2009年12月31日星期四

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Obama summons intel chiefs for Washington talks (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 02:59 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama gives a statement at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe, Hawaii December 29, 2009. Obama on Thursday summoned U.S. intelligence chiefs to a meeting next week to discuss how to prevent a repeat of the attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound airliner on Dec. 25. REUTERS/Hugh GentryReuters - President Barack Obama on Thursday summoned U.S. intelligence chiefs to a meeting next week to discuss how to prevent a repeat of the attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound airliner on Dec. 25.


Bhutto assassination inquiry extended - U.N. (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 02:21 PM PST

A supporter of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto holds her portrait in Karachi December 26, 2009. A U.N. inquiry into the 2007 assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto will be prolonged by three months. REUTERS/Athar Hussain/FilesReuters - A U.N. inquiry into the 2007 assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto will be prolonged by three months because of the scale of the task, the United Nations said on Thursday.


U.N. to pull some staff from Pakistan over security (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 07:57 AM PST

A security official arrives at the scene after a suicide bomb attack on a procession of Shit'ite Muslims commemorating Ashura in Karachi December 28, 2009. REUTERS/Athar Hussain/FilesReuters - The United Nations will withdraw some of its staff from Pakistan because of safety concerns, a U.N. spokeswoman said on Thursday, highlighting security threats posed by increasingly brazen Taliban militants.


Govt delays mobile number portability to March '10 (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 03:21 AM PST

A Twitter page is displayed on an Apple iPhone in Los Angeles in this October 13, 2009 file photo. The Indian government will introduce mobile number portability across the country by March 31, 2010, pushing back its introduction by up to 3 months in parts of the country, the government said in a statement on Thursday. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/FilesReuters - The government will introduce mobile number portability across the country by March 31, 2010, pushing back its commencement by up to three months in parts of the country, the government said on Thursday.


'3 Idiots' adds punch to bleak 2009 box office (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 03:27 AM PST

Bollywood actors Aamir Khan (C), Sharman Joshi (R) and Madhavan attend a promotional event for their forthcoming movie Reuters - A stand-off between producers and multiplex owners and a shortage of hits marked a bleak year for Bollywood in 2009, but Aamir Khan starrer 3 Idiots may have saved the industry from hitting rock-bottom, trade analysts said.


Food price data reinforces tightening view (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 09:51 AM PST

A 13 year-old vendor, Ramesh Shah, sits at a roadside vegetable shop in Kolkata in this August 2, 2006 file photo. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal/FilesReuters - Food price inflation returned to near 20 percent in mid-December, reinforcing expectations the Reserve Bank could tighten policy in coming weeks to prevent a broader break-out of inflationary pressures.


Tweets, sexting 'unfriended' in U.S. banned word list (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 09:46 PM PST

An attendee tweet on a laptop at the 140: Twitter Conference LA in Los Angeles in this September 22, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Phil McCarten/FilesReuters - If you recently tweeted about how you were chillaxin for the holiday, take note: Fifteen particularly over- or mis-used words and phrases have been declared "shovel-ready" to be "unfriended" by a U.S. university's annual list of terms that deserve to be banned.


CIA probes Afghan base security after bomber kills 7 (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 02:00 PM PST

Reuters - The CIA vowed on Thursday to avenge the deaths of seven officers in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan and to investigate security breaches that allowed the second deadliest attack in agency history.

Bangladesh captain Mortaza ruled out of tri-series (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 11:50 PM PST

Bangladesh's Mashrafe Mortaza reacts as Sri Lanka's Upul Tharanga tries to play a ball during their final tri-series one-day international cricket match in Dhaka in this January 16, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Andrew Biraj/FilesReuters - Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza has been ruled out of next month's home tri-series against India and Sri Lanka after failing a fitness test, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said on Thursday.


BSE Sensex rises 81 pct in 2009, more gains seen (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 09:57 AM PST

A road sign stands next to the Bombay Stock Exchange building (R), in this August 3, 2005 file photo. The BSE Sensex hit its highest level in nearly 20 months on Thursday, led by index heavyweights Reliance Industries and Infosys Technologies, and was set to post its biggest yearly gain since 1991. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - MUMBAI (Reuters) The BSE Sensex rose 0.7 percent on Thursday to take its gains for 2009 to 81 percent, its biggest yearly rise since 1991, driven by a flood of foreign funds that is expected to continue into 2010.


ANALYSIS - After tough year, Dubai expats pack up, eye Asia (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 11:02 PM PST

Hoardings alongside Nakheel's Waterfront construction site at Jebel Ali in Dubai in this November 26, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Steve Crisp/FilesReuters - For lawyer Wilfred Goh, the sign it was time to leave Dubai came early in 2009, when the financial crisis took its toll, plunging the emirate's main stock index down roughly 70 percent in a matter of months.


Ex-McKinsey director may be in Galleon plea deal (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 07:24 PM PST

Anil Kumar is escorted by an FBI agent in New York October 16, 2009. Anil Kumar, a former McKinsey & Co director accused of leaking information in the Galleon hedge fund case, has agreed to waive indictment in the case, signaling that he may have reached a deal with prosecutors that could include a guilty plea. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/FilesReuters - Anil Kumar, a former McKinsey & Co director accused of leaking information in the Galleon hedge fund case, has agreed to waive indictment in the case, signaling that he may have reached a deal with prosecutors that could include a guilty plea.


3G auction to be held by mid-Feb - source (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 08:54 PM PST

A woman speaks on a  mobile on the opening day of 'COM-IT 2008' an Infotech expo in Mumbai in this November 20, 2008 file photo. The government is planning to auction third-generation wireless radio spectrum by mid-February, about a month later than had been scheduled, a senior government official told Reuters on Thursday. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - The government is planning to auction third-generation wireless radio spectrum by mid-February, about a month later than had been scheduled, a senior government official told Reuters on Thursday.


Times Square, Nasdaq reopened after scare (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 08:03 PM PST

Times Square, New York, October 15, 2009. New York City's Times Square was closed briefly and three nearby buildings, including the Nasdaq stock exchange, were evacuated in a security scare on Wednesday, police said, a day before the traditional New Year's Eve festivities in the famed intersection. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/FilesReuters - New York City's Times Square was closed briefly and three buildings including a Nasdaq building were evacuated in a security scare on Wednesday, a day before the traditional New Year's Eve festivities in the famed intersection.


BSE Sensex rises to highest level since May 2008 (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 09:10 PM PST

A labourer works outside the Bombay Stock Exchange building in Mumbai in this February 6, 2006 file photo. The BSE Sensex rose to its highest level since May 2008 on Thursday morning, boosted by gains in U.S. and Asian markets, and is set to post its biggest annual gains since 1991. REUTERS/Adeel Halim/FilesReuters - The BSE Sensex rose to its highest level since May 2008 on Thursday morning, boosted by gains in U.S. and Asian markets, and is set to post its biggest annual gains since 1991.


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