2009年9月10日星期四

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Reuters Summit - India eyes policy changes to cut renewables costs (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 04:04 AM PDT

Power-generating windmill turbines are pictured in Suzlon wind farm at Sanodar village, 160 km (99 miles) west of Ahmedabad, September 8, 2009. India, which hopes to attract $16 billion in renewable energy investments by 2012, will soon announce new policies to cut the cost of investment in the green sector. REUTERS/Amit DaveReuters - India, which hopes to attract $16 billion in renewable energy investments by 2012, will soon announce new policies to cut the cost of investment in the green sector, the chief of the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency said on Thursday.


Gautam Gambhir out of Sri Lanka tri-series (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 04:12 AM PDT

India's Gautam Gambhir in Wellington in this April 2, 2009 file photo. In-form opener Gautam Gambhir will miss the ongoing one-day tri-series in Sri Lanka with a groin injury, the BCCI said. REUTERS/Anthony Phelps/FilesReuters - In-form opener Gautam Gambhir will miss the ongoing one-day tri-series in Sri Lanka with a groin injury, the BCCI said on Thursday.


Vijender Kumar assures India of first world medal (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 03:34 AM PDT

India's Olympic men's middleweight boxing bronze medallist Vijender Kumar attends a function organized by Bajaj Allianz life insurance company in New Delhi August 28, 2008. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/FilesReuters - Olympic medallist Vijender Kumar has assured India of its first men's world championship boxing medal.


Better bid ups chance of Bharti/MTN deal - sources (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 10:16 AM PDT

Children play near a Bharti Airtel billboard outside a railway station in Chandigarh in this May 26, 2009 file photo. Bharti Airtel Ltd stands a bigger chance of landing a proposed $24 billion cash and share swap with South Africa's MTN after sweetening the deal, two people familiar with the matter said. REUTERS/Ajay Verma/FilesReuters - Bharti Airtel Ltd stands a bigger chance of landing a proposed $24 billion cash and share swap with South Africa's MTN after sweetening the deal, two people familiar with the matter said.


Jet Airways to hold talks with pilots (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 05:51 AM PDT

Passengers crowd at the Jet Airways ticketing counters at the domestic airport terminal in Mumbai September 9, 2009. The management of Indian carrier Jet Airways will hold talks with striking pilots' union in New Delhi on Friday. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - Jet Airways will hold talks with pilots on Friday in an attempt to end a stand-off over the sacking of four pilots that has forced the airline to cancel hundreds of flights, a union representative said.


No room for sentimentality at Force India (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 07:44 AM PDT

Force India Formula One driver Giancarlo Fisichella of Italy in this August 29, 2009 file photo. Force India will give Karun Chandhok a chance to prove he is good enough to drive in Formula One but will not hand him a race seat based on his nationality alone, team boss Vijay Mallya said. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/FilesReuters - Force India will give Karun Chandhok a chance to prove he is good enough to drive in Formula One but will not hand him a race seat based on his nationality alone, team boss Vijay Mallya said on Thursday.


Stampede kills five schoolgirls in New Delhi (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 07:10 AM PDT

Relatives console Shamsiran Begum (C), mother of Afroz, a school girl, outside a hospital ward in New Delhi September 10, 2009. Five girls including Afroz died when dozens of pupils stampeded on a narrow school staircase in New Delhi on Thursday after rumours of an electrical short circuit sparked panic.  REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - Five girls died when dozens of pupils stampeded on a narrow school staircase in New Delhi on Thursday after rumours of an electrical short circuit sparked panic.


GM to sell European arm Opel to Magna (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 07:49 AM PDT

A placard 'Opel Magna' is seen in front of the Opel plant in Bochum September 10, 2009. U.S. carmaker General Motors has decided to sell Opel to a group led by Canadian car parts maker Magna, ending months of uncertainty over the European unit's fate. REUTERS/Ina FassbenderReuters - U.S. carmaker General Motors has decided to sell Opel to a group led by Canadian car parts maker Magna, ending months of uncertainty over the European unit's fate.


India releases UAE air force plane to China (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 01:10 AM PDT

Reuters - India on Thursday released an United Arab Emirates air force plane detained in Kolkata since Sunday for carrying arms without prior permission, a defence official said.

Food prices surging on poor monsoon; WPI falls (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 06:47 AM PDT

A vendor waits for customers at a vegetable market in Rabangla town, about 68 km south from Gangtok, capital of Sikkim September 3, 2009.  REUTERS/Rupak De ChowdhuriReuters - Food prices surged nearly 15 percent in the year ended August as a poor monsoon hit crops, but analysts said moderate price pressures elsewhere in the economy meant an interest rate rise was unlikely for now.


Leander Paes on target for double celebration in NYC (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 07:56 PM PDT

Lukas Dlouhy of the Czech Republic (R) hugs his partner Leander Paes of India after they defeated Bob and Mike Bryan of the U.S. in the men's doubles semi-finals at the 2009 U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York September 9, 2009.     REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - There is something about the bright lights and the razzmatazz of Flushing Meadows that brings out the 'A Game' in Leander Paes.


Steve Jobs strides back onto Apple stage (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 07:38 PM PDT

Apple Inc Chief Executive Steve Jobs takes the stage at a special event in San Francisco, California  September 9, 2009. REUTERS/Robert GalbraithReuters - Steve Jobs stepped back into the spotlight for the first time in nearly a year on Wednesday, drawing a standing ovation before unveiling new and cheaper iPods for Apple Inc.


Recent rains boost Indian reservoirs - govt (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 04:41 AM PDT

Reuters - Over half the crop sown in India's 250 drought-hit districts has been lost, but the recent revival in monsoon rains has improved prospects of the winter crop and boosted reservoirs, the government said in a statement.

Angry locals block roads in Manipur over killings (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 03:05 AM PDT

Reuters - Angry residents blocked roads and students boycotted classes in restive Manipur on Thursday over the killings of at least a dozen people that locals blame on security forces.

Deadlock continues as Jet cancels 200 flights (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 12:55 AM PDT

Passengers crowd at the Jet Airways ticketing counters at the domestic airport terminal in Mumbai September 9, 2009. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - A deadlock between the management of Jet Airways and its pilots over sacking of four of their colleagues forced the airline to cancel 200 flights on Thursday, with no signs of a breakthrough, officials said.


Animation turns spotlight on local stories (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 09:36 PM PDT

Reuters - When the Cartoon Network channel launched in India more than a decade ago, it simply dubbed its shows in regional languages.

India hockey trainer gets married, divorces team (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 01:35 AM PDT

Reuters - The Spanish trainer of India's men's hockey team has quit just weeks after joining the eight-times Olympic champions, citing marriage as the reason, local media reported on Thursday.

Karzai defends Afghanistan election as honest (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 10:15 PM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai listens during a news conference on election day in Kabul August 20, 2009. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood/FilesReuters - Incumbent Hamid Karzai defended last month's Afghan presidential election as honest on Wednesday, a day after returns showed him set to win in a single round and a U.N-backed panel ordered a partial recount.


Bloomberg and UTV to form TV network (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 09:30 PM PDT

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Religious fanatic briefly hijacks Mexican plane (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 01:01 AM PDT

Police and rescue team members escort alleged hijackers, who were later released, at the international airport in Mexico City September 9, 2009. REUTERS/StringerReuters - A Bolivian-born man clutching a Bible and claiming a divine mission hijacked a plane in Mexico with more than 100 people aboard on Wednesday, but the incident ended quickly and without bloodshed.


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