2009年3月17日星期二

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

IMF sees India's growth rate slowing dramatically (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Mar 2009 05:13 PM PDT

A suburban passenger train goes past high-voltage electricity towers in Mumbai June 20, 2008. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - India's economy is slowing dramatically and uncertainty surrounding the outlook is unusually large, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday.


New Zealand 61-6 v India - lunch, day one (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Mar 2009 05:26 PM PDT

New Zealand's Tim McIntosh plays and misses on day one during the first test cricket match against New Zealand in Hamilton March 18, 2009.   REUTERS/Nigel MarpleReuters - New Zealand were 61 for six in their first innings at lunch on the opening day of the first test against India at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Wednesday.


Democracy to be restored in Punjab province - Pakistan PM (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Mar 2009 10:24 AM PDT

Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani attends a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos in this January 29, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Denis BalibouseReuters - Pakistan's government will restore democracy quickly in Punjab, its biggest and politically most important province as part of reconciliation efforts, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Tuesday.


Film-makers, multiplex owners' spat to hit Bollywood (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Mar 2009 08:24 AM PDT

People stand in front of a movie poster of Reuters - Bollywood could face a virtual shutdown after a dispute on revenue sharing between multiplex owners and film producers, leading to a freeze on marketing and release of all films after April 4.


Reuters poll sees Congress coalition leading in election (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Mar 2009 06:02 AM PDT

A woman stands in front of the portraits of Congress party Chief Sonia Gandhi (R) and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Siliguri in this March 7, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Rupak De ChowdhuriReuters - An alliance led by the ruling left-of-centre Congress Party is most likely to win the next general election but it could need communist support to build a majority, a Reuters poll of 14 leading analysts has predicted.


Eight coal miners die in pit in Meghalaya (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Mar 2009 10:44 AM PDT

Reuters - Eight miners trapped in a coal mine in Meghalaya since last Friday have been found dead, police said on Tuesday.

Rift in the Hindu-nationalist BJP (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Mar 2009 10:01 AM PDT

Rajnath Singh, president of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), arrives at the parliament during the railway budget session in New Delhi in this February 26, 2007 file photo. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - The following is a snapshot of recent developments in India's general election campaign. The sources of reports are in brackets.


India leaders blog, text to plug in to young voters (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Mar 2009 01:57 AM PDT

Screenshot of the blog by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani. REUTERS/http://blog.lkadvani.inReuters - Video clips on Youtube, updates on Facebook, blogs, and an online voter registration campaign.


India chase rare series win in New Zealand (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Mar 2009 02:22 AM PDT

India's coach Gary Kirsten (R) talks with his captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni during team training the day before their first test cricket match against New Zealand in Hamilton, March 17, 2009. REUTERS/Nigel MarpleReuters - New Zealand claimed an early victory ahead of the opening test against India when they kicked out a proposal to delay the start of the match by an hour, but it remains to be seen whether they will have similar success on the field.


India says to meet direct tax collection goal (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Mar 2009 06:52 AM PDT

A man uses an electronic machine to check an Indian currency note at a money exchange shop in Siliguri in this February 5, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - India expects to meet its downwardly revised direct tax collection target of 3.45 trillion rupees ($67 billion) for the 2008/09 fiscal year ending on March 31, a finance ministry official said on Tuesday.


Larsen in talks with PE firms for Satyam bid - paper (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Mar 2009 07:25 AM PDT

Labourers clean the Satyam building in Hyderabad in this December 30, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder/FilesReuters - Indian engineering conglomerate Larsen & Toubro is talking to private equity firms such as Blackstone and The Carlyle Group over a joint bid for Satyam Computer Services, the Economic Times reported on Tuesday.


Asia's baby boomers saving more to spend more - poll (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Mar 2009 03:05 AM PDT

A man uses an electronic machine to check a currency note at a money exchange in Siliguri in this February 5, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Rupak De ChowdhuriReuters - More Asian baby boomers are making saving a priority, but a regional survey shows that the money is just as likely to be spent on a holiday or their children as it is to cushion against an uncertain economy.


Dravid eyes rare test win in New Zealand (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Mar 2009 04:14 AM PDT

India's Rahul Dravid is pictured during team training the day before their first test cricket match against New Zealand in Hamilton, March 17, 2009.   REUTERS/Nigel MarpleReuters - Rahul Dravid has tasted test success in every test-playing nation except New Zealand and the veteran batsman is determined to end that barren run in the upcoming series.


U.S. OKs record $2.1 bln arms sale to India (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Mar 2009 05:25 PM PDT

A man looks at a scale model of Boeing's 787 dreamliner at their booth at the Singapore Air Show in Singapore February 19, 2008. The U.S. State Department said it had cleared a $2.1 billion sale to India of eight Boeing Co P-8I maritime patrol aircraft, the largest U.S. arms transfer to India to date. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash/FilesReuters - President Barack Obama's administration has cleared a $2.1 billion sale to India of eight Boeing Co P-8I maritime patrol aircraft, the largest U.S. arms transfer to India to date.


ELECTION EYE - Rift in BJP (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Mar 2009 02:07 AM PDT

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) party flag seen in Hyderabad in this November 7, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Krishnendu HalderReuters - The following is a snapshot of recent developments in India's general election campaign. The sources of reports are in brackets.


Virender Sehwag sets the pace (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Mar 2009 07:58 PM PDT

Virender Sehwag practices in the nets ahead of their one day international cricket test match against New Zealand in Hamilton, March 10, 2009.   REUTERS/Nigel MarpleReuters - After hitting the seventh fastest century in one-day cricket, Virender Sehwag goes into India's test series against New Zealand carrying a reputation as the world's most destructive batsman.


Pakistan defuses crisis, agrees to restore judge (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Mar 2009 07:35 PM PDT

Pakistan's deposed chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry is seen during a lawyers convention in Multan in this December 24, 2008 file photo. Pakistan's government agreed on Monday to reinstate Chaudhry as chief justice to defuse a political crisis and end a street agitation that was threatening to turn into violent confrontation. REUTERS/Stringer/FilesReuters - Pakistan's government agreed on Monday to reinstate Iftikhar Chaudhry as chief justice in a surprise bid to defuse a crisis and end agitation by lawyers and activists that had threatened to turn into violent confrontation.


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