2009年10月19日星期一

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


India to switch over to monthly inflation data (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 08:00 AM PDT

India's Trade Minister Anand Sharma is seen at the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in New Delhi in this July 2009 file photo. Sharma said the government would also change the base year to 2004 from the present 1993/94 for calculating inflation, likely from November 14. REUTERS/Buddhika Weerasinghe/FilesReuters - The Cabinet on Monday approved switching over to monthly release of wholesale inflation data from its current weekly format to capture the prices of manufactured goods more accurately and in line with global practices.


Jairam Ramesh seeks unconditional CO2 curbs for India (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 12:14 AM PDT

Smoke billows from the chimneys of a power station in New Delhi September 2, 2009. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur/FilesReuters - Environment minister Jairam Ramesh has urged the prime minister to take on carbon emission reductions under a new global deal without insisting on finance and technology from rich nations, a report said on Monday.


Orissa calls meet to speed $40 bln steel projects (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 10:14 AM PDT

Reuters - Authorities have called an urgent meeting this week to discuss ways to speed up $40 billion steel projects delayed by mass farmer protests in Orissa, officials said on Monday.

Younus to stay on as Pakistan captain (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 09:36 AM PDT

Pakistan's Younus Khan watches a short pitched delivery during the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match against Australia in Pretoria, September 30, 2009. REUTERS/Rogan Ward/FilesReuters - Pakistan captain Younus Khan withdrew his resignation on Monday after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said they wanted him to continue leading the national side at least until 2011.


Indian outsourcers shy of blockbuster M&A (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 12:49 AM PDT

Indian employees at a call centre provide service support to international customers, in Bangalore March 17, 2004. REUTERS/Sherwin Crasto/FilesReuters - In an industry where size matters, India's showpiece software services firms need to be bold and acquire firms or risk playing second fiddle as bigger IT players emerge as one-stop shops for cost-conscious clients.


IBM veteran exec on leave after insider arrest (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 08:19 AM PDT

The sign at the IBM facility near Boulder, Colorado in this September 2009 file photo. IBM placed senior executive Robert Moffat on leave of absence after he was arrested in the largest ever hedge fund insider-trading scheme. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/FilesReuters - IBM placed senior executive Robert Moffat on leave of absence after he was arrested in the largest ever hedge fund insider-trading scheme.


Sri Lankan billionaire's U.S. arrest stirs new scrutiny (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 04:54 AM PDT

Galleon hedge fund partner Raj Rajaratnam is escorted by FBI agents after being taken into custody in New York October 16, 2009. Rajaratnam's arrest in the largest U.S. hedge fund insider trading case triggered new scrutiny on Monday in Sri Lanka over the possibility his money found its way to the Tamil Tiger rebels. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - A Sri Lankan-born billionaire's arrest in the largest U.S. hedge fund insider trading case triggered new scrutiny on Monday in his native country over the possibility his money found its way to the Tamil Tiger rebels.


Insider trading case puts ISB in spotlight (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 04:58 AM PDT

Reuters - The Indian School of Business, backed by some of the leading global companies, has been dealt another black eye with an executive board member charged over the largest hedge fund insider-trading scheme.

Button and Brawn celebrate title double (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 11:41 PM PDT

Brawn GP Formula One driver Jenson Button of Britain celebrates becoming the 2009 Formula One World Champion after finishing fifth in the Brazilian F1 Grand Prix at the Interlagos racetrack in Sao Paulo October 18, 2009.  REUTERS/Bruno DomingosReuters - Jenson Button and his Brawn GP team were crowned Formula One champions with a race to spare in an action-packed Brazilian Grand Prix won by Red Bull's Australian Mark Webber on Sunday.


Govt accelerates divestment with NTPC stake sale (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 06:29 AM PDT

Reuters - The government on Monday approved stake sales in state-run power producer NTPC Ltd and another unlisted power firm, which analysts said reflects the country's resolve to speed up reforms and raise more resources for social schemes.

Iran promises "crushing" response as attack toll rises (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 02:01 AM PDT

General Nourali Shoushtari, deputy head of Revolutionary Guards' ground forces is seen in this undated photo, October 18, 2009. Iranian state television said 42 people were killed in Sunday's attack on the elite Revolutionary Guards in the country's volatile southeast, raising the death toll from an earlier estimate of 35. REUTERS/HandoutReuters - Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards promised a "crushing" response to an attack that killed several senior commanders, state television said on Monday, as the death toll from the deadliest such incident in years rose to 42.


Govt says to keep food prices under control (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 05:10 AM PDT

A labourer lifts a bundle of sugarcanes at a wholesale fruit market in the eastern Indian city of Siliguri in this September 2009 file photo. The government is confident of controlling prices of essential food items by ensuring adequate supplies, Trade Minister Anand Sharma told reporters on Monday. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - The government is confident of controlling prices of essential food items by ensuring adequate supplies, Trade Minister Anand Sharma told reporters on Monday.


Cabinet OKs release of new monthly inflation data (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 01:07 AM PDT

Labourers thrash paddy crop on the outskirts of Jammu October 11, 2009. REUTERS/Mukesh GuptaReuters - The cabinet on Monday approved release of new monthly inflation data with 2004 as the base year, Trade Minister Anand Sharma said, in line with global best practices.


ANALYSIS - Amazon's Kindle secure, for now, in e-reader wars (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 04:13 AM PDT

A commuter uses a Kindle while riding the subway in New York June 1, 2009. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/FilesReuters - The dominance enjoyed by Amazon.com Inc's Kindle faces its first major test this holiday season, but industry experts say only a real technological leap will pose a threat.


Google goes global with Apps, has 2 million customers (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 09:56 PM PDT

A Google search page is seen through the spectacles of a computer user in Leicester, central England July 20, 2007.  REUTERS/Darren Staples/FilesReuters - Google Inc said more than 2 million businesses now use its online office software, and the Web search leader is going global on Monday with an advertising campaign to lure customers away from Microsoft Corp and IBM products.


U.S. charges billionaire Rajaratnam with insider trading (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 08:15 PM PDT

Galleon hedge fund partner Raj Rajaratnam is escorted by FBI agents after being taken into custody in New York October 16, 2009. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Billionaire hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam and executives from some of the most prestigious U.S. companies were charged on Friday with the largest hedge fund insider-trading scheme ever.


Insider-trading accused seeks leave from India's ISB (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 02:55 AM PDT

Reuters - Anil Kumar, charged with other executives over the biggest hedge fund insider-trading scheme, has sought leave from the board of a top Indian business school that he helped set up.

FACTBOX - Tech services M&A: Don't bet on Indian big buys (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 12:49 AM PDT

A man walks past a billboard of Infosys Technologies Ltd's office in Bangalore, capital of Karnataka, October 10, 2003. REUTERS/Jagadeesh NV/FilesReuters - In an industry where size matters, India's showpiece software services firms need to be bold and acquire firms or risk playing second fiddle as bigger IT players emerge as one-stop shops for cost-conscious clients.


World needs low carbon revolution by 2014 - report (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 10:00 PM PDT

Steam billows from the cooling towers of the coal power plant in Hamm-Uentrop near the western German city of Dortmund September 25, 2009.    REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/FilesReuters - The world has five years to start a "low carbon industrial revolution" before runaway climate change becomes almost inevitable, a new report commissioned by global conservation group WWF said on Monday.


Afghan election ruling due on Monday (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 12:49 AM PDT

An election worker carries a ballot box during the audit and recount process, at a warehouse in Kabul October 5, 2009. A U.N.-led fraud panel said it would announce on Monday its long-delayed verdict on Afghanistan's disputed presidential vote, which is expected to end weeks of political uncertainty in the volatile country. REUTERS/Ahmad MasoodReuters - A U.N.-led fraud panel said it would announce on Monday its long-delayed verdict on Afghanistan's disputed presidential vote, which is expected to end weeks of political uncertainty in the volatile country.


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