2009年7月17日星期五

Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Tiger Woods misses only second major cut as a pro (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 01:06 PM PDT

Tiger Woods of the U.S. reacts on the 18th green after finishing the second round of the British Open Golf Championship at the Turnberry Golf Club in Scotland, July 17, 2009.     REUTERS/Eddie KeoghReuters - World number one Tiger Woods struggled to a 74 in Friday's second round at the British Open to miss the cut in a major championship for only the second time as a professional.


Musharraf plays down Indian threat to Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 07:14 AM PDT

Pakistan's former President Pervez Musharraf smiles during a business meeting in New Delhi March 8, 2009. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - The greatest threats to Pakistan come from the Taliban, al Qaeda and homegrown extremists and not from India, former Pakistani president and army chief Pervez Musharraf told an Indian television news channel.


U.N. not to name culprits in Bhutto assassination (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 07:37 AM PDT

File photo of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto in central London, October 19, 2006. The U.N. team conducting an inquiry into the assassination of Bhutto will not seek to name culprits, the commission's head said on Friday, lowering expectations from the outset. REUTERS/Toby Melville/FilesReuters - The U.N. team conducting an inquiry into the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto will not seek to name culprits, the commission's head said on Friday, lowering expectations from the outset.


U.S. urges India to back Pakistan against militants (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 02:07 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington, July 15, 2009. Clinton urged India on Friday to join Washington in supporting Pakistan's fight against terrorism, but Delhi demanded results before it begins formal peace talks with its rival. REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang/FilesReuters - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged India on Friday to join Washington in supporting Pakistan's fight against terrorism, but Delhi demanded results before it resumes formal peace talks with its rival.


Bombs rip through Indonesia hotels, killing eight (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 10:46 AM PDT

A policeman walks in front of the damaged Ritz-Carlton Hotel after an explosion in Jakarta July 17, 2009. REUTERS/Dadang TriReuters - Bombs ripped through two luxury hotels in the heart of Indonesia's capital on Friday, killing eight people and wounding dozens in an attack the president said would damage confidence in Southeast Asia's biggest economy.


India needs $70 bln investment in roads - minister (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 07:48 AM PDT

People travel on a partially damaged road that caved in after heavy rains in Ahmedabad, July 10, 2009. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - The government will need to spend $70 billion on building roads over the next three years, Transport Minister Kamal Nath said on Friday, as it looks to infrastructure spending to stimulate demand and boost the economy.


Barca, Inter agree Ibrahimovic for Eto'o swap (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 12:03 PM PDT

Reuters - Barcelona and Inter Milan have reached an agreement in principle to swap Inter striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic for Barca forward Samuel Eto'o plus cash, the Primera Liga and European champions said on Friday.

Chandrayaan-1 moon probe malfunctions (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 12:44 AM PDT

Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) G. Madhavan Nair, holds a miniature of India's first unmanned moon mission 'Chandrayaan-1' after its launch from the Satish Dhawan space centre at Sriharikota, about 100 km north of Chennai, October 22, 2008. REUTERS/Babu/FilesReuters - India's first unmanned moon probe has malfunctioned and may have to curtail its two-year mission, India's space agency said on Friday.


Congress strike shuts West Bengal (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 12:05 AM PDT

Reuters - Supporters of Congress party shut down West Bengal with a strike on Friday to protest deadly clashes after the general election with the state's biggest party, the Communists, police said.

BSE Sensex rises 3.5 pct; ICICI, HDFC lead gains (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 06:10 AM PDT

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building seen in this May 22, 2006 file photo. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - The BSE Sensex rallied 3.5 percent on Friday and took gains for the week to 9.2 percent, the best among major markets in Asia, as the government raised hopes for financial reforms.


Indian reservoirs narrow deep deficit after rains (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jul 2009 10:45 PM PDT

A farmer casts pesticides on his rice paddy field on the outskirts of Amritsar July 16, 2009. REUTERS/Munish SharmaReuters - Water levels in India's 81 main reservoirs rose slightly more than usual over the past week as monsoon rains revived, but at less than half last year's levels still posed a major risk to power supply and winter crops.


India to push financial reforms, aims benign rates (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 03:36 AM PDT

A cashier counts currency notes inside a bank in Lucknow July 16, 2009. REUTERS/Pawan KumarReuters - India will push key financial sector reforms, including raising foreign investment limit in insurance companies and give equal voting rights to foreigners in private sector banks, the finance secretary said on Friday.


FACTBOX - Impact of monsoon on Indian crops (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 02:54 AM PDT

Farmers plant saplings at a paddy field in Rohini village near Darjeeling July 15, 2009. REUTERS/Rupak De ChowdhuriReuters - India's monsoon rains revived last week, calming fears of large-scale crop damage after an exceptionally dry June and sub-normal rains in early July.


Interest rates should be stable, benign - RBI (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jul 2009 11:28 PM PDT

A policeman stands guard at the entrance of the headquarters of Reserve Bank of India in Mumbai January 27, 2009. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - A Reserve Bank of India deputy governor K.C. Chakrabarty said on Friday the stance on interest rates should be stable and benign.


Data shows gender gap in handling personal finance (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jul 2009 10:24 PM PDT

U.S. dollar bills displayed in Toronto in this March 26, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Mark BlinchReuters - Men and women handle their personal finances much differently, research shows, with men more likely to keep a close eye on their spending and investments and to pay their bills on time.


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