2010年6月17日星期四

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Lawmakers accuse BP chief of evasion over oil spill (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 01:27 PM PDT

BP CEO Tony Hayward takes a first hand look at the recovery operations aboard the Discover Enterprise drill ship in the Gulf of Mexico, 55 miles (89 km) south of Venice, Louisiana May 28, 2010. REUTERS/Sean Gardner/FilesReuters - U.S. lawmakers berated BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward at a hostile congressional hearing on Thursday, accusing him of evasion and ducking responsibility for the worst oil spill in U.S. history.


Report assails Canada on Air India attack (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 11:50 AM PDT

Bodies of the victims of the Air India jumbo jet which crashed 150 miles off the coast of Cork, Ireland are wrapped in shrouds on the floor of the Cork Regional Hospital June 24, 1985. REUTERS/Cork Examiner/Denis Minihane/FilesReuters - Canada needs a security tsar to avoid repeating the "cascading series of errors" by intelligence and police agencies that led to the bombing of Air India Flight 182, an inquiry into the case said on Thursday.


Anupam Kher withdraws from film on Hitler (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 10:01 AM PDT

A wax figure of Adolf Hitler is pictured through a glass screen in a mock bunker at the German 'Madame Tussauds' in Berlin September 13, 2008. Protests by India's small Jewish community have prompted Anupam Kher to pull out of a film on the last days of Hitler. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/FilesReuters - Protests by India's small Jewish community have prompted leading actor Anupam Kher to pull out of a film on the last days of Adolf Hitler, a rare subject for a movie in the Bollywood film industry.


Rains 8 pct below normal in wk to June 16 (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 04:01 AM PDT

People wade through a flooded underpass road during monsoon rains in Mumbai June 16, 2010. REUTERS/Rupak De ChowdhuriReuters - India's annual monsoon rains, vital to the trillion-dollar economy's farm output and economic growth, were 8 percent below normal in the week to June 16, said India Meteorological Department on Thursday, reflecting slow progress.


BP's $20 billion spill fund echoes in Bhopal justice cry (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 05:15 AM PDT

An activist from Sadhbavana Adhikar Manch, a Non-Governmental Organisation, wearing a mask holds a banner during a protest against the Bhopal gas disaster verdict in Bhopal June 15, 2010. REUTERS/Raj PatidarReuters - Indian activists seeking justice in the world's worst industrial disaster are accusing the United States of "double standards", saying it was punishing firms polluting American soil but ignoring their mistakes abroad.


CHRONOLOGY - Report slams Canada on Air India bombing (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 11:50 AM PDT

Officers, Irish sailors and rescue workers look on as bodies the 329 victims of the Air India jumbo jet which crashed in the Atlantic Ocean are lined up on the docks in Cork, Ireland June 24, 1985. REUTERS/Rob Taggart/FilesReuters - A "cascading series of errors" by intelligence and police agencies led to the 1985 bombing of Air India Flight 182, a government report said on Thursday. It recomends Canada create a new security tsar to prevent future attacks.


Bachchans shine at "Raavan" world premiere in London (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 03:09 AM PDT

Married Bollywood couple Abishek Bachchan (L) and Aishwayra Rai Bachchan arrive for the world premiere of their film 'Raavan' at the BFI in London, June 16, 2010. REUTERS/Paul HackettReuters - Bollywood came to London on Wednesday as Indian cinema's star couple, husband and wife Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai, hit the red carpet for the world premiere of the Hindi film "Raavan."


U.N. panel on Sri Lanka to be named next week (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 10:31 AM PDT

United Nations (U.N.) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a news conference at the Istanbul Conference on Somalia in Istanbul May 22, 2010. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/FilesReuters - The United Nations should by next week name a panel to advise Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on accountability for potential war crimes in Sri Lanka, the world body's top political official said on Thursday.


India, China companies most optimistic in 5 quarters (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 03:40 AM PDT

Indonesian brokers monitor share prices at the Jakarta Stock Exchange July 14, 2009. REUTERS/Crack Palinggi/FilesReuters - Asia's top companies are at their most optimistic in five quarters as robust economic growth in the region outweighs concerns about debt problems in Europe and renewed market volatility, a new Reuters index shows.


BUSINESS BOOKS - Bigger bonus, worse performance (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 12:13 PM PDT

Reuters - Around the turn of every year, bankers can think of only one thing: the size of their bonuses.

ANALYSIS - Foreign firms take shine to $70 bln India solar push (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 11:06 PM PDT

Workers clean solar concentrator panels (solar parabolic dish) at the Tapi solar food processing unit at Kapodra village, about 350 km (220 miles) south of Ahmedabad, December 16, 2009. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - India's drive to ramp up solar capacity may trigger a stampede of firms from Asia, Europe and North America, chasing a share of the $3.5 billion of business up for grabs by 2013 and trampling over smaller domestic players.


Buffett, Gates ask billionaires to give away wealth (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 07:40 PM PDT

File photo of investor Warren Buffett as he plays a game of bridge with Reuters - Investor Warren Buffett and Microsoft founder Bill Gates announced on Wednesday that they are asking hundreds of billionaire Americans to give away at least 50 percent of their wealth to charity.


Bharti starts hosted contact centre services (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 11:16 PM PDT

A boy talks on a mobile phone as he walks past a billboard of Bharti Airtel in Amritsar January 18, 2010. REUTERS/Munish Sharma/FilesReuters - Bharti Airtel has partnered Cisco and Indian firm Servion to launch hosted contact centre services in India, the leading Indian mobile phone operator said on Thursday.


Concerns on inflation push up bond yields (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 04:12 AM PDT

A customer shops at a grocery store in Chandigarh November 12, 2009. REUTERS/Ajay Verma/FilesReuters - Indian policymakers said on Thursday that they were concerned about soaring prices, moving bond yields off day lows as investors saw a greater chance of an early interest rate hike despite a slight easing in food and fuel price inflation.


Autos, FMCG to lead India growth in FY11 (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 02:49 AM PDT

An employee works inside the newly inaugurated plant for the Tata Nano car at Sanand in the western Indian state of Gujarat June 2, 2010. REUTERS/Amit DaveReuters - Profit recovery in India will be led by auto, consumer goods and metal firms this year while credit growth at larger banks is likely to be slow as concerns of rising inflation and monetary tightening loom, analysts said.


Slumdog's Boyle to direct 2012 Olympic ceremony (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 04:54 AM PDT

Director Danny Boyle arrives at the 62nd Annual Directors Guild of America Awards in Los Angeles January 30, 2010. Oscar-winning filmmaker Boyle will direct the London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony, organisers said on Thursday, and he immediately promised a Reuters - Oscar-winning filmmaker Danny Boyle will direct the London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony, organisers said on Thursday, and he immediately promised a "thrilling welcome" for both athletes and the world.


BSE Sensex rises 7th day; Reliance, L&T gain (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 04:22 AM PDT

Commuters walk past the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai May 21, 2010. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - The BSE Sensex climbed on Thursday for the seventh consecutive session in its longest winning run in 10 months, driven by expectations for robust corporate earnings growth and improving global risk appetite.


BP agrees to $20 bln spill fund, cuts dividend (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 08:18 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks after addressing the nation about the BP oil spill from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington June 15, 2010. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - Under intense pressure from U.S. President Barack Obama, BP Plc said on Wednesday it will set up a $20 billion fund for damage claims from its huge Gulf of Mexico oil spill, sell assets and suspend dividend payments to shareholders.


Inflation at uncomfortable levels - Rangarajan (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 12:05 AM PDT

C. Rangarajan, who heads the Indian prime minister's economic advisory panel, listens to a speaker during a banking conference in Mumbai September 12, 2007. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - India's inflation rate has reached uncomfortable levels and some action from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is needed to curb demand-side pressures, C. Rangarajan, chairman of the prime minister's Economic Advisory Council, said on Thursday.


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