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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

Indian pair Mirza and Bhupathi win mixed doubles title (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Feb 2009 02:03 AM CST

India's Mahesh Bhupathi (L) and Mark Knowles of the Bahamas play against Bob Bryan of the U.S. and his brother Mike during their men's doubles final at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne January 31, 2009. REUTERS/Mick TsikasReuters - Sania Mirza became the first Indian woman to win a senior grand slam title when she teamed up with compatriot Mahesh Bhupathi to win the Australian Open mixed doubles on Sunday.


Bollywood makes a film about its murky side (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Feb 2009 01:16 AM CST

Bollywood actress Konkona Sen Sharma smiles during a news conference in Kolkata May 18, 2007. REUTERS/Jayanta Shaw/FilesReuters - A new Bollywood film gives audiences a ringside view of the Hindi film industry, using an insider's perspective to unmask its dark underbelly of power politics.


Human error at Google sends the wrong message (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Feb 2009 12:14 AM CST

A man has his picture taken in front of Google Inc. headquarters in Mountain View, California, May 8, 2008. REUTERS/Kimberly White/FilesReuters - Google said that for nearly an hour on Saturday, users got an erroneous message when they did searches on many sites, saying, "This site may harm your computer."


India grapples with high maternal death rate (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2009 10:47 PM CST

A mother carries her son to a health centre in Kushbari village, about 315 km north of Kolkata, November 11, 2008.  Every year, about 78,000 mothers die in childbirth and from complications of pregnancy in India, according to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). REUTERS/Parth Sanyal/FilesReuters - In Sindri village in a dirt-poor district of eastern India, Manohar Kumbhakar and his family are still mourning the death of his wife, who died in childbirth aged 25 while being treated by a local quack.


Five newborns killed in incubator fire in Patiala (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2009 10:01 AM CST

An investigation team of hospital and police personnel inspect a nursery, after it caught fire, at a hospital in Patiala January 31, 2009. REUTERS/StringerReuters - An accidental fire in an incubator killed five newborns and injured another at a state-run hospital in Punjab on Saturday, officials said.


Sublime Serena storms to Australian Open title (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2009 07:22 AM CST

Serena Williams of the U.S. celebrates winning her women's singles final match against Russia's Dinara Safina at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne January 31, 2009. Serena thrashed Safina 6-0 6-3 on Saturday to win the Australian Open title and reclaim the world number one ranking. REUTERS/Tim WimborneReuters - Serena Williams stole the show on Saturday, sweeping her fourth Australian Open title and snatching the world number one ranking with a lopsided thrashing of Dinara Safina.


Hero Honda sees growth in tough 2009/10 (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2009 10:43 AM CST

Employees are seen working in an assembly line at Hero Honda's newly inaugurated plant in Haridwar in this April 8, 2008 file photo. Hero Honda Motors Ltd expects sales to continue to grow in the 2009/10 fiscal year, in spite of a tough economic and financing environment, its chief executive said on Saturday. REUTERS/Tanushree Punwani/FilesReuters - Hero Honda Motors Ltd expects sales to continue to grow in the 2009/10 fiscal year, in spite of a tough economic and financing environment, its chief executive said on Saturday.


Cull planned to curb new West Bengal bird flu outbreak (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2009 09:27 AM CST

A rooster is seen at a roadside shop in Allahabad in this January 19, 2008 file photo. Authorities in West Bengal will start culling thousands of chickens and ducks on Sunday to try to contain a fresh outbreak of the H5N1 strain of bird flu, officials said. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash/FilesReuters - Authorities in West Bengal will start culling thousands of chickens and ducks on Sunday to try to contain a fresh outbreak of the H5N1 strain of bird flu, officials said.


Maoists offer peace talks in Chhattisgarh (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2009 03:23 AM CST

A security personnel trains at a counter-terrorism and jungle warfare school in Kanker village, about 140 km south of Raipur March 19, 2007. Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh said on Saturday they were ready to hold peace talks, an offer welcomed by the state government. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal/FilesReuters - Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh said on Saturday they were ready to hold peace talks, an offer welcomed by the state government.


Wipro sees slowdown in big new contracts (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2009 12:34 PM CST

Attendees are pictured during a pause at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos January 29, 2009. India's No. 3 software services exporter, Wipro Ltd, expects demand for new software and systems to stagnate for up to two years as a result of the global economic slowdown, a top executive said on Saturday. REUTERS/Pascal LauenerReuters - India's No. 3 software services exporter, Wipro Ltd, expects demand for new software and systems to stagnate for up to two years as a result of the global economic slowdown, a top executive said on Saturday.


India win toss, bat first in Sri Lanka one-dayer (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2009 03:26 AM CST

Reuters - India won the toss and opted to bat first against Sri Lanka in the second one-day international on Saturday.
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