2010年3月12日星期五

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Chandhok just a spectator on first day in F1 (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 10:30 AM PST

HRT Formula One driver Karun Chandhok of India poses for photographers at the Bahrain F1 Grand Prix at Sakhir circuit in Manama March 11, 2010. REUTERS/Caren FirouzReuters - Karun Chandhok could only watch in frustration on Friday after failing to get out on track for the first practice sessions of his Formula One career.


Russia to build up to 16 nuclear reactors in India (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 08:44 AM PST

India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (R) and Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attend a joint news conference in New Delhi March 12, 2010. REUTERS/B MathurReuters - Russia will build up to 16 nuclear reactors for power stations in India, Russia's deputy premier said on Friday during a visit to India with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to reaffirm decades-old ties.


Suicide blasts kill 45 in Pakistan's Lahore (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 09:32 AM PST

A woman weeps for her missing son at the site of a suicide bomb attack in Lahore March 12, 2010. REUTERS/Mani RanaReuters - Two suicide bombers targeting the Pakistani military killed at least 45 people in Lahore on Friday, officials said, in a challenge to government assertions that crackdowns have weakened Taliban insurgents.


Russia to make 1,000 stealth jets, eyes India deal (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 08:44 AM PST

India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (R) speaks with Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during a joint news conference in New Delhi March 12, 2010. REUTERS/B MathurReuters - Russia will build more than 1,000 stealth fighter jets within four decades, including at least 200 for its traditional weapons buyer India, the head of plane maker Sukhoi said on Friday.


EU/India trade pact could limit cheap drugs - MSF (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 07:15 AM PST

A social activist displays an anti-AIDS symbol on his face during an awareness campaign in Chandigarh February 14, 2010. REUTERS/Ajay Verma/FilesReuters - Poor people in India and other developing countries may lose access to affordable generic drugs as part of free-trade negotiations between India and the European Union, a medical advocacy group said on Friday.


India needs corrective steps to tame inflation - finmin (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 04:08 AM PST

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee listens through a translation headset during a meeting of the BRIC countries at the G20 Finance Ministers summit in London September 4, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs/FilesReuters - Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Friday corrective economic steps have to be taken to tame inflation.


Factory output growth eases; seen slowing more (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 01:53 AM PST

An employee works inside an iron factory in Kanpur July 21, 2009. REUTERS/Pawan Kumar/FilesReuters - India's industrial output growth eased in January in line with market forecasts and analysts said it could further weaken with an expected rate hike coming on the heels of stimulus withdrawal.


NMDC share sale covered 1.2 times, bids at lower end (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 11:54 AM PST

Reuters - A sale of shares in India's top iron ore miner NMDC was covered on the last day of the offer helped by state-run investors and most bids were at the bottom of the price range.

India says open to new round of talks with Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 12:27 AM PST

Pakistani Rangers and Indian Border Security Force personnel (obscured) lower the flags of the two countries during a daily flag lowering ceremony at the India-Pakistan joint border at Wagah some 20 km (12 miles) to the east of Lahore, December 14, 2006. REUTERS/Mian Khursheed/FilesReuters - India signalled on Friday it was open to a new round of talks with Pakistan, raising fresh hopes of a thaw in relations after last month's official dialogue between the nuclear-armed rivals produced no breakthrough.


INTERVIEW - Tata Motors sees margin pressure (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 07:34 AM PST

Tata Motors' new range of trucks are displayed during a news conference in Mumbai May 28, 2009. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - Tata Motors, India's largest vehicles maker plans to offset rising commodity prices through price hikes and cost cutting, a senior executive said.


FACTBOX - Nokia vs Apple legal battle (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 04:37 AM PST

A worker talks on his mobile at the Nokia plant in Jucu village, near Cluj, 450 km (180 miles) northwest of Bucharest, January 23, 2008. REUTERS/Mihai Barbu/FilesReuters - Top phone makers Nokia and Apple will seek a U.S. court hearing in a key patent battle in mid-2012, a court filing showed, raising the spectre of a prolonged legal struggle.


Force India set pace, Schumacher lags in Bahrain (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 01:45 AM PST

Force India Formula One driver Adrian Sutil of Germany poses for photographers at the Bahrain F1 Grand Prix at Sakhir circuit in Manama March 11, 2010. REUTERS/Caren FirouzReuters - Germany's Adrian Sutil stole some of the limelight from Michael Schumacher in Bahrain on Friday by putting Force India on top of the timesheets in first practice for the Formula One season.


Russia to build 12 nuclear reactors in India (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 07:06 AM PST

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (R) shakes hands with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin before their meeting in New Delhi March 12, 2010. REUTERS/B MathurReuters - Russia will build at least 12 nuclear reactors for power stations in India, the head of its state nuclear corporation said on Friday, as Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visited to India to reaffirm decades-old ties.


INTERVIEW - SingTel signals support for Bharti/Zain deal (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 03:07 AM PST

A man uses his mobile phone at Singtel's headquarters in Singapore February 9, 2010.  REUTERS/Vivek Prakash/FilesReuters - Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) may help with the funding for Bharti Airtel's $9 billion acquisition of Zain's African assets, a senior SingTel executive said on Friday.


Opening up India retail? Don't hold your breath (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 02:10 AM PST

People shop in a grocery store in  Ahmedabad February 23, 2010. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - Plans by Carrefour, the world's No.2 retailer, to open its first cash-and-carry outlets in India are a sign of optimism in the country's $450 billion retail sector, but foreign investors and some officials want more -- an easing of the country's tough investment rules.


Nissan launches first Thai-promoted "eco-car" (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 12:58 AM PST

The Nissan logo is seen at  the 80th Geneva Auto Show at the Palexpo in Geneva March 3, 2010. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/FilesReuters - Nissan Motor launched its much-awaited, low-cost compact car on Friday, aiming to become a major force in the fast-growing segment with a global sales target of one million units a year by 2013.


Russia's Putin offers funds to Sistema India unit (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 01:22 AM PST

Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (2nd R) shakes hands with India's President Pratibha Patil (2nd L) before their meeting at the presidential palace in New Delhi March 12, 2010.  REUTERS/B MathurReuters - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday pledged state financial aid for the Indian telecoms unit of Russian conglomerate Sistema, which is looking to expand in India.


Sleepy beach town of Gokarna wakes up to tourists, business (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 01:22 AM PST

Tourists relax at a cafe on Baga beach in Goa March 16, 2008. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - German tourist Oliver Krupke has travelled to India every year for the past three years, but it's not the Taj Mahal, the beaches of Goa or the bustle of Mumbai that keep bringing him back.


Toyota discounts boost sales; U.S. mulls 'black box' (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 08:28 PM PST

A file photo of a logo of Toyota Motor at its dealers shop in Yokohama, south of Tokyo August 4, 2009. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/FilesReuters - Unprecedented discounts after a series of damaging recalls boosted Toyota Motor Corp's U.S. sales in early March, as U.S. regulators weighed new auto safety measures.


India set to return to 8.5 pct growth in FY11 - Ahluwalia (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 10:25 PM PST

India's Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia speaks  in New Delhi March 27, 2009. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur/FilesReuters - India is well-set to go back to 8.5 percent growth in the next fiscal year, a top policy adviser said on Friday.


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