2009年11月24日星期二

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Roger Federer crushes Murray to end year on top (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 05:35 PM PST

Roger Federer of Switzerland returns the ball to Andy Murray of Britain during their ATP World Tour Finals tennis match in London, November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Stefan WermuthReuters - Roger Federer rebounded from a poor start to crush Andy Murray at the ATP World Tour Finals on Tuesday, claiming a 3-6 6-3 6-1 victory that ensures he will end the year as the world's top ranked player for a fifth time.


Rajaratnam denies insider charges, blasts wiretaps (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 11:15 AM PST

Galleon hedge fund partner Raj Rajaratnam arrives at Manhattan Federal Court for a bail hearing, November 5, 2009. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Galleon Group hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam attacked a U.S. regulator's lawsuit on Tuesday, denying insider trading charges and saying government wiretaps violated his constitutional rights.


Openers Gambhir, Sehwag stroke centuries (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 01:26 PM PST

Gautam Gambhir plays a shot as Sri Lanka's wicket keeper Prasanna Jayawardene (R) watches during the first day of their second test cricket match in Kanpur November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - Openers Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag struck sparkling centuries as India amassed 417-2 to take a firm grip of the second test against Sri Lanka after the first day's play on Tuesday.


Obama seeks to reassure Singh on U.S.-India ties (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 11:09 AM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama and Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh (L) arrive for the start of a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington November 24, 2009.     REUTERS/Larry DowningReuters - President Barack Obama sought to reassure Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday of his commitment to boosting U.S. ties with India even as his administration has set its rivals, China and Pakistan, as key priorities.


U.S. and India agree on new economic partnership (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 12:35 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh depart the East Room following a joint news conference at the White House in Washington November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - The United States and India will establish a new economic partnership which U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will help formally launch in India early next year, the White House said on Tuesday.


FACTBOX - U.S. and India agree on environment goals (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 02:59 PM PST

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh listens (L) as U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference in the East Room at the White House in Washington November 24, 2009.     REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - U.S. President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh agreed their countries would work together to develop low-carbon energy and protect people from climate change.


Reuters Summit - Small is beautiful for Ford India (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 06:05 AM PST

Ford's 'Figo' car stands on display during its launch ceremony in New Delhi September 23, 2009. REUTERS/B MathurReuters - Ford Motor Co will launch a new car model in India every 12-15 months over the next five years, with its new Figo small car is set to drive a tripling of sales in 2010, its India head said on Tuesday.


Over 33 mln infected with AIDS virus - U.N. (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 03:52 AM PST

College students display HIV/AIDS awareness messages on their faces during a face painting competition in Chandigarh January 17, 2009. REUTERS/Ajay Verma/FilesReuters - An estimated 33.4 million people worldwide are infected with the AIDS virus, up from 33 million in 2007, but more people are living longer due to the availability of drugs, according to a United Nations report.


Ayodhya mosque report puts BJP on the mat (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 06:05 AM PST

An Indian Muslim shouts slogan during a demonstration in New Delhi in December 6, 2005 to mark the 13th anniversary of the razing of a 16th century mosque by a Hindu mob in the town of Ayodhya. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - The government on Tuesday published a long awaited report, recently leaked, accusing Bhatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders of a role in the 1992 destruction of the Babri mosque in Ayodhya, dealing a blow to an already-weak opposition.


Obama: US wants to reduce India-Pakistan tensions (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 09:54 AM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama puts his hand over his heart for the U.S. national anthem as he stands onstage with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) at an official arrival ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - President Barack Obama took note on Tuesday of the historic animosity between Pakistan and India and signalled the United States wanted to find ways to reduce tensions between the two countries.


U.S. committed to completing India nuclear pact - Obama (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 10:06 AM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama smiles as he and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hold a news conference in the East Room at the White House in Washington November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - President Barack Obama told a joint news conference with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday that he was committed to completing a bilateral civil agreement that would open up India's potential $150 billion market in power plants.


Gambhir can emulate Indian great Gavaskar, says Sehwag (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 09:34 AM PST

India's Gautam Gambhir raises his bat to celebrate scoring 150 runs against Sri Lanka during the first day of their second test cricket match in Kanpur November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - Gautam Gambhir has the talent to emulate Indian great Sunil Gavaskar, team mate Virender Sehwag said after he and his fellow opener stroked centuries against Sri Lanka on Tuesday.


Obama says will visit India next year (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 09:48 AM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama told a joint news conference with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday that he had accepted Singh's invitation to visit India next year.

BSE looks to list, innovate (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 03:10 AM PST

The Bombay Stock Exchange building is reflected on a glass window as people look at a large screen displaying India's benchmark share index on the facade of the building in Mumbai in this November 10, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), under the aegis of its youngest-ever chief executive and a new top team, is looking to list and innovate to win back market share lost to upstart rivals.


Reliance Industries reopens 900 gas stations (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 05:31 AM PST

Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries, speaks during a news conference in Mumbai in this September 21, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - India's Reliance Industries has reopened 900 gas stations, which were shut down when state firms were selling heavily subsidised fuel, the head of the firm's refinery business, P. Raghavendran, said.


FACTBOX - PM's visit to US comes with rapid trade growth (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 06:11 AM PST

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh looks out into the crowd at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young/FilesReuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is in Washington for a state visit set to boost the burgeoning economic relationship between two countries, which had relatively marginal commercial dealings a decade ago.


Sri Lanka ex-general seeks security boost ahead of poll bid (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 06:23 AM PST

General Sarath Fonseka, salutes during his farewell ceremony in Colombo, November 16, 2009. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/FilesReuters - Sri Lanka's top soldier, who quit the army last week sparking speculation he planned to run for president, petitioned the Supreme Court on Tuesday to order the government to provide him with massively increased security.


India's easy stance exit to be careful - RBI deputy governor (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 04:52 AM PST

Indian police guard the Reserve Bank of India building in Mumbai in this April 29, 2003 file photo. REUTERS/Roy Madhur/FilesReuters - India would have to carefully exit from its more than a year long accommodative monetary stance, though economic recovery is on course, one of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) deputy governors said on Tuesday.


China says Kashmir solution up to India and Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 01:24 AM PST

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Chairman of the separatist alliance All Parties Hurriyat Conference, speaks during an interview with Reuters at his residence in Srinagar in this September 20, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli/FilesReuters - India and Pakistan should solve the Kashmir dispute between themselves, China said on Tuesday, after All Parties Hurriyat Conference, Kashmir's main separatist alliance, said Beijing had a role to play in the long-running territorial feud.


INTERVIEW - India seen as major white sugar importer (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 04:37 AM PST

A labourer carries a sack of sugar at a wholesale market in Siliguri in this September 16, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - India is set to emerge as a major white sugar importer in calendar 2010, and is expected to buy some 3 million tonnes, Jonathan Kingsman, head of the Lausanne-based Kingsman SA consultancy, said on Tuesday.


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