2010年4月22日星期四

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


India food inflation quickens, feeds rate view (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 05:01 AM PDT

An employee fills a car with petrol at a gas station in Jammu February 26, 2010.   REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta/FilesReuters - India's annual food and fuel inflation quickened in the week to April 10, supporting the view that the central bank could move to raise interest rates before its next scheduled quarterly policy review in July.


Too big to fail? India's IPL cricket in a spin (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 12:18 AM PDT

A policeman stands guard at one of the entrances to a cricket stadium during a match in IPL tournament in Kolkata April 19, 2010.  . REUTERS/Parth SanyalReuters - With its cocktail of celebrities and cheerleaders, the Indian Premier League's dizzy rise to become cricket's richest tournament is under threat, illustrating how politics and business don't mix.


Tornado leaves almost one million homeless in India (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 08:44 AM PDT

A woman carries a child in front of her damaged hut in the cyclone-hit area of Mohonpur village, about 145 km (90 miles) south of Siliguri April 14, 2010. REUTERS/Rupak De ChowdhuriReuters - Up to one million people in eastern India are living out in the open after a tornado ripped through impoverished villages, flattening tens of thousands of homes, the United Nations and aid workers said on Thursday.


Mahindra cuts Logan sedan price to boost sales (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 07:28 AM PDT

Logan cars get ready to roll out from Mahindra & Mahindra's plant in Nashik, 200 km northeast of Mumbai April 4, 2007. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - India's top utility vehicle and tractor maker Mahindra & Mahindra on Thursday slashed prices of its Logan car by 5-12 percent to boost sales of the no-frills sedan.


Biggest study on cellphone health effects launched (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 09:56 AM PDT

A man uses his mobile phone in Caracas March 29, 2010. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/FilesReuters - The biggest study to date into the effects of mobile-phone usage on long-term health was launched on Thursday, aiming to track at least a quarter of a million of people in five European countries for up to 30 years.


Police arrest "holy man" Nithyananda over sex scandal (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 12:02 AM PDT

Reuters - Police have arrested a Hindu holy man with thousands of followers across India and abroad after video footage emerged last month allegedly showing him frolicking with two women.

Greece downgraded, deficit worse than feared (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 11:24 AM PDT

A man walks past a riot policeman during a rally against government's austerity measures in Athens April 22, 2010. REUTERS/Yiorgos karahalisReuters - Greece's budget gap last year was worse than feared, the European Union's statistics office revealed on Thursday, as Moody's Investors Service downgraded its rating of Greek government debt.


Forlan strike gives Atletico edge over Liverpool (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 03:35 PM PDT

Atletico Madrid's Diego Forlan kicks the ball to score against Liverpool during their Europa League semi-final first leg soccer match at Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid April 22, 2010. REUTERS/Juan MedinaReuters - Diego Forlan scrambled an early goal to give Atletico Madrid a deserved 1-0 win over a lethargic-looking Liverpool in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final on Thursday.


Goldman CEO watches Obama as clients urged to stay (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 10:14 AM PDT

A trading specialist is seen in the Goldman Sachs kiosk on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange April 21, 2010. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Goldman Sachs Group Inc intensified its public relations counteroffensive on Thursday over fraud charges, as the company's chief executive watched the U.S. president urge Wall Street to back regulatory reforms.


Lisa Ray - cancer-free and ready to re-embrace India (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 06:03 PM PDT

Actress Lisa Ray poses at the gala presentation for the film Reuters - Ten months after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, Canadian actress Lisa Ray says she is cancer free, has enjoyed being bald, and is ready to embrace her second home, India, with new vigour.


Grenade blasts kill 3, wound 75 in Bangkok (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 11:25 AM PDT

Anti-government Reuters - A series of grenade blasts shook Bangkok's business district on Thursday, killing at least three people and wounding 75, heightening tensions during a showdown between troops and anti-government protesters.


India sits up to specific U.S. terror warning (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 05:01 AM PDT

A file photo of a security personnel standing guard in front of India Gate  in New Delhi February 26, 2010.  REUTERS/Danish Ismail/FilesReuters - Indian police said on Thursday they were taking seriously a specific U.S. warning of possible attacks on New Delhi shopping centres, an alert that underlines challenges for a city hosting the Commonwealth Games in October.


Landmark Mumbai gay film fest eyes homosexuality debate (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 11:53 PM PDT

Participants pose during Reuters - A gay-and-lesbian themed film festival, said to be the biggest of its kind in India, opens on Thursday in an attempt to improve the image of gays in a nation where homosexuality still carries a heavy social stigma.


Privacy chiefs keep watch over Facebook, social media (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 02:55 AM PDT

A screengrab of Facebook. REUTERS/facebook.comReuters - Over the past six years, social networking has been the Internet's stand-out phenomenon, linking up more than one billion people eager to exchange videos, pictures or last-minute birthday wishes.


India 3G bids doubles from base on 11th auction day (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 07:58 AM PDT

A labourer talks on his mobile phone at a construction site in New Delhi May 26, 2009. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/FilesReuters - Bids for a nationwide third-generation (3G) mobile spectrum licences in India doubled above the base price to 69.68 billion rupees ($1.6 billion) on the eleventh day of an auction, government data showed on Thursday.


Robben spares Ribery blushes for Bayern (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 09:10 PM PDT

Arjen Robben (not seen) of Bayern Munich scores against Olympique Lyon's goalkeeper Hugo Lloris during their Champions League semi-final first leg soccer match in Munich April 21, 2010. REUTERS/Michael DalderReuters - Arjen Robben spared Franck Ribery's blushes with a spectacular strike to lift Bayern Munich to a 1-0 win over Olympique Lyon in their Champions League semi-final first leg on Wednesday.


Goldman CEO attacks SEC fraud charges - FT (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 08:40 PM PDT

The new Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. headquarters also known by its address as 200 West Street is seen in New York's lower Manhattan, April 7, 2010.     REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS)Reuters - Goldman Sachs Group Inc Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein attacked U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission fraud charges against the bank in phone calls to clients, the Financial Times said on Wednesday.


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