2009年4月11日星期六

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

Kashmiri separatist leader Sajjad Lone to contest election (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 06:35 AM PDT

Sajjad Gani Lone, chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference (JKPC), speaks during a news conference at his residence in Srinagar April 11, 2009. REUTERS/Fayaz KabliReuters - Kashmir's senior separatist leader Sajjad Gani Lone, who has opposed Indian rule in the disputed Himalayan region for decades, in a surprising move on Saturday said he would contest the imminent general elections.


Maoists kill 5 policemen in Jharkhand before Sonia rally (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 07:03 AM PDT

Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi waves during an election campaign rally at Khunti, 60 km south of Ranchi, April 11, 2009. REUTERS/Rajesh Kumar SenReuters - Maoist rebels killed five policemen and injured three in Jharkhand on Saturday, hours before the Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi was due to address an election rally in the area.


Satyam used $60 mln bank funds in Jan-March - paper (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 12:47 AM PDT

Labourers clean the Satyam building in Hyderabad in this December 30, 2008 file photo. Fraud-hit Satyam Computer Services Ltd has used 3 billion rupees ($60 million) of the 6.85 billion bank funds that it has arranged, The Economic Times said on Saturday citing documents from a highly placed source in the company. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder/FilesReuters - Fraud-hit Satyam Computer Services Ltd has used 3 billion rupees ($60 million) of the 6.85 billion bank funds that it has arranged, The Economic Times said on Saturday citing documents from a highly placed source in the company.


Four killed, two bombs recovered in Assam (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 03:13 AM PDT

Reuters - Four people, including two policemen, were killed in two separate incidents of violence in Assam, police said on Saturday, ahead of a general election.

Maoist rebels kill 10 policemen in Chhattisgarh (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 12:41 AM PDT

Reuters - Heavily armed Maoists ambushed a security forces patrol in Chhattisgarh on Friday, killing 10 personnel, a police official said, as the rebels step up violence ahead of the general election.

India can beat anyone anywhere, says Harbhajan (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 08:41 PM PDT

India's Harbhajan Singh (C) celebrates taking the wicket of New Zealand's Jesse Ryder (L) during their third international cricket test match in Wellington in this April 6, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Anthony PhelpsReuters - Fresh from a rare test series victory in New Zealand, off-spinner Harbhajan Singh believes India have what it takes to beat the best in the world on their home soil.


U.S., others urge end to Sri Lanka 'futile fighting' (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 08:04 PM PDT

A Sri Lankan soldier is seen in the jungles of the Puthukkudiyirippu area in northeast Sri Lanka in this February 28, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Stringer/FilesReuters - The nations leading Sri Lanka's peace process on Friday urged the Tamil Tigers to free 100,000 civilians they are holding and the military to stop shelling the no-fire zone where the separatists are making their last stand.


Poverty makes surrogates of women in Gujarat (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 10:47 PM PDT

Nayna Patel, an Indian gynaecologist, carries out an ultrasound examination on Shabnam, a surrogate mother, at Patel's clinic in Anand in Gujarat in this March 4, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - Shabnam had dreamed of owning a home for years, but with few prospects for her husband, she followed the lead of many poor women in her town in Gujarat: she signed up to carry a baby for another couple.


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