2009年10月13日星期二

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Maoists hit poll booth in state elections (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 04:24 AM PDT

Bal Thackeray, chief of Shiv Sena, waves towards the media as he arrives to cast his vote at a polling centre during the Maharashtra elections in Mumbai October 13, 2009. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - Local elections were held in three states on Tuesday with some Maoist violence aimed at disrupting a vote seen as a key test of the ruling Congress party's popularity since its landslide national win in May.


China slams India leader's visit to Arunachal Pradesh (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 03:36 AM PDT

A man holds his national flag before hanging it outside a shop in central Beijing September 28, 2009. Beijing said on Tuesday it was Reuters - Beijing said on Tuesday it was "seriously dissatisfied" by the visit of an Indian leader to Arunachal Pradesh, the latest tense exchange between the Asian giants over border areas claimed by both.


Fluid on the lungs killed Boyzone singer - autopsy (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 09:16 AM PDT

Boyzone member Mikey Graham (R) and Andrew Cowles, partner of deceased singer Stephen Gately, walk near their hotel in Port Andratx on the Spanish island of Mallorca October 12, 2009. REUTERS/StringerReuters - A post mortem on Boyzone singer Stephen Gately, 33, on the Spanish island of Majorca revealed on Tuesday that he died of natural causes due to fluid on the lungs, a court official said on Tuesday.


India says aims for green GDP alternative by 2015 (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 07:29 AM PDT

Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh speaks during a national conference with ministers of environment and forests in New Delhi August 18, 2009. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - India aims to factor the use of natural resources in its economic growth estimates by 2015, environment minister Jairam Ramesh said on Tuesday, as New Delhi seeks to underscore the actions it is taking to fight global warming.


INTERVIEW - FY10 growth to be around 7 pct - adviser (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 06:33 AM PDT

Finance ministry's chief economic adviser Arvind Virmani attends a business meeting in New Delhi July 7, 2009. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur/FilesReuters - India's economy can expand 7 percent in 2009/10, and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) must weigh the trade-off between growth and inflation when it reviews policy settings later this month, a top government adviser said on Tuesday.


Weightlifters Pujari, Batta face life bans for doping (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 12:34 AM PDT

India's Shailaja Pujari competes in the women's up to 75kgs weightlifting final at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester in this August 3, 2002 file photo. Weightlifters Shailaja Pujari and Vicky Batta face life bans for second doping offences. REUTERS/Jeff J Mitchell/FilesReuters - Weightlifters Shailaja Pujari and Vicky Batta face life bans for second doping offences and the national body fears it could be suspended again if there is another positive test before the end of the year, a senior federation official said on Tuesday.


Q+A - Is India ready to raise interest rates? (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 05:57 AM PDT

A bank employee counts bundles of Indian currency at a cash counter in Agartala, July 7, 2009. Expectations are rising that Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will have to start raising its extremely low interest rates as inflation is set to accelerate, although policymakers are fearful of moving too soon. REUTERS/Jayanta Dey/FilesReuters - Expectations are rising that Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will have to start raising its extremely low interest rates as inflation is set to accelerate, although policymakers are fearful of moving too soon.


Younus Khan steps down as Pakistan captain (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 05:00 AM PDT

Pakistan's Younus Khan plays in Pretoria, September 30, 2009. Khan has resigned as captain of Pakistan in protest at match-fixing allegations made against the team by a senior member of parliament. REUTERS/Rogan Ward/FilesReuters - Younus Khan has resigned as Pakistan captain over match-fixing allegations made against the team by a senior member of parliament.


"New" Michael Jackson single a "mistake" (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 03:25 AM PDT

File photo of Michael Jackson in Santa Maria, California, June 13, 2005. Michael Jackson's new single Reuters - Michael Jackson's new single "This Is It" was released online and on radio on Monday but fans and music experts quickly spotted striking similarities to an 18-year-old recording.


Assembly polls to test govt, speed of reforms (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 08:57 PM PDT

Supporters of India's ruling Congress party attend an election campaign rally ahead of the Maharashtra elections in Mumbai October 10, 2009. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - The government faces an electoral test in three state polls on Tuesday that could help dictate how fast the ruling Congress party pushes ahead with reforms and measures to revive economic growth.


A Nobel first: economics prize goes to a woman (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 08:11 PM PDT

Gunnar Oquist, Permanent Secretary of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, announces The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for 2009 to Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson of the U.S., at the Royal Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, October 12, 2009. REUTERS/Scanpix/Bertil EricsonReuters - A U.S. academic who proved that communities can trump state control and corporations became the first woman to win the Nobel prize in economics on Monday, sharing it with an expert on how companies make decisions whose work could influence post-crisis regulation.


Sept car sales rise 20.6 pct y/y - industry (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 11:40 PM PDT

A man stands beside a car inside a parking space in New Delhi in this August 10, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli/FilesReuters - Car sales in India rose an annual 20.6 percent in September, boosted by festival demand and easier availability of loans, an industry body said on Tuesday.


POLL - India 2009/10 growth forecasts cut after poor monsoon (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 12:13 AM PDT

Labourers work at a construction site outside New Delhi in this September 8, 2009 file photo. India's economy will grow slightly less than expected this year as the weakest monsoon in nearly 40 years weighs on the agriculture sector, but growth will pick up next year in line with a global recovery, a Reuters poll shows. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal/FilesReuters - India's economy will grow slightly less than expected this year as the weakest monsoon in nearly 40 years weighs on the agriculture sector, but growth will pick up next year in line with a global recovery, a Reuters poll shows.


China's super-rich bounce back from financial crisis (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 12:23 AM PDT

A woman exits the Louis Vuitton shop on New Bond Street in London in this August 2009 file photo. China's super-rich have bounced back from the financial crisis with a vengeance, and it now has more known dollar billionaires than any other country bar the United States, according to a new report. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor/FilesReuters - China's super-rich have bounced back from the financial crisis with a vengeance, and China now has more known dollar billionaires than any other country bar the United States, according to a new report released on Tuesday.


Financial mkts closed for holiday on Tuesday (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 09:25 PM PDT

India's benchmark share index is displayed on the facade of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai in this August 17, 2007 file photo. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - India's stocks, bonds and currency markets are closed on Tuesday for a holiday due to elections in Maharashtra, home to the country's financial hub Mumbai.


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