2010年3月26日星期五

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Govt says Maoist rebels weakening for the first time (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 08:53 AM PDT

A policeman holds a burnt weapon at a police camp attacked by Maoist rebels in Silda village, about 200 km (125 miles) west of Kolkata, February 16, 2010. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal/FilesReuters - Indian security forces are reclaiming territory from Maoist rebels for the first time in the decades-long insurgency, capitalising on better intelligence and pressure by troops, a senior official said on Friday.


Nepal's "living goddess" takes exam (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 09:09 AM PDT

Living Goddess Kumari Chanira Bajracharya takes her School Leaving Certificate exams as exam controller Prakash Subedi (R) looks on at her residence in Patan March 25, 2010. REUTERS/Shruti ShresthaReuters - A Nepali girl revered by many as a "living goddess" or Kumari is taking her high school leaving exam, the first test by a sitting "deity" in a centuries-old tradition, the Himalayan Times daily said on Friday.


White House gate-crashers get TV show parts - report (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 05:35 PM PDT

Tareq Salahi testifies before a House Homeland Security Committee hearing as Michale Salahi listens on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 20, 2010. REUTERS/Larry Downing/FilesReuters - A Washington couple who gate-crashed a state dinner at the White House in November will be featured in a new series of the Bravo cable channel's popular reality TV franchise "Real Housewives," The Daily Beast news website reported on Friday.


Inflation seen peaking in March - top official (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 08:42 AM PDT

Labourers sort onions at a vegetable wholesale market in Ahmedabad February 10, 2007. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - India's headline inflation should peak in March with demand-side pressures likely having a short-term impact on prices, the central chief statistician said on Friday.


BRIC farm ministers pledge to tackle world hunger (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 08:51 AM PDT

A farmer works in a paddy field on the outskirts of Agartala, July 24, 2009. REUTERS/Jayanta Dey/FilesReuters - Agriculture ministers from Brazil, Russia, India and China, which together have a third of the world's arable land, agreed on Friday to pool resources to combat famine that affects more than 1 billion people globally.


Vodafone to sell Apple iPhone 3GS in India (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 01:12 AM PDT

A customer looks at the Apple iPhone 3GS  in San Francisco, California June 19, 2009. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith/FilesReuters - Vodafone Essar, India's third-largest mobile operator controlled by Vodafone, said on Friday it was selling Apple Inc's iPhone 3GS in the country, effective immediately.


Hot Hamilton has car impounded by police (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 08:51 AM PDT

File photo of McLaren Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton at the Monza circuit near Milan August 28, 2007. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo/FilesReuters - Lewis Hamilton was stopped by police for behaving like a boy racer on Friday only hours after he had wowed a Melbourne crowd with the fastest lap in Australian Grand Prix practice.


Mumbai one of best places to have a midlife crisis (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 10:40 PM PDT

The Taj Mahal hotel is seen in Mumbai December 14, 2008. Mumbai is number six on Lonely Planet's list of best places to have a midlife crisis. REUTERS/Jayanta Shaw/FilesReuters - If you're bored with your life and looking to shake things up, Lonely Planet has come up with 10 destinations where you can reinvent yourself and feel young again. The list, from Lonely Planet's 1000 Ultimate Experiences book, is not endorsed by Reuters.


Chicago taxi driver charged with aiding terrorist (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 02:53 PM PDT

Reuters - A Chicago taxi driver was arrested on Friday and accused of sending money to a Pakistani militant with al Qaeda ties and of planning to bomb a U.S. sports stadium, authorities said.

India named uncapped Vinay Kumar in World Twenty20 squad (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 03:45 AM PDT

Reuters - India named uncapped paceman Vinay Kumar in a 15-man squad for the third edition of the World Twenty20 championship in the West Indies next month.

Google finds few allies in China battle (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 09:49 PM PDT

A security guard watches members of the media from inside Google China headquarters building in Beijing March 24, 2010. REUTERS/David GrayReuters - Google used Internet freedom as a rallying cry in its confrontation with China.


Osama bin Laden, in tape, threatens to kill Americans (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 11:57 PM PDT

Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is seen speaking in this video grab provided to Reuters on September 11, 2007. REUTERS/Internet/FilesReuters - Osama bin Laden threatened al Qaeda would kill any Americans it takes prisoner if accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is put to death, according to an audiotape aired on al Jazeera on Thursday.


U.S. Congress approves final healthcare changes (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 07:54 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama gives a Reuters - The U.S. Congress approved a package of final changes to President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare overhaul on Thursday, and Obama dared Republicans to try to repeal the new law.


India probes sabotage behind huge arms depot fire (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 12:11 AM PDT

Reuters - A huge fire destroyed about 200 tonnes of arms and ammunition in one of India's biggest army depots early on Friday, triggering an investigation into possible sabotage, defence officials said.

Force India's Di Resta enjoys smooth F1 track debut in Melbourne (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 12:18 AM PDT

Reuters - British driver Paul di Resta marked his Formula One track debut for a grand prix weekend with the 11th fastest lap during the first free practice for the Australian Grand Prix.

Twenty20 World Cup squad announced (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 02:00 AM PDT

Mahendra Singh Dhoni watches teammates during a cricket practice session in Ahmedabad February 26, 2010. India announced a 15-man squad for next month's World Twenty20 championship in the West Indies. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - India announced a 15-man squad for next month's World Twenty20 championship in the West Indies.


WTO members pursue Doha despite gaps, no miracles (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 09:09 PM PDT

The Director General of the World Trade Organisation, Pascal Lamy,  addresses the Progressive Governance Conference, in central London February 19, 2010.  REUTERS/Toby Melville/FilesReuters - World Trade Organization members will continue to seek a deal in the long-running Doha round despite big gaps in positions, but no agreement is likely this year, trade diplomats and officials said on Thursday.


Rupee at near 11-wk high on shares; weak dlr (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 11:57 PM PDT

A bank employee counts currency notes at a cash counter in Agartala, capital of Tripura, October 26, 2009. REUTERS/Jayanta Dey/FilesReuters - The rupee strengthened to its highest level in nearly 11 weeks on Friday afternoon as gains in the domestic sharemarket helped bring some capital inflows, while broad weakness in the dollar also underpinned sentiment.


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