2009年9月8日星期二

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Jet Airways gets court order against striking pilots (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2009 08:27 AM PDT

Passengers speak with employees at the Jet Airways ticketing counter at the domestic airport in Mumbai September 8, 2009. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - Jet Airways said on Tuesday it had obtained a restraining order against more than 300 pilots who went on strike over the sacking of two colleagues.


Pankaj Advani hailed after winning world billiards title (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2009 03:32 AM PDT

India's Pankaj Advani prepares his shot during the English billiard singles final at Asian Games in Doha December 5, 2006. REUTERS/Zainal Abd Halim/FilesReuters - Indian media heaped rich praise on Pankaj Advani after the Asian Games billiards champion became only the second Indian to win the world professional title.


India to aid speedy release of UAE air force plane (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2009 09:55 AM PDT

Reuters - India's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday it would help bring about the quick release of an United Arab Emirates (UAE) air force plane detained in the city of Kolkata for carrying arms without prior permission.

Obama boost opens door for nuclear test ban pact (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2009 06:34 AM PDT

1952 FILE PHOTO - The mushroom cloud of the first test of a hydrogen bomb, Reuters - Backers of a global pact banning nuclear tests said on Tuesday they would seize on U.S. President Barack Obama's disarmament initiatives to further their agenda at the United Nations this month.


Byatt, Coetzee and Mantel top Man Booker shortlist (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2009 05:34 AM PDT

Reuters - Familiar names headed the shortlist for one of the world's top literary awards on Tuesday with JM Coetzee and AS Byatt two of the six authors left in the running for the coveted Man Booker Prize.

INTERVIEW - India sees late monsoon exit, narrower gap (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2009 07:53 AM PDT

Heavy monsoon clouds drift over New Delhi in this July 29, 2009 file photo. India's June-September monsoon shortfall is likely to narrow to 15-18 percent, helped by heavy showers in recent days, the head of the country's weather office told Reuters. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/FilesReuters - Late end-season rains will help narrow India's total monsoon rainfall deficit to 15-18 percent, boosting depleted reservoirs and helping winter crops, the head of the Indian weather office told Reuters on Tuesday.


Satyam founder in hospital, condition stable (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2009 03:26 AM PDT

Ramalinga Raju, founder and former chairman of fraud-hit Satyam Computers, is escorted from a court in Hyderabad in this April 9, 2009 file photo. Raju was stable on Tuesday after he was admitted to hospital a day earlier with chest pain, hospital authorities said. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder/FilesReuters - The scam-tainted founder of Satyam Computer Services was stable on Tuesday after he was admitted to hospital a day earlier with chest pain, hospital authorities said.


Felipe Massa undergoes successful plastic surgery (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 09:59 PM PDT

Brazilian Formula One driver Felipe Massa of the Ferrari team gives the thumbs up as he arrives at a hospital in Sao Paulo August 3, 2009. REUTERS/Alex Almeida/FilesReuters - Ferrari driver Felipe Massa had successful plastic surgery on his fractured skull at a Sao Paulo hospital on Monday, the Italian team said on their website (www.ferrari.com).


Too early to withdraw easy India policy - IMF (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2009 01:02 AM PDT

The IMF nameplate is displayed on a wall at the headquarters in Washington April 11, 2008.  REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/FilesReuters - It is too early to withdraw the excess monetary accommodation in the Indian banking system until clear signs of growth is well established, a senior International Monetary Fund official said on Tuesday.


Gold at $1,000 seen denting India festive demand (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2009 03:31 AM PDT

A salesman displays a gold necklace at a jewellery shop in Agartala, capital of Tripura, July 9, 2009. REUTERS/Jayanta Dey/FilesReuters - Gold's rally to above $1,000 an ounce on Tuesday threatened to hurt demand in India during the busy festival season, but fears of further rises could also ignite panic buying from jewellers in the world's top consumer.


Surviving Bee Gees say to reunite for live shows (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 09:32 PM PDT

Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees stands in front of a green plaque after it was unveiled on the front of a building, in central London on May 10, 2008. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor/FilesReuters - The two surviving brothers of the Bee Gees are preparing to perform together again, six years after the death of their brother and third Bee Gee, Maurice Gibb, according to media reports.


GAIL in talks to lay Myanmar-China pipeline (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2009 03:51 AM PDT

Reuters - Gas firm GAIL (India) Ltd is looking at joining a consortium to lay a gas pipeline from Myanmar to China, its chairman said on Tuesday.

Govt tightens spending, sticks to borrowing target (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2009 04:35 AM PDT

Rupee notes are stapled to form a garland at a market in Srinagar May 20, 2008. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli/FilesReuters - India plans to cut some government spending to help fund drought relief and a rural job scheme and ensure that market borrowing will be within the government's annual target, senior officials said on Tuesday.


Oudin continues her dream run, Federer wins (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 10:49 PM PDT

Melanie Oudin of the U.S. celebrates her win over Nadia Petrova of Russia at the U.S. Open tennis championship in New York, September 7, 2009.  REUTERS/Peter JonesReuters - America's newest heroine, Melanie Oudin, continued her dream-like run at the U.S. Open with another shocking upset on Monday while steely top seed Roger Federer forged closer to his 16th grand slam crown.


Car sales rise 7th month, more steam left (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2009 01:55 AM PDT

An employee checks wipers of the cars at a stockyard at Halol, about 150 east from Ahmedabad August 28, 2009.  REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - Car sales in India raced an annual 26 percent in August, rising for a seventh month, and demand is seen picking up in October when annual bonuses are paid in much of the country.


Overage players force India to scrap training camp (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 10:09 PM PDT

Reuters - India have suspended a national hockey camp for under-18 players after medical tests revealed that a majority of the 55 players present were overage.

Gold up as international gold touches $1,000 (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 11:25 PM PDT

A salesman displays a gold necklace at a jewellery shop in Agartala, capital of Tripura, July 9, 2009. REUTERS/Jayanta Dey/FilesReuters - India gold futures were higher on Tuesday tracking overseas cues, analysts said.


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