2009年7月31日星期五

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Myanmar court delays Suu Kyi verdict to August 11 (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jul 2009 10:53 AM PDT

This frame grab shows Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (C) being escorted to a car on the third day of her trial at Yangon's Insein Prison, after the junta allowed diplomats and media to observe the trial, May 20, 2009. REUTERS/Reuters TV/MRTVReuters - A Myanmar court on Friday postponed the verdict in the high-profile trial of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to Aug. 11, her lawyer said.


Musharraf trampled constitution - Pakistan court (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jul 2009 11:00 AM PDT

Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf speaks in a televised address to the nation in Islamabad August 18, 2008. REUTERS/Press Information Department/Handout/FilesReuters - Pakistan's Supreme Court ruled on Friday that former president Pervez Musharraf trampled the constitution when he imposed emergency rule two years ago and all actions taken by him then were illegal.


Pvt airlines to suspend ops on Aug 18 (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jul 2009 08:10 AM PDT

A passenger aircraft is silhouetted against the setting sun in New Delhi October 12, 2008. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - India's private airline operators said on Friday they would suspend domestic operations on Aug. 18 to protest the lack of government relief for the ailing industry.


Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah resumes office (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jul 2009 01:54 AM PDT

Jammu and Kashmir's Chief Minister Omar Abdullah (C) walks before submitting his resignation in Srinagar July 28, 2009. REUTERS/Danish Ismail/FilesReuters - Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who quit over allegations of involvement in a sex scandal, resumed office on Friday after the state governor rejected his resignation, officials said.


Bharti, MTN may give update on talks on Monday - sources (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jul 2009 07:11 AM PDT

A general view of the headquarters of South Africa's MTN Group in Johannesburg, May 27, 2008. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/FilesReuters - Telecoms firms Bharti Airtel and MTN Group are likely to update the market on Monday on talks aimed at merging their operations, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.


Sensex rises 1.8 pct to best close in 13 mths (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jul 2009 05:40 AM PDT

People walk pass the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building displaying India's benchmark share index on its facade, in Mumbai July 31, 2009.   REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - MUMBAI (Reuters) The BSE Sensex rose 1.8 percent on Friday, extending gains for the week to 1.9 percent, as a slew of strong corporate results overseas boosted hopes for a global economic recovery and lifted confidence across equity markets worldwide.


India to assess climate gain; pump millions in forests (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jul 2009 05:28 AM PDT

A view of a tea plantation bordering Coonoor June 30, 2009.  REUTERS/Ajay Kamalakaran/FilesReuters - India will spend some $200 million to protect its forests and will announce how much carbon emission is being captured by its green cover, the environment minister said on Friday.


Adani IPO subscribed over 20 times (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jul 2009 07:16 AM PDT

Reuters - Indian utility Adani Power Ltd's initial public offering (IPO) worth up to about $625 million, which closed on Friday, has been subscribed over 20 times, according to data on the National Stock Exchange.

Bobby Robson dies after long battle with cancer (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jul 2009 07:04 AM PDT

Ireland soccer team assistant coach Bobby Robson looks up towards the stands after a training session at Lansdowne Road in Dublin, Ireland February 28, 2006. REUTERS/Kieran Doherty/FilesReuters - Tributes flooded in from all over the football world on Friday after former England manager Bobby Robson died following a long battle with cancer.


Bell says not bidding for $1 bln India helicopter deal (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jul 2009 12:41 AM PDT

An Indian air force helicopter silhouetted against the morning sun in New Delhi in this October 15, 2006 file photo. Bell Helicopters, a unit of U.S.-based Textron company said on Friday it will not participate in a bid to supply 22 attack helicopters to India's air force in a deal worth more than $1 billion. REUTERS/Vijay MathurReuters - Bell Helicopters, a unit of U.S.-based Textron company said on Friday it will not participate in a bid to supply 22 attack helicopters to India's air force in a deal worth more than $1 billion.


Schumacher tests Ferrari in first step of comeback (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jul 2009 03:47 AM PDT

Reuters - Michael Schumacher returned to the wheel of a Formula One car on Friday when he tested a 2007 Ferrari in the first step of his comeback.

Underweight India rugby team told to eat at least 15 eggs a day (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jul 2009 03:12 AM PDT

Reuters - India's unfancied rugby sevens side must bulk up if they hope to make an impact at next year's Commonwealth Games, eating seven meals and at least 15 eggs a day, the country's South African coach said on Friday.

India to upgrade WPI, CPI inflation data series - Pranab Mukherjee (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jul 2009 05:10 AM PDT

A shopkeeper arranges signs with prices on bags of rice at a shop in Mumbai March 19, 2009. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - India will upgrade its inflation indices as the manufacturing and services sectors are not well represented in the current composition, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee said in a written reply to Parliament on Friday.


Apr-June fiscal deficit at $25.9 bln - govt (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jul 2009 04:36 AM PDT

Reuters - India's fiscal deficit in April-June was at 1243.02 billion rupees ($25.9 billion), or 31 percent of the full-year target, the government said in a statement on Friday.

BSE Sensex provisionally rises 2 pct (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jul 2009 03:42 AM PDT

A road sign stands next to the Bombay Stock Exchange building (R), August 3, 2005. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - Indian shares provisionally rose 2 percent on Friday, as hopes for a global economic recovery were revived by a set of solid corporate results overseas that boosted markets across Asia following a Wall Street rally overnight.


Top Indian cricketers wary of WADA's whereabouts rule (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jul 2009 02:00 AM PDT

India team celebrate after the dismissal of England's Luke Wright during the ICC World Twenty20 cricket super eight match at Lord's cricket ground, London June 14, 2009. REUTERS/Philip BrownReuters - India's top cricketers are reluctant to sign up to the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) controversial 'whereabouts' rule with just one day remaining before the Aug. 1 deadline, domestic media reported on Friday.


Landslides kill nine in Nepal (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jul 2009 12:50 AM PDT

Reuters - Landslides triggered by torrential rains killed nine people and buried houses in three Nepal villages on Friday, officials said.

Large fiscal deficit impedes transmission - RBI (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jul 2009 04:15 AM PDT

Reuters - Large fiscal deficits, state set interest rates and illiquid private bond markets impeded monetary transmission in India, Reserve Bank of India chief Duvvuri Subbarao said on Friday.

Bangladesh prime minister expands cabinet (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jul 2009 12:20 AM PDT

Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina waves to her supporters as she arrives at a May day procession organised by the workers front of ruling Awami League at Paltan in Dhaka May 1, 2009. REUTERS/Andrew Biraj/FilesReuters - Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina added six new ministers to her cabinet on Friday, seven months after she took office, taking the total to 44.


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