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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Obama to meet Dalai Lama despite China warnings (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 03:00 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama holds a town hall meeting to outline his new Small Business Lending Fund in New Hampshire, February 2, 2010. Obama still plans to meet the Dalai Lama, the White House said on Tuesday, despite China's warning that such a meeting would hurt ties already strained by U.S. weapons sales to Taiwan.  REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - U.S. President Barack Obama still plans to meet the Dalai Lama, the White House said on Tuesday, despite China's warning that such a meeting would hurt ties already strained by U.S. weapons sales to Taiwan.


Pakistan's nuclear security has vulnerabilities - U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 03:31 PM PST

A file photo of director of U.S National Intelligence Dennis Blair as he delivers a speech on Reuters - The United States believes Pakistan can protect its nuclear weapons but vulnerabilities remain, the director of the U.S. Defence Intelligence Agency said on Tuesday.


Siemens grows workforce in India as it trims German jobs (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 09:56 AM PST

The logo of Siemens company is pictured in front of a factory in Berlin March 28, 2007. Europe's biggest engineering group, Siemens, said on Tuesday it would invest $346 million in India over three years, mostly to make wind turbines to tap into a rapidly expanding market for renewable energy. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz/FilesReuters - German engineering conglomerate Siemens will invest $346 million in India over three years, most of it to make wind turbines, but said plans to add 8,000 jobs in the country even as it cuts them elsewhere is not a move to shift production to low-cost countries.


Boeing to deliver 9 planes to Indian carriers (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 02:39 AM PST

A model of Boeing 747 passenger plane is displayed at the Asian Aerospace Expo in Hong Kong in this September 8, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/FilesReuters - U.S. aircraft maker Boeing plans to deliver nine planes to Indian carriers in calendar 2010, a senior company official said on Tuesday, and expects fresh orders from airlines in India by next year end.


"Avatar," "Hurt Locker" square off at Oscars (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 03:06 PM PST

Canadian director James Cameron shows 3D glasses as he poses in front of a poster before a promotion event for his latest movie Avatar at the World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos January 28, 2010.   REUTERS/Christian HartmannReuters - Fantasy "Avatar" and war movie "The Hurt Locker" claimed nine Oscar nominations each on Tuesday, including best film, pitting the two against one another as front-runners for the world's highest film honours.


U.S. senator presses tech firms on practices in China (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 10:29 AM PST

People shop inside an Apple store in central London in this March 29, 2006 file photo. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/FilesReuters - A Democratic senator said on Tuesday he has asked 30 U.S. companies, including Apple, Facebook and Skype, for information on their human rights practices in China in the aftermath of Google's decision to no longer cooperate with Chinese Internet censorship efforts.


Exposure to luxury can alter decision making - study (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 10:21 AM PST

Luxury watches are shown on display at a shop in Beverly Hills, California in this December 10, 2008 file photo. The mere exposure to luxury goods can have a corrosive effect on decision-making that pushes individuals to put their interests over the interests of others, according to a Harvard Business School study. REUTERS/Sue Zeidler/FilesReuters - For the good of us all, step away from the Rolex.


India rethinks policy to keep Afghan influence (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 12:49 AM PST

Foreign Affairs Minister Shri S. M. Krishna  in this September 1, 2009 file photo. An initiative by Western powers seeking peace with the Taliban in Afghanistan is forcing India to modify its policy toward the hardline Islamists to avoid being  marginalised in a country Delhi sees as key to the country's security. REUTERS/Roberto Jayme/FilesReuters - An initiative by Western powers seeking peace with the Taliban in Afghanistan is forcing India to modify its policy toward the hardline Islamists to avoid being marginalised in a country Delhi sees as key to the country's security.


Force India appoint Di Resta as reserve driver (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 04:54 AM PST

Reuters - Dario Franchitti's 23-year-old cousin Paul di Resta will be Force India's test and reserve driver this season, the Formula One team announced on Tuesday.

Gujarat to raise $648 mln from state firm (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 03:09 AM PST

Reuters - Gujarat, run by the main national opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), aims to raise about $648 million through an IPO of a state-run firm, a top official at the state government said.

Dalai Lama envoys urged common Tibet study with China (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 03:46 AM PST

The Dalai Lama looks on during a news conference at a Sino-Tibetan Conference entitled Reuters - Envoys for the Dalai Lama said on Tuesday they had proposed to China a "common effort" to study the situation inside Tibet, saying such a move could help reconcile differences.


China warns U.S. on Dalai Lama; to punish arms firms (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 02:52 AM PST

The Dalai Lama  in Washington in this October 6, 2009 file photo. hina said on Tuesday that a possible meeting between U.S. President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama would hurt trust between the two countries. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/FilesReuters - China said a possible meeting between U.S. President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama would further harm Sino-U.S. relations, and vowed to go ahead with unspecified sanctions against U.S. firms selling arms to Taiwan.


No doubles required as Paes goes to Bollywood (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 12:36 AM PST

Tennis player Leander Paes  in Chennai in this January 4, 2009 file photo. Paes, the country's multiple grand slam winning doubles tennis specialist, is to make his Bollywood debut and has already completed a month's shooting for his first film. REUTERS/Babu/FilesReuters - Leander Paes, the country's multiple grand slam winning doubles tennis specialist, is to make his Bollywood debut and has already completed a month's shooting for his first film.


Toyota braces for sales hit from recall (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 04:10 AM PST

The logo on a Toyota Motor Corp car is pictured at a showroom in Tokyo May 8, 2009. Toyota Motor's unprecedented recall of millions of vehicles with faulty accelerators is already taking a toll on its sales and may force it to cut 2010 sales forecasts. REUTERS/Issei Kato/FilesReuters - Toyota Motor's unprecedented recall of millions of vehicles with accelerator problems is taking a toll on sales and may force the world's largest automaker to cut 2010 sales forecasts.


Summary - Main points from Toyota quality chief's comments (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Feb 2010 10:45 PM PST

Toyota Motor Corp Executive Vice President Shinichi Sasaki attends a news conference in Nagoya, central Japan February 2, 2010.   REUTERS/Kim Kyung-HoonReuters - Toyota Motor Corp Executive Vice President Shinichi Sasaki addressed the media on Tuesday, the first time an executive at Toyota's headquarters has given a news conference about the massive recall affecting about 8 million drivers.


China: to sanction U.S. firms selling Taiwan arms (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Feb 2010 11:11 PM PST

Reuters - China said it would go ahead with threatened sanctions against U.S. companies selling arms to Taiwan unless they halted sales.

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