2009年2月7日星期六

Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

"Slumdog", "Milk" win top screenwriting awards (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2009 12:42 AM CST

A worker walks past a billboard of Golden Globe award winning flim 'Slumdog Millionaire' displayed at a bus station in Mumbai January 29, 2009. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - Rags-to-riches romance "Slumdog Millionaire" furthered its winning streak in Hollywood's awards season on Saturday, earning best adapted screenplay for writer Simon Beaufoy from the Writers Guild of America.

Indian festival keeps tradition alive in Malaysia (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2009 12:52 AM CST

A Hindu devotee takes a special shower before beginning his pilgrimage to the sacred Batu Caves temple during Thaipusam festival in Kuala Lumpur February 8, 2009. REUTERS/Zainal Abd HalimReuters - Hundreds of thousands of Malaysian Hindus celebrated the festival of Thaipusam on Sunday, seeking divine blessings with offerings ranging from piercing their bodies with hooks and spears to the more mundane ones of flowers and milk.

Slowing manufacturing sector needs rate cuts - CII (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2009 01:45 AM CST

A worker retreads an old tyre at a roadside workshop in Jammu in this June 25, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Amit Gupta/FilesReuters - India's slowing manufacturing sector needs further interest rate cuts to stimulate demand, an industry body said on Sunday.

South Asian chasm of mistrust awaits Obama's envoy (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2009 12:36 AM CST

Richard Holbrooke participates in a panel discussion about Global Health at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York in this September 20, 2006 file photo. REUTERS/Chip East/FilesReuters - Richard Holbrooke, President Barack Obama's troubleshooter for Pakistan and Afghanistan, will visit Islamabad on Monday before going to Kabul and New Delhi to devise a grand strategy to rid the region of Islamist militancy.

Congress wants Pakistan declared terror state (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2009 08:32 PM CST

India's army chief General Deepak Kapoor is seen in Beerwah, about 40 km north of Srinagar, October 6, 2007 file photo. The number of militant camps in Pakistan has increased in the past year despite a crackdown by the Islamabad government, Kapoor said on Saturday. REUTERS/Danish Ismail/FilesReuters - The Congress Party on Saturday said the international community should consider declaring Pakistan a terrorist state in light of the latter's release of a scientist who sold nuclear secrets around the globe.

BJP revives temple plan ahead of polls (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2009 11:17 AM CST

The President of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajnath Singh (C, in black) is seen holding a trident with his other party leaders during a public meeting at Motilal Nehru stadium in Bhopal in this July 14, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Raj Patidar/FilesReuters - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said on Saturday it will construct a temple, that has been a flashpoint of tension between Hindus and Muslims for years, if the party is voted to power in the ensuing elections.

Sri Lankan rebel leader missing, thousands flee war (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2009 07:15 AM CST

A Sri Lankan military helicopter flies over an armoured personnel carrier in Mullaittivu, January 27, 2009. REUTERS/StringerReuters - The stream of civilians fleeing Sri Lanka's war zone picked up speed and air force jets killed 11 guerrillas in a strike that left the leader of the Tamil Tigers' naval wing missing, the military said on Saturday.

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

Pakistani court declares nuclear scientist free (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Feb 2009 06:02 PM CST

Disgraced Pakistani nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan rests on a hospital bed in Karachi September 10, 2006, file photo. REUTERS/StringerReuters - A Pakistani court declared disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan free on Friday, ending five years of house arrest for the man at the center of the world's most serious proliferation scandal.

The week that was: Most popular on Reuters (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Feb 2009 10:39 PM CST

Labourers clean the Satyam building in Hyderabad in this December 30, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder/FilesReuters - Here is a roundup of the most popular stories over the week from the world of business, politics, general news and entertainment.

"Slumdog" heads for UK's BAFTA film awards crown (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Feb 2009 09:56 AM CST

A ragpicker walks past a billboard of Golden Globe award winning flim 'Slumdog Millionaire' displayed at a bus station in Mumbai in this January 29, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - Low-budget Indian drama "Slumdog Millionaire" is up for 11 nominations at Britain's top film awards on Sunday, building on its Golden Globes success and giving it another boost ahead of the Oscars later this month.

Pakistan to issue Mumbai findings; U.S. envoy coming (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Feb 2009 08:51 AM CST

Closed circuit television footage released on December 3, 2008 shows gunmen walking across a parking lot after a shooting spree at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus train station in Mumbai on November 26, 2008. REUTERS/Investigating Team Video via Reuters TV/FilesReuters - Pakistan will publish findings of its investigation into November's militant attacks in Mumbai early next week, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Friday.

Kiran Karnik appointed chairman of Satyam - min (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Feb 2009 07:22 AM CST

Kiran Karnik, former president of the National Association of Software and Service Companies, a technology lobbying group, and one of the government appointees to Satyam's board, speaks during a news conference at the head office of Satyam Computer Services Ltd in Hyderabad in this January 12, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder/FilesReuters - Kiran Karnik has been appointed chairman of the board of fraud-hit Satyam Computer Services, a day after the firm appointed its new chief executive, Corporate Affairs Minister Prem Chand Gupta said on Friday.

India says ban on Chinese toys for public safety (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Feb 2009 07:57 AM CST

Trade Minister Kamal Nath is seen duting a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos in this January 29, 2009 file photo. Nath said on Friday the government's decision to ban imports of Chinese toys was taken on the grounds of public safety and the move was compatible with World Trade Organisation rules. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/FilesReuters - India's trade minister said on Friday the government's decision to ban imports of Chinese toys was taken on the grounds of public safety and the move was compatible with World Trade Organisation rules.

Hundreds more flee Sri Lanka war zone (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Feb 2009 06:25 AM CST

A Sri Lankan soldier takes a picture of a memorial for Tamil Tiger rebels in the north eastern coastal city of Mullaitivu January 27,2009. REUTERS/Bryson HullReuters - More than 2,200 people have fled Sri Lanka's war zone in the last two days as the military on Friday vowed a rapid finish to the 25-year-old war while protecting thousands of trapped civilians.

New Satyam CEO seen as stand-in before sale (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Feb 2009 05:38 AM CST

Satyam Computer Services new chief executive officer A.S. Murty poses inside a Satyam office building in Hyderabad in this handout picture taken February 5, 2009. REUTERS/HandoutReuters - The professional mission of the new chief executive of Satyam Computer Services is -- to enable ordinary people to perform extraordinary tasks -- and this is the exact quality he requires to ensure the survival of the fraud-tainted outsourcer.

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