2009年10月27日星期二

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India, China, Russia seek role in Afghan policy (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 05:13 AM PDT

(from L-R) Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, India's Foreign Minister Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna and China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi   in Bangalore October 27, 2009. Russia, China and India said on Tuesday that the world must remain engaged in Afghanistan, with Moscow seeking a greater role for regional powers. REUTERS/StringerReuters - The foreign ministers of Russia, China and India said on Tuesday that the world must remain engaged in Afghanistan, with Moscow seeking a greater role for regional powers in stabilising the war-torn country.


India advises citizens against travel to Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 05:08 AM PDT

National flags of India (R) and Pakistan are seen in Johannesburg September 24, 2007.     REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/FilesReuters - India has advised its citizens against travel to Pakistan, citing security reasons, the home ministry said on Tuesday, as ties between the two nuclear rivals continue strained.


Kashmiris heed strike call as PM visits (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 02:25 AM 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 - Shops and businesses closed on Tuesday in Srinagar in response to a strike called by separatists, a day before a planned visit by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.


Karzai camp says Afghan run-off must take place (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 07:09 AM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks at a news conference in Kabul October 11, 2009. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood/FilesReuters - A run-off vote in Afghanistan's presidential election must take place even if President Hamid Karzai's challenger quits the race, Karzai's camp said on Tuesday.


Police take control of Rajdhani Express after attack (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 10:16 AM PDT

Reuters - Police took control of the stranded Rajdhani Express in West Bengal on Tuesday after it was stormed by hundreds of tribal people linked to Maoist rebels, police said.

RBI begins unwinding loose monetary policy (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 07:10 AM PDT

A security officer prepares to sit outside the head office of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in Mumbai April 24, 2007. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) laid the groundwork on Tuesday for a rise in interest rates by tightening credit to the commercial property sector, lifting its inflation forecast and warning of the threat of asset price bubbles.


Indian Weightlifting Federation, facing ban, drops Asian meet (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 07:41 AM PDT

Reuters - India's national weightlifting federation has pulled out of hosting the Asian junior meet in December as it faces a possible suspension following a spate of positive dope tests by its lifters.

Government allocates 50 mln cubic metres D6 gas - Petroleum Secy (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 09:35 AM PDT

Reuters - The government on Tuesday allocated an additional 50 million cubic metres a day (mmscmd) of gas from Reliance Industries-operated east coast block D6, oil secretary R.S. Pandey said on Tuesday.

Indian charged in New York with supporting Hezbollah (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 09:40 AM PDT

Reuters - An Indian man and an alleged accomplice have been charged with agreeing to sell guns and military equipment in a sting operation to Lebanese Shi'ite guerrilla group Hezbollah, U.S. authorities said on Tuesday.

Top Washington lawyer takes on Rajaratnam case (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 08:38 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 McDermid/FilesReuters - Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam, accused in the biggest ever U.S. criminal prosecution of insider trading at a hedge fund, retained high- powered Washington lawyer John Dowd to represent him on Monday.


Wipro results round out strong Indian tech earnings (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 03:30 AM PDT

People walk in the Wipro campus in Bangalore in this June 2009 file photo. Wipro Ltd, India's No. 3 software services exporter, posted a 21 percent rise in quarterly profit, beating market estimates, as it won new outsourcing contracts and pressure on fees eased. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - Wipro's robust outlook fuelled optimism a recovery is well underway at India's showpiece IT services firms as overseas clients boost orders in an improving economic environment.


FEATURE - Micro loans bring light to rural poor (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 07:40 PM PDT

A woman sews clothes on a sewing machine driven by solar energy in Ahmedabad in this September 10, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - When night falls in remote parts of Africa and the Indian subcontinent, hundreds of millions of people without access to electricity turn to candles or flammable and polluting kerosene lamps for illumination.


Google eyeing India WiMax spectrum auction - paper (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 09:15 PM PDT

Reuters - Google Inc may bid for WiMax radio waves in India's upcoming auction, the Business Standard reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed industry sources.

Qaeda-linked group claims Baghdad bomb attacks (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 10:12 PM PDT

An Iraqi policeman stands guard at the site of a bomb attack in Kerbala, 80 km (50 miles) southwest of Baghdad, October 26, 2009.  REUTERS/Mushtaq MuhammedReuters - An al Qaeda-linked group has said it carried out the twin suicide bombings that killed 155 people in Baghdad on Sunday and revived doubts about security in the run-up to Iraq's elections in January.


Banks can further cut lending rates - RBI Chief (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 03:30 AM PDT

Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Governor Duvvuri Subbarao poses for photographers before a meeting with bankers at the head office in Mumbai October 27, 2009. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - Banks have scope to cut lending rates further, Reserve Bank of India Governor Duvvuri Subbarao said on Tuesday.


Mukherjee sees easy policy until firm recovery (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 02:25 AM PDT

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee listens through a translation headset during a meeting of the BRIC countries at the G20 Finance Ministers summit in London September 4, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs/FilesReuters - The easy monetary policy is likely to continue until economic recovery is firm, India's finance minister said on Tuesday, after the Reserve Bank of India started the first phase of its exit from easy policy but held rates steady.


Gold buyers continue to pick bargains (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 02:08 AM PDT

A salesman displays a gold necklace at a jewellery shop in Agartala, capital of Tripura, July 9, 2009. REUTERS/Jayanta Dey/FilesReuters - India's gold buyers continued to pick bargains on Tuesday to re-stock for weddings as international prices fell to a three-week low overnight, but a weak rupee weighed on sentiment, dealers said.


U.S. serious about getting Doha round trade deal - EU (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 08:16 PM PDT

Labourers thrash paddy crop on the outskirts of Jammu October 11, 2009. REUTERS/Mukesh GuptaReuters - A top European Union official said on Monday she believed President Barack Obama was serious about reaching a deal in long-running world trade talks, but the time has come for all countries to show their cards.


RBI policy in line with govt thinking - Mukherjee (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 12:39 AM PDT

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee listens through a translation headset during a meeting of the BRIC countries at the G20 Finance Ministers summit in London in this September 4, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs/FilesReuters - The Reserve Bank of India's monetary policy review, announced on Tuesday, is in line with the government's thinking, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee said.


ANALYSIS - China's overcapacity: a waste but not a mortal danger (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 11:49 PM PDT

A labourer works with scaffolding at a construction site in Nanjing, Jiangsu province in this April 23, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Sean Yong/FilesReuters - At the start of the decade, perhaps only one family in three in Oufang village was growing citrus trees. They earned a good living until five years ago nearly all their neighbours piled in and started planting.


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