2009年11月3日星期二

Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


EXCLUSIVE - Only 15 pct of G8 food aid pledge is new - sources (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 09:49 AM PST

A woman sells tomatoes at a market in Myanmar October 30, 2009. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/FilesReuters - Only $3 billion of the $20 billion promised by a G8 summit over the next three years to boost agriculture in poor countries appears to be new money, diplomats and sources close to the matter said on Tuesday.


Fiscal stimulus to stay, summer crop seen down (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 08:32 AM PST

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee speaks at a business meeting in Kolkata December 21, 2008. India has to continue with its fiscal stimulus and is confident of attaining it medium-term fiscal targets, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Stringer/FilesReuters - India will maintain its fiscal stimulus due to uncertainty arising from a poor monsoon and the global outlook, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday, as data showed the summer crop could post a bigger-than-expected fall.


Comeback decision was not rational - Schumacher (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 05:02 AM PST

Reuters - Michael Schumacher's abortive decision to return to Formula One last season as a replacement for the injured Felipe Massa was "emotional not rational", the seven-times world champion said on Tuesday.

Michael Jackson film tops UK box office (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 05:54 AM PST

Reuters - The Michael Jackson concert movie "This Is It" topped Britain's box office over the weekend, according to Screen International on Tuesday, knocking Disney's "Up" off the No. 1 spot after three weeks.


China attacks Dalai Lama for hurting Sino-India ties (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 02:26 AM PST

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama delivers a speech in Tokyo October 31, 2009. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-HoonReuters - China on Tuesday accused the Dalai Lama of seeking to undermine Beijing's relationship with Delhi through a visit to a disputed border region, insulating India's government from direct Chinese wrath over the dispute.


Afridi inspires Pakistan to crushing victory (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 12:56 PM PST

Pakistan's cricket player Shahid Afridi (L) waves to fans and well-wishers after arriving at Karachi's Jinnah International airport in this June 24, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Athar Hussain/FilesReuters - All rounder Shahid Afridi smashed a rapid 70 and took two wickets for Pakistan who eased to a 138-run victory over New Zealand in the first one-day international on Tuesday.


India tour to host new European, Asian events in 2010 (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 07:06 AM PST

Reuters - India will stage a new European and Asian Tour event next February, a senior Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) official said on Tuesday.

Sony Ericsson unveils first Android phone (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 08:31 AM PST

Reuters - Sony Ericsson unveiled its flagship X10 mobile phone on Tuesday, its first to run on Google Inc's Android operating system, hoping the device will help reverse its loss of market share.

BSE Sensex at 2-mth closing low; Reliance falls (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 05:02 AM PST

File photo of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - The BSE Sensex dropped 3.1 percent on Tuesday, a sixth straight fall that took it to its lowest close in two months, pulled down by a sell-off in energy giant Reliance Industries and weak global markets.


Afghan leader Karzai vows inclusive government (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 04:43 AM PST

An Afghan man pushes his cart past a poster of Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai early morning in Kabul November 1, 2009. REUTERS/Jerry LampenReuters - Re-elected Afghan President Hamid Karzai vowed on Tuesday to form an inclusive government after stern warnings from Western supporters he would have to work harder to root out corruption.


Injured Siddle to fly home from India ODI series (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 10:46 PM PST

Australia's Peter Siddle celebrates the wicket of New Zealand's Brendon McCullum during their ICC Champions Trophy final cricket match in Pretoria in this October 5, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Rogan Ward/FilesReuters - Fast bowler Peter Siddle will return home after becoming the latest member of Australia's touring party to be forced out of the one-day series in India.


Pakistan retreats on controversial graft amnesty order (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 11:45 PM PST

Pakistan's then President Pervez Musharraf attends the European Parliament in Brussels in this January 21, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/FilesReuters - Pakistan's government has averted a potentially destabilising coalition split by abandoning a bid to get parliamentary approval for an amnesty from graft charges for the president and other senior politicians.


FACTBOX - Five political risks to watch in India (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 08:48 PM PST

A boy with India's national emblem painted on his face poses during a face painting competition themed Reuters - Tensions between India and China are in focus this month, with the Dalai Lama visiting India, and another round of talks on a disputed border area set to begin.


Sept exports down 13.8 pct yr/yr - govt official (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 12:07 AM PST

A truck passes shipping containers stacked at the Container Terminal at the Cochin Port on Willingdon Island in Kerala in this July 27, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Sivaram V/FilesReuters - India's exports in September fell 13.8 percent year-on-year to $13.6 billion, but the declining trend may reverse by December or January, a government official told Reuters on Tuesday.


China second only to U.S. in research - Thomson Reuters (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 09:59 PM PST

Reuters - Chinese researchers have more than doubled their output of scientific papers and now are second only to the United States in terms of volume, according to a report from Thomson Reuters released on Monday.

Indian gold futures hit new high on IMF sale (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 10:08 PM PST

A woman touches a gold necklace at a jewellery store in Allahabad in this October 17, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash/FilesReuters - Indian gold futures climbed to a record high on Tuesday as world prices rose on news the International Monetary Fund had sold 200 tonnes of gold to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).


Recent floods hit cane crop in Karnataka - report (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 09:16 PM PST

An aerial view shows a flood-affected area of the Jevargi Gulbarga district in Karnataka October 4, 2009. REUTERS/Karnataka Government Information Department/Handout/FilesReuters - The sugarcane crop in Karnataka, India's third-biggest sugar producing state, has been partly damaged due to recent floods, the Business Standard newspaper said on Tuesday.


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