2010年2月15日星期一

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

FEATURE - Debate over GM eggplant consumes India (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 04:19 PM PST

Students hold a mock funeral procession against Bt (Bacillus thuringenesis) brinjal or genetically modified brinjal (a type of eggplant) crop in Chandigarh January 28, 2010. REUTERS/Ajay Verma/FilesReuters - The purple eggplant that shopper Tanuja Krishnan picks out at a Mumbai market stall every week is an unlikely protagonist in a raging debate about whether genetically modified foods should be introduced into India.

Georgian slider's body to be flown home on Monday (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 01:17 PM PST

People observe a moment of silence for Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili, who crashed and died, before the first run of the men's singles luge event at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia February 13, 2010. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - The body of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili, who was killed in a training crash on the day the Vancouver Olympics were opened, will be flown home later on Monday after Games organisers held a memorial service.

Late rally keeps South Africa hopes alive (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 01:11 PM PST

Virender Sehwag celebrates after scoring a half-century on the second day of their second test cricket match against South Africa in Kolkata February 15, 2010. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - South Africa rallied late in the day on Monday after centuries from Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar looked like destroying their chances of a first series victory in India for a decade.

Microsoft revamps flagging phone offering (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 07:25 AM PST

A sign hangs at the Microsoft booth at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada in this January 9, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/FilesReuters - Microsoft launched a long-awaited revamp of its mobile phone software on Monday, aimed at reviving the flagging fortunes of the world's biggest software maker in the mobile world.

Beaten Mirza worried about recurring wrist injury (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 09:14 AM PST

Sania Mirza of India returns the ball to Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain during their tennis match at the ATP Dubai Tennis Championships February 15, 2010. REUTERS/Mosab OmarReuters - India's Sania Mirza lost 6-3 6-4 to Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues in the Dubai Championships first round on Monday and then spoke of worries over a recurring injury to her right wrist.

Maoist rebels kill 15 policemen in West Bengal (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 08:41 AM PST

Reuters - About 100 Maoist rebels, many riding motorcycles, stormed a police camp in West Bengal on Monday and killed at least 15 policemen as they fired indiscriminately and set fire to the site.

Hottest temperature ever heads science to Big Bang (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 08:49 AM PST

Reuters - Scientists have created the hottest temperature ever in the lab -- 4 trillion degrees Celsius -- hot enough to break matter down into the kind of soup that existed microseconds after the birth of the universe.

Bharti eyes Africa in $11 bln bid for Zain assets (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 08:00 AM PST

A traffic policeman directs traffic under an advertisement of Bharti Airtel at a booth in Siliguri in this October 2, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - Bharti Airtel is in exclusive talks to buy most of Kuwaiti telecom group Zain's African business, the Indian firm's third attempt at gaining a foothold in a continent that offers a last opportunity for major subscriber growth.

ANALYSIS - Political inertia may trump vision in budget (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 03:46 AM PST

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is seen at the World Economic Forum in New Delhi in this November 10, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - The government's first full-year budget since its resounding re-election may signal that increasing populism and ruling coalition infighting will triumph over policies to liberalise the economy and cut record borrowing.

Inflation hits 14-month high, tops RBI forecast (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 12:55 AM PST

A labourer rests on sacks of rice at a wholesale market in Jammu February 11, 2010. India's headline inflation in January accelerated to its fastest pace in more than a year, putting more pressure on the RBI to raise borrowing rates to check rising price pressures after it already raised banks' reserve requirements in January. REUTERS/Mukesh GuptaReuters - India's headline inflation in January accelerated to its fastest pace in more than a year, vaulting above the Reserve Bank of India's end-March inflation forecast and putting more pressure on the bank to raise borrowing rates.

Online dating gaining worldwide acceptance - study (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 08:14 AM PST

Reuters - If you spent Valentine's Day looking for love online then you are among the one in three Internet users who regard the web as a good place to find a relationship, according to a new study.

INTERVIEW - Slider Keshavan calls for tougher regulations (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Feb 2010 09:56 PM PST

Shiva K.P. Keshavan prepares to start a training run for the men's singles luge in preparation for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, February 13, 2010. REUTERS/Tony GentileReuters - Shiva Keshavan, who saw the Georgian slider crash at the Vancouver Olympics, said the accident could have been avoided and asked for stricter regulations to make sure it did not happen again.

Pakistan protests to India over border firing (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 06:46 AM PST

Reuters - Pakistan said on Monday it had lodged a "strong protest" with India over firing by Indian forces into the Pakistani part of the disputed Kashmir region.

NEWSMAKER - Bharti's Mittal redials Africa as India growth slows (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Feb 2010 11:35 PM PST

Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman and group CEO of Bharti Enterprises attends a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos in this January 29, 2010 file photo. Analysts say the persistent Mittal has a strong chance of realising his dreams of taking Bharti Airtel into the international arena. REUTERS/Michael Buholzer/FilesReuters - Will it be third-time lucky for telecoms czar Sunil Mittal?

Pakistani lawyers boycott courts over judges row (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 04:58 AM PST

Lawyers, who were in boycott of the courts, shout 'Go Zardari Go' during a gathering at the Karachi bar association on February 15, 2010. REUTERS/Akhtar SoomroReuters - Many Pakistani lawyers boycotted courts on Monday in a protest against President Asif Ali Zardari, who is embroiled in a potentially destabilising dispute with the judiciary over the appointment of judges.

Samsung, Sony Ericsson roll out new smartphones (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Feb 2010 09:17 PM PST

JK Shin, head of Samsung's Mobile Communications division, speaks during the presentation of the new Samsung Reuters - Samsung Electronics and Sony Ericsson unveiled their new top smartphone models on Sunday, both hoping to improve their positions in the more lucrative part of the phone market.

Zain shareholder Kharafi confident of Bharti deal - TV (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 01:43 AM PST

A rickshaw driver talks on his mobile phone as he rides past a billboard outside a railway station in Chandigarh May 26, 2009. A leading Zain shareholder said he was confident of sealing a $10.7 billion deal to sell most of the firm's African assets to Bharti Airtel, ET Now television showed on Monday. REUTERS/Ajay Verma/FilesReuters - A leading Zain shareholder said he was confident of sealing a $10.7 billion deal to sell most of the firm's African assets to Bharti Airtel, ET Now television showed on Monday.

Dalai Lama urges Tibetans not to celebrate New Year (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Feb 2010 09:43 PM PST

A man waves a Tibetan flag after a prayer ceremony attended by the Dalai Lama in Mcleodganj February 14, 2010. REUTERS/Fayaz KabliReuters - The Dalai Lama urged Tibetans on Sunday not to celebrate Losar, the Tibetan New Year, just days before his planned meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama which has infuriated China.

Govt says investigating blast, Pakistan talks on (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Feb 2010 07:17 PM PST

Followers of Osho ashram greet each other at the site of a bomb blast at the German Bakery restaurant in Pune February 14, 2010. The government said it had little idea who was behind the blast that killed nine people, with sources saying a local militant outfit and a Pakistani-based group were suspects. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - Security officials were investigating the possible involvement of Pakistan-based militants in a bomb blast in Pune that killed nine people, but New Delhi said talks with Islamabad later this month would go ahead.

Monkeys, monsoon rains dominate at Games (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Feb 2010 09:56 PM PST

Germany's Felix Loch speeds down the track in the second run of the men's singles luge event at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia February 13, 2010. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - Relentless rain washed out women's downhill training on Sunday, scrapping any alpine skiing on the first weekend of the Winter Olympic Games, while lugers aimed for gold on a track shortened to boost safety after the death of a Georgian competitor.

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