2009年5月24日星期日

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Nine wounded in Sikh temple attack in Vienna (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2009 09:07 AM PDT

An injured person is transported out of a Sikh temple in Vienna May 24, 2009. At least nine people were wounded when armed men attacked a preacher and worshippers in a Sikh temple in the Austrian capital Vienna on Sunday, police said. REUTERS/Fred ReiserReuters - At least nine people were wounded when armed men attacked a preacher and worshippers in a Sikh temple in the Austrian capital Vienna on Sunday, police said.


India to stage postponed Champions League in October (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2009 11:17 AM PDT

Reuters - India will stage the inaugural Twenty20 Champions League, postponed after last year's militant attacks in Mumbai, from Oct. 8-23, organisers said on Sunday.

Austrian Michael Haneke wins Palme d'Or in Cannes (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2009 11:46 AM PDT

Director Michael Haneke is congratulated by Jury President Isabelle Huppert after receiving the Palme d'Or award for the film Reuters - Austrian director Michael Haneke won the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) for best picture at the Cannes film festival on Sunday for "The White Ribbon", his eery exploration of the roots of Nazi terror.


Symonds leads Deccan Chargers to IPL title (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2009 12:21 PM PDT

Deccan Chargers' Herschelle Gibbs plays a shot during the final of the 2009 Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 cricket match against the Bangalore Royal Challengers in Johannesburg May 24, 2009. REUTERS/Siphiwe SibekoReuters - Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds led the Deccan Chargers to a six-run victory over the Bangalore Royal Challengers in the Indian Premier League Twenty20 final at the Wanderers on Sunday.


Hewitt says ITF handling of Davis Cup furore "a disgrace" (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2009 10:09 AM PDT

Lleyton Hewitt of Australia celebrates winning a point during his match against Ivo Karlovic of Croatia at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris May 24, 2009. REUTERS/Charles PlatiauReuters - An angry Lleyton Hewitt labelled the ITF's actions a disgrace after the tennis governing body fined Australia $10,000 over their decision to boycott a Davis Cup zonal tie in India because of security concerns.


Button masters Monaco for fifth win in six (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2009 08:05 AM PDT

Brawn GP Formula One driver Jenson Button (R) of Britain leads during the Monaco F1 Grand Prix in Monte Carlo May 24, 2009. REUTERS/Robert PrattaReuters - Formula One championship leader Jenson Button mastered Monaco's treacherous streets on Sunday to chalk up his fifth victory in six races and lead another Brawn GP one-two finish.


Daiichi Sankyo replaces head of its Ranbaxy unit (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2009 06:09 AM PDT

Ranbaxy Chief Executive Malvinder Singh speaks during a news conference in New Delhi in this July 29, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur/FilesReuters - Japanese drugmaker Daiichi Sankyo said Malvinder Singh, chairman and chief executive of its Indian unit Ranbaxy Laboratories, had resigned and named replacements for him on Sunday.


Iran, Pakistan sign gas export deal - media (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2009 07:56 AM PDT

Reuters - Iran and Pakistan signed a framework agreement on Sunday to export Iranian natural gas to the neighbouring country during a visit by Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to Tehran, Iranian news agencies reported.

Govt likely to move on U.S. military pact (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2009 12:14 AM PDT

Indian and U.S. national flags flutter in front of the Presidential Palace in New Delhi in this February 28, 2006 file photo. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - India's new ruling coalition, freed of pressure from its former communist allies, is expected to move forward soon on a military logistics deal with the United States that would help U.S. operations in the region.


India air force chief says wary of China's military (Reuters)

Posted: 23 May 2009 10:28 PM PDT

Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major inspects a guard of honour during the Indian Air Force Day celebrations at the Hindon air force station on the outskirts of New Delhi in this October 8, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur/FilesReuters - India faces a greater threat from China than Pakistan because New Delhi knows little about Beijing's combat capabilities, India's air force chief told a newspaper in an interview published on Sunday.


Reliance Infra plans to raise $913 million (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2009 04:45 AM PDT

Anil Ambani, chairman of Anil Dhirubhai Ambani group speaks during a news conference in Ahmedabad in this January 5, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - India's Reliance Infrastructure Ltd said it planned to raise 43 billion rupees ($913 million) by issuing share warrants to its founders, as it gears up to bid for infrastructure contracts.


Few doubt outcome as Suu Kyi trial grinds on (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2009 02:44 AM PDT

A Myanmar activist holds a portrait of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a protest outside the Chinese embassy in Bangkok May 24, 2009. As Suu Kyi's trial enters its second week, taxi driver Thein Aung offered a widely held view on its eventual outcome. REUTERS/Kerek WongsaReuters - As Aung San Suu Kyi's trial enters its second week, taxi driver Thein Aung offered a widely held view on its eventual outcome.


Openers need to fight fatigue factor, says Tendulkar (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2009 01:06 AM PDT

Virender Sehwag of the Delhi Daredevils plays a shot during the 2009 Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 cricket match against the Mumbai Indians in Centurion, May 21, 2009. REUTERS/Siphiwe SibekoReuters - Openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir need to shake off the "fatigue factor" if they are to mount a strong defence of their World Twenty20 title, says leading batsman Sachin Tendulkar.


Button wins Monaco GP in Brawn one-two (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2009 06:56 AM PDT

Brawn GP Formula One driver Jenson Button (R) of Britain leads during the Monaco F1 Grand Prix in Monte Carlo May 24, 2009. REUTERS/Robert PrattaReuters - Britain's Jenson Button chalked up his fifth win in six races with team mate Rubens Barrichello following him home for a Brawn GP one-two at the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday.


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