Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

---

• Barcelona's Messi named European Club Player of the Year (Reuters)
• Poor monsoon poses inflation risk - RBI (Reuters)
• Govt ups 3G base price, sees auction within 3 mths (Reuters)
• Syria edge Lebanon 1-0, enter Nehru Cup final (Reuters)
• Monsoon 5 pct below normal in Aug 26 week (Reuters)
• Over 80 pct of Pakistan's war-displaced return home (Reuters)
• Harley-Davidson sees signs of U.S. recovery, enters Indian mkt (Reuters)
• Microsoft cuts Xbox price, gaming battle heats up (Reuters)
• MTN wants speedy conclusion to Bharti deal (Reuters)
• China denounces proposed Dalai Lama visit to Taiwan (Reuters)
• ICC settles World Cup hosting row with Pakistan (Reuters)
• Want the world's best wages? Move to Switzerland; Mumbai has lowest (Reuters)
• Govt to discuss raising supply of cheap sugar - paper (Reuters)
• POSCO to start work on delayed Orissa plant in 2010 (Reuters)
• BRIEF - MTN wants speedy conclusion to Bharti deal - CEO (Reuters)
• Govt's objective to reverse declining exports (Reuters)
• Taiwan OKs Dalai Lama visit, China response awaited (Reuters)

Barcelona's Messi named European Club Player of the Year (Reuters) Posted: 27 Aug 2009 10:55 AM PDT Reuters - Lionel Messi of European champions Barcelona was named the European Club Player of the Year on Thursday for helping his side lift the Champions League trophy last season.

Poor monsoon poses inflation risk - RBI (Reuters) Posted: 27 Aug 2009 07:03 AM PDT Reuters - The Reserve Bank of India warned on Thursday that a poor monsoon season, which has seen about 40 percent of the country's districts declared drought areas, is more likely to drive inflation than curb growth.

Govt ups 3G base price, sees auction within 3 mths (Reuters) Posted: 27 Aug 2009 07:55 AM PDT Reuters - India raised reserve prices for auctions of third-generation (3G) and fourth-generation (4G) radio spectrum by nearly three-quarters on Thursday, and Telecoms Minister Andimuthu Raja said the long-pending sales would be held within three months.

Syria edge Lebanon 1-0, enter Nehru Cup final (Reuters) Posted: 27 Aug 2009 08:43 AM PDT Reuters - Favourites Syria clinched their spot in the final of the five-nation Nehru Cup on Thursday after edging Lebanon 1-0 to record their third league win in a row.

Monsoon 5 pct below normal in Aug 26 week (Reuters) Posted: 27 Aug 2009 06:43 AM PDT Reuters - India's monsoon rains were 5 percent below average in the week to August 26, coming in close to normal for the second successive week after a prolonged dry spell, the Meteorological Department said on Thursday.

Over 80 pct of Pakistan's war-displaced return home (Reuters) Posted: 27 Aug 2009 05:38 AM PDT Reuters - More than 80 percent of the 2.2 million Pakistanis who fled their homes after a military offensive against the Taliban have now returned home, the government's top relief official said on Thursday.

Harley-Davidson sees signs of U.S. recovery, enters Indian mkt (Reuters) Posted: 27 Aug 2009 07:30 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson Inc is optimistic about a recovery in the U.S. economy but would continue to tread carefully by adopting cost-saving measures, a senior official said on Thursday.

Microsoft cuts Xbox price, gaming battle heats up (Reuters) Posted: 27 Aug 2009 10:32 AM PDT Reuters - Microsoft Corp plans to slash the price of its high-end Xbox 360 video game console by $100, or 25 percent, stepping up the price war in the video game console market.

MTN wants speedy conclusion to Bharti deal (Reuters) Posted: 27 Aug 2009 07:42 AM PDT Reuters - South African mobile operator MTN wants to conclude a proposed tie-up with Indian partner Bharti Airtel quickly to end any doubt about the deal, but doesn't rule out interest in part of Kuwaiti firm Zain.

China denounces proposed Dalai Lama visit to Taiwan (Reuters) Posted: 27 Aug 2009 05:29 AM PDT Reuters - China promptly denounced a proposed trip to Taiwan by the Dalai Lama on Thursday, saying any such visit by a man Beijing brands a separatist threatened to "sabotage" improving relations.

ICC settles World Cup hosting row with Pakistan (Reuters) Posted: 27 Aug 2009 06:43 AM PDT Reuters - The International Cricket Council (ICC) has resolved its dispute with Pakistan after the country was removed as joint host of the 2011 World Cup over security concerns.

Want the world's best wages? Move to Switzerland; Mumbai has lowest (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2009 11:43 PM PDT Reuters - It pays to work in Switzerland: employees in Zurich and Geneva have the highest net wages in the world, a study by banking group UBS shows, while those in Mumbai take home the lowest.

Govt to discuss raising supply of cheap sugar - paper (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2009 10:04 PM PDT Reuters - The cabinet is likely to discuss raising supplies of sugar to the poor at subsidised rates, the Financial Express said on Thursday, without citing sources.

POSCO to start work on delayed Orissa plant in 2010 (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2009 09:34 PM PDT Reuters - South Korean steelmaker POSCO will start construction early next year of a $12 billion India project that has been delayed by farmers' protests, the company president said.

BRIEF - MTN wants speedy conclusion to Bharti deal - CEO (Reuters) Posted: 27 Aug 2009 05:23 AM PDT Reuters - * S.Africa's MTN CEO says group will engage Iran regulator on its licence condition to reduce its stake in Irancell to 38.7 percent by November 2009

Govt's objective to reverse declining exports (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2009 11:04 PM PDT Reuters - The government's immediate objective is to reverse declining exports and the trade policy will give thrust to employment oriented sectors, Trade Minister Anand Sharma said on Thursday.

Taiwan OKs Dalai Lama visit, China response awaited (Reuters) Posted: 27 Aug 2009 02:55 AM PDT Reuters - Taiwan has approved a visit by the Dalai Lama next week to comfort victims of a deadly typhoon, threatening a brief chill in ties with China at a time of burgeoning trade and investment between the two political rivals.

You are subscribed to email updates from Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610