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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

Govt promises games security, but concerns remain (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 06:37 AM PST

Labourers work at the Talkatora Stadium, one of the venues for the New Delhi Commonwealth Games August 24, 2009. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal/FilesReuters - Home Secretary G.K Pillai on Monday promised tight security for October's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, but warned that militants could target other parts of the country.

Toyota faces U.S. criminal probe, lawmakers' ire (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 05:09 PM PST

A man touches the Toyota logo on Toyota Motor Corp's newest Prius hybrid car at its showroom in Tokyo February 19, 2010. REUTERS/Toru HanaiReuters - Toyota Motor Corp revealed it faces a U.S. criminal investigation into its handling of the safety problems that led to massive vehicle

India says Pakistan talks to focus on terrorism (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 06:01 AM PST

Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao smiles during her visit to the Indian embassy in Kabul October 9, 2009. REUTERS/ Omar Sobhani/FilesReuters - Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said on Monday that Indian concerns about militant groups based in Pakistan would form the main focus of her talks on Thursday with her Pakistani counterpart.

INTERVIEW - Govt to make mines pay more for displaced (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 03:09 AM PST

A tribal woman sits with her child in the forest village of Phuldomer near the mining site of Vedanta Alumina refinery, about 362 km from Bhubaneswar, March 16, 2007. The government plans to raise the compensation paid to people displaced by large mining projects, the federal mines minister said. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal/FilesReuters - India plans to raise the compensation for people displaced by large mining projects, federal mines minister B.K. Handique said on Monday, in a move that could soothe opposition to leases but will raise costs.

Zubin Mehta seeks to boost Belgrade's orchestra (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 10:38 AM PST

Maestro Zubin Mehta smiles during a news conference in Mumbai October 6, 2008. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - When conductor Zubin Mehta first performed with the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra in 1958, the city represented the moderate face of socialism, its orchestra an embodiment of a rich cultural tradition.

Computer waste in India to grow 500 pct by 2020 - report (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 02:25 AM PST

A technician walks inside an e-waste recycle factory at Mankhal, 55 km south Hyderabad July 17, 2009. Waste from discarded electronics will rise dramatically in the developing world within a decade, with computer waste in India alone to grow by 500 percent from 2007 levels by 2020. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder/FilesReuters - Waste from discarded electronics will rise dramatically in the developing world within a decade, with computer waste in India alone to grow by 500 percent from 2007 levels by 2020, a U.N. study released on Monday said.

Reliance ups LyondellBasell bid - source (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 07:52 AM PST

Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries, speaks during a news conference in Mumbai in this September 21, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - Reliance Industries Ltd has raised its bid for bankrupt chemicals maker LyondellBasell to an offer which values the company at $14.5 billion, a source familiar with the deal told Reuters on Monday.

India 3G auction likely next fiscal year (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 06:44 AM PST

Birds sit atop telecommunication towers in Hyderabad May 25, 2009. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder/FilesReuters - A multi-billion dollar auction of 3G spectrum to help plug India's budget deficit may only kick off in the next financial year, Telecoms minister Andimuthu Raja said on Monday.

Govt to aim for higher growth, focus on food security (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 01:21 AM PST

Labourers arrive for work at a railway yard in Chandigarh January 23, 2010. The economy will accelerate in the coming years after the global downturn, but the government will push policies to protect millions of poor Indians from the impact of food inflation, the president said. REUTERS/Ajay Verma/FilesReuters - The economy will accelerate in the coming years as it recovers from the global downturn and the government will act to protect the poor from the impact of food inflation, President Pratibha Patil said on Monday.

Govt halts mining proposals in Goa pending policy (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 06:51 AM PST

Reuters - The government said on Monday it will not consider mining proposals for environmental clearance in iron ore rich Goa until a related policy is finalised for the state.

ANALYSIS - Spies, hackers exploit world cyber rule void (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 07:03 AM PST

A general view of the Global Response Centre of the International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber Threats (IMPACT) in Cyberjaya September 10, 2009. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad/FilesReuters - The best weapon against the online thieves, spies and vandals who threaten global business and security would be international regulation of cyberspace.

"The Hurt Locker" sweeps "Avatar" aside at BAFTAs (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 07:50 PM PST

(L-R) Mark Boal, Kathryn Bigelow, Greg Shapiro and Nicholas Chartier pose with their awards for Best Film 'The Hurt Locker' at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London February 21, 2010. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleReuters - Iraq war drama "The Hurt Locker" swept 3-D blockbuster "Avatar" aside at the BAFTA British film awards on Sunday, picking up best film and best director among its six prizes and laying down a marker for the Oscars.

Govt delays mobile number portability by 2 mths to May - minister (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 03:35 AM PST

A stockbroker speaks on a mobile phone as he looks at a terminal while trading at a stock brokerage firm in Mumbai October 27, 2008. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - India has delayed by two months the introduction of mobile number portability to end-May, the telecoms minister Andimuthu Raja said on Monday.

Nawaz Sharif calls for limit to presidential powers (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 02:44 AM PST

Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif answers questions during a news conference in Dubai May 1, 2008. REUTERS/Fahad Shadeed/FilesReuters - Pakistan's main opposition leader Nawaz Sharif reiterated on Monday a call for the transfer of presidential powers to the prime minister and parliament, highlighting an issue that could bring political turmoil.

India, Pakistan to meet after year of living dangerously (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 09:36 PM PST

Pakistani rangers stand near the Indian and Pakistani national flags during an annual fair near Pakistan border in Chamliyal, 45 km west of Jammu, June 26, 2008. The first official talks between India and Pakistan since the Mumbai attacks offer a tiny step to stability in South Asia. REUTERS/Amit Gupta/FilesReuters - The first official talks between India and Pakistan since the Mumbai attacks offer a tiny step to stability in South Asia, but the recent bombing in Pune shows the nuclear rivals' ties may be as fragile as ever.

Power cos for easier imports, higher govt spend (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 01:09 AM PST

Power transmission lines are seen inside the complex of Sujen Mega Power Project of Torrent Power, at Kamrej village, about 275 km south from Ahmedabad September 30, 2009. The power producers expect the budget to reduce duties on coal imports to top up scarce domestic coal supply. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - The power producers expect the federal budget to reduce duties on coal imports to top up scarce domestic coal supply in a country where more than half the power plants are coal-fired, industry players and analysts said.

India can comfortably fund fiscal deficit - Goldman Sachs (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 01:03 AM PST

A cashier checks currency notes inside a bank in Agartala, July 24, 2009. The government will be able to finance its deficit comfortably, Goldman Sachs said in a note, adding that India's net borrowing in the coming fiscal year will likely be lower than that in the current year. REUTERS/Jayanta Dey/FilesReuters - The government will be able to finance its deficit comfortably, Goldman Sachs said in a note, adding that India's net borrowing in the coming fiscal year will likely be lower than that in the current year.

Modern Etiquette: How to decline Facebook friends without offence (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 02:14 AM PST

An Internet user tries to log onto social networking site Facebook in Tehran May 25, 2009. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl/FilesReuters - A colleague I just met at work has invited me to be their friend on Facebook. I don't want to offend them, but nor do I want to share my candid photos and lousy Scrabble scores with someone I hardly know.

Haiti death toll could reach 300,000, Preval says (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 07:50 PM PST

An aerial view show houses flatted by the earthquake in Port-au-Prince February 15, 2010. The death toll from last month's devastating earthquake in Haiti could jump to 300,000 people, including the bodies buried under collapsed buildings in the capita. REUTERS/Fred Chartrand/Pool/FilesReuters - The death toll from last month's devastating earthquake in Haiti could jump to 300,000 people, including the bodies buried under collapsed buildings in the capital, Haitian President Rene Preval said on Sunday.

Are charity hospitals the only hope for India's poor? (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 07:50 PM PST

Reuters - But this tragedy, which happens on an almost daily basis in India's teeming, impoverished rural areas, has a happy ending: The Humanity Hopsital that 65-year-old Mistry built for the poor, paying for it brick by brick through her modest income.

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