2009年1月1日星期四

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

Indian Muslims under pressure in Mumbai aftermath (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 08:35 PM CST

A Muslim man prays inside the Mecca Masjid complex in Hyderabad December 23, 2008, file photo.  REUTERS/Krishnendu HalderReuters - In a government morgue in Mumbai lie the bodies of nine Islamist militants responsible for killing 179 people in a bloody attack on India's financial hub.


Security beefed up around Dhoni after threat (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 08:39 PM CST

India's cricket team captain Mahendra Dhoni smiles as he leaves after a practice session in Bangalore November 22, 2008. Police have beefed up security around Dhoni after he received extortion letters from a man claiming to be an associate of the country's most wanted gangster. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - Police have beefed up security around India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni after he received extortion letters from a man claiming to be an associate of the country's most wanted gangster.


Pakistan, India swap lists of nuclear facilities (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jan 2009 02:07 AM CST

Reuters - Nuclear-armed Pakistan and India swapped lists of their civilian nuclear facilities on Thursday, an annual exchange they undertake as part of a pact prohibiting attacks on such installations, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said.

Pakistani investigators find Mumbai link - paper (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 10:34 AM CST

Smoke and fire billows out of the Taj Hotel in Mumbai November 27, 2008, file photo. REUTERS/Jayanta ShawReuters - A leader of a banned Pakistani Islamist militant group has confessed to being a main planner of the attack on Mumbai, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing a Pakistani investigator.


Poison shrub oil powers New Zealand airline flight (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 10:07 PM CST

Reuters - Oil from the seeds of a poisonous shrub helped power a New Zealand airliner in a test flight, at a time when airlines hit by high oil prices and pressured over the impact of planes on the environment seek greener fuels.

India's c/a, fiscal deficit widen, outlook gloomy (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 09:09 AM CST

A vendor arranges vegetables at a market in Siliguri December 20, 2008. India's current account deficit swelled to a record $12.54 billion in the September quarter and analysts warned on Wednesday it could balloon further as the world economy slows, putting pressure on the rupee. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - India's current account deficit swelled to a record $12.54 billion in the September quarter and analysts warned on Wednesday it could balloon further as the world economy slows, putting pressure on the rupee.


Log on to make resolutions to help others in 2009 (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 11:41 AM CST

A generic picture of a woman in an office using a computer mouse. Instead of making vows to lose weight, save money or get fit, a U.S. charity is challenging people to log on to the Internet to make New Year resolutions to help others. REUTERS/Catherine Benson/FilesReuters - Instead of making vows to lose weight, save money or get fit, a U.S. charity is challenging people to log on to the Internet to make New Year resolutions to help others.


Indians rush to sell jewellery as prices soar (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 04:50 AM CST

A shopkeeper displays gold jewellery inside his shop in Jammu October 17, 2008, file photo REUTERS/Amit GuptaReuters - Indian gold retail consumers thronged shops to sell old gold ornaments as prices moved above 13,500 rupees per 10 grams, seeking to recycle their jewellery, limiting demand for new bars, traders said.


Airlines cut fares, but fare wars not seen (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 05:45 AM CST

A plane prepares to land at an airport in New Delhi June 4, 2008. Indian carriers are sharply cutting fares, seeing falling jet fuel prices an opportunity to try arrest declining demand for air travel without bleeding themselves, but analysts have ruled out a fare war. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/FilesReuters - Indian carriers are sharply cutting fares, seeing falling jet fuel prices an opportunity to try arrest declining demand for air travel without bleeding themselves, but analysts have ruled out a fare war.


ICICI Bank cuts lending rates by 50 bps (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 05:26 AM CST

Reuters - ICICI Bank, India's largest private lender, has cut its main lending rates by 50 basis points from Wednesday, the bank said, joining other lenders that have lowered rates to revive growth.

Bangladesh poll winner Hasina says will share power (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 07:25 AM CST

Bangladesh Awami League President and former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina talks during a news conference in Dhaka December 31, 2008.  REUTERS/Andrew BirajReuters - Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Wednesday she was willing to share power with the disgruntled opposition after winning a massive majority in Bangladesh's parliamentary election this week.


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