2010年1月21日星期四

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


India, Pakistan trade diplomatic barbs over cricket (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 04:22 PM PST

Pakistan's Interior Ministry chief Rehman Malik speaks during a news conference in Islamabad March 9, 2009. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood/FilesReuters - India and Pakistan are trading diplomatic barbs over cricket in the latest setback to efforts to improve relations between the two nuclear rivals, who have had strained ties since the 2008 Mumbai attacks.


Navy boosts its air fleet in $1.5 bln deal (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 05:22 AM PST

India's fighter Sea Harrier takes off from a aircraft carrier INS Virat during the joint exercise between India and U.S. near Goa September 29, 2005. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - The navy has started a $1.5 billion overhaul of its ageing Soviet-era fleet of aircraft, seeking to boost its air power in an Indian Ocean region where a growing China is threatening its traditional dominance.


Kotla stadium banned for one year for dangerous pitch (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 08:25 AM PST

Security guards and policemen stand in ground after the fifth one-day international cricket match between India and Sri Lanka was abandoned in New Delhi in this December 27, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - No international cricket will be staged at New Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla stadium for one year after a one-day international was abandoned in the capital last month due to a dangerous pitch.


Mishra spins India to victory over Bangladesh (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 04:09 AM PST

India's fielders congratulate captain Virender Sehwag (2nd L) after he dismissed Bangladesh's captain Shakib Al Hasan during the fifth day of their first test cricket match in Chittagong January 21, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew BirajReuters - Leg-spinner Amit Mishra grabbed four second session wickets as India completed a 113-run victory over hosts Bangladesh in the first test on Thursday.


Food prices ease, rate expectations unchanged (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 03:36 AM PST

A man sleeps on the sacks filled with potatoes inside a lorry at a wholesale market in New Delhi December 18, 2009. India's food price index rose 16.81 percent in the 12 months to Jan. 9, while the fuel index was up 6.34 percent, the government said on Thursday.  REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - Annual food prices eased in early January for the third week running, government data showed on Thursday, but the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is still expected to tighten monetary policy by increasing cash reserves held at banks at its Jan. 29 policy review.


Lifter Shailaja Pujari banned for life (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 07:39 AM PST

Lifter Shailaja Pujari is seen at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, in this August 3, 2002 file photo. Pujari has been given a life ban by the international weightlifting body after a second doping offence last year, a senior Indian Weightlifting Federation official said on Thursday. REUTERS/Jeff J Mitchell/FilesReuters - Lifter Shailaja Pujari has been given a life ban by the international weightlifting body after a second doping offence last year, a senior Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF) official said on Thursday.


Clinton urges Internet freedom, condemns cyber attacks (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 04:15 PM PST

A photo of the Google Inc. logo is shown on a computer screen in San Francisco, California July 16, 2009. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith/FilesReuters - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday called for an unfettered worldwide Internet and urged global condemnation of those who conduct cyber attacks, as China sought to contain tension with the United States over the hacking and censorship of Google.


Seaport, banks reopening in quake-hit Haiti (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 05:04 PM PST

A man wearing a t-shirt with an image of U.S. President Barack Obama gestures as he walks at a damaged area in downtown Port-au-Prince January 20, 2010. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaReuters - Shops began to reopen in Haiti's capital on Thursday and banking services were to resume at the weekend but the government and aid workers still struggled to assist masses of earthquake survivors camped out in rubble-strewn streets.


INTERVIEW - Brazil to create climate fund, technology for poor (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 08:45 AM PST

The sun sets above a cement factory in Sai Son village, outside Hanoi in this September 23, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Kham/FilesReuters - Brazil will propose the creation of a joint fund with China, India and South Africa to help poor countries adapt to global warming as part of a broader attempt to revive stalled global climate talks.


Just A Minute With: Amitabh Bachchan (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 04:32 AM PST

Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan poses for a picture on the sets of television reality show Reuters - Interviewing Amitabh Bachchan is an event in itself. You go over your questions several times, make sure the recorder has backup batteries and reach the venue before time.


Laxman ruled out of second Bangladesh test (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 03:05 AM PST

VVS Laxman celebrates after he scored a half century during the fourth day of the first test cricket match against Bangladesh in Chittagong January 20, 2010. Laxman has been ruled out of next week's second test against Bangladesh through injury and will return home, a team official said on Thursday. REUTERS/Andrew BirajReuters - Batsman Vangipurappu Laxman has been ruled out of next week's second test against Bangladesh through injury and will return home, a team official said on Thursday.


BSE Sensex at 1-mth closing lows; L&T slides (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 04:41 AM PST

File photo of the Bombay Stock Exchange building. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - The BSE Sensex fell for a third straight session, dropping 2.4 percent on Thursday to its lowest close in a month, with top engineering and construction firm Larsen & Toubro leading the losses, hurt by a decline in its quarterly net sales.


ONGC Q3 net up, but subsidy worries linger (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 07:14 AM PST

Engineers of Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) work inside the Kalol oil field in Gujarat in this September 12, 2009 file photo. ONGC reported a 23 percent rise in third-quarter net profit, its second straight quarterly rise, helped by firmer oil prices, but lagged market estimates. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - Oil & Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) posted its second straight rise in quarterly profit on higher oil prices, but uncertainty surrounding subsidy payments may keep investors shy of the state-run explorer.


"Avatar" shares nomination lead on BAFTA shortlist (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 04:40 AM PST

Cast member Zoe Saldana poses at the premiere of Reuters - Director James Cameron's 3D blockbuster fantasy film "Avatar" tied with British drama "An Education" and Iraq war movie "The Hurt Locker" with eight nominations each at the BAFTAs, Britain's main film awards.


SCENARIOS - Policy tightening expected at RBI review (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 01:55 AM PST

A cashier counts currency notes inside a bank in Lucknow July 16, 2009. REUTERS/Pawan Kumar/FilesReuters - India's central bank is expected to tighten monetary policy at its Jan. 29 review, most likely by increasing banks' reserve requirements, as it unwinds policies aimed at shoring up the economy against the global crisis.


India beat Bangladesh by 113 runs in first test (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 03:05 AM PST

India's Sachin Tendulkar (2nd R) congratulates bowler Zaheer Khan (2nd L) as captain Virender Sehwag (R) watches after dismissing Bangladesh's Mahmudullah Riyad during the fifth day of the first test cricket match in Chittagong January 21, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew BirajReuters - India beat Bangladesh by 113 runs on the fifth day of the first test at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Thursday.


Literature Festival puts Jaipur on book lovers' map (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 08:41 PM PST

A school boy reads a book in Siliguri January 16, 2007.  REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - Perhaps it's the location, a heritage hotel in a city of faded royal splendour. Maybe it's the crowd: a motley crew of writers, Bollywood stars, agents and critics, groupies and, of course, book lovers.


Bharti partners U.S. firm for CDN services (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 10:20 PM PST

A boy talks on a mobile phone as he walks past a billboard of Bharti Airtel in Amritsar January 18, 2010. REUTERS/Munish SharmaReuters - Bharti Airtel said on Thursday it was partnering with U.S.-based Limelight Networks Inc for content delivery network (CDN) services in India.


India v Bangladesh first test scoreboard (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 01:48 AM PST

Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim walks off the field after the fifth day of the first test cricket match against India in Chittagong January 21, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew BirajReuters - Scoreboard at the end of the first test between India and Bangladesh at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Thursday.


Tiger Woods' return to competition still a hot topic (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 08:26 PM PST

Tiger Woods of the United States gestures to a fan in Akron, Ohio August 6, 2009.  REUTERS/Aaron Josefczyk/FilesReuters - While U.S. media report that the scandal-hit Tiger Woods is getting treatment for sex addiction, the golfing world continues to speculate on when the game's leading player will return to competition.


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