2009年10月29日星期四

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Govt withdraws some Kashmir troops in peace gesture (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 05:12 AM PDT

Indian army soldiers hold their weapons after a gunbattle against separatist militants in Srinagar, September 23, 2009. India is withdrawing about 15,000 soldiers from Kashmir in a confidence-building move with the region's separatist political groups as it seeks to restart negotiations to help end a two-decade insurgency. REUTERS/Danish IsmailReuters - India is withdrawing about 15,000 soldiers from Jammu and Kashmir, a military official said on Thursday, in a move aimed at boosting prospects of peace talks with the disputed region's separatist groups.


"This Is It" first day box office tops $20 mln (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 11:10 AM PDT

A Michael Jackson fan waits next to electronic posters at the Australian premiere of the movie Reuters - Michael Jackson movie "This Is It" earned $20.1 million at worldwide box offices on its first day in theaters as fans around the globe turned out in strong numbers, a Columbia Pictures spokesman said on Thursday.


Fire at IOC depot in Jaipur kills 5 - report (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 12:13 PM PDT

Reuters - A huge fire broke out at an Indian Oil Coporation (IOC) fuel depot in the outskirts of Jaipur, killing five and injuring 150 people, the Press Trust of India reported.

Pakistani forces find passport of 9/11 suspect - report (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 10:43 AM PDT

People look over the site of the former twin towers on the eighth anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, September 11, 2009. Pakistani forces found a passport of an Islamist militant linked to two hijackers involved in the Sept. 11 attacks, a TV station said on Thursday. REUTERS/Gary HershornReuters - Pakistani forces found a passport of an Islamist militant linked to two hijackers involved in the Sept. 11 attacks during an offensive against Taliban strongholds near the Afghan border, a TV station said on Thursday.


Accused Rajaratnam 'confident' over any trial (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 10:50 AM PDT

Galleon hedge fund partner Raj Rajaratnam (C) is escorted by FBI agents after being taken into custody in New York October 16, 2009. Lawyers for Rajaratnam said the U.S. government's case is weak and they were confident of winning any trial, according to a letter filed in court on Thursday. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Lawyers for Rajakumara Rajaratnam, the billionaire founder of Galleon hedge fund accused of insider trading, said the U.S. government's case is weak and they were confident of winning any trial, according to a letter filed in court on Thursday.


Govt fixes new prices for cane and rice (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 08:58 AM PDT

Farmers work inside a sugarcane field at Moynaguri village, about 66 km (41 miles) north of Siliguri August 19, 2009. India has fixed new state-set prices for cane and rice, aiming for stable sugar supplies and healthy rice stocks after the worst monsoon in decades raised fears of shortages.REUTERS/Rupak De ChowdhuriReuters - India has fixed new state-set prices for cane and rice, aiming for stable sugar supplies and healthy rice stocks after the worst monsoon in decades raised fears of shortages.


Designers go ethnic as fashion week draws to a close (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 04:43 AM PDT

Bollywood actors, Katrina Kaif (L) and Ranbir Kapoor, present creations from Indian designer Rohit Bal's Spring/Summer 2010 collection at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week in New Delhi October 28, 2009.  Picture taken October 28, 2009. REUTERS/Vijay MathurReuters - Actors Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif walked the ramp in embellished ethnic wear while gold painted dancers brought the crowd to their feet as curtains fell on India's biggest fashion event.


U.S. economy grows in Q3, ending a deep slump (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 09:18 AM PDT

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange October 26, 2009. The U.S. economy grew in the third quarter for the first time in a year, beating market expectations, as consumer spending and new home-building rebounded, signaling the end of the worst recession in 70 years. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - The U.S. economy grew in the third quarter for the first time in more than a year as government stimulus helped lift consumer spending and home building, fueling an unexpectedly strong advance.


Margin fall, gas row cloud Reliance Industries outlook (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 08:21 AM PDT

Reliance Industries KG-D6's facility located in Andhra Pradesh is pictured in this undated handout photo. Reliance Industries reported a fourth straight decline in quarterly profit, but met market estimates as gas production from its east coast field helped offset lower refining margins. REUTERS/Reliance Industries/HandoutReuters - A sluggish global economy has slashed oil refining margins of India's Reliance Industries, leading to a fourth straight fall in profit and adding to concerns for investors already unnerved by a gas-pricing dispute.


Trapped civilians caught up in shelling in Pakistan's war (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 06:37 AM PDT

Pashtun women ask a soldier to help them flag down transport in Buner district near Islamabad in this June 2009 file photo. Thousands of civilians in northwest Pakistan need protection from fighting between government forces and Taliban militants and dozens are being injured by shelling every day, aid workers say. REUTERS/Faisal MahmoodReuters - Tens of thousands of civilians in northwest Pakistan need protection from fighting between government forces and Taliban militants and dozens are being injured by shelling and bombardments every day, aid workers said on Thursday.


Extra-fast recovery in India, China, Australia - IMF (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 02:54 AM PDT

Labourers work at a residential apartment building construction site in Hyderabad August 28, 2009. IMF said on Thursday the economies of India, China and Australia were recovering especially rapidly, suggesting it notices growing pressures for authorities to tighten monetary policy ahead of others in the region. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder/FilesReuters - The IMF said on Thursday the economies of India, China and Australia were recovering especially rapidly, suggesting it notices growing pressures for authorities there to tighten monetary policy ahead of others in the region.


Govt to cut stake in REC in '09/10 - minister (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 07:24 AM PDT

Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram waves during a function in Manesar near New Delhi, October 16, 2009. The cabinet has approved the sale of 5 percent of government equity in Rural Electrification Corp and issue of fresh capital amounting to 15 percent of its equity capital, Chidambaram told reporters. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - The cabinet has approved the sale of 5 percent of government equity in Rural Electrification Corp and issue of fresh capital amounting to 15 percent of its equity capital, Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram told reporters.


Inflation picks up, set to accelerate (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 02:22 AM PDT

A vendor arranges vegetables at a wholesale market in Siliguri in this February 28, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - The wholesale inflation rose at its fastest pace in six months in the year to Oct. 17 and is set to quicken sharply, just as the Reserve Bank of India forecast this week in laying the ground work for a future rate rise.


ANALYSIS - China steps up climate diplomacy as Copenhagen looms (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 12:11 AM PDT

The sun sets above a cement factory in Sai Son village, outside Hanoi in this September 23, 2009 file photo. China's busy climate change diplomacy has become increasingly feverish weeks before crucial talks that could forge a new pact to fight global warming, or end in rancour that could rebound onto the world's biggest emitter. REUTERS/Kham/FilesReuters - China's busy climate change diplomacy has become increasingly feverish weeks before crucial talks that could forge a new pact to fight global warming, or end in rancour that could rebound onto the world's biggest emitter.


Farmers demand higher cane price (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 07:35 AM PDT

Farmers work inside a sugarcane field at Moynaguri village near Siliguri in this August 2009 file photo. Farmers in India's biggest cane producing state have threatened to stop selling their produce to mills unless they are paid a higher price, leaders of farmers' bodies said after a protest rally in Uttar Pradesh. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - Farmers in India's biggest cane producing state have threatened to stop selling their produce to mills unless they are paid a higher price, leaders of farmers' bodies said after a protest rally in Uttar Pradesh.


Zoya Akhtar hits the road in new film (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 10:25 PM PDT

Reuters - NEW DELHI (Reuters) After giving audiences a glimpse of Bollywoods darker side in Luck By Chance, director Zoya Akhtar has roped in brother Farhan again -- this time for a road movie.

Reliance Q2 net down in line with forecasts (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 05:46 AM PDT

India's Reliance Industries KG-D6's floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel is seen off the Bay of Bengal in this undated handout photo. REUTERS/Reliance Industries/Handout/FilesReuters - Energy major Reliance Industries met forecasts with a 6.6 percent fall in quarterly profit as gas production from its field off India's east coast helped to offset lower refining margins.


NASA successfully tests new tall moon rocket (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 11:01 PM PDT

Lunar eclipse occurs over the sky of New Delhi May 5, 2004. An unmanned NASA rocket intended to help develop a new space taxi service to the moon streaked into the sky on Wednesday for a brief test flight. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - An unmanned NASA rocket designed to help develop a new space taxi service to the moon streaked through the sky on Wednesday on a successful two-minute test flight.


'This Is It' heats up box office on first day (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 08:08 PM PDT

U.S. pop star Michael Jackson gestures during a news conference at the O2 Arena in London in this March 5, 2009 file photo. Jackson fans poured out of cinemas on Wednesday applauding the new Reuters - Michael Jackson fans poured out of cinemas on Wednesday applauding the new "This Is It" movie of the late pop star's final concert rehearsals and ringing up sales at box offices worldwide.


Sesa Goa under fraud investigation (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 03:00 AM PDT

Reuters - Sesa Goa, a $5 billion unit of London-listed Vedanta Resources, is being investigated by the government for financial and other irregularities.
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