2009年8月26日星期三

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

Interpol issues alert for LeT founder Hafiz Saeed (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Aug 2009 04:31 AM PDT

Police escort Hafiz Saeed (R), founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba, as he leaves after an appearance in court in Lahore in this May 5, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza/FilesReuters - The international police agency Interpol has issued a "red notice" alert for Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed, wanted in India in connection with attacks in Mumbai that strained relations between the nuclear-armed rivals.

Salman Khan interested in IPL franchise (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Aug 2009 07:50 AM PDT

Bollywood actor Salman Khan gestures at a news conference after he inaugurated an art exhibition in Mumbai in this July 31, 2009 file photo. Khan is interested in buying a franchise in the Indian Premier League (IPL), its chief Lalit Modi said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Manav Manglani/FilesReuters - Bollywood actor Salman Khan is interested in buying a franchise in the Indian Premier League (IPL), its chief Lalit Modi said on Wednesday.

India down Sri Lanka 3-1 in Nehru Cup, brighten final hopes (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Aug 2009 08:13 AM PDT

Reuters - Holders India clinched a vital 3-1 league win over Sri Lanka on Wednesday to brighten their hopes of qualifying for the final of the five-nation Nehru Cup tournament.

Food prices surge 13.3 pct y/y; WPI falls (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Aug 2009 06:37 AM PDT

A vendor sprays water on vegetables to keep them fresh at a market in the eastern Indian city of Siliguri in this July 6, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - Indian food prices surged an annual 13.3 percent in mid-August even as the overall wholesale price index fell, and the impact of a poor monsoon on inflation and the economy could prompt further government relief steps.

Vettori becomes first left-arm spinner to join 300 club (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Aug 2009 08:50 AM PDT

New Zealand's captain Daniel Vettori (R) prepares to bowl as Sri Lanka's Thilan Samaraweera looks on during the first day of their second test cricket match in Colombo August 26, 2009. Vettori became the first left-arm spinner to take 300 test wickets on Wednesday. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-ReynoldsReuters - New Zealand's Daniel Vettori became the first left-arm spinner to take 300 test wickets on Wednesday.

U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy dies at age 77 (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Aug 2009 08:07 AM PDT

U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) reacts after President Barack Obama signed H.R. 1388, the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, at the SEED Public Charter School in Washington, April 21, 2009, file photo. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy, a towering figure in the Democratic Party who took the helm of one of America's most fabled political families after two older brothers were assassinated, died at age 77, his family said.

Karzai leads in Afghan poll, run-off indicated (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Aug 2009 07:22 AM PDT

President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai (C) greets delegates as he attends 59th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York in this September 21, 2004 file photo. Behind Karzai is Foreign Affairs minister Dr. Abdullah. Karzai and Abdullah face a run-off. REUTERS/Ray Stubblebine MS/JDPReuters - Partial results from last week's election put Afghan President Hamid Karzai ahead of main rival Abdullah Abdullah, but not by enough to avoid a second round run-off in October, figures released on Wednesday showed.

Sehwag ends Delhi selection revolt as officials relent (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Aug 2009 01:43 AM PDT

Virender Sehwag celebrates after dismissing Australia's Cameron White on the fourth day of their third test cricket match in New Delhi in this November 1, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Delhi cricket authorities have averted a player exodus led by India vice captain Virender Sehwag after agreeing to take steps to ensure the fairness of the selection process.

DEALTALK - Bharti & MTN work on finalising deal; issues linger (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Aug 2009 05:30 AM PDT

A general view of the headquarters of South Africa's MTN Group in Johannesburg in this May 27, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/FilesReuters - India's Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN hope to finalise by mid-September a deal that could lead to a full merger, with the Indian firm adding another adviser and getting closer to lining up loans, three sources said.

Trade min: need lower lending rates for exporters (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Aug 2009 05:23 AM PDT

Shipping containers stand stacked at the Container Terminal at the Cochin Port on Willingdon Island in Kerala July 27, 2009, file photo. REUTERS/Sivaram VReuters - India's bank loan rates for exporters need to be further cut and procedures made easier to cut transaction costs and help boost exports, Trade Minister Anand Sharma said on Wednesday, ahead of a policy review.

India's animation industry seen at $1 bln by 2012 - report (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Aug 2009 06:32 AM PDT

Indian animation designers work on a production floor in Mumbai in this March 31, 2006 file photo. REUTERS/Prashanth Vishwanathan/FilesReuters - India's animation industry is expected to hit $1 billion by 2012 and the gaming industry would touch $830 million then, aided by increased outsourcing and a growing domestic market, a report released on Wednesday said.

Govt not looking at hiking fuel prices - oil secy (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Aug 2009 12:51 AM PDT

An employee fills a car with petrol at a gas station in Jammu July 1, 2009, file photo. REUTERS/Mukesh GuptaReuters - The government is not considering raising retail fuel prices despite an uptrend in global crude oil prices , the oil secretary said on Wednesday.

Pakistani forces launch air attack on Taliban (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Aug 2009 04:01 AM PDT

Pakistan Taliban commander Hakimullah Mehsud (L) is seen with his arm around Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud during a news conference in South Waziristan in this May 24, 2008 file photo. Pakistani forces have launched an air attack on Taliban on Wednesday after the militants confirmed that their leader was dead. REUTERS/Stringer/Files (PAKISTAN)Reuters - Pakistani helicopter gunships stepped up attacks on Taliban positions in the South Waziristan region on Wednesday, a day after militants confirmed that their leader was dead and announced his successor.

Rajasthan declares drought in 26 out of 33 districts (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Aug 2009 04:38 AM PDT

A girl carries water in an earthen pot in Ore Village near Abu Road, in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan in this May 6, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - Rajasthan government has declared a drought in 26 out of 33 districts following over 50 percent damage to the crops due to poor monsoon this year, a senior official said.

INTERVIEW - West Bengal trims rice output esimate (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Aug 2009 04:57 AM PDT

Farmers carry ripe paddy in Nandigram village, about 170 km (105 miles) southwest of the eastern Indian city of Kolkata in this November 21, 2007 file photo. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal/FilesReuters - Rice output in West Bengal, Indias biggest producer of the foodgrain, may drop by at least 10 percent in 2009/10 on poor monsoon, and winter-sown rice is unlikely to compensate for the loss, a top official said.

Vettori claims 300th wicket in Sri Lanka test (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Aug 2009 03:44 AM PDT

New Zealand's captain Daniel Vettori (2nd R) is congratulated by teammates after dismissing Sri Lanka's captain Kumar Sangakkara (back R) during the first day of the second test cricket match against Sri Lanka in Colombo August 26, 2009. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-ReynoldsReuters - New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori became the first left-arm spinner to take 300 test wickets before Sri Lanka reached the opening day tea interval on 146 for three in the second test on Wednesday.

CIA memo details procedures for breaking detainees (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Aug 2009 01:14 AM PDT

The lobby of the CIA Headquarters Building in McLean, Virginia, August 14, 2008, file photo. REUTERS/Larry DowningReuters - Sleep deprivation, "insult slaps", water dousing and "walling", or slamming a detainee's head against a wall, were techniques used by CIA interrogators to break high-value detainees, according to an agency memo.

Recognition of Abkhazia, Ossetia irreversible: Medvedev (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Aug 2009 03:33 AM PDT

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev delivers a speech at the monument of Soviet Union Marshal Georgy Zhukov in Ulan Bator August 26, 2009. Russia will never reverse its decision to recognise the independence from Georgia of the rebel regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Medvedev said. REUTERS/Ria Novosti/Kremlin/Dmitry AstakhovReuters - Russia will never reverse its decision to recognise the independence from Georgia of the rebel regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday, the first anniversary of the decision.

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