2009年2月11日星期三

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

RSS plans cow urine drink to rival Western sodas (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Feb 2009 01:03 AM CST

A cow is seen standing in Ursa village, near the Line of Control, in this October 15, 2005 file photo. A hardline Hindu organisation, known for its opposition to Reuters - A hardline Hindu organisation, known for its opposition to "corrupting" Western food imports, is planning to launch a new soft drink made from cow's urine, often seen as sacred in parts of India.


Govt says needs to stimulate trade, investment (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Feb 2009 12:17 AM CST

Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee is seen speaking during a two-day long Reuters - India needs to stimulate trade and investment flows, and boost a slowing domestic economy hit by deepening recessions overseas, the acting finance minister said ahead of next week's interim budget.


Inflation at 4.39 percent on Jan. 31 (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Feb 2009 01:09 AM CST

A vendor is seen arranging vegetables at a market in Siliguri in this December 20, 2008 file photo. The wholesale price index rose 4.39  percent in the 12 months to Jan. 31, below the previous week's annual rise of 5.07 percent, government data showed on Thursday. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - The wholesale price index rose 4.39 percent in the 12 months to Jan. 31, below the previous week's annual rise of 5.07 percent, government data showed on Thursday.


U.S. judge rejects mediation in Bhopal court case (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2009 11:32 PM CST

A policeman is seen outside the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal in this November 30, 2002 file photo. A U.S. judge has rejected a request to order mediation to help resolve a long-running pollution lawsuit stemming from the 1984 Bhopal toxic gas leak in India, after objections from defendant Union Carbide Corp. REUTERS/Raj Patidar/FilesReuters - A U.S. judge has rejected a request to order mediation to help resolve a long-running pollution lawsuit stemming from the 1984 Bhopal toxic gas leak in India, after objections from defendant Union Carbide Corp.


Russia, India sign $700 mln in nuclear fuel deals (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2009 08:53 PM CST

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (L) and India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh attend a joint news conference in New Delhi in this December 5, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - Russia signed more than $700 million in deals on Wednesday to supply India's nuclear reactors with fuel pellets, Russia's state-owned nuclear company said in a statement.


India to infuse 38 bln rupees into 3 banks (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2009 05:24 AM CST

Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram seen New Delhi in this December 1, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/B MathurReuters - The government will infuse 38 billion rupees into three state-run banks by the end of March 2010, a minister said Wednesday, helping their shares extend gains in a market that ended almost unchanged.


SpiceJet, others raise fares; govt says keeping watch (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2009 06:38 AM CST

SpiceJet aircraft prepares for landing at the airport in Mumbai July 15, 2008. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - Low-cost carrier SpiceJet raised fares, with unsustainably low tariffs failing to spur demand as expected, and in line with hikes by peers, and the government on Wednesday said it was keeping watch to prevent cartelisation.


Rains in Punjab, Haryana to boost wheat output (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2009 04:06 AM CST

Labourers walk in a wheat field during harvesting in Bhartpur village, in Punjab, in this April 10, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Ajay Verma/FilesReuters - Rains in the main wheat producing states of Punjab and Haryana in the past 24 hours will boost the wheat crop, officials said on Wednesday.


Sri Lanka's Jayawardene to step down as captain (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2009 02:59 AM CST

Sri Lanka's cricket team captain Mahela Jayawardene speaks during a news conference in Lahore January 23, 2009. REUTERS/Mohsin RazaReuters - Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene is stepping down as captain after their tour of Pakistan, the 31-year-old announced on Wednesday.


India to help fertiliser units switch to natural gas (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2009 03:30 AM CST

India's Home Minister Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram speaks during a news conference in New Delhi in this February 29, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - The cabinet has approved a plan to help fertiliser plants use natural gas instead of fuel oil and naphtha, Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram told reporters on Wednesday.


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