2010年2月17日星期三

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

Toyota faces new probe on Corolla steering (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 05:20 PM PST

The Toyota logo is displayed on a car at a Toyota dealership in Phoenix, Arizona in this February 1, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Joshua Lott/FilesReuters - U.S. regulators launched a preliminary investigation into reported steering problems on the Corolla sedan on Wednesday as Toyota Motor Corp faced questions from U.S. lawmakers on whether it had ignored red flags on safety before a wave of vehicle recalls. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has received more than 150 complaints about possible steering problems in 2009 and 2010 Corolla models, a U.S government official said.

Designer Alexander McQueen hanged himself in wardrobe (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 10:49 AM PST

British designer Alexander McQueen is pictured during Milan Fashion Week, June 28, 2004 REUTERS/Daniele La Monaca/FilesReuters - British fashion designer Alexander McQueen hanged himself in a wardrobe at his home last week on the eve of his mother's funeral, an inquest and British media reported on Wednesday.

Tiger Woods to apologise, discuss future on Friday (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 03:46 PM PST

Tiger Woods of the U.S. in Scotland, July 14, 2009. REUTERS/Mike Blake/FilesReuters - Tiger Woods, the superstar golfer who took an indefinite break from the game in December after admitting marital infidelity, will make a public statement on Friday about his playing future.

White House hails capture of Taliban leader (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 03:46 PM PST

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs speaks to the press during the daily briefing in Washington, January 20, 2010. REUTERS/Jason Reed/FilesReuters - The White House called the capture of a top Taliban military commander "a big success" on Wednesday and said commanders reported a major offensive against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan was going well.

Delhi police promise "foolproof" security for hockey World Cup (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 07:37 AM PST

A general view of the remodelled and reconstructed Reuters - Police have promised "foolproof" security for the men's hockey World Cup after a bomb blast last weekend raised safety concerns for visiting teams.

Maoist massacre at police "picnic" shakes India (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 02:31 AM PST

A policeman holds a burnt weapon at a police camp attacked by Maoist rebels in Silda village, about 200 km (125 miles) west Kolkata, February 16, 2010. REUTERS/Parth SanyalReuters - A daylight Maoist rebel attack on a police camp in West Bengal that killed at least 24 people has raised a storm of criticism that India is unable to guard against rising militant violence in some key industrial and mining areas.

Rain, Amla frustrate India's victory charge (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 05:46 AM PST

South Africa's Hashim Amla plays a shot on the fourth day of their second test cricket match against India in Kolkata February 17, 2010. Rain and Hashim Amla frustrated India's bid for a series-levelling victory. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - Top-ranked India will bank heavily on their spinners on the last day after rain and Hashim Amla frustrated their bid for a series-levelling victory in the second test against South Africa on Wednesday.

Pakistan government averts judicial confrontation (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 06:58 AM PST

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari in Istanbul January 25, 2010. Pakistan's government averted a potentially destabilising dispute with the judiciary on Wednesday, withdrawing orders from the president appointing two judges that the Supreme Court had opposed. REUTERS/Osman OrsalReuters - Pakistan's government averted a potentially destabilising dispute with the judiciary on Wednesday, withdrawing orders from the president appointing two judges that the Supreme Court had opposed.

Inflation a worry; may touch 10 pct by March (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 02:31 AM PST

A vendor waits for customers at a vegetable shop in Haridwar in this February 11, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Reinhard KrauseReuters - India's high food prices have started to ease and will dip further next month, the farm minister said, while the finance minister is still worried about inflation amid signs that the headline number may hit 10 percent by March.

Economy may grow over 8 pct in FY11 - Mukherjee (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 11:24 PM PST

A file photo of India's Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee as he reacts during a news conference in New Delhi May 27, 2009. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - India's economy may grow at more than 8 percent in the 2010/11 financial year, after growing at around 7.5 percent in the current fiscal year ending March, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Wednesday.

U.S., Pakistan confirm arrest of Taliban commander (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 09:44 AM PST

Richard Holbrooke, special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan in Washington May 12, 2009. Richard Holbrooke also confirmed the arrest of Afghan Taliban's top military commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/FilesReuters - The Pakistani military and a senior U.S. diplomat confirmed on Wednesday that the Afghan Taliban's top military commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, had been captured.

Sikorsky eyes $8-12 bln India defence deals (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 03:52 AM PST

A United States UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter takes off from Ilopango Air Base, 12 km east of San Salvador November 12, 2009. Sikorsky Aircraft Corp, an arm of United Technologies, is eyeing defence deals worth $8-12 billion in India by 2018 and plans to manufacture its Black Hawk helicopters locally. REUTERS/Luis Galdamez/FilesReuters - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp, an arm of United Technologies, is eyeing defence deals worth $8-12 billion in India by 2018 and plans to manufacture its Black Hawk helicopters locally, a top official said on Wednesday.

Gradual rollback of stimulus seen in 2010/11 (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 12:41 AM PST

Labourers stand on a winch of a crane at a construction site on the outskirts of New Delhi in this September 8, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Parth SanyalReuters - The government will gradually wind down its growth-supporting stimulus over the next fiscal year beginning on April 1, but will still need to borrow a record amount from the market, a Reuters survey of economists showed.

BSE Sensex rises 1.3 pct; Reliance, Tata Steel up (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 06:40 AM PST

People walk pass the Bombay Stock Exchange building displaying India's benchmark share index on its facade, in Mumbai in this July 31, 2009 file photo. Shares climbed for a second day on Wednesday, rising 1.25 percent to their highest close in two weeks. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - MUMBAI (Reuters) The BSE Sensex climbed for a second day on Wednesday, rising 1.25 percent to its highest close in two weeks, as foreign appetite for risk revived on the back of higher world equities.

Bharti confident of Zain deal, shares rise 2 pct (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 06:24 AM PST

A man talks on a mobile phone in front of advisements of Bharti Airtel in Siliguri in this September 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Rupak De ChowdhuriReuters - Bharti Airtel does not see any funding issues for its planned $9 billion deal to buy Zain's African assets and is confident to seal the takeover by the March 25 deadline, its chief was quoted as saying in a interview.

McQueen hanged himself in wardrobe - inquest (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 03:38 AM PST

British designer Alexander McQueen during Milan Fashion Week in this June 28, 2004 file photo. McQueen hanged himself in a wardrobe at his home in central London after leaving a note at the scene, an inquest into his death heard on Wednesday. REUTERS/Daniele La Monaca/FilesReuters - British fashion designer Alexander McQueen hanged himself in a wardrobe at his home in central London after leaving a note at the scene, an inquest into his death heard on Wednesday.

Govt to move bill on foreign universities entry (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 09:59 PM PST

Reuters - The government will introduce a bill to allow the entry of foreign universities during the parliament session that begins on Monday, an official said, a long-awaited reform that would revamp the country's education system.

Govt tightens rules for bidders of highway projects (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 02:01 AM PST

Trucks travel along a national highway in front of power generating wind turbines at Suzlon wind farm at Surajbari village, about 275 km west of Ahmedabad in this December 14, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - The government has barred firms from bidding for new highway projects if they have over two projects awaiting financial closure, a senior official of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) told Reuters.

India remove Kallis before rain stops play (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 02:09 AM PST

Reuters - South Africa lost the key wicket of Jacques Kallis just minutes before rain stopped play as the tourists struggled to avoid defeat in the second and final test against India on Wednesday.

Bharti Airtel confident of Zain deal, shares rise 2 pct (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 10:07 PM PST

A policeman stands guard in front of a billboard of Bharti Airtel at a police checkpost in Jammu February 16, 2010. Bharti Airtel hopes to conclude the deal to buy Zain's African assets by March 25 and does not see funding as an issue, its chief said in a newspaper interview on Wednesday. REUTERS/Mukesh GuptaReuters - Bharti Airtel does not see any funding issues for its planned $9 billion deal to buy Zain's African assets and is confident to seal the takeover by the March 25 deadline, its chief was quoted as saying in a interview.

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