2009年3月19日星期四

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

Inflation heads towards zero; rate cuts seen (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Mar 2009 08:23 AM PDT

A retail trader arranges a bag containing pulses inside his shop in Jammu in this May 30, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Amit GuptaReuters - Inflation headed towards zero in early March and analysts say it will soon turn negative, opening the way for the Reserve Bank of India to cut interest rates further to prop up demand and growth.


China says ready to resolve toy row with India (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Mar 2009 08:07 AM PDT

Dolls are displayed for sale at a store in Changzhi, China's Shanxi province October 22, 2008. China said on Thursday it was ready to resolve trade disputes with India, including a ban on imports of Chinese toys, a day after Beijing raised the issue with the World Trade Organisation. REUTERS/Stringer/FilesReuters - China said on Thursday it was ready to resolve trade disputes with India, including a ban on imports of Chinese toys, a day after Beijing raised the issue with the World Trade Organisation.


Karat reaches out to Congress (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Mar 2009 06:12 AM PDT

Prakash Karat, the chief of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M), speaks during a news conference in New Delhi in this March 16, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Vijay MathurReuters - Prakash Karat, head of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), said he would be open to talking to the ruling Congress party to support the formation of an alternative "Third Front" government after an upcoming general election.


Govt defers new pension plan for private employees (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Mar 2009 06:21 AM PDT

Employees at a call centre provide service support to customers in Bangalore in this March 17, 2004 file photo. The government on Thursday deferred the launch of a new pension scheme for private-sector employees ahead of upcoming general elections. REUTERS/Sherwin Crasto/FilesReuters - The government on Thursday deferred the launch of a new pension scheme for private-sector employees ahead of upcoming general elections.


Recession the fashion at India Fashion Week (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Mar 2009 12:39 AM PDT

A model displays a creation by designer Kiran Uttam Ghosh during the first day of India Fashion Week in New Delhi March 18, 2009. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - India's biggest fashion event started on a dark note in New Delhi with designers using the global recession and emotional depression to set a sombre trend for their autumn/winter collections.


Maoists kill local RSS leader in Orissa (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Mar 2009 04:03 AM PDT

Reuters - Suspected Maoists shot dead a Hindu leader in Orissa, police said on Thursday, raising fears of religious clashes in the region.

Fearing attacks, India steps up security for leaders (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Mar 2009 12:33 AM PDT

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani speaks during a pre-election meet in Kolkata March 6, 2009. REUTERS/Jayanta ShawReuters - Indian authorities are stepping up security for political leaders, fearing possible militant attacks as a general election approaches, home ministry officials and police said on Thursday.


Jharkhand villagers burn group of robbers to death (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Mar 2009 04:07 AM PDT

Reuters - Angry villagers in Jharkhand burned alive eight robbers and beat four others to death, police said on Thursday.

Thousands protest police killing in Kashmir (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Mar 2009 02:26 AM PDT

Reuters - Thousands of people marched in the streets of a southern Kashmir town on Thursday, accusing police of killing a Muslim carpenter, witnesses said, the second incident in a month involving security forces.

FACTBOX - Opinion polls before general election (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Mar 2009 02:31 AM PDT

Employees work inside a factory manufacturing flags of various political parties on the outskirts of Ahmedabad in this March 16, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Amit DaveReuters - An alliance led by the Congress party is ahead in pre-poll surveys carried out by several polls in India.


Austria's Fritzl gets life in jail for murder, rape (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Mar 2009 06:50 AM PDT

Josef Fritzl arrives for the last day of his trial at the court of law in Sankt Poelten, Austria, March 19, 2009. Fritzl was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for locking up and raping his daughter in a cellar over 24 years, fathering seven children with her, and causing the death of an infant son. REUTERS/POOL/Helmut FohringerReuters - Josef Fritzl was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for locking up and raping his daughter in a cellar over 24 years, fathering seven children with her, and causing the death of an infant son.


India's FY09 textile exports seen flat - official (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Mar 2009 03:33 AM PDT

A worker dyes yarn at a textile mill on the outskirts of Agartala in this April 19, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Jayanta DeyReuters - India's textile exports for the year ending March 2009 is expected to be flat compared with the previous year, as a falling rupee offset losses in the first six months, a government official said on Thursday.


India officials dismisses Sri Lanka's security concerns (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Mar 2009 01:05 AM PDT

Lalit Modi, Chairman and Commissioner of the Indian cricket Premier League listens to a question during a news conference in London in this October 24, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Andrew WinningReuters - Indian cricket officials downplayed security concerns surrounding their Twenty20 league next month after the Sri Lankan board said it would review the situation before allowing its players to participate.


India within one run of New Zealand (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Mar 2009 01:39 AM PDT

India's Rahul Dravid plays a shot watched by New Zealand's Brendon McCullum (L) and Jesse Ryder on day two of their first test cricket match in Hamilton March 19, 2009. REUTERS/Nigel MarpleReuters - India were just one run short of New Zealand's first innings when they accepted an offer of bad light on the second day of the opening test in Hamilton on Thursday.


Bangladesh boosts salaries after exodus to ICL (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Mar 2009 11:35 PM PDT

Bangladesh's supporters wave the national flag during the final match of tri-series one-day international cricket tournament against Sri Lanka in Dhaka in this January 16, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Andrew BirajReuters - The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have bumped up salaries by 30 percent amid concerns more players could ditch their contracts to join the more lucrative rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL).


Actress Natasha Richardson dies after ski fall (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Mar 2009 06:57 PM PDT

Actress Joely Richardson, sister of actress Natasha Richardson, arrives at the Lenox Hill Hospital, in New York, March 18, 2009. REUTERS/Chip EastReuters - Award-winning actress Natasha Richardson, a member of Britain's Redgrave acting dynasty, died on Wednesday at age 45 after a suffering a severe brain injury in a skiing accident in Canada earlier this week.


IBM in talks to buy Sun Microsystems - sources (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Mar 2009 09:18 PM PDT

A Sun Microsystems sign at their offices in Menlo Park, California, September 20, 2007. IBM is in talks to buy Sun Microsystems Inc for at least $6.5 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported, in a deal that could bolster their computer server products against rivals such as Hewlett-Packard Co. REUTERS/Kimberly White/FilesReuters - IBM is in talks to buy Sun Microsystems Inc, sources with knowledge of the matter said, a move that could bolster the technology giant against rivals in the high-end computer server and software markets.


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