2010年1月16日星期六

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


U.S. pours aid into Haiti as survivors flee city (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 10:40 AM PST

People wait for medical care at a hospital after a major earthquake hit the capital Port-au-Prince January 15, 2010. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaReuters - U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday declared one of the largest relief efforts in U.S. history to help Haiti four days after an earthquake killed up to 200,000 people and devastated the Caribbean nation's capital.


ICC to look at umpire review system (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 09:57 AM PST

A file photo of International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat during a news conference in Mumbai, April 28, 2009.  The ICC will carry out an enquiry into the umpire referral system in the wake of a series of controversial incidents in the South Africa v England test series. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - The International Cricket Council (ICC) will carry out an enquiry into the umpire referral system in the wake of a series of controversial incidents in the South Africa v England test series.


Yahoo pulled into Google fracas, Alibaba slams comments (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 05:46 AM PST

An employee works at the reception desk of Google's Hong Kong office January 14, 2010.  REUTERS/Tyrone SiuReuters - Yahoo got pulled into a growing row between China and Google on Saturday, as its Chinese partner slammed Yahoo's statements supporting Google while a source revealed the search giant had stayed silent about cyber-attacks.


Pakistani Taliban leader says he not dead on tape (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 08:47 AM PST

Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud (C) sits with other millitants in South Waziristan in this video grab taken from footage released on October 5, 2009. Pakistani Taliban militants issued an audio tape on Saturday purportedly from Mehsud denying he was killed in a U.S. missile strike two days ago. REUTERS/Reuters TV/FilesReuters - Pakistani Taliban militants issued an audio tape on Saturday which they said was of their leader, Hakimullah Mehsud, and proved he had not been killed in a U.S. strike two days ago.


Abhinav Bindra sees bleak future due to NRAI demands (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 11:33 PM PST

Olympic men's 10m air rifle gold medalist Abhinav Bindra shows his gold medal during a news conference in New Delhi August 14, 2008.  REUTERS/Parth Sanyal/FilesReuters - Olympic gold medal winning shooter Abhinav Bindra does not believe he can replicate his Beijing achievements because of the indifferent attitude of the national body.


Dhoni ruled out of Bangladesh test (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 09:50 AM PST

India's cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni speaks during a news conference in Mumbai in this January 1, 2010 file photo. MS Dhoni has been ruled out of the first test against Bangladesh starting on Sunday through injury, team manager Arshad Ayub said. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - India captain MS Dhoni has been ruled out of the first test against Bangladesh starting on Sunday through injury, team manager Arshad Ayub said.


Maruti Suzuki raises vehicle prices (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 06:22 AM PST

Maruti Suzuki's 'Ritz' car stands on a display during its launch in New Delhi in this May 15, 2009 file photo. Maruti Suzuki India Ltd on Friday launched its premium hatchback, Ritz, as it battles to boost sales in a segment that is set to see greater competition. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur/FilesReuters - Maruti Suzuki, India's top carmaker, said on Saturday it has raised the prices of some of its models to recover the rise in input costs.


Nimbus renews India cricket rights for $436 million (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 03:25 AM PST

Indian players stand in a huddle after winning the third test cricket match against Sri Lanka in Mumbai in this December 6, 2009 file photo. Media firm Nimbus Communications has paid 20 billion rupees ($436 million) for the continued rights to Indian home internationals and domestic cricket in India for the next four years. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - Media firm Nimbus Communications has paid 20 billion rupees ($436 million) for the continued rights to home internationals and domestic cricket in India for the next four years.


Bangladesh an 'ordinary' test side, says Sehwag (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 01:50 AM PST

Virender Sehwag prepares to bat during a cricket training session in Cuttack December 20, 2009. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - Bangladesh can produce upsets in one-day cricket but they are an ordinary test side that are unlikely to trouble India, said the tourists' vice captain Virender Sehwag.


'Hurt Locker' a blast at Critics Choice Award (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 09:30 PM PST

Director James Cameron (R) hugs actress Zoe Saldana after his film 'Avatar' was named best action film at the 15th Critics' Choice Movie Awards at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles January 15, 2010.     REUTERS/Mario AnzuoniReuters - "The Hurt Locker," a low-budget movie about an American bomb-disposal unit in Iraq, was named best picture on Friday at the Critics' Choice Awards, an event that has an uncanny knack of foreshadowing Oscar success.


"Ring of fire" solar eclipse millennium's longest (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 07:25 PM PST

Annular solar eclipse occurs over the skies of Rameswaram January 15, 2010. The longest, ring-like solar eclipse of the millennium started on Friday, with astronomers saying the Maldives was the best place to view the phenomenon that will not happen again for over 1,000 years. REUTERS/Rupak De ChowdhuriReuters - The longest, ring-like solar eclipse of the millennium started on Friday, with astronomers saying the Maldives was the best place to view the phenomenon that will not happen again for over 1,000 years.


Bollywood writers want to script a better deal (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 01:50 AM PST

Cast members R.Madhavan, Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Sharman Joshi (from L-R) pose at the premiere of their film Reuters - When author Chetan Bhagat accused the makers of "3 Idiots" of not giving him and his book enough credit, he unwittingly put the spotlight on the plight of writers in the Indian film industry.


Holbrooke unclear if Pakistan Taliban chief dead (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 04:07 AM PST

U.S. special envoy Richard Holbrooke (L) stands with Pakistan's Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani at the prime minister's residence in Islamabad January 13, 2010. Holbrooke, said on Saturday he did not know if the leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Hakimullah Mehsud, was dead or alive. REUTERS/Faisal MahmoodReuters - The United States does not know if the leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Hakimullah Mehsud, was killed by a drone strike earlier this week, a senior American envoy said on Saturday.


Slow credit growth to limit India tightening (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 07:27 PM PST

An employee carries bundles of rupee notes inside a bank in Agartala, capital of Tripura, October 26, 2009. REUTERS/Jayanta Dey/FilesReuters - Demand for bank loans in India is coming back to life but because loan growth is sluggish, the central bank will take time to tighten monetary policy in spite of a pick-up in inflation.


Nadal not sure of being at best for Melbourne Park (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 11:00 PM PST

Rafael Nadal of Spain hits a shot during a training session at Melbourne Park January 15, 2010 ahead of the Australian Open tennis tournament, which begins on Monday.       REUTERS/David GrayReuters - Defending champion Rafa Nadal has declared himself fighting fit for the rigours of a grand slam but the world number two is not certain he will be back to his best at the Australian Open next week.


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