2010年3月4日星期四

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Tibetans fear China's hand in Dalai Lama succession (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 04:31 PM PST

Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, speaks to the media in Hsiaolin village, Pingtung County, southern Taiwan August 31, 2009. REUTERS/Nicky Loh/FilesReuters - For Tibetans living near the birthplace of the Dalai Lama, one question is very much on their minds these days -- who will succeed the ageing exiled spiritual leader once he dies?


Temple stampede kills 63 people - police (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 06:28 AM PST

Onlookers stand at the site of a stampede in Kunda village of Uttar Pradesh March 4, 2010. At least 63 people, more than half of them children, were killed in a stampede triggered by a massive rush for free food and clothes at a temple on Thursday, police said. REUTERS/Jitendra PrakashReuters - At least 63 people, more than half of them children, were killed in a stampede triggered by a massive rush for free food and clothes at a temple in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, police said.


It's official: An asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 11:22 AM PST

This artist's conception shows an asteroid crashing into Earth in an event that scientists believe occurred in the Caribbean region at the boundary of the Cretaceous and Tertiary periods in Earth's geologic history about 65 million years ago causing the extinction of dinosaurs. REUTERS/Stringer/FilesReuters - A giant asteroid smashing into Earth is the only plausible explanation for the extinction of the dinosaurs, a global scientific team said on Thursday, hoping to settle a row that has divided experts for decades.


U.S. Treasury's Geithner to travel to India April 6-7 (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 02:14 PM PST

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner listens to a statement by the chairman of  the Joint Economic Committee prior to testifying on hearing on Reuters - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will travel to India next month to launch a new initiative aimed at boosting economic and financial ties between the two nations.


Chile wants loans, focuses on distributing aid (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 03:22 PM PST

Earthquake survivors grieve the loss of a relative in a major earthquake and ensuing tsunami, outside the morgue in Constitucion March 3, 2010. REUTERS/Carlos VeraReuters - Chile will need international loans and three to four years to rebuild after a massive earthquake killed more than 800 people and demolished cities and towns, President Michelle Bachelet said on Thursday.


NEWSMAKER - Lyondell setback unlikely to faze Mukesh Ambani (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 02:32 AM PST

File photo of Mukesh Ambani, Chairman, Reliance Industries, India, attends a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos January 29, 2009. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/FilesReuters - Mukesh Ambani, India's richest man, is faced with a prospect he has only rarely encountered: not getting what he wants.


Karun Chandhok secures F1 drive (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 10:10 AM PST

A Ferrari Scuderia logo is reflected on a FIA truck at the Istanbul Park racetrack in Istanbul, June 4, 2009, ahead of the Turkish F1 Grand Prix. Karun Chandhok will race for HRT in Formula One this season, the new Spanish-based team said in a statement on Thursday.  REUTERS/Umit Bektas/FilesReuters - India's Karun Chandhok will make his Formula One race debut with HRT this season, the new Spanish-based team said in a statement on Thursday.


Australia thump South Africa by record margin (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 10:02 AM PST

India's Arjun Halappa (R) and Gurwinder Singh Chandi leaves the field after losing against Spain at the men's Hockey World Cup in New Delhi March 4, 2010. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/FilesReuters - Favourites Australia thumped South Africa 12-0 in the men's World Cup on Thursday for a record victory margin in the tournament.


EU trade chief says aiming for India FTA by October (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 10:02 AM PST

Karel De Gucht  in Brussels in this January 12, 2010 file photo. The European Union's trade chief said on Thursday he expected to reach a free trade deal with India by October, but India should address its issue of child labour. REUTERS/Yves Herman/FilesReuters - The European Union is aiming for an October signing of a free trade agreement (FTA) with India, trade chief Karel de Gucht said on Thursday, which could open up new export opportunities worth $9 billion for India.


Sonia Gandhi signals support for fuel price rise (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 02:41 AM PST

Congress party Chief Sonia Gandhi talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during an oath-taking ceremony inside the presidential palace in New Delhi May 28, 2009. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - Sonia Gandhi, head of the ruling Congress party and India's most powerful politician, backed the finance minister on Thursday, effectively signalling her support for a move to raise taxes on fuel, lawmakers said.


Food inflation accelerates slightly (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 11:08 PM PST

A vegetable seller speaks on a mobile phone at a market in Kolkata February 25, 2010. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal/FilesReuters - India's food inflation accelerated slightly in late February, defying government predictions that price rises would start to moderate, adding to pressure on the central bank to raise interest rates in April.


Infosys planning wage increase in April (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 10:22 PM PST

Staff walk in Infosys Technologies campus at Electronics City in Bangalore, January 20, 2003. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski/FilesReuters - Infosys Technologies, India's No. 2 IT services exporter, plans to raise wages for all its staff in April on a rebound in demand for outsourcing services, a spokeswoman said on Thursday.


Davydenko pulls out of Davis Cup, doubtful for Miami (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 05:20 AM PST

Russia's Nikolay Davydenko in Melbourne January 27, 2010. Davydenko has pulled out of this week's Davis Cup tie against India with a wrist injury and could also miss the Sony Ericsson Open later this month.  REUTERS/Tim Wimborne/FilesReuters - Russia's Nikolay Davydenko has pulled out of this week's Davis Cup tie against India with a wrist injury and could also miss the Sony Ericsson Open later this month.


EU trade chief sees progress in India FTA talks (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 12:18 AM PST

European International Trade Commissioner-designate Karel De Gucht of Belgium talks to reporters in Brussels January 12, 2010. REUTERS/Yves Herman/FilesReuters - A free trade agreement with the European Union could create new export opportunities worth $9 billion for Indian industries, EU trade chief Karel de Gucht said on Thursday.


Economy recovery still not broad-based - finmin (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 11:31 PM PST

Labourers arrive for work at a railway yard in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh January 23, 2010. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said he was confident of a pick up in GDP growth during the March quarter. REUTERS/Ajay Verma/FilesReuters - Economic recovery is still being driven by public spending and is not yet broad-based, the finance minister said on Wednesday, further clouding the debate on the timing of rate hikes by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).


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