2009年3月27日星期五

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

Iran, India, other nations have Afghanistan stake: Obama (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Mar 2009 01:34 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks in Washington announcing a comprehensive, new strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan March 27, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday that many nations, including NATO partners and also countries like Iran, India and China, have a stake in achieving security in Afghanistan and Pakistan.


Gujarat minister arrested over religious riots case (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Mar 2009 06:40 AM PDT

A fireman extinguishes a burning shop set alight by rioters in Ahmedabad in this April 22, 2002 file photo. REUTERS/Amit DaveReuters - Police arrested the child welfare minister of Gujarat on Friday for leading a mob that attacked Muslims during one of the country's worst religious riots seven years ago, officials said.


Suicide bomber kills 37 in Pakistani mosque (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Mar 2009 08:00 AM PDT

Paramedic staff provide medical treatment to a victim of a suicide blast in a Khyber agency tribal region, at local hospital in Peshawar March 27, 2009. REUTERS/Ali ImamReuters - A suicide bomber killed 37 people when he blew himself up in a crowded Pakistani mosque near the Afghan border on Friday, government officials said.


Hidayat reaches semis in Indian Open, Nehwal ousted (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Mar 2009 07:56 AM PDT

Reuters - Indonesian favourite Taufik Hidayat and Malaysia's Muhammad Hafiz Hashim reached the Indian Open badminton semi-finals on Friday.

Q+A - Is ruling Congress party bleeding allies? (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Mar 2009 02:15 AM PDT

Health & Family Welfare Minister Anbumani Ramadoss seen at a news conference in New Delhi in this June 2006 file photo. Ramadoss' Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) party, a UPA ally in Tamil Nadu will forge a new regional alliance in a blow to the Congress party's attempts to forge a national coalition weeks before the general election. REUTERS/B MathurReuters - A government ally in Tamil Nadu will forge a new regional alliance in a blow to the ruling Congress party's attempts to secure a national coalition weeks before the general election.


India slump after Ryder's double century (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Mar 2009 12:28 AM PDT

New Zealand's Jesse Ryder celebrates his 200 against India  during their second international cricket test match in Napier, March 27, 2009.    REUTERS/Anthony PhelpsReuters - India slumped to 79 for three in reply to New Zealand's mammoth 619 for nine declared led by Jesse Ryder's double century on the second day of the second test at McLean Park on Friday.


For global India designer, home is where the money is (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Mar 2009 10:36 PM PDT

Indian models present fashion designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee's creations during the Bridal Asia 2005 fashion show in New Delhi in this October 6, 2005 file photo. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/FilesReuters - Sabyasachi Mukherjee, one of India's best-known fashion designers at home and abroad, has a few words of advice for others seeking to make their name internationally: forget global, stay local.


Tibet serf debate shadows China's "emancipation day" (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Mar 2009 06:19 AM PDT

Reuters - Lots of salty yak butter tea and an end to harsh beatings marked the start of the 1960s for farmer Kigya, who grew up shackled to the estate of a local nobleman by the inherited ties that once bound most Tibetans.

Economy to be much worse in 2009 - Ahluwalia (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Mar 2009 11:51 PM PDT

Montek Singh Ahluwalia, deputy chairman of India's planning commission, listens to a speaker during 'The New Comparative Advantages' session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, in this January 27, 2006 file photo. REUTERS/Sebastian Derungs/FilesReuters - India's economy would be "significantly worse" in 2009 than in the previous year, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said on Friday, and the woes would not end in the fiscal year ending March 2010.


Indian designers try to stay relevant in recession (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Mar 2009 01:32 AM PDT

Models display outfits designed by Kiran Uttam Ghosh during a fashion show on the first day of India Fashion Week in New Delhi March 18, 2009. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (INDIA FASHION)Reuters - From shrinking their collections to slashing prices, Indian fashion designers are trying to cope with the global financial crisis, which has dimmed the appetite for haute couture internationally and at home.


Iran, India, other nations have Afghanistan stake - Obama (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Mar 2009 11:43 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama participates in an Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday that many nations, including NATO partners and also countries like Iran, India and China, have a stake in achieving security in Afghanistan and Pakistan.


India questions Australia's commitment to Davis Cup group (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Mar 2009 07:27 AM PDT

Reuters - The Indian tennis federation has questioned Australia's commitment to the Davis Cup Asian grouping after they requested May's zonal tie be moved out of the country because of security fears.

Szucsak quits as India shooting coach due to contract row (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Mar 2009 05:11 AM PDT

Reuters - A Hungarian coach who helped India build a formidable shooting team has quit, criticising the country's rifle federation for the handling of his contract.

ELECTION EYE - Congress-led coalition loses PMK (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Mar 2009 12:35 AM PDT

India's Health & Family Welfare Minister Anbumani Ramadoss speaks during a news conference in New Delhi in this November 30, 2005 file photo. The Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) party said it would join Congress opponent the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - The following is a snapshot of recent developments in India's general election campaign. (Items are from own sources unless stated.)


Kashmir gunbattle raises security worries in India (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Mar 2009 08:03 PM PDT

Members of the media take pictures of seized rifles during a news conference by the Indian army after a gun battle, in Srinagar March 25, 2009. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli/FilesReuters - A five-day gunbattle between militants and the army in Kashmir has raised security concerns about more attacks in the disputed region before a general election, army officials and experts said.


Inflation to be near zero in FY10 - adviser (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Mar 2009 11:14 PM PDT

India's finance ministry's chief economic adviser Arvind Virmani speaks during an interview with Reuters in New Delhi in this November 21, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur/FilesReuters - India's wholesale price inflation is expected to be between 2 percent and minus 2 percent in the fiscal year to March 2010, Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Virmani said on Friday.


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