2010年1月2日星期六

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


'3 Idiots' makers, Chetan Bhagat fight over story credit (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 07:00 AM PST

Cast members R.Madhavan, Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Sharman Joshi (from L-R) pose at the premiere of their film Reuters - MUMBAI (Reuters) Author Chetan Bhagat has accused makers of the film '3 Idiots', modelled after his best-selling debut novel 'Five Point Someone', of not giving him credit for the story.


Tight security as Pakistan hosts international event (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 09:06 AM PST

Villagers search amidst the rubble of houses destroyed by a suicide bomb attack in the town of Lakki Marwat January 2, 2010. Pakistan laid on heavy security on Saturday for a boxing tournament, the country's first international sporting event since militants attacked the Sri Lanka cricket team's bus last March.  REUTERS/Mustansar BalochReuters - Pakistan laid on heavy security on Saturday for a boxing tournament, the country's first international sporting event since militants attacked the Sri Lanka cricket team's bus last March.


Danish cartoonist home attacker had "terror links" (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 08:28 AM PST

Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard poses in Aarhus in this September 2006 file photo. Danish police said on Saturday they shot and wounded a Somali man with al Qaeda links when he tried to break into the home of Westergaard whose 2005 caricatures of Prophet Mohammad outraged many Muslims. REUTERS/Preben Hupfeld/Scanpix/FilesReuters - A Somali man armed with an axe and suspected of links with al Qaeda broke into the home of a Danish cartoonist whose drawings of the Prophet Mohammad caused global Muslim outrage and was shot and wounded by police.


Lack of bowling coach hurting India, says Dhoni (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 07:38 PM PST

Mahendra Singh Dhoni smiles after winning the third test cricket match against Sri Lanka in Mumbai December 6, 2009. India would benefit from having a specialist bowling coach, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - India would benefit from having a specialist bowling coach, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said on Friday.


Economy to grow 8 pct in FY '11, adviser says - report (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 10:52 PM PST

A cashier counts currency notes inside a bank in Lucknow in this July 16, 2009 file photo. The economy will expand 8 percent in 2010/11 after growing between 7 and 7.5 percent in the current fiscal year to end-March, a newspaper reported on Saturday, quoting the prime minister's economic adviser C. Rangarajan. REUTERS/Pawan Kumar/FilesReuters - The economy will expand 8 percent in 2010/11 after growing between 7 and 7.5 percent in the current fiscal year to end-March, The Times of India reported on Saturday, quoting the prime minister's economic adviser C. Rangarajan.


At least 10 killed in train crashes in northern India (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 01:40 AM PST

Reuters - At least 10 people were killed and about 40 injured in three train accidents in northern India, railway officials said, in foggy conditions that grounded flights and threw traffic out of gear on Saturday.

Obama ties failed plane attack to al Qaeda (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 01:31 AM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama gives a statement at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe, Hawaii December 29, 2009. Obama said it appeared the suspect who tried to bomb a Detroit-bound plane over Christmas was a member of al Qaeda and had been trained and equipped by the Islamic militant network. REUTERS/Hugh GentryReuters - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday it appeared the man suspected of trying to bomb a Detroit-bound plane on Christmas was a member of al Qaeda and had been trained and equipped by the Islamic militant network.


Pakistan govt under pressure after deadly attack (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 01:19 AM PST

Pakistani Shi'ite Muslims chant slogan during a rally to condemn Monday's suicide bomb attack on a Shi'ite procession in Karachi January 1, 2010. REUTERS/Akthar HussainReuters - Pakistan's government came under renewed pressure on Saturday to bring stability to the country after one of the bloodiest bombings in more than two years killed at least 89 people.


Consistency key for India, says Sehwag (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 01:51 AM PST

(L-R) Cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, International Cricket Council's (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat and Virender Sehwag pose with ICC test championship mace at a function in New Delhi in this December 27, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - India must maintain their momentum and play at a high level on a consistent basis to keep their place among the world's top-ranked teams, said vice captain Virender Sehwag.


Govt to issue visas on arrival for five countries (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 08:43 PM PST

Foreigners with their faces smeared with colour are seen during Holi celebrations in Kolkata in this March 11, 2009 file photo. India will issue visas on arrival to tourists from five countries starting Friday, according to a foreign ministry statement, just days after a plan to tighten some visa rules drew protests. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal/FilesReuters - India will issue visas on arrival to tourists from five countries starting Friday, according to a foreign ministry statement, just days after a plan to tighten some visa rules drew protests.


Bangladesh seamer Nazmul ruled out of Tri-series (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 05:58 AM PST

A file photo of Bangladesh's Nazmul Hossain (R) during their one-day international cricket series in Dhaka January 19, 2009.  Bangladesh seamer Nazmul Hossain has been ruled out of the home Tri-series against India and Sri Lanka this month due to a thigh injury, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said on Saturday. REUTERS/Andrew Biraj/FilesReuters - Bangladesh seamer Nazmul Hossain has been ruled out of the home Tri-series against India and Sri Lanka this month due to a thigh injury, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said on Saturday.


SCENARIOS - What does new militant strategy mean for Pakistan? (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 02:46 AM PST

A man yells at the site of suicide bomb attack on a procession of Shit'ite Muslims commemorating Ashura in Karachi December 28, 2009. REUTERS/Athar HussainReuters - A suicide bomber blew himself up in an SUV at a volleyball game in northwest Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 89 people in a village that opposes al Qaeda-linked Taliban insurgents.


Q+A - Who are Pakistan's insurgents and what are their aims? (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 11:12 PM PST

Police vehicles are set ablaze by an angry mob at the suicide bomb attack on a procession of Shit'ite Muslims commemorating Ashura in Karachi December 28, 2009. REUTERS/Athar HussainReuters - A suicide bomber blew himself up in an SUV at a volleyball game in northwest Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 89 people in a village that opposes al Qaeda-linked Taliban insurgents, police said.


Mahindra Renualt trims to cope with low sales - paper (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 09:51 PM PST

New Logan cars get ready to roll out from Mahindra & Mahindra's plant in Nashik, 200 km (125 miles) northeast of Mumbai in this April 4, 2007 file photo. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - Mahindra Renualt, a joint venture between France's Renault and India's Mahindra, has scaled back some business operations to adjust to lower sales of its Logan car, a newspaper reported.


Relic of Antarctica's first plane found on ice-edge (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 08:38 PM PST

Ice melt shows through at a cliff face at Landsend on the coast of Cape Denison in Antarctica in this December 14, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Pauline AskinReuters - An Antarctic expedition has found what it believes to be remains of the first aeroplane brought to the frozen continent, on an icy shore near where it was abandoned almost a century ago.


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