2010年2月24日星期三

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


India, Pakistan to meet seeking thaw in relations (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 01:53 PM PST

Pakistan's foreign secretary Salman Bashir (C) comes out of the airport after his arrival in New Delhi February 24, 2010. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - India and Pakistan hold their first official talks since the 2008 Mumbai attacks on Thursday, a meeting that is unlikely to lead to an immediate breakthrough but may help thaw their frigid relations.


TIMELINE - Flashpoints and flare-ups in India-Pakistan ties (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 05:48 PM PST

An Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldier opens a gate at the border with Pakistan near Jammu February 24, 2010. REUTERS/Mukesh GuptaReuters - The foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan will meet in New Delhi on Thursday marking the resumption of official contacts, which India broke off after militants attacked Mumbai in late 2008.


FACTBOX - Main problems between India and Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 05:41 PM PST

Pakistan's foreign secretary Salman Bashir waves towards the media on his arrival at the international airport in New Delhi February 24, 2010. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - The foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan will meet in New Delhi on Thursday to resume official contacts which India broke off after militants attacked the Indian city of Mumbai in late 2008.


FACTBOX - Pakistan, India troop strength, deployments (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 05:48 PM PST

Pakistan's foreign secretary Salman Bashir waves towards the media on his arrival at the international airport in New Delhi February 24, 2010. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - The foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan will meet in New Delhi on Thursday, marking the resumption of official contacts which India broke off after militants attacked the Indian city of Mumbai in late 2008.


Pakistan envoy meets Kashmir leaders ahead of talks (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 09:36 AM PST

Pakistani rangers stand near the Indian (R) and Pakistani national flags during an annual fair near Pakistan border in Chamliyal, 45 km (28 miles) west of Jammu, June 26, 2008. . REUTERS/Amit Gupta/FilesReuters - Pakistan's top diplomat met Kashmiri separatist leaders in India on Wednesday, a day before he was due to hold the first official talks with his Indian counterpart since the 2008 Mumbai attack.


INTERVIEW - Distrust complicates India-Pakistan river disputes (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 02:13 AM PST

Syed Jamaat Ali Shah, the Indus Water commissioner of Pakistan during an interview with Reuters in Lahore February 23, 2010. Distrust between India and Pakistan and a Reuters - Distrust between India and Pakistan and a "hawkish" Indian mindset were complicating efforts to resolve disputes over the water of shared rivers, Pakistan's top river water official said.


Toyoda faces critical lawmakers over safety flaws (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 05:57 PM PST

Toyota Motor Corp's Sai hybrid car is seen as passers-by are reflected on a window at a dealership in Tokyo February 23, 2010. REUTERS/Toru HanaiReuters - Toyota Motor Corp chief Akio Toyoda said he took personal responsibility for the company's safety crisis and vowed to stay on to make sure customer complaints were taken more seriously.


Tendulkar's double century seals one-day series (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 01:53 PM PST

Sachin Tendulkar celebrates his double century during the second one-day international cricket match between India and South Africa teams in Gwalior February 24, 2010.  REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - Sachin Tendulkar scored one-day international cricket's first double century to set up a 153-run win and a series victory for India over South Africa on Wednesday.


U.S. cites secret evidence in Mumbai attack case (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 12:48 PM PST

People gather outside the Taj Mahal hotel, one of the sites of last month's militant attacks, during New Year celebrations in Mumbai December 31, 2008. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - U.S. prosecutors preparing to try a Pakistani-born Chicago businessman on charges he aided the 2008 Mumbai attackers invoked a secrecy law on Wednesday to control evidence disclosures in the case.


Tendulkar becomes first to score 200 in ODIs (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 01:53 PM PST

Sachin Tendulkar raises his bat to celebrate his century during the second one-day international cricket match between India and South Africa in Gwalior February 24, 2010. Tendulkar broke the world record for the highest individual score in one-day internationals on Wednesday. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - Sachin Tendulkar dedicated his record 200 not out to the cricket-crazy people of his country after he became the first batsman to score a double century in one-day internationals on Wednesday.


Railway funding plan hints at tighter govt budget (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 07:23 AM PST

Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee (C) arrives at parliament in New Delhi February 24, 2010. Railways is to increase earnings from non core areas. REUTERS/B MathurReuters - India's railway budget set 415.8 bln rupees of infrastructure investments but left government funding flat and cut borrowing, pointing to tighter government spending which analysts said may be reflected in Friday's general budget.


U.S., China at odds over climate talks in 2010 (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 12:48 PM PST

Steam and other emissions are seen coming from funnels at a chemical manufacturing facility in Melbourne June 24, 2009. REUTERS/Mick Tsikas/FilesReuters - The United States is at odds with China and other developing nations by favouring a Copenhagen climate accord as the blueprint in 2010 for a stronger deal to fight global warming, documents showed on Wednesday.


$40 limb puts amputees back on their feet (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 09:08 PM PST

A patient wears a prosthetic limb  known as Reuters - When Bhoopnarayan Jha lost his leg in an accident, the government employee also lost his will to live, until he got a "Jaipur Foot".


Govt says 3G auctions to start from April 9 (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 12:01 AM PST

Birds sit atop telecommunication towers inHyderabad May 25, 2009. Government will start third-generation wireless spectrum auctions from April 9, a government statement said. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder/FilesReuters - The long-pending auction of third-generation wireless spectrum will start on April 9, the government said, in a project it hopes will raise more than $7 billion.


Bharti eyes $7 bln offshore loan for Zain offer (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 04:05 AM PST

A man talks on a mobile phone in front of an advisement of Bharti Airtel in Agartala, January 22, 2010. Banks are discussing a $7 billion, five-year, offshore loan to back Bharti Airtel Ltd's $9 billion offer to buy most of Zain Group's African cellular assets, banking sources told Reuters Basis Point. REUTERS/Jayanta Dey/FilesReuters - Banks are discussing a $7 billion, five-year, offshore loan to back Bharti Airtel's $9 billion offer to buy Zain's African cellular assets, sources told Reuters Basis Point.


Home is where the heart is for A. R. Rahman (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 12:18 AM PST

A. R. Rahman in New Delhi August 11, 2009. With two Oscars and two Grammy awards in less than a year, A.R. Rahman of Reuters - With two Oscars and two Grammy awards in less than a year, A.R. Rahman of "Slumdog Millionaire" fame is riding high on his international success, but his heart still remains at home.


ONGC eyes Latin America, Africa assets (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 08:53 AM PST

An engineer of Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) works inside the Kalol oil field in Gujarat September 12, 2009. ONGC is pushing to strengthen its presence in Africa and Latin America but is less interested in Canadian oil sands for now, its chairman said. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - The state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) is pushing to strengthen its presence in Africa and Latin America but is less interested in Canadian oil sands for now, its chairman said.


India beat South Africa by 153 runs in second ODI (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 09:17 AM PST

South Africa's Herschelle Gibbs is clean bowled off the bowling off Praveen Kumar as Mahendra Singh Dhoni (L) looks on during the second one-day international cricket match in Gwalior February 24, 2010. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - India beat South Africa by 153 runs in the second one-day international on Wednesday to take a 2-0 lead in the three-match series.


FACTBOX - Sachin Tendulkar (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 08:18 AM PST

Sachin Tendulkar raises his bat to acknowledge the cheering crowd as he walks back to the pavilion during the second one-day international between India and South Africa in Gwalior February 24, 2010. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman to score 200 runs in one-day internationals on Wednesday in the second ODI against South Africa in Gwalior, India.


Job insecurity linked to risk of poor health - study (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 08:36 AM PST

Men look at a list of employers during the 2009 CUNY Big Apple Job Fair at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Centre in New York, March 20, 2009. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/FilesReuters - Globalization, the economic recession and rising unemployment have increased job insecurity which is having a negative impact on the health of employees, European researchers said on Tuesday.


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