2010年2月8日星期一

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


RBI increases securitisation disclosure requirements (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 08:24 AM PST

A man walks past the entrance of the RBI headquarters in Mumbai January 27, 2009. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday increased disclosure requirements for banks who sell securitised assets, to increase transparency for investors under the enhanced Basel II framework.


Sri Lanka arrests defeated presidential candidate (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 11:46 AM PST

Sri Lanka's losing presidential candidate, former Army chief General Sarath Fonseka, shows a burned ballot paper during a protest rally against the government, in Colombo, February 3, 2010. REUTERS/Dinuka LiyanawatteReuters - Sri Lanka's military arrested defeated presidential candidate General Sarath Fonseka on Monday on charges he conspired against the president while serving as the country's top military officer.


Steyn proves a bowler for all seasons (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 07:29 AM PST

South Africa's Dale Steyn bowls on the third day of their first test cricket match against India in Nagpur February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - Dale Steyn produced on Monday one of the best spells by a fast bowler on Indian soil, generally regarded as a graveyard for speed merchants.


Jackson doctor pleads not guilty to manslaughter (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 02:43 PM PST

Dr. Conrad Murray arrives at the Armstrong Medical Clinic in Houston November 23, 2009.  Los Angeles prosecutors on Monday charged Michael Jackson's personal doctor with involuntary manslaughter in the singer's death last year.  REUTERS/Richard Carson/FilesReuters - Michael Jackson's doctor on Monday pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the sudden death of the pop star last year from a lethal cocktail of drugs.


Toyota readies Prius steps; U.S. production restarts (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 04:10 PM PST

A Lexus off-road car drives past a sign of a dealership of Japanese car manufacturer Toyota Motor Corp in the town of Zollikon near Zurich February 3, 2010. REUTERS/Arnd WiegmannReuters - Toyota Motor Corp was preparing a global recall of its new Prius model on Monday, further damaging its reputation for quality and reliability on the heels of two other massive recalls.


Growth points to rate rise, less stimulus (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 04:39 AM PST

A labourer works on an overhead road flyover construction site in New Delhi January 8, 2010. India said on Monday its economy would grow 7.2 percent this fiscal year, picking up from a six-year low the previous year and underlining expectations that the central bank will raise rates in coming months. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - India said on Monday its economy would grow 7.2 percent this fiscal year, picking up from a six-year low the previous year and underlining expectations that the central bank will raise rates in coming months.


INTERVIEW - All aboard the Twenty20 express, says Warne (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 11:17 AM PST

Shane Warne reacts in Hong Kong in this October 28, 2007 file photo. Retired players and budding talents will both get an opportunity when a worldwide Twenty20 format starts this year, former Australia bowler Shane Warne said on Monday.  REUTERS/Bobby Yip/FilesReuters - Retired players and budding talents will both get an opportunity when a worldwide Twenty20 format starts this year, former Australia bowler Shane Warne said on Monday.


Seventeen Indian soldiers killed in Kashmir avalanche (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 07:11 AM PST

Reuters - At least 17 Indian soldiers were killed when an avalanche smashed into a military training camp near the country's disputed border with Pakistan on Monday, security officials said.

Australia shifts immigration seeking higher skills (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 04:40 AM PST

An Australian flag is seen on the forehead of a woman in central Sydney in this April 25, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz/FilesReuters - Australia will dump 20,000 low-skilled migrant applications to re-focus its immigration intake on high-skilled jobs critical to the economy and help meet growing Chinese resource demand, the government said on Monday.


INTERVIEW - Lockheed says keen to supply ships, weapons to India (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 04:38 AM PST

Reuters - Lockheed Martin Corp, the world's biggest aerospace company, is keen to supply India with fighters, ships, helicopters and missile system and Indian defence sources said a potential deal could be worth nearly $20 billion over five years.

JSW Steel to start work on Bengal project in 6 months (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 06:03 AM PST

Reuters - JSW Steel, India's No. 3 producer of the alloy, said on Monday that work on its West Bengal project will start in six months.

Riding green wave, Philips says 'let there be LED' (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 01:14 AM PST

Europe's biggest consumer electronics maker Philips' CEO Gerard Kleisterlee (L) and CFO Pierre-Jean Sivignon hold up the Econic LED lamp before the presentation of the company's Q4 annual results in Amsterdam January 25, 2010. REUTERS/Jerry LampenReuters - More than a century into its existence, Philips is once again betting heavily on semiconductors. This time the consumer electronics firm is looking to harness their potential as a source of light.


'Avatar' loses box office crown to 'Dear John' (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 06:39 PM PST

Cast member Zoe Saldana poses at the premiere of Reuters - It had to happen sometime, but nobody expected the biggest film of all time to lose its North American box office crown this weekend to "Dear John," a low-budget "chick flick" with a pair of little-known stars.


Turkey's Celebi says to invest $100 mln in India airports (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 04:38 AM PST

Reuters - Turkey's Celebi will invest $100 million this year in Indian airports, the ground-handling services company said in a statement on Monday.

Strike bowler Steyn devastates India batting (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 06:22 AM PST

India's Virender Sehwag celebrates after scoring a century on the third day of their first test cricket match against South Africa in Nagpur February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - South African Dale Steyn confirmed his status as the world's premier quick bowler with a career best seven for 51 on the third day of the first test against India on Monday.


Montek Singh sees softening food prices on better output (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 10:39 PM PST

India's Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia speaks during a business conference organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in New Delhi March 27, 2009. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur/FilesReuters - India's farm output in the year to March 2010 will be better-than-expected and could lead to a softening of food prices, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, deputy chairman of the Planning Commission, said on Monday.


Economy seen growing at 7.2 pct in FY10 - govt (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 10:12 PM PST

A labourer carries building material at a construction site in Lucknow in this April 30, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Pawan Kumar/FilesReuters - India's economy is expected to rise to 7.2 percent in 2009/10, the government said on Monday, reinforcing the possibility it may start to unwind its fiscal stimulus in the forthcoming budget.


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