2009年4月9日星期四

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

Brisk start as Tata Motors opens Nano bookings (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 01:05 PM PDT

People look at a 'Nano' car displayed at a showroom in Mumbai April 9, 2009. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - Bookings for Tata Motors' Nano got off to a brisk start in Mumbai on Thursday, with a steady stream of prospective customers queuing up to be one of the first to own what is billed as the world's cheapest car.


Satyam annual revenue seen at $1.5-$1.7 bln - sources (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 07:12 AM PDT

An employee of Satyam Computer Services enters the office building in Hyderabad January 21, 2009. REUTERS/Krishnendu HalderReuters - Fraud-hit Satyam Computer Services Ltd's annual revenues appear to be about $1.5 billion to $1.7 billion, three sources who have analysed data provided by the outsourcing firm to bidders said on Thursday.


Nepal police detain seven in pro-Tibet protest (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 09:56 AM PDT

Tibetan protesters sit in a candlelight protest at Thamel in Kathmandu April 9, 2009. REUTERS/Gopal ChitrakarReuters - Nepali police broke up an anti-China protest in Kathmandu on Thursday and detained at least seven Tibetans who were demanding greater autonomy for the region, police said.


End-game nears for Satyam, but buyers wary (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 03:40 AM PDT

India's Satyam Computer Services Chairman Kiran Karnik leaves after attending the company's board meeting in Mumbai February 12, 2009, file photo. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - Fraud-hit Satyam Computer Services' search for a white knight could end on Monday, but bidders face an uphill task to put a price tag on the Indian company due to uncertainty about its finances and liabilities.


ELECTION EYE - Sikhs protest against Congress (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 12:51 AM PDT

Sikhs attend a protest against Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar, who were accused of leading anti-Sikh riots in 1984, in New Delhi April 7, 2009. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - The following is a snapshot of recent developments in India's general election campaign. (The sources are mentioned in brackets).


Caste battles development in lawless Bihar (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Apr 2009 06:58 PM PDT

Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar waves in Patna in this November 23, 2005 file photo. REUTERS/Krishna Murari Kishan/FilesReuters - There's an old joke in Bihar: "People don't cast their votes, they vote for their caste."


Q+A - Bookings open for Tata's Nano, world's cheapest car (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 03:27 AM PDT

Visitors look at Tata Motors Reuters - Bookings for Tata Motors eagerly awaited Nano, dubbed the world's cheapest car, open on Thursday.


BJP pledges clampdown on off-shore accounts (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Apr 2009 08:43 PM PDT

Leader of opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)  Lal Krishna Advani speaks during the release of the party's manifesto in New Delhi April 3, 2009. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - Opposition leader L.K. Advani on Wednesday vowed to get back money stashed by wealthy Indians in illegal accounts abroad as the party stepped up its campaign for good governance in the general election.


Solar-powered cooker wins $75,000 climate prize (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Apr 2009 06:12 PM PDT

Reuters - A $6 cardboard box that uses solar power to cook food, sterilise water and could help 3 billion poor people cut greenhouse gases, has won a $75,000 prize for ideas to fight global warming.
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