2009年10月26日星期一

Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Kashmir separatists urge troop pullout before talks (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 04:46 AM PDT

Syed Ali Shah Geelani in Srinagar in this April 10, 2009 file photo. Hard-line separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani denounced Chidambaram's latest offer for talks and has demanded tripartite talks between India, Pakistan and Kashmiri separatists. REUTERS/Danish Ismail/FilesReuters - Separatists in Indian Kashmir urged New Delhi to pull out troops, release prisoners and end human rights violations before resuming talks aimed at a solution to the decades-old problem in the Himalayan region.


ANALYSIS - Pope opening to Anglicans may help married priesthood (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 04:12 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI waves during the Angelus prayer at the end of a mass for the closing of African Synod in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican October 25, 2009. Pope Benedict's decision to fling open Catholicism's doors to disaffected Anglicans could challenge centuries of Catholic opposition to married priests. REUTERS/Tony Gentile/FilesReuters - Pope Benedict's decision to fling open Catholicism's doors to disaffected Anglicans could challenge centuries of Catholic opposition to married priests and may bring the Church closer to married priesthood.


PREVIEW - Afghanistan in focus at trilateral meet in India (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 02:34 AM PDT

India's Foreign Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna at the Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia September 1, 2009. The foreign ministers of Russia, India and China will meet on Tuesday with the threat of rising Taliban violence in Afghanistan and ways to rebuild the war-torn country expected to be major topics. REUTERS/Roberto Jayme/FilesReuters - The foreign ministers of Russia, India and China will meet on Tuesday with the threat of rising Taliban violence in Afghanistan and ways to rebuild the war-torn country expected to be major topics.


U.S. wants improved business climate in India-Kirk (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 07:14 AM PDT

U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk in Brasilia in this September 17, 2009 file photo. Ron Kirk said on Monday he had sought a more liberal environment for US investments into India. REUTERS/Roberto Jayme/FilesReuters - The United States wants India to further liberalise its financial sector and improve its intellectual property rules to enable better trade and investment flows, the U.S. top trade official said on Monday.


RBI says growth-inflation trade-off a challenge (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 06:29 AM PDT

A man walks past the entrance of India's central bank headquarters in Mumbai January 27, 2009. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - Balancing the trade-off between supporting growth and keeping a lid on inflation poses a complex policy challenge, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Monday, a day before it is widely expected to hold interest rates steady.


Celebrity siblings walk the ramp at India Fashion Week (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 07:54 AM PDT

Designer Sanjana Jon (C) gestures to Bollywood actress Sushmita Sen (L) as actor Salman Khan (R) looks on during Jon's Spring/Summer 2010 collection at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week in New Delhi October 25, 2009.  REUTERS/Vijay MathurReuters - NEW DELHI (Reuters) Some of India's best known celebrity siblings walked the ramp at a premier fashion event in New Delhi on Sunday for designer Sanjana Jons show dedicated to family unity.


Mumbai train delays strand hundreds of commuters (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 05:12 AM PDT

Commuters make their way into a crowded compartment of a suburban train in Mumbai February 26, 2008. Hundreds of Mumbai commuters were stranded on Monday as trains on the busy Central line were delayed by up to 30 minutes, a railway official said, days after a freak accident disrupted sevices for more than a day.  REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - Hundreds of Mumbai commuters were stranded on Monday as trains on the busy Central line were delayed by up to 30 minutes, a railway official said, days after a freak accident disrupted sevices for more than a day.


Workers plan massive protest on jobs, prices (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2009 11:59 PM PDT

Labourers dig on a heap of scrap leather before burning them in an oven to make fertilizer at a roadside factory in Kolkata October 18, 2009. REUTERS/Tim ChongReuters - Millions of workers will be on the streets across India on Wednesday, picketing and holding rallies to protest rising prices and job losses, union officials said, though there may be little impact on production.


China, India leaders vow to work out border row (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2009 09:03 PM PDT

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh takes a seat at the 4th East Asian Summit as part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit meetings, held in the southern beach resort of Cha-am October 25, 2009.  REUTERS/Babara Walton/PoolReuters - Leaders of China and India agreed on Saturday to "gradually narrow their differences on border issues", a perpetual strain in relations between the two giant neighbours which has flared in recent weeks.


Australia's Hopes out, Lee and Johnson injury doubts (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 04:22 AM PDT

Australia's James Hopes plays a shot during the second one-day cricket international against Pakistan in Dubai April 24, 2009. All rounder James Hopes will miss Wednesday's second one-dayer against India while fast bowlers Brett Lee and Mitchell Johnson are also fitness doubts for the Nagpur game. REUTERS/Nikhil Monteiro/FilesReuters - Australian all rounder James Hopes will miss Wednesday's second one-dayer against India while fast bowlers Brett Lee and Mitchell Johnson are also fitness doubts for the Nagpur game. Hopes suffered a hamstring strain during Sunday's four-run win in Baroda which gave Australia the lead in the seven-match series, a team statement said on Monday after the players underwent scans.


PM to Wen Jiabao: Dalai Lama an honoured guest (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2009 09:09 PM PDT

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao  in Beijing in this January 14, 2008 file photo. Manmohan Singh rebuffed China's wishes that it bar the Dalai Lama from travelling to a disputed border area, telling Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao the Tibetan spiritual leader was an honoured guest.  REUTERS/Ng Han Guan/Pool/FilesReuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh rebuffed China's wishes that it bar the Dalai Lama from travelling to a disputed border area, telling Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao the Tibetan spiritual leader was an honoured guest.


India Fashion Week opens to glitz and glamour (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 03:01 AM PDT

Bollywood actress Sushmita Sen presents a creation from designer Sanjana Jon's Spring/Summer 2010 collection at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week in New Delhi October 25, 2009.  REUTERS/Vijay MathurReuters - Resplendent in an olive green 'kurta' with leaf motifs, former India cricket skipper Kapil Dev lent glitz on Saturday to India's premier fashion event.


INTERVIEW - TCS says Asia-Pac growth recovering (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 01:20 AM PDT

Asia-Pacific head of Tata Consultancy Services Ltd smiles in Tokyo.  September 15, 2005. REUTERS/Issei Kato/FilesReuters - Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) said its deal pipeline for Asia-Pacific has improved in the past two months led by financial services and revenue could grow at a double-digit pace this year.


Eleven U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan crash (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 03:35 AM PDT

A US Army Chinook helicopter seen in operation in southern Afghanistan. Four US soldiers have been killed in what NATO said was believed to be a mid-air collision between two helicopters in the region.(AFP/File/Romeo Gacad)Reuters - Eleven U.S. troops were killed in two helicopter crashes in Afghanistan on Monday as hundreds of Afghans rallied in Kabul in a second day of anti-U.S. protests.


Govt sets Jan 14 date for 3G spectrum auction (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2009 09:03 PM PDT

Reuters - India will begin a long-delayed auction of third-generation (3G) radio spectrum on Jan. 14, 2010, the telecoms ministry said on Saturday.

Australia beat India in one-day thriller (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2009 10:10 PM PDT

Australia's captain Ricky Ponting celebrates with teammate Shane Watson after taking a catch to dismiss India's Sachin Tendulkar off the bowling of Watson in their first one-day international cricket match at  Vadodara October 25, 2009. World champions Australia claimed a four-run victory. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - World champions Australia kept their cool in the last over to beat India by four runs in a thrilling one-dayer on Sunday.


India v Australia - first ODI scoreboard (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2009 10:53 PM PDT

Australia's Michael Hussey hits a shot during the first one-day international cricket match against India in the western Indian city of Vadodara October 25, 2009. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - Scoreboard after Australia beat India by four runs in the first one-day international in Vadodara, India, on Sunday to take a 1-0 lead in the seven-match series.


Brawn 99 percent sure Button will stay (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2009 08:45 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 - Formula One world champion Jenson Button is 99 percent certain to stay with the Brawn team next season, team principal and owner Ross Brawn said on Sunday after reports linking the Briton with rivals McLaren.


ANALYSIS - Push is on for new flu drugs in pipeline (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2009 08:22 PM PDT

Bottles of Pandemrix, a vaccine against H1N1 influenza, so-called swine flu, are seen after the first delivery at pharmacies in Dortmund October 22, 2009. REUTERS/Ina FassbenderReuters - U.S. regulators have approved emergency use of one experimental new antiviral drug against pandemic flu and researchers say several more in the pipeline may provide better ways to fight the virus.


bnzv