2009年11月14日星期六

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Suicide bomber kills 10 in Pakistan's Peshawar (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Nov 2009 10:28 AM PST

Pakistani security officials survey the site of a suicide bomb blast in Peshawar November 14, 2009. A suicide attacker set off a car bomb at a police checkpoint in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on Saturday, killing seven people, police and hospital officials said. REUTERS/Faisal MahmoodReuters - A suicide attacker set off a car bomb at a police checkpoint in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on Saturday, killing 10 people, officials said.


Train derails in Jaipur, seven killed (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Nov 2009 08:01 AM PST

Onlookers stand beside derailed carriages of a passenger train near Banshkov village, about 40 km (25 miles) south of Jaipur November 14, 2009. At least seven people were killed and 25 injured when a New Delhi-bound train derailed near Jaipur early on Saturday, officials said. REUTERS/StringerReuters - At least seven people were killed and 25 injured when a New Delhi-bound train derailed near Jaipur early on Saturday, officials said.


Economy to grow 6-7 pct in FY10 - Pranab Mukherjee (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Nov 2009 06:48 AM PST

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee speaks during a business meeting in New Delhi July 7, 2009. The economy could expand between 6 and 7 percent in the year to March 2010, despite a bad monsoon, the finance minister said on Saturday. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur/FilesReuters - The economy could expand between 6 and 7 percent in the year to March 2010 despite a bad monsoon, the finance minister said on Saturday as data showed accelerating inflation in October.


Army says six rebels killed on Kashmir border (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Nov 2009 07:42 AM PST

Reuters - The army shot dead six separatist militants on Saturday as they tried to cross into Kashmir, the fourth such infiltration attempt to be foiled in the last two weeks, an army spokesman said.

Bangladesh says India to agree Nepal railway (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Nov 2009 06:55 AM PST

Reuters - India will allow Bangladesh to set up long-awaited railway links for transporting commercial goods to and from landlocked Nepal, officials said on Saturday.

Obama pledges greater U.S. engagement in Asia (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Nov 2009 09:30 AM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a speech on U.S. engagement in Asia at Suntory Hall in Tokyo November 14, 2009.  Obama pledged to pursue greater U.S. engagement in Asia, pragmatic cooperation with China and a push for deeper trade ties with the region in a major speech in the Japanese capital on Saturday. REUTERS/Toru HanaiReuters - U.S. President Barack Obama pledged Saturday to deepen dialogue with China rather than seek to contain the rising power, as he laid out a vision for greater engagement with a vibrant Asia-Pacific region.


October WPI inflation at 1.34 pct y/y - govt (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Nov 2009 12:56 AM PST

Women labourers sort onions at a wholesale vegetable market in Siliguri November 5, 2009. REUTERS/Rupak De ChowdhuriReuters - India's annual wholesale inflation accelerated in October from a month earlier on costlier minerals and fuels, and analysts expect monetary tightening from next year as the economy picks up.


Sri Lanka eye win in landmark Tendulkar test (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 11:12 PM PST

Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar speaks during a news conference in Mumbai November 13, 2009. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - Sri Lanka will have to curb an inspired Sachin Tendulkar, on the threshold of another landmark, as they attempt to win a test series in India for the first time.


India quietly bolsters disputed China border (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 09:10 PM PST

A dog rests on the Indian side of the Indo-China border at Bumla, in Arunachal Pradesh, November 11, 2009. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - The rutted mountain road to Tawang in India's remote northeast, quiet and empty for years, is abuzz these days with heavy construction activity. Bulldozers are slowly turning the rickety road to the Chinese border into a double-lane highway.


Maradona says feels mistreated and persecuted (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Nov 2009 04:59 AM PST

Argentina's soccer team head coach Diego Maradona attends a news conference in Madrid November 12, 2009. Maradona feels mistreated and persecuted but says he is focusing on his job, family and the support of Reuters - Argentina coach Diego Maradona feels mistreated and persecuted but says he is focusing on his job, family and the support of "ordinary people".


Google, Authors try to answer book deal concerns (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 11:12 PM PST

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 and the Authors Guild filed a new version of a deal to create a massive online library on Friday in hopes of answering antitrust and copyright concerns in the United States and overseas.


Tata Steel to start work at Orissa plant in Dec (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Nov 2009 01:56 AM PST

The company logo of Tata Steel is seen in Mumbai May 17, 2007. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - India's Tata Steel will start constructing a 6-million-tonne steel plant in Orissa from next month, its Managing Director H.M. Nerurkar said on Saturday.


Dell to sell smartphone, starting in China, Brazil (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 07:11 PM PST

The company logo of Dell inc. in Tokyo March 24, 2009. REUTERS/Issei Kato/FilesReuters - Dell Inc is entering the smartphone market, with its first device to launch in China in late November, followed by Brazil toward the end of the year.


With Playboy sale, an icon bows to changing times (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 06:43 PM PST

Hugh Hefner, founder of Playboy magazine and girlfriend, Playmate Holly Madison attend a party in Los Angeles California in this May 8, 2008 file photo. Playboy founder Hugh Hefner changed American pop culture, one centerfold at a time. REUTERS/Fred ProuserReuters - Playboy founder Hugh Hefner changed American pop culture, one centerfold at a time.


Twenty years on, Tendulkar still feels like he's 16 (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 09:10 PM PST

Sachin Tendulkar speaks during a news conference in Mumbai November 13, 2009. Tendulkar's passion for cricket has not diminished during his long career and he still has a child-like enthusiasm for the game, said the record-breaking batsman. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - Sachin Tendulkar's passion for cricket has not diminished during his long career and he still has a child-like enthusiasm for the game, said the record-breaking batsman.


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