2010年1月12日星期二

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Big Haiti quake topples buildings, many casualties (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 05:10 PM PST

A boy rides his bicycle in the town of Croix des Bouquets October 1, 2009.  A major earthquake hit the impoverished country of Haiti on Tuesday, collapsing buildings in the capital Port-au-Prince and burying residents under rubble, a Reuters reporter in the city said. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/FilesReuters - A major earthquake hit impoverished Haiti on Tuesday, toppling buildings in the capital Port-au-Prince, burying residents in rubble and causing many deaths and injuries, witnesses in the city said.


Galleon's Rajaratnam slams wiretaps, stays free (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 05:54 PM PST

Raj Rajaratnam, the principal in the $21 million Galleon Group hedge-fund insider trading case, leaves Manhattan Federal Court for a bail hearing on conspiracy and securities fraud charges in New York, January 12, 2010. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonReuters - Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam, accused of fraud and conspiracy in a complex insider trading case, attacked the U.S. government's wiretap evidence on Tuesday, as he won approval to stay free on bail.


INTERVIEW - Yasin Malik warns risk of more Kashmir violence (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 07:08 AM PST

Mohammad Yasin Malik, chairman of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front, is seen in Srinagar in this April 18, 2007 file photo. Indian Kashmir risks a return to militancy and violent protests if New Delhi fails to push a stalled peace process in the disputed region Malik said. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli/FilesReuters - Indian Kashmir risks a return to militancy and violent protests if New Delhi fails to push a stalled peace process in the disputed region, one of the state's most influential separatist leaders said on Tuesday.


WHO to review its handling of H1N1 flu pandemic (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 05:13 AM PST

A medical assistant holds up a H1N1 flu vaccine at a hospital in Belgrade in this December 17, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Djordje Kojadinovic/FilesReuters - The World Health Organisation is to examine its handling of the H1N1 pandemic, the group said on Tuesday, after accusations by some politicians that it exaggerated the dangers of the virus under pressure from drug companies.


Russia to lease nuclear submarine to India (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 06:15 AM PST

Reuters - Russia will lease to India in 2010 its new Nerpa nuclear-powered submarine, Russian defence officials and Indian naval officers said on Tuesday.

Govt loosens purse for Bangladesh help on security (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 08:38 AM PST

Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina in New York in this September 26, 2009 file photo. The government has given a $1 billion line of credit to Bangladesh to help boost its infrastructure, officials said on Tuesday, as New Delhi seeks to re-energise ties with a neighbour seen as crucial to its security. REUTERS/Patrick Andrade/FilesReuters - India has given a $1 billion line of credit to Bangladesh to help boost its infrastructure, officials said on Tuesday, as New Delhi seeks to re-energise ties with a neighbour seen as crucial to its security.


Govt to spend additional $110 mln on export push (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 04:15 AM PST

India's Trade Minister Anand Sharma attends a four-day long business conference themed 'Italy-India Business Mission 2009' organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in New Delhi in this December 14, 2009 file photo.  REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - The government will give financial incentives to exports of around 2,000 products including those in engineering, electronics and chemicals, Trade Minister Anand Sharma said on Tuesday.


India 2009/10 growth seen around 7-7.5 pct - advisor (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 05:00 AM PST

C. Rangarajan, who heads the Indian prime minister's economic advisory panel, listens to a speaker during a banking conference in Mumbai in this September 12, 2007 file photo. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - India's economic growth in the 2009/10 fiscal year is expected to be around 7.0 to 7.5 percent, the prime minister's economic advisor C.Rangarajan said on Tuesday.


Police nab three Chinese over factory accident (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 02:32 AM PST

A general view of the site of a collapsed chimney of a power plant that belongs to Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd (Balco) in Chhattisgarh September 24, 2009. Three engineers with a Chinese construction firm have been arrested and charged with homicide in connection with chimney collapse that killed 41 people. REUTERS/Rupesh Yadav/FilesReuters - Three engineers with a Chinese construction firm have been arrested and charged with homicide in connection with a chimney collapse that killed 41 people in Chhattisgarh in September, police said on Tuesday.


Infosys signals sector recovery, boosts sector (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 09:55 AM PST

A man walks past a billboard of Infosys Technologies Ltd's office in Bangalore, capital of the southern state of Karnataka, October 10, 2003. nfosys Technologies, the country's second-largest software services exporter, posted a 4.9 percent drop in quarterly profit, smaller than the market had expected. REUTERS/Jagadeesh NV/FilesReuters - Infosys Technologies, India's No.2 outsourcer, raised its annual sales forecast as big financial services clients boost orders in an improving global economy, pointing to an industry recovery.


Industry growth accelerates, RBI action seen (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 06:41 AM PST

A labourer works at a metal pipes workshop at an industrial area in Mumbai September 11, 2009. The industrial output  rose at a faster-than-expected 11.7 percent in November from a year earlier, helped by stimulus measures that boosted domestic demand, data showed on Tuesday. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - India's industrial output grew at its fastest pace in two years in November, strengthening the case for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to tighten policy later this month to temper inflation expectations.


Just A Minute With: Karan Johar on 'My Name is Khan' (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 01:21 AM PST

Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan (L) and director Karan Johar pose at a news conference to announce a distribution deal with Fox Star Studios for their upcoming movie Reuters - In many ways, Karan Johar epitomises Bollywood. His films have everything the world's largest film industry is known for -- lavish song-and-dance sequences, melodrama and large doses of tradition.


MTNL chairman resigns - report (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 06:34 AM PST

Reuters - The chairman of state-run telecom Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd, has resigned, the Press Trust of India news agency reported on Tuesday.

Govt yet to finalise 3G auction schedule - telecoms minister (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 02:19 AM PST

A boy speaks on a fixed wireless phone at an automobile wholesale re-threading tyre market in New Delhi October 15, 2009. The government is yet to finalise the schedule for third-generation wireless spectrum auction, the telecoms minister said on Tuesday after a meeting of a ministerial panel. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal/FilesReuters - The government is yet to finalise the schedule for third-generation wireless spectrum auction, the telecoms minister said on Tuesday after a meeting of a ministerial panel.


Sri Lanka youngsters impress captain Sangakkara (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 02:44 AM PST

Sri Lanka's cricket team captain Kumar Sangakkara in Mumbai November 8, 2009. Sri Lanka's young players have performed well enough in the tri-series in Bangladesh to convince skipper Kumar Sangakkara that they are ready to challenge the senior players for full-time places in the squad. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - Sri Lanka's young players have performed well enough in the tri-series in Bangladesh to convince skipper Kumar Sangakkara that they are ready to challenge the senior players for full-time places in the squad.


Bharti says agrees to buy 70 pct of Warid Bangladesh (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 02:39 AM PST

A man talks on a mobile phone in front of advisements of Bharti Airtel in Siliguri September 23, 2009. Bharti Airtel, the country's top mobile services provider, said on Tuesday it would invest $1 billion in Bangladesh's Warid Telecom, in which it would have board and management control. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - Bharti Airtel said on Tuesday it had agreed to buy 70 percent of Bangladesh's Warid Telecom in its first overseas acquisition after a failed attempt for a $24 billion deal with South Africa's MTN.


Govt to offer more incentives to select exports - minister (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 02:38 AM PST

Trade Minister Anand Sharma speaks during an during an interview in New York, June 19, 2009. Government will provide more incentives to exports of 2,000 products including those in engineering, electronics and chemicals, Trade Minister Anand Sharma said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Chip East/FilesReuters - Government will provide more incentives to exports of 2,000 products including those in engineering, electronics and chemicals, Trade Minister Anand Sharma said on Tuesday.


Russia to lease nuclear submarine to India - report (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 02:39 AM PST

Reuters - Russia will lease one of its newest nuclear-powered submarines to India in the second half of this year, Itar-Tass news agency quoted a Russian Defence Ministry official as saying on Tuesday.

FY10 industry growth to be higher than FY09 - Ahluwalia (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 12:43 AM PST

Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia in New Delhi in this August 18, 2009 file photo. The industrial output growth in the fiscal year to March 2010 will be higher than 2.6 percent recorded in 2008/09, a top policy adviser said on Tuesday. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - The industrial output growth in the fiscal year to March 2010 will be higher than 2.6 percent recorded in 2008/09, a top policy adviser said on Tuesday.


New "24" finds Jack Bauer smiling, Anil Kapoor plays Middle Eastern leader (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jan 2010 07:59 PM PST

Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor in Macau in this June 11, 2009 file photo.  Television thriller Reuters - Television thriller "24" returns for an 8th season on Sunday to find agent Jack Bauer playing with his grand-daughter, preparing for a quieter life with what's left of his family -- and smiling for only the second time in the award-winning Fox series.


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