2009年10月12日星期一

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


A Nobel first: economics prize goes to a woman (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 11:15 AM PDT

Gunnar Oquist, Permanent Secretary of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, announces The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for 2009 to Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson of the U.S., at the Royal Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, October 12, 2009. REUTERS/Scanpix/Bertil EricsonReuters - A U.S. academic who proved that communities can trump state control and corporations became the first woman to win the Nobel prize in economics on Monday, sharing it with an expert on conflict resolution.


Pakistani court quashes cases against Hafiz Saeed (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 05:03 AM PDT

Police escort Hafiz Saeed (R), the head of the banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa and founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba, as he leaves after an appearance in court in Lahore May 5, 2009.  REUTERS/Mohsin Raza/FilesReuters - A Pakistani court quashed on Monday two cases against an Islamist militant leader whom India accuses of masterminding last year's Mumbai attacks, but he remains under virtual house-arrest.


Suicide bomber kills 41 near Pakistan's Swat (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 08:26 AM PDT

Medical practitioners attend to a man, who was injured from a bomb blast in Shangla district in Swat, at the Lady Reading hospital in Peshawar October 12, 2009.  REUTERS/Fayaz AzizReuters - A suicide bomber killed 41 people in an attack on a Pakistani military convoy passing through a market on Monday as the Taliban claimed responsibility for a weekend raid on the army's headquarters.


UK government criticises Vedanta on bauxite mine (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 09:23 AM PDT

Reuters - A British government agency said mining group Vedanta failed to consult enough with an indigenous ethnic group about a proposed bauxite mine in India.

Kashmir's main glacier "melting at alarming speed" (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 07:37 AM PDT

Reuters - Indian Kashmir's biggest glacier, which feeds the region's main river, is melting faster than other Himalayas glaciers, threatening the water supply of tens of thousands of people, a new report warned on Monday.

Industrial growth adds to rate hike pressure (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 06:43 AM PDT

A labourer works in a metal workshop at an industrial area in Mumbai August 31, 2009. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - India's industrial output grew at its fastest pace in 22 months in August, boosting the case for higher interest rates although the central bank is expected to wait for further signs of sustained recovery before tightening policy.


Ambani brothers truce seen unlikely; hurdles remain (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 04:57 AM PDT

File photo of Mukesh Ambani (R) and his brother Anil Ambani during a meeting in Mumbai June 24, 2004. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - Indian billionaire Anil Ambani's call to end a bitter feud with his elder brother Mukesh over the split of the Reliance business empire is unlikely to lead to a quick resolution before a hearing in a feud over gas supplies.


Massive war games showcase deepening India-U.S. ties (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 04:57 AM PDT

Reuters - India and the United States began a massive joint military exercise on Monday, underscoring their deepening security ties they view as crucial in a troubled South Asia region.

Post mortem due on Boyzone singer Gately (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 04:57 AM PDT

A cameraman films the house (R) where Boyzone lead singer Stephen Gately of Ireland died while on vacation in the village of Cala Llamp on the Spanish island of Majorca October 11, 2009.  REUTERS/StringerReuters - A post mortem of Boyzone singer Stephen Gately, who died over the weekend in Majorca, Spain, should be carried out in the next few days and his body flown home to Ireland by the end of the week, his lawyer said.


Maoists kill officials, hit railways in Jharkhand (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 04:57 AM PDT

Reuters - Maoists shot dead two mine officials and blew up railway tracks in Jharkhand on Monday, reacting to an imminent government offensive against the rebels who are seen as the country's biggest internal security threat.

New Michael Jackson single hits the airwaves (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 02:41 AM PDT

Michael Jackson performs during the halftime show at the NFL's Super Bowl  XXVII in Pasadena, California, in this January 31, 1993 file photo. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn/FilesReuters - Michael Jackson's new single "This Is It" began streaming online and playing across the radio airwaves on Monday, nearly four months after the "king of pop" died of a prescription drug overdose aged 50.


Felipe Massa feels like his old self behind wheel (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 06:29 AM PDT

Ferrari Formula One driver Felipe Massa of Brazil drives a F2007 car during a test at the team's Fiorano track October 12, 2009. REUTERS/Giampiero SpositoReuters - Ferrari's Brazilian driver Felipe Massa said he felt like his old self when he got back behind the wheel of a Formula One car on Monday for the first time since his life-threatening accident at the Hungarian Grand Prix.


Airbus denies 2012 outsourcing goal (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 04:57 AM PDT

The Airbus company logo is pictured at the main entrance of the Airbus facility in the northern German city of Stade on October 11, 2006. REUTERS/Morris Mac MatzenReuters - European planemaker Airbus said a report it planned to transfer 20 percent of its engineering work to India and elsewhere by 2012 was wrong, but reaffirmed longer-term plans to shift work abroad.


Poorer countries to get donated H1N1 vaccines - WHO (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 01:56 AM PDT

Nasal sprayers with the H1N1 swine flu vaccine are seen at Dodge Park Elementary School in Landover, Maryland, October 9, 2009.  REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - The World Health Organisation plans to start sending H1N1 flu vaccines to poorer countries as early as next month, the United Nations agency's head of vaccine research said on Monday.


TIMELINE - Key dates in Ambani brothers' dispute (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 12:13 AM PDT

File photo of Mukesh Ambani speaking as his brother Anil Ambani watches in Mumbai in this June 24, 2004 file photo. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - Indian billionaire Anil Ambani's call for an end to a bitter feud with his elder brother Mukesh over the split of the family business empire is unlikely to lead to a resolution ahead of hearing next week in their ongoing battle over gas supplies, analysts said.


Industry expands at fastest pace in 22 months (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 01:11 AM PDT

Labourers work at a construction site of a recreational park on the outskirts of New Delhi in this September 8, 2009 file photo. India's industrial output  rose 10.4 percent in August from a year earlier, higher than estimates, data showed on Monday. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal/FilesReuters - India's industrial output grew at its fastest pace in 22 months in August as factories cranked out more big-ticket household goods and cars as stimulus spending drove demand, but economists said the Reserve Bank of India was unlikely to lift interest rates at its review later this month.


Female athlete sets new shot put record at age 100 (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 07:38 PM PDT

Reuters - The oldest female athlete at the World Masters Games in Sydney has broken a world record in the shot put -- at the age of 100.

Indiabulls Power's $380 mln IPO fully subscribed (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 11:58 PM PDT

Reuters - Utility Indiabulls Power Ltd's up to $380 million initial public offering was subscribed within half an hour of opening on Monday, reinforcing the robust appetite for new Indian share offerings.

Boyzone singer Gately, 33, dies in Mallorca (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 08:09 PM PDT

Stephen Gately of the boy band Boyzone speaks to fans at a music store in Mumbai in this August 2, 2000 file photo. REUTERS/Savita Kirloskar/FilesReuters - Boyzone singer Stephen Gately, 33, who caused a sensation in the pop world 10 years ago by announcing he was gay, died while on holiday in Mallorca, Spain, the Irish pop group's official website said on Sunday.


PM says worst is over for economy (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 01:01 AM PDT

Labourers work at a construction site of a recreational park on the outskirts of New Delhi September 8, 2009. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal/FilesReuters - The worst is over for the Indian economy, and measures to control the sharp rise in food prices are taking effect, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Sunday.


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