2009年4月30日星期四

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

Chrysler files for bankruptcy; signs Fiat deal (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Apr 2009 11:43 AM PDT

A Chrysler logo is seen atop a New York City car dealership April 27, 2009. REUTERS/Mike SegarReuters - Chrysler LLC -- battered for the past two years by disappearing global auto sales and the credit crisis -- filed for bankruptcy on Thursday and announced an industry-changing deal with Fiat after talks to restructure its debt broke down.


Dilshan half-century helps Delhi to victory over Deccan (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Apr 2009 01:07 PM PDT

Delhi Daredevils Tillakaratne Dilshan plays a shot during their 2009 Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 cricket tournament against the Deccan Chargers in Centurion April 30, 2009.   REUTERS/Siphiwe SibekoReuters - A half-century by Tillakeratne Dilshan steered the Delhi Daredevils to a six-wicket win over Deccan Chargers at Centurion as they joined them at the top of the Indian Premier League on Thursday.


Focus on BJP as India votes in 3rd round (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Apr 2009 10:42 AM PDT

Poll officials inspect an electronic voting machine (EVM) at a distribution centre in Mumbai April 29, 2009. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - Millions of Indians voted in the third round of a general election on Thursday in several states seen as key to the Bharatiya Janata Party's bid to win power from the Congress-led ruling coalition.


WHO changes flu virus strain name from swine flu (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Apr 2009 10:52 AM PDT

A sales representative wearing a face mask offers a leaflet for private medical insurance for travellers at the international airport in Buenos Aires April 30, 2009. REUTERS/Enrique MarcarianReuters - The World Health Organisation (WHO), bowing to pressure from meat industry producers and concerned governments, said on Thursday it would refer to a deadly new virus strain as influenza A (H1N1) not swine flu.


Mexico begins shutting down as flu fears spread (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Apr 2009 03:47 PM PDT

A thermographic device monitors travellers at Mexico City's international airport April 29, 2009. REUTERS/Daniel AguilarReuters - Mexico began shutting down parts of its economy on Thursday to slow the spread of a new flu strain as officials urged increased worldwide precautions against an imminent pandemic.


More illegal Indian workers leave Dubai - consulate (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Apr 2009 07:44 AM PDT

Labourers take a rest during a break in a building under construction in Dubai September 9, 2005. REUTERS/Anwar Mirza/FilesReuters - The number of illegal Indian workers leaving Dubai soared in the first four months of 2009 as the financial crisis hit demand for day labourers on building sites, India's consul-general to Dubai said on Thursday.


Govt to launch new pension scheme for pvt sector from May 1 (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Apr 2009 09:09 AM PDT

An elderly man walks in a park in Mumbai January 18, 2009. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - The government will launch a new pension scheme for all private sector employees and self-employed persons from May 1 that will allow investment of 50 percent of funds in stock markets, an official said on Thursday.


India inflation rises more than expected (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Apr 2009 04:00 AM PDT

A shopkeeper packs vegetables for a customer at a streetside shop in Mumbai in this March 19, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - India's annual inflation was higher-than-expected for the second week in a row, led by food and mineral prices, pointing to some stubborn price pressures and suggesting the Reserve Bank may be close to ending its rate cuts.


Obama says Pakistan internal threat grave (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Apr 2009 12:56 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during his news conference marking his 100th day in office in the East Room at the White House in Washington April 29, 2009. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - U.S. President Barack Obama said Pakistan's army had begun to realise that homegrown militants and not India posed the biggest threat to stability, after troops retook a key town from Taliban militants.


Delhi Daredevils beat Deccan Chargers by six wickets (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Apr 2009 07:44 AM PDT

Reuters - The Delhi Daredevils beat the Deccan Chargers by six wickets with eight balls remaining in their Indian Premier League match in Centurion on Thursday.

ELECTION EYE - Left will not scrap nuclear deal with U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Apr 2009 10:30 PM PDT

Communist Party of India (Marxist) supporters hold their party flags during a public rally in Kolkata in this February 8, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Jayanta ShawReuters - The following is a snapshot of recent developments in India's general election campaign. (The sources are mentioned in brackets).


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