2009年2月3日星期二

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

Satyam says won new deals despite fraud revelation (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2009 11:30 PM CST

An employee of Satyam Computer Services enters the office building in Hyderabad January 21, 2009. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder/FilesReuters - Satyam Computer Services Ltd won 15 outsourcing contracts in January despite revelation of India's biggest corporate accounting fraud at the company, a spokeswoman said.


India to grow in excess of 7 pct this FY - minister (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2009 02:17 AM CST

India's Trade Minister Kamal Nath speaks during a trade conference in New Delhi April 13, 2007. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur/FilesReuters - The Indian economy will grow in excess of 7 percent in the current fiscal year, Trade Minister Kamal Nath said on Tuesday.


India signs IAEA inspections pact key to atom trade (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2009 11:57 AM CST

The flag of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) flies in front of the Vienna headquarters in this August 9, 2005 file photo. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader/FilesReuters - India signed a pact on Monday opening up its civilian nuclear plants to U.N. inspections, a condition of a U.S.-led deal allowing it to import nuclear materials and technology after a three-decade freeze.


9/11 lawyer offers to mediate Bhopal pollution case (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2009 05:54 PM CST

A policeman stands outside the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal in this November 30, 2002 photo. REUTERS/Raj PatidarReuters - A lawyer who oversaw the compensation fund for victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks has offered to help resolve a long-running water pollution lawsuit stemming from the deadly Bhopal gas leak in India 25 years ago, court papers show.


Dalai Lama taken to hospital with "discomfort" in arms (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2009 08:38 AM CST

Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, is seen during a conference themed 'World Peace and Heritage' at the India Islamic cultural centre in New Delhi in this January 18, 2009 file photo. The Dalai Lama was taken to a hospital in New Delhi on Monday after complaining of Reuters - Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, was taken to a hospital in New Delhi on Monday after complaining of "a mild discomfort" in both his arms, his aides said.


Gunmen kidnap American U.N. official in Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2009 12:28 PM CST

A paramilitary soldier keeps guard near the vehicle of an official of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees after a shooting in Quetta February 2, 2009. REUTERS/Rizwan SaeedReuters - Gunmen abducted an American official working for the U.N. refugee agency in Pakistan on Monday and killed his driver, the latest in a string of attacks on foreigners in the country.


Government bars Pakistan players from travelling to IPL (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2009 06:42 AM CST

Pakistan's Danish Kaneria is seen during a cricket training session in Bangalore in this December 7, 2007 file photo. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/FilesReuters - Pakistan's leading cricketers will not be allowed to travel to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) because of the government's concerns over security, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Monday.


Two documentaries set in India eye Oscar glory (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2009 05:08 AM CST

M. Gulzar Saifi, who suffers from polio and appears in the Oscar-nominated documentary Reuters - Forget "Slumdog Millionaire". Two documentary films shot in India are also eyeing Oscar glory this month.


Rising sea salinates Ganges - expert (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2009 04:34 AM CST

Hindu devotees worship the Sun god on the banks of the river Ganges in Kolkata November 4, 2008. Rising sea levels are causing salt water to flow into India's biggest river, threatening its ecosystem and turning vast farmlands barren in the country's east, a climate change expert warned on Monday. REUTERS/Jayanta Shaw/FilesReuters - Rising sea levels are causing salt water to flow into India's biggest river, threatening its ecosystem and turning vast farmlands barren in the country's east, a climate change expert warned on Monday.


Maoists kill 15 policemen in Maharashtra (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2009 03:45 AM CST

Reuters - Suspected Maoist rebels killed 15 policemen at the weekend in Maharashtra, police said on Monday, in one of the biggest such attacks in the state.

SEBI says to amend open offer rules (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2009 06:46 AM CST

An employee of Satyam Computer Services is seen entering the office building in Hyderabad in this January 21, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder/FilesReuters - The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) said on Monday it would amend its regulations after it was approached by Satyam Computer Service's government-appointed board for some exemptions from open offer rules, but gave no timeframe.


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