2010年11月25日星期四

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New corruption scandal deals blow to India's image (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 07:47 AM PST

A man walks in front of a banner outside a state-run bank in Mumbai December 16, 2009. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - India's reputation as a place to do business took another hit after the scandal-tainted government charged top public sector bankers with accepting bribes initially estimated at hundreds of millions of dollars.


Second-hand smoke kills 600,000 a year - WHO study (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 04:46 PM PST

This handout image, released on November 10, 2010 depicts a mother blowing cigarette smoke in a child's face in one of the Federal Drug Administration's proposed new Reuters - Around one in a hundred deaths worldwide is due to passive smoking, which kills an estimated 600,000 people a year, World Health Organisation (WHO) researchers said on Friday.


India to launch mobile number portability on Jan 20 (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 06:52 AM PST

A man talks on a mobile phone after the evening prayer inside a mosque at the shrine of Sufi Saint Nizamuddin Auliya in New Delhi February 4, 2010. India will launch mobile number portability across the country on Jan. 20, Communications Minister Kapil Sibal said on Thursday. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/FilesReuters - India will launch mobile number portability across the country on Jan. 20, Communications Minister Kapil Sibal said on Thursday.


Reuters Q & A - Federer yearns for Wimbledon gold (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 04:34 PM PST

Tennis player Roger Federer from Switzerland gestures during a news conference in London, November 19, 2010. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth/FilesReuters - With six Wimbledon trophies already packed on to his mantelpiece, Roger Federer would like nothing more than to win a singles gold medal on the hallowed turf when it hosts the Olympic tennis event in 2012.


Five firms borrowed $220mln in bribery scandal - TV (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 05:30 AM PST

An employee checks currency notes inside a bank in Kolkata August 24, 2010. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - Five of the companies involved in the financial scandal borrowed 10 billion rupees ($220 million) by bribing bank officials, two local television channels reported on Thursday.


Blackburn fans wait to count their chickens (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 04:25 PM PST

Blackburn Rovers' Gael Givet (L) celebrates his goal against Aston Villa with team mates during their English League Cup soccer match at Villa Park in Birmingham, central England, September 22, 2010.   REUTERS/Darren Staples/FilesReuters - When Nowaz Khan started watching Blackburn Rovers, he was one of the only Asians in both the ground and the small Lancashire mill town.


Afghan settlement would leave no room for al Qaeda - Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 01:44 PM PST

Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman addresses lawyers at the Karachi Bar Association in Karachi May 23, 2007. REUTERS/Zainal Abd Halim/FilesReuters - A political settlement in Afghanistan would leave no room for al Qaeda, which would have to "fall in line or leave the region", a senior Pakistani politician said on Thursday.


India call up Nehra in place of Kumar (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 06:19 AM PST

Ashish Nehra prepares to bowl during a practice session at Margao in Goa October 23, 2010. Nehra will replace Praveen Kumar in India's squad for the first one-day international against New Zealand on Sunday, the BCCI said on Thursday. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/FilesReuters - Left-arm seamer Ashish Nehra will replace Praveen Kumar in India's squad for the first one-day international against New Zealand on Sunday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Thursday.


Pranab says no solution yet to parliament deadlock (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 11:50 PM PST

A view of the parliament building is seen in New Delhi July 21, 2008. The government is struggling to find a solution to end a parliamentary deadlock, which has prevented bills from being passed, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Thursday. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - The government is struggling to find a solution to end a parliamentary deadlock, which has prevented bills from being passed, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Thursday.


EU plans 2013 ban on disputed HFC carbon offsets (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 06:52 AM PST

A worker checks solar panels on the roof of a building in the Hong Kong Electric Lamma island power plant July 29, 2010. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/FilesReuters - The European Union's executive Commission has proposed banning from 2013 the most common types of carbon offsets, mostly from India and China, to help restore credibility to the disputed system.


Food inflation at 10.15 pct y/y on Nov 13 - govt (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 10:42 PM PST

A worker unloads eggs from a truck at a poultry market in Mumbai, June 10, 2010. The food price index rose 10.15 percent, while the fuel price index climbed 10.57 percent in the year to Nov. 13, government data on Thursday showed. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/FilesReuters - The food price index rose 10.15 percent, while the fuel price index climbed 10.57 percent in the year to Nov. 13, government data on Thursday showed.


Cairn seeks govt nod to sell stake in key assets - source (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 06:52 AM PST

A Cairn India employee works at a storage facility for crude oil at Mangala oil field at Barmer in Rajasthan August 29, 2009. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal/FilesReuters - UK explorer Cairn Energy has sought the Indian government's approval to switch control of three producing blocks to Vedanta Resources, an oil ministry source said, a key step in sealing the sale of its Indian assets.


Vicious Siddle returns with an Ashes hat-trick (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 03:30 AM PST

England's Matt Prior is bowled out by Australia's Peter Siddle during the first Ashes test in Brisbane November 25, 2010. REUTERS/Daniel MunozReuters - Australian Peter Siddle made an explosive return to test cricket with six wickets, including a hat-trick, on the first day of the Ashes on Thursday -- not a bad day for a fast bowler many thought should not be in the side.


Book Talk: Dance bars show "Bombay Noir" (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 07:14 AM PST

Clouds loom over Mumbai's skyline June 21, 2009. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - A television report on Mumbai's dance bars and the controversy over whether they should be banned or not first piqued Sonia Faleiro's interest in the vast network of bars in India's financial hub and the women who worked there.


Q+A - What next for deadlocked Parliament? (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 04:27 AM PST

A view of Parliament building in New Delhi in this February 12, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - Parliament has been in deadlock for more than two weeks, preventing bills from being passed as opposition parties keep up demands for a full investigation into alleged government corruption.


South Korea defence minister quits after attack (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 05:30 AM PST

South Koreans watch the news on television showing smoke rising from Yeonpyeong Island after it was hit by dozens of artillery shells fired by North Korea, at Seoul railway station November 23, 2010. REUTERS/Truth LeemReuters - South Korea's defence minister resigned on Thursday, two days after an attack by North Korea and amid criticism that the South's response was too slow.


BSE Sensex drops as corruption scandal weighs (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 05:53 AM PST

Commuters walk past the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai May 21, 2010. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex fell 0.7 percent on Thursday to its lowest close in more than two months as a new corruption scandal rocked the country, hitting shares of banks and other companies allegedly involved in exchanging bribes for large corporate loans.


Pranab asks banks to look at exposure to loan scam (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 02:49 AM PST

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee speaks during the launch of UTI Mutual Fund's Investor Education and Financial Inclusion Initiative in Mumbai in this July 13, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/FilesReuters - Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday asked all banks, financial institutions and insurance firms to look into their exposures to firms named by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a loans bribery scandal.


Loans bribery case limited to individuals - minister (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 09:28 PM PST

Reuters - A loans bribery scandal that has led to several arrests is not a widespread scam and will not hit markets or the banking sector, junior finance minister Namo Narain Meena said on Thursday.

FACTBOX - Four major corruption scandals rocking India (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 01:46 AM PST

File photo of A. Raja in New Delhi January 18, 2006.  REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - India has been rocked by a series of corruption scandals that have embarrassed the ruling Congress party, rattled markets and deferred reform bills as opposition stalls parliament.


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