2009年7月15日星期三

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Website publishes sensitive Twitter corporate info (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 04:26 PM PDT

Screenshot of Twitter's homepage. REUTERS/Twitter.comReuters - Technology news website TechCrunch published on Wednesday sensitive internal documents belonging to Twitter, including financial projections, offering a rare glimpse into the wildly popular microblogging site.


India, Pakistan PMs to meet, Mumbai attacks cloud talks (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 03:36 PM PDT

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (R) and his Pakistani counterpart Yousaf Raza Gilani shake hands before their meeting in Colombo in this August 2, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Buddhika Weerasinghe/FilesReuters - The prime ministers of India and Pakistan meet in Egypt on Thursday for talks which Islamabad hopes will pave the way to the resolution of all disputes with its rival.


U.S. hopes to unveil defense, nuclear deals in India (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 12:44 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers a major foreign policy address at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, July 15, 2009. REUTERS/Hyungwon KangReuters - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hopes to unveil agreements that would help U.S. firms sell sophisticated arms and nuclear power plants to India when she visits next week, a U.S. official said on Wednesday.


Iranian plane crashes after fire, killing 168 (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 09:47 AM PDT

Image taken from television footage shows wreckage from a crashed Tupolev passenger aircraft near the village of Jannat-abad in Qazvin July 15, 2009. REUTERS/Press TV via Reuters TVReuters - A Tupolev aircraft crashed in Iran on Wednesday on its way to Armenia after catching fire in mid-air and ploughing into farmland, killing all 168 people on board just 16 minutes after take-off.


Reliance ADAG, DreamWorks close to $825 mln film financing deal (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 04:32 PM PDT

Director Steven Spielberg arrives for a Film Society Gala Tribute to honor actor Tom Hanks with the Chaplin Award, New York April 27, 2009. Spielberg's DreamWorks Studios could receive $825 million in film financing to begin producing movies starting this year, an Indian company involved in deal talks said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/FilesReuters - Director Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks Studios could receive $825 million in film financing to begin producing movies starting this year, Reliance ADA Group which is involved in deal talks said on Wednesday.


Pakistan sees momentum in ties with India (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 01:30 PM PDT

Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani gestures during a news conference  in Islamabad April 23, 2009. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood/FilesReuters - On the eve of talks with his Indian counterpart, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Wednesday he hoped recent momentum in ties could push the rivals toward "comprehensive engagement".


India wants "terrorism infrastructure" dismantled (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 11:23 AM PDT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh waves to the media as he arrives for a workshop meeting between the G8 and the G5 emerging countries on the Majors Economies and Trade global issues at the G8 Summit in L'Aquila, Italy, July 9, 2009. REUTERS/Lucas Dolega/Pool/FilesReuters - India's prime minister said on Wednesday "the infrastructure of terrorism" must be dismantled, remarks clearly directed at rival Pakistan.


Monsoon picks up; govt says no need to panic (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 08:57 AM PDT

A man enjoys a bungee jump inside an amusement park as monsoon clouds cover the sky in Hyderabad July 14, 2009. REUTERS/Krishnendu HalderReuters - India has a contingency plan if annual monsoon rains remain below normal and there is no need panic, the finance minister said on Wednesday.


Somali pirates leave dhow, 14 Indian crew-EU force (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 09:57 AM PDT

Reuters - Somali pirates abandoned a dhow and its 14 member Indian crew on Thursday after using the ship to attack an oil tanker earlier this week, a European Union anti-piracy force said.

Govt says borrowing to remain front-loaded (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 07:44 AM PDT

Kashmiri women walk past currency notes in Srinagar November 20, 2006. The government will try to raise most of its record borrowing needs by the end of September to leave more room for private borrowers in the second half of the 2009/10 fiscal year, the finance secretary said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli/FilesReuters - The government will try to raise most of its record borrowing needs by the end of September to leave more room for private borrowers in the second half of the 2009/10 fiscal year, the finance secretary said on Wednesday.


Police easy prey for Maoist rebels - experts (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 05:04 AM PDT

A security personnel trains at a counter-terrorism and jungle warfare school in Kanker village, about 140 km (87 miles) south of Raipur March 19, 2007. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal/FilesReuters - Police are ill-equipped and sometimes afraid to fight Maoist guerrillas whose growing strength poses the biggest internal security problem and threatens investment, experts said on Wednesday.


India, Pakistan officials talk in Egypt on tensions (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 05:58 AM PDT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh attends the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Sharm el-Sheikh July 15, 2009. REUTERS/Khaled El Fiqi/PoolReuters - Top diplomats from India and Pakistan have begun talks to reduce tensions between the two states in a meeting on the fringes of a gathering in Egypt, sources close to the talks said.


Commonwealth Games venue delay forces test event shift (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 06:41 AM PDT

Labourers work at the games village being built for the Commonwealth Games 2010, in New Delhi May 19, 2009. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur/FilesReuters - Organisers have been forced to move the Commonwealth wrestling championships out of New Delhi in December due to the delay in the venue being built for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the capital.


New Zealand quake tsunami warnings cancelled (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 05:48 AM PDT

Reuters - New Zealand and Australia cancelled tsunami warnings on Wednesday after an earthquake struck the south of New Zealand, causing minor damage but no injuries.

Mumbai security tightened after attack alert (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 02:26 AM PDT

A man takes pictures in front of the tower section of the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai in this December 22, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - India tightened security in the financial hub of Mumbai after intelligence agencies warned of possible militant strikes in at least seven places, a senior police officer said on Wednesday.


England's Andrew Flintoff to retire from test cricket (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 03:45 AM PDT

File photo of England's Andrew Flintoff at Bridgetown February 27, 2009. Flintoff is to retire from test cricket at the end of the Ashes series against Australia because of persistent injury problems, the England and Wales Cricket Board said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Philip Brown/FilesReuters - England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is to retire from test cricket at the end of the Ashes series against Australia because of persistent injury problems, the England and Wales Cricket Board said on Wednesday.


No need for panic over monsoons - Pranab (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 06:20 AM PDT

Clouds loom over Mumbai's skyline in this June 2009 file photo. The government is ready with a contingency plan if monsoon rains remain below normal and there is no need Reuters - The government is ready with a contingency plan if monsoon rains remain below normal and there is no need "to press the panic button", Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee told parliament on Wednesday.


Weak start to Indian monsoon threatens drought (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 06:41 AM PDT

Monsoon clouds gather over Agartala July 14, 2009.  REUTERS/Jayanta DeyReuters - Much of India is facing the threat of a major drought after the worst start to the vital monsoon in eight decades, despite flash floods in the east that killed at least 15 people.


ANALYSIS - Ambani brothers' gas dispute ups India investment risks (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jul 2009 09:49 PM PDT

Mukesh Ambani (R) and his brother Anil Ambani seen in Mumbai in this June 24, 2004 file photo. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - The wrangle over an energy deal between billionaire Ambani brothers has highlighted the risks inherent in an economy dominated by big family businesses and spurred calls for the government to intervene.


Asian economies set for sharp rebound in 2010 (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 12:27 AM PDT

China is on track to reach its 8 percent growth target this year, while Asia's worst hit economies Singapore and Taiwan will see a sharp turnaround next year as the continent rebounds, a Reuters poll shows. REUTERS/Graphic/Claire MorelReuters - China is on track to reach its 8 percent growth target this year, while Asia's worst hit economies Singapore and Taiwan will see a sharp turnaround next year as the continent rebounds, a Reuters poll shows.


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