2010年2月25日星期四

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

Budget expected to cut deficit; borrowing a worry (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 05:11 PM PST

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee (C) smiles as he leaves his office to present the 2009/10 budget in New Delhi July 6, 2009. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur/FilesReuters - India's annual budget on Friday is expected to slash the deficit as the economy rebounds, but investors were hoping Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will also be firm on keeping borrowing in check.

Rivals India, Pakistan agree to "keep in touch" (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 07:53 AM PST

Soldiers of Border Security Force (BSF) (R) and Pakistani Rangers hold their respective flags on the outskirts of Amritsar in this December 17, 2007 file photo. India and Pakistan will Reuters - The first official talks between India and Pakistan since the 2008 Mumbai attacks ended on Thursday with only an agreement to "keep in touch", signalling that relations between the nuclear-armed rivals remain frosty.

Accolades pour in for record-breaking Tendulkar (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 04:40 AM PST

Sachin Tendulkar celebrates his double century during the second one-day international cricket match between India and South Africa in Gwalior February 24, 2010. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - President Pratibha Patil and prime minister Manmohan Singh led the accolades to Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday, a day after the batsman became the first player to score a double century in one-day international cricket.

Finmin urges fiscal discipline; bond market wary (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 06:11 AM PST

A file photo of Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee as he reacts at the World Economic Forum in New Delhi November 10, 2009. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - The government should start rolling back its economic stimulus and cap its debt, the finance ministry said on Thursday, forecasting economic growth in years ahead strong enough to make its fiscal targets look achievable.

Bharti: Africa's potential makes Zain deal value fair (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 08:02 AM PST

A boy talks on a mobile phone as he walks past a billboard of Bharti Airtel in the northern Indian city of Amritsar January 18, 2010. REUTERS/Munish Sharma/FilesReuters - Bharti Airtel said $9 billion was not a high price for Kuwaiti telecom Zain's African assets given the growth opportunities, though it could dilute earnings in the short-to-medium term for India's leading telecom.

Americans back Tiger Woods on U.S. Olympic team - poll (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 11:24 AM PST

Golfer Tiger Woods pauses while delivering his statement to reporters and friends in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, February 19, 2010. REUTERS/Eric Gay/POOLReuters - Tiger Woods' image may be tarnished after admitting to marital infidelities, but most Americans would support him representing the country on a U.S. Olympic golf team.

Britain's culture-clash comedy "East is East" gets sequel (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 09:05 PM PST

Renowned Bollywood actor Om Puri shows his Order of British Empire (OBE) award during a function in Bombay in this April 18, 2005 file photo. The makers of the British film Reuters - In 1999, the low-budget British film "East is East", about the clash of cultures in a Muslim Pakistani family living in Manchester, became a surprise worldwide hit, winning awards and grossing over $15 million.

India rest Tendulkar and Sehwag for final one-dayer (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 06:11 AM PST

India's Sachin Tendulkar raises his bat to acknowledge the cheering crowd as he walks back to the pavilion during the second one-day international between India and South Africa in Gwalior February 24, 2010. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - Record-scoring opener Sachin Tendulkar and fellow batsman Virender Sehwag will be rested for India's third and final one-day international against South Africa in Ahmedabad on Saturday, the Indian cricket board said in a statement.

Govt to auction 3-4 3G slots across telecom zones (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 01:58 AM PST

Birds sit atop telecommunication towers in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad May 25, 2009. The government will auction between 3 and 4 third-generation wireless spectrum slots in most of its telecoms zones beginning April 9, the telecoms ministry said on Thursday. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder/FilesReuters - Government will auction three slots each of third-generation wireless spectrum in most of its telecoms zones, including in the lucrative Delhi and Mumbai regions, from April 9, the telecoms ministry said on Thursday.

Food price index up 17.58 pct y/y on Feb 13 (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 10:56 PM PST

A shopkeeper arranges sweet figs at a wholesale dried fruit market in the old quarters of Delhi October 29, 2009. The food price index rose 17.58 percent in the 12 months to Feb. 13, while the fuel price index was up 9.89 percent, the government said on Thursday. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur/FilesReuters - The food price index rose 17.58 percent in the 12 months to Feb. 13, while the fuel price index was up 9.89 percent, the government said on Thursday.

India, Pakistan hold talks, seeking to repair ties (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 02:33 AM PST

Pakistan's foreign secretary Salman Bashir (C) comes out of the airport after his arrival in New Delhi February 24, 2010. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - India and Pakistan held their first official talks since the 2008 Mumbai attacks on Thursday, a meeting that is unlikely to lead to an immediate breakthrough but may help thaw relations between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.

Finance commission says govt can raise $82 bln from stake sales (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 01:14 AM PST

Reuters - The government can raise 3.81 trillion rupees ($82 billion), equal to 0.88 percent of GDP every year, in stake sales in state firms and banks in the next five years, the finance commission said.

Designer Rohit Bal recovering after heart attack (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 12:35 AM PST

A file photo of designer Rohit Bal (C) in New Delhi September 9, 2007. Rohit Bal, who has designed clothes for celebrities like Pamela Anderson and Naomi Campbell, is recuperating in hospital after undergoing emergency surgery following a heart attack. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur/FilesReuters - Fashion designer Rohit Bal, who has designed clothes for celebrities like Pamela Anderson and Naomi Campbell, is recuperating in hospital after undergoing emergency surgery following a heart attack.

Economic Survey urges fiscal discipline ahead of budget (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 02:33 AM PST

A cashier checks Indian currency notes inside a bank in Agartala, capital of India's northeastern state of Tripura, July 24, 2009. The Economic Survey urges fiscal consolidation, debt cap. REUTERS/Jayanta Dey/FilesReuters - The government should start rolling back its economic stimulus and impose a cap on debt in coming years, a finance ministry report said on Thursday, making the case for fiscal discipline a day before the annual budget.

India offers 10 pct stake in IOC plant to Saudi Aramco (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 02:51 AM PST

Reuters - The government has offered a 10-percent stake in the upcoming Paradip refinery of state-run Indian Oil Corp to Saudi Aramco for about $650 million, a government official told reporters on Thursday.

Pranab accepts major recommendations of finance commission (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 11:13 PM PST

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee speaks during a business meeting in New Delhi July 7, 2009. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur/FilesReuters - Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said the government has accepted all major recommendations of a panel, which has suggested the country must slash its fiscal and revenue deficits and cap debt.

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