2009年12月4日星期五

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Galleon's Rajaratnam was suspected a decade ago (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 01:29 PM PST

Galleon hedge fund partner Raj Rajaratnam arrives at Manhattan Federal Court for a bail hearing, November 5, 2009. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/FilesReuters - Federal investigators suspected a decade ago that Galleon Group hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam was trading on inside information but were unable to prove he was breaking the law.


Blast in Russian nightclub kills at least 86 (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 04:15 PM PST

Reuters - At least 86 people were killed and 114 injured when a blast caused by fireworks ripped through a packed nightclub in the Russian city of Perm on Friday, the Emergencies Ministry said.

China, India oppose foreign climate oversight (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 10:56 AM PST

Water vapour billows from smokestacks at the incineration plant of Ivry-sur-Seine, near Paris, December 4, 2009. REUTERS/Charles PlatiauReuters - China and other major emerging economies will not allow international supervision of their actions to slow climate change to be part of a deal at U.N. talks in Copenhagen, a top Indian delegate said on Friday.


Kashmiri separatist leader shot, critically wounded (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 07:46 AM PST

File photo of Fazal-Haq Qureshi in Srinagar, August 1, 2000. REUTERS/Fayaz KabliReuters - A senior leader of Kashmir's All Parties Hurriyat (Freedom) Conference was seriously wounded on Friday when unidentified gunmen fired at him near his house, police and hospital officials said.


South Africa jubilation tempered by tough draw (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 02:22 PM PST

South African actress Charlize Theron speaks during the ceremony before the draw for the 2010 World Cup, in Cape Town December 4, 2009. The month-long soccer tournament begins on June 11 next year in South Africa.   REUTERS/Mike HutchingsReuters - South Africa celebrated a spectacular prelude to Africa's first World Cup finals on Friday with jubilation tempered by a tough draw for the hosts which could see them fall at the first hurdle.


Sehwag confirms destructive reputation (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 07:10 AM PST

India's Virender Sehwag gestures as he walks towards the pavilion for a break on the second day of the third test cricket match against Sri Lanka in Mumbai December 3, 2009. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - India opener Virender Sehwag confirmed his reputation as the most destructive top-order batsman in the modern game during his sixth test double century in the third and final test against Sri Lanka.


Suicide bombers kills scores at Pakistan mosque (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 06:48 AM PST

Armed soldiers stand guard outside Pakistan's army headquarters in Rawalpindi October 11, 2009. REUTERS/Faisal MahmoodReuters - Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in a mosque and two other militants fired on worshipers near Pakistan's military headquarters after Friday prayers, killing at least 40 people, including army officials.


PM says econ slowdown moderating (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 04:04 AM PST

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives for the official photo for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Port-Of-Spain November 27, 2009. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/FilesReuters - The slowdown in the Indian economy is showing signs of moderation, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday.


GM, China partner take aim at booming India market (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 03:56 AM PST

The General Motors logo is seen outside its headquarters at the Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan in this August 25, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Jeff Kowalsky/FilesReuters - General Motors and its Chinese partner SAIC Motor are to make small cars and commercial vehicles in India, taking a successful 12-year Chinese partnership into one of the world's fastest growing auto markets.


Top ULFA rebel leader surrenders, but peace doubtful (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 03:22 AM PST

Reuters - A top rebel leader from Assam surrendered on Friday, police said, but peace in the troubled region remained elusive with the group's powerful military wing chief still holding out.

Mukherjee sees stronger growth in H2 of FY10 (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 03:35 AM PST

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 Indian economy is expected to show strong growth in the October-March period, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Friday.


India on top after Sehwag misses triple ton (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 05:34 AM PST

Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan (2nd R) celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of India's Virender Sehwag on the third day of the third test cricket match in Mumbai December 4, 2009. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni struck a spectacular hundred after Virender Sehwag had fallen seven runs short of a third test triple century on the third day of the third and final test against Sri Lanka on Friday.


WITNESS - A derelict factory in Bhopal can surely harm no one? (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 02:50 AM PST

A local activist attends a demonstration to mark the 25th anniversary of the Bhopal gas disaster in Bhopal December 3, 2009. REUTERS/Reinhard KrauseReuters - It's not difficult to spot the site of one of the world's worst chemical disasters.


Developing states oppose foreign climate oversight (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 09:13 AM PST

A bird lands on a balcony at the ancient Jewish site of Masada, October 17, 2009. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis/FilesReuters - Four major emerging economies will oppose international supervision of their actions to slow climate change as part of a new pact due to be agreed at U.N. talks in Copenhagen, a top Indian delegate said on Friday.


BSE launches fund transaction platform (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 06:54 AM PST

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building is seen in this May 22, 2006 file photo. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), Asia's oldest bourse, launched its mutual fund trading platform on Friday, opening up more than 40,000 terminals in 400 cities.


Q&A - Bhopal gas victims fight for justice 25 years on (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 02:50 AM PST

Local activists burn an effigy depicting Union Carbide Corp, now owned by Dow Chemical, during a demonstration to mark the 25th anniversary of the Bhopal gas disaster in Bhopal December 3, 2009. REUTERS/Reinhard KrauseReuters - Twenty-five years have passed since one of the world's worst industrial disasters hit Bhopal, where toxic gas from a pesticide factory leaked into the air, killing thousands of people in the surrounding areas and leaving many more ill.


Excess liquidity driving up food prices - World Bank (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 03:35 AM PST

Labourers sort onions at a vegetable wholesale market in Ahmedabad February 10, 2007. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - Excess liquidity in global markets is driving up prices of farm commodities, which could be potentially dangerous in the near term, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said on Friday.


China to pass India as world's top gold market - GFMS (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 02:50 AM PST

A customer looks at a display cabinet containing gold-plated items at Beijing's biggest gold store November 23, 2009. China looks set to overtake India as the world's largest gold consumer in 2009, a senior official at major metals consultancy GFMS said on Friday. REUTERS/David Gray/FilesReuters - China will overtake India as the world's largest gold consumer in 2009, with total demand forecast at 432 tonnes as wealthy investors defy record bullion prices, metals consultancy GFMS said on Friday.


Nepal cabinet meets at Everest to send climate message (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 11:41 PM PST

A general view of Mount Thamserku as seen from Khumjung village at the Mount Everest area in Nepal December 3, 2009. Nepal's cabinet began a meeting close to the base camp of Mount Everest on Friday to send a message on the impact of global warming on the Himalayas, days before global climate talks start in Copenhagen. REUTERS/Gopal ChitrakarReuters - Nepal's cabinet began a meeting close to the base camp of Mount Everest on Friday to send a message on the impact of global warming on the Himalayas, days before global climate talks start in Copenhagen.


India to slow greenhouse growth in step to U.N. deal (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 10:12 PM PST

A truck emits smoke during evening rush hour in Mumbai November 19, 2009. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - India set a goal on Thursday for slowing the growth of its greenhouse gas emissions, the last major economy to offer a climate target four days before the start of U.N. talks on combating global warming.


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