2009年3月25日星期三

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

Cong govt may need left again - Pawar (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2009 08:35 AM PDT

Farm Minister Sharad Pawar speaks during an interview with Reuters in New Delhi March 25, 2009. Pawar, one of India's most powerful ruling politicians, said on Wednesday any new Congress government may have to rely on support from the communists or other regional parties to win a parliamentary majority after a general election. REUTERS/Vijay MathurReuters - One of India's most powerful ruling politicians said on Wednesday any new Congress government may have to rely on support from the communists or other regional parties to win a parliamentary majority after a general election.


Kashmir fight kills 25, Lashkar vows more attacks (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2009 08:38 AM PDT

Indian army soldiers prepare to fire into the air during the funeral of Shabir Ahmad Malik, a Kashmiri Muslim soldier from the Indian army, in Dab, 35km north of Srinagar March 24, 2009. REUTERS/Fayaz KabliReuters - The Pakistan-based militant group blamed for the Mumbai attacks threatened on Wednesday more violence in Kashmir after a five-day gunbattle with troops that killed 25 people.


Indian businesses brace for impact of IPL switch (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2009 05:20 AM PDT

India fans cheer for their team as they play against Australia during their ICC World Twenty20 cricket semi-final match in Durban in this September 22, 2007 file photo. REUTERS/Rogan Ward/FilesReuters - Indian businesses from street vendors to multi-million dollar advertising agencies are braced for a financial jolt following the Indian Premier League's (IPL) switch to South Africa.


Bindeshwar Pathak wins Stockholm water prize (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2009 08:43 AM PDT

Reuters - A man who has fought for almost four decades to improve sanitation in India's slums and villages was awarded the 2009 Stockholm Water Prize on Wednesday.

Jharkhands poor pray to Obama for "honest" poll candidates (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2009 06:03 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference in the East Room at the White House in Washington, March 24, 2009. Villagers in Jharkhand chanted sacred hymns and offered prayers to Obama on Wednesday, while appealing to political parties to field candidates like the U.S. President in the upcoming general election. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - Villagers in Jharkhand chanted sacred hymns and offered prayers to Barack Obama on Wednesday, while appealing to political parties to field candidates like the U.S. President in the upcoming general election.


Newspaper editor shot dead in Assam (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2009 05:25 AM PDT

Mallika Majumdar, wife of Anil Majumdar, editor of the Assamese daily Reuters - Unidentified gunmen shot dead an editor of a newspaper in revolt-racked Assam, police said on Wednesday.


"Salaam Bombay" star turned driver recalls own "Slumdog" past (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2009 12:28 AM PDT

Boys watch journalists while waiting for children who acted in the film 'Slumdog Millionaire,' to return to their houses in a slum in Mumbai February 26, 2009. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - Once he was as famous as the child stars from "Slumdog Millionaire", but Shafiq Syed's own rags-to-riches story has ended and he now earns $3 a day driving a motor rickshaw.


Spice says may withdraw from Satyam bid process (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Mar 2009 10:53 PM PDT

An employee of Satyam Computer Services enters the office building in Hyderabad January 21, 2009. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder/FilesReuters - Spice Group, a suitor for Satyam Computer Services, may withdraw from the race to buy the fraud-hit Indian outsourcing firm due to a lack of desired transparency in the bidding process, its chairman said on Wednesday.


NZ batsmen must dig in to level India series (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2009 12:46 AM PDT

India's VVS Laxman shakes New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori's hand after winning their first test cricket match against New Zealand in Hamilton, March 21, 2009. REUTERS/Nigel Marple/FilesReuters - Batting time will be key to New Zealand levelling their test series against India on a McLean Park pitch that is likely to produce plenty of runs when the second test begins on Thursday.


ELECTION EYE - Singh confirmed as Congress PM candidiate (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Mar 2009 08:58 PM PDT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh smiles during the release of Congress party's manifesto for the April/May general election in New Delhi March 24, 2009. REUTERS/B MathurReuters - The following is a snapshot of recent developments in India's general election campaign. (Items are from own sources unless stated.)


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