2010年1月7日星期四

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Ex-McKinsey exec: Rajaratnam paid $1.75 mln for tips (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 04:47 PM PST

Anil Kumar, a former McKinsey & Co director accused of leaking information in the Galleon hedge fund insider trading case, leaves the U.S. Federal Court in Manhattan January 7, 2010. REUTERS/Mike SegarReuters - A former director of McKinsey & Co told a court on Thursday that Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam paid him $1.75 million in exchange for tips on clients of the consulting firm, giving prosecutors potentially more ammunition in the insider-trading case.


Obama takes responsibility for lapses, sets reforms (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 04:17 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama addresses the media at the White House in Washington January 7, 2010.  REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - President Barack Obama took ultimate responsibility on Thursday for security lapses that allowed the attempted Christmas Day bombing of a U.S. airliner and ordered reforms aimed at thwarting future attacks.


Tablet? Slate? New devices emerge as Apple looms (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 02:38 PM PST

A prototype Internet tablet is displayed in the LTE Innovation Center at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 7, 2010. REUTERS/Steve MarcusReuters - Call it a "slate" or call it a "tablet," the technology world is suddenly awash with a novel category of mobile devices seeking to grab the spotlight from a hugely anticipated product launch by Apple Inc later this month.


"Avatar" lands on list of directors' top films (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 01:05 PM PST

Cast member Zoe Saldana poses at the premiere of Reuters - The Directors Guild of America unveiled nominees for its film awards on Thursday, pitting James Cameron and his box office hit "Avatar" against his ex-wife Kathryn Bigelow and her war film "The Hurt Locker," among others.


Dhoni, Kohli fire India to win over Bangladesh (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 09:41 AM PST

India's captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni plays a shot during the third one-day international cricket match of the tri-nations cricket series against Bangladesh in Dhaka January 7, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew BirajReuters - Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni kept his cool to hit an unbeaten century and lead India to a six-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the Tri-Series on Thursday.


Just A Minute With: Priyanka Chopra (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 12:45 AM PST

Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra is seen at a news conference organised by NDTV-Toyota in New Delhi in this August 11, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli/FilesReuters - MUMBAI (Reuters) -- She is the girl with the golden touch. In the past few years, Priyanka Chopra has cemented her place as one of the most bankable heroines in Bollywood.


New charges filed against Satyam founder (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 06:42 AM PST

Policemen stand at the gate of jail, where former chairman of Satyam Computer Services Ramalinga Raju is being held, in Hyderabad January 17, 2009. The CBI filed new charges against Raju and five others on Thursday over an accounting fraud that hit the software services company early last year. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder/FilesReuters - The Central Bureau of Investigation filed new charges against the founder of Satyam Computer Services Ltd and five others on Thursday over an accounting fraud that hit the software services company early last year.


Arcelor, POSCO gear up for new India ventures (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 09:57 AM PST

A logo of ArcelorMittal steel group is seen at the Les Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyards in Saint Nazaire, western France, July 9, 2009. No. 1 global steelmaker ArcelorMittal may consider shifting the location of its steel projects within India, Chairman Lakshmi Mittal said on Thursday.  REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/FilesReuters - The world's leading steelmakers Arcelor Mittal and POSCO have plans for $14 billion of new investment in India, despite a history of delays in their existing projects.


Overnight gunbattle ends in Kashmir, four dead (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 01:39 AM PST

Policemen carry their weapons during a gunbattle between soldiers and separatists in Srinagar January 6, 2010. Separatist militants holed up in a hotel lobbed grenades and opened fire on security forces for a second straight day on Thursday in Srinagar, prompting a mass rescue operation of residents. REUTERS/Danish Ismail/FilesReuters - Soldiers shot dead two separatist militants holed up in a hotel in Kashmir on Thursday after an almost two-day gunbattle that forced a mass rescue operation of residents, police said.


Maruti Suzuki to sell new van at 259,000 rupees (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 01:07 AM PST

A motorcycle drives past new Maruti cars outside a New Delhi showroom April 30, 1998. Maruti Suzuki, the country's top carmaker, said on Thursday it had priced newly launched five-seater multipurpose car Eeco at 259,000 rupees ($5,640), as competition for low-cost vehicles heats up. REUTERS/Sunil Malhotra/FilesReuters - Maruti Suzuki, the country's top carmaker, said on Thursday it had priced newly launched five-seater multipurpose car Eeco at 259,000 rupees ($5,640), as competition for low-cost vehicles heats up.


Pakistan's displacement crisis far from over - U.N. (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 06:04 AM PST

A view of an entrance of the United Nations multi-agency compound near Herat in this November 5, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl/FilesReuters - Tens of thousands more Pakistanis are likely to be forced from their homes in 2010 as the military continues an assault against the Taliban, the head of the U.N. office responsible for emergencies said on Thursday.


INTERVIEW - Govt to sell stakes in 60 firms - official (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 06:27 AM PST

Reuters - NEW DELHI (Reuters) -The finance ministry is in talks with 32 ministries to sell stakes in about 60 state-run firms, which could help it lower the fiscal deficit in 2010/11, a senior official told Reuters on Thursday.

Chennai Open men's singles results (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 06:20 AM PST

Reuters - Chennai Open men's singles second round results from India on Thursday (prefix denotes seeding, * new result).

Ex-child soldiers bid farewell to Nepal Maoist camps (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 04:53 AM PST

A former Maoist child soldier (R) is assisted with his belongings as he leaves camp at Dudhauli, Nepal, January 7, 2010. Teary-eyed but hopeful of a bright future, more than 200 former Maoist child soldiers began leaving their jungle camp on Thursday as part of a peace deal that ended a bloody insurrection four years ago. REUTERS/Gopal ChitrakarReuters - Teary-eyed but hopeful of a bright future, more than 200 former Maoist child soldiers began leaving their jungle camp on Thursday as part of a peace deal that ended a bloody insurrection four years ago.


Bangladesh 296-6 v India - Tri-series (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 04:53 AM PST

Bangladesh's Imrul Kayes plays a shot as India's captain MS Dhoni tries to catch during the third one-day international cricket match of the tri-nations cricket series in Dhaka January 7, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew BirajReuters - Bangladesh reached 296 for six wickets in 50 overs in the third match of the tri-series one-day tournament against India at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Thursday.


Food inflation eases, fuel prices rise (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 12:54 AM PST

Fruits are displayed for sale at a roadside shop in the southern Indian city of Kochi September 24, 2009. The food price index rose 18.22 percent in the 12 months to Dec. 26, while the fuel index was up 4.85 percent, the government said. REUTERS/Sivaram V/FilesReuters - The food price inflation eased slightly in late December, but analysts said a rise in fuel prices may elevate headline inflation, maintaining pressure on the central bank to tighten monetary policy.


Plane bomb suspect joined al Qaeda in London - Yemen (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 05:13 AM PST

A file photo of Yemen's Deputy Prime Minister Rshad al-Alimi in Sanaaa September 16, 2006. A Nigerian man accused in the attempted bombing of a U.S.-bound plane on Christmas Day was recruited by al Qaeda in London and met a radical American Muslim cleric in Yemen, Rshad al-Alimi official said on Thursday. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/FilesReuters - A Nigerian man accused in the attempted bombing of a U.S.-bound plane on Christmas Day was recruited by al Qaeda in London and met a radical American Muslim cleric in Yemen, a top Yemeni official said on Thursday.


India seen rising as key small-car production base (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jan 2010 09:50 PM PST

Ford's 'Figo' car stands on display during its launch ceremony in New Delhi September 23, 2009.  As global automakers boost their presence in the thriving Indian market, they will turn the country into a stage for novel experiments in lowering production costs to levels not seen before. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - As global automakers boost their presence in the thriving Indian market, they will turn the country into a stage for novel experiments in lowering production costs to levels not seen before.


S Korea's POSCO plans $7.1 bln steel plant in Karnataka (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 04:40 AM PST

An employee of steelmaker POSCO walks at the company's headquarters in Seoul in this April 10, 2009 file photo. South Korea's POSCO, the world's No. 4 steelmaker, said on Friday it was seeking a 50 percent cut in contract iron ore prices for the year started on April 1.    REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA BUSINESS ENERGY)Reuters - South Korea's POSCO, the world's No. 4 steelmaker, plans to build a steel plant in Karnataka for about 323 billion rupees ($7.1 billion), the local state government said on Thursday.


Govt to offer further incentives to exporters - secy (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 04:40 AM PST

Reuters - India will provide additional financial stimulus to certain export-oriented sectors, Trade Secretary Rahul Khullar said on Thursday.
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