT

Reuters - A clear mandate for India's ruling coalition, indications of an economic revival and hopes of regulatory reforms will boost prospects for media firms, according to a report by Media Partners Asia (MPA).

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