2010年7月27日星期二

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


UK's Cameron woos India to boost trade, create jobs (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 04:35 PM PDT

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron gestures as he addresses the media in Ankara July 27, 2010. REUTERS/Umit BektasReuters - British Prime Minister David Cameron will try to persuade India on Wednesday to do more business with Britain as he seeks new sources of economic growth to offset deep cuts in public spending at home.


Sri Lanka torment India with run fest (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 06:58 AM PDT

Sri Lanka's captain Kumar Sangakkara celebrates after scoring a double century against India during the second day of their second test cricket match in Colombo July 27, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-ReynoldsReuters - Kumar Sangakkara smashed his seventh test double hundred and Mahela Jayawardene broke Don Bradman's record for the most test centuries at one venue as a rampant Sri Lanka tormented India in the second test on Tuesday.


Maradona dropped as Argentina coach (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 03:15 PM PDT

Argentina's national soccer coach Diego Maradona speaks to the media at Miraflores Palace in Caracas July 22, 2010. Maradona has been sacked as Argentina coach following a unanimous vote by the country's Football Association (AFA) board not to renew his contract, an AFA spokesman said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Jorge SilvaReuters - Diego Maradona's stormy spell as Argentina coach came to an end on Tuesday when soccer chiefs voted unanimously not to renew his contract, the country's AFA football association said.


Bindra among six brand ambassadors for Commonwealth Games (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 06:39 AM PDT

Olympic men's 10m air rifle gold medallist Abhinav Bindra attends a ceremony in New Delhi August 26, 2008. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur/FilesReuters - Beijing Olympic gold medal winning shooter Abhinav Bindra and five others sportspersons were named on Tuesday as brand ambassadors for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.


Reliance Inds Q1 net up 32 pct, margins seen rising (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 09:32 AM PDT

Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries, speaks during a news conference in Mumbai September 21, 2008. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - Reliance Industries, India's largest listed company, posted a 32 percent rise in June quarter profit on higher gas production, with demand for refined products in fast-growing Asia and improving margins set to drive growth.


RBI lifts interest rates, more tightening seen (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 08:24 AM PDT

A cashier (L) counts currency notes as customers wait inside a bank in Hyderabad March 22, 2010. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raised interest rates more forcefully than expected on Tuesday in the face of inflation that has held stubbornly above 10 percent for the past five months. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder/FilesReuters - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raised interest rates more forcefully than expected on Tuesday to fight inflation that is on track to hit double digits for a sixth straight month, setting the stage for more policy tightening.


India courts Myanmar junta with stronger ties (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 09:14 AM PDT

Myanmar's Senior General Than Shwe (R) shakes hands with Indian President Pratibha Patil as Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) stands with Shwe's wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing at a ceremonial reception for Shwe at the presidential palace in New Delhi July 27, 2010. Shwe is on a five-day state visit to India. REUTERS/B MathurReuters - India on Tuesday promised Myanmar millions of dollars in assistance to build railways and roads during a visit by the Southeast Asian country's junta chief as New Delhi seeks to offset China's influence in the region.


Monsoon rains turn normal in July (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 07:57 AM PDT

A man plays with his child against the backdrop of monsoon clouds on a beach in Mumbai July 23, 2010.  REUTERS/Danish SiddiquiReuters - India's monsoon rainfall in the key crop-planting month of July has been normal, recovering sharply after a 16 percent deficit in June, two sources in the weather office told Reuters on Tuesday.


Bangladesh university battles to save tree from extinction (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 05:03 PM PDT

Reuters - A unique tree at Dhaka University in Bangladesh has united students across the campus who are battling to save it from extinction and hold out hopes that its seeds may prove to have medicinal qualities.

Vedanta faces protests over Orissa mine project (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 09:14 AM PDT

A woman of the Dongria Kondh tribe attends a gathering on top of the Niyamgiri mountain, which they worship as their living god, to protest against plans by Vedanta Resources to mine bauxite from that mountain near Lanjigarh in Orissa February 21, 2010. REUTERS/Reinhard Krause/FilesReuters - India-focused Vedanta Resourceswill face protests at its shareholders' meeting on Wednesday from investors and pressure groups over its plans to build a bauxite mine in Orissa which is sacred to indigenous people.


BP gets 'wake-up call' and $32 bln in spill charges (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 01:42 PM PDT

Robert Dudley speaks at the Boston College Chief Executives' Club in Boston, Massachusetts May 6, 2010. BP Plc chief executive Tony Hayward will step down as head of the oil giant on Oct. 1 and be replaced by fellow executive Robert Dudley. REUTERS/Adam Hunger/FilesReuters - BP Plc's newly named chief executive on Tuesday called the Gulf oil spill a "wake-up call" for the entire industry as the company tallied up its losses and disclosed two U.S. investigations.


Chandhok to sit out Hungarian GP (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 09:42 AM PDT

HRT Formula One driver Karun Chandhok of India is pictured during the third practice session of the Canadian F1 Grand Prix in Montreal, June 12, 2010.  REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger/FilesReuters - Indian driver Karun Chandhok will miss Sunday's Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix after also being dropped by Hispania for last weekend's race in Germany.


Karnataka bans iron ore exports from 10 ports (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 04:26 AM PDT

Reuters - Karnataka, the country's second largest producer of iron ore, has banned exports of the steelmaking ingredient from 10 of its ports, government sources said on Tuesday.

Inflation may go below double-digits - RBI (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 05:17 AM PDT

A man drinks next to the logo of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), outside its head office in Mumbai April 20, 2010. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - India's inflation is likely to fall below double-digits in a month or two, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) deputy governor Subir Gokarn said on Tuesday.


No plans to hike FDI cap in defence sector - Antony (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 04:02 AM PDT

A visitor reads a book as he sits next to a Swedish-made 155 mm Bofors artillery gun during the sixth international land and naval system Defence Expo 2010 in New Delhi February 15, 2010. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/FilesReuters - Th government has no plans to raise the foreign direct investment ceiling in the defence equipment sector, Defence Minister A.K. Antony told parliament in a written reply on Tuesday.


Farm minister Sharad Pawar to meet sugar industry over reform (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 04:02 AM PDT

Reuters - Farm Minister Sharad Pawar has called a meeting with top sugar industry officials on Thursday to discuss lifting restrictions on the heavily regulated sector, industry and government sources said.

ONGC, PetroVietnam to bid for BP's Vietnam asset (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 03:28 AM PDT

A logo on a British Petroleum petrol station is seen in London April 30, 2010. REUTERS/Toby Melville/FilesReuters - The state-run explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corp and PetroVietnam are expected to submit a formal offer within a few weeks for buying BP's stake in an offshore Vietnamese gas field, Oil Secretary S. Sundareshan said on Tuesday.


Malaysia fines Muslims for Hindu temple protest (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 02:34 AM PDT

Reuters - A Malaysian court sentenced a Muslim to a week in jail on Tuesday and fined 11 others for a brandishing a cow's head during a protest against the construction of a Hindu temple.

End-March inflation seen around 6 pct - RBI (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 03:12 AM PDT

A labourer pulls a plastic sheet to cover sacks of paddy from rain at a grain market in Chandigarh January 13, 2010. The inflation at end-March will be around 6 percent, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Duvvuri Subbarao told reporters on Tuesday. REUTERS/Ajay Verma/FilesReuters - The inflation at end-March will be around 6 percent, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Duvvuri Subbarao told reporters on Tuesday.


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