2010年4月28日星期三

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Spin to dominate World T20 in home of raw pace (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 02:02 PM PDT

A file photo of Harbhajan Singh celebrates in Kolkata February 18, 2010. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - In the Caribbean islands which spawned a conveyor belt of intimidating pacemen in the 1970s and 1980s, spin is poised to dominate the World T20.


Pakistani, Indian prime ministers to meet in Bhutan (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 07:03 AM PDT

Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani (L) shakes hands with India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during the 15th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in the Egyptian Red Sea tourist resort of Sharm el-Sheikh July 16, 2009. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/FilesReuters - The prime ministers of India and Pakistan will hold talks on Thursday, their first meeting in nine months that is seen as another attempt to improve frayed ties.


Supreme Court: Khushboo free to opine on pre-marital sex (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 08:43 AM PDT

Reuters - The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed 22 criminal cases against actress Khushboo for her remarks on pre-marital sex, which had drawn angry protests in the conservative country.

After parliament vote win, govt to move on nuclear bill (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 08:19 AM PDT

A view of the  parliament building  in New Delhi February 12, 2009. The government is planning to introduce a delayed nuclear liability bill in parliament, officials said on Wednesday, a move that will allow entry of U.S. firms into the country's $150 billion sector. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - The government is planning to introduce a delayed nuclear liability bill in parliament, officials said on Wednesday, a move that will allow entry of U.S. firms into the country's $150 billion sector.


Mayawati proves key for govt (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 06:28 AM PDT

A file photo of Mayawati  in New Delhi January 15, 2008. REUTERS/Tanushree Punwani/FilesReuters - The pivotal role played by Mayawati, a self-proclaimed leader of the "untouchables", in ensuring India's Congress-led government's victory in parliament highlighted the importance of smaller parties and a rough road ahead for reforms.


Amitav Ghosh joint winner of $1 million Israeli prize (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 08:43 AM PDT

A file photo of author Amitav Ghosh  New Delhi June 15, 2008. REUTERS/Danish Ismail/FilesReuters - Author Amitav Ghosh has won the Dan David prize for his depictions of 20th century life and will share the million dollar prize with Canadian writer Margaret Atwood, organisers said.


Bayern's Ribery suspended for Champions League final (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 07:55 AM PDT

Franck Ribery of Bayern Munich leaves the pitch after receiving a red card during their Champions League semi-final first leg soccer match against Olympique Lyon in Munich April 21, 2010. Ribery will miss the Champions League final after he was handed a three-match suspension by UEFA on Wednesday. REUTERS/Michael Dalder/FilesReuters - Bayern Munich will be without influential midfielder Franck Ribery in next month's Champions League final after UEFA imposed a three-match ban on the Frenchman on Wednesday.


Bharti to close Zain buy in May as profits fall (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 04:00 AM PDT

Men sit in front of a wall advertising Bharti Airtel at a roadside in Ahmedabad March 25, 2010. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - Bharti Airtel's first profit drop in three years puts pressure on India's top mobile operator to quickly integrate its $9 billion purchase of Zain's African assets to help it cope in a cut-rate home market.


Merkel demands faster Greek rescue, Spain downgraded (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 10:59 AM PDT

Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou (C) enters a hall where a cabinet meeting will take place inside the parliament in Athens April 28, 2010. REUTERS/John KolesidisReuters - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday that Greece's international bailout must be accelerated for the sake of the entire euro zone, as the far bigger Spanish economy suffered a credit rating downgrade.


Inflation seen easing, food prices key (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 04:49 AM PDT

Labourers sort onions at a vegetable wholesale market in Ahmedabad February 10, 2007. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - India's headline inflation could be below 9 percent in April and would start easing further in coming months, a senior government adviser said on Wednesday, as food prices are seen easing on prospects of a normal monsoon.


Thai troops clash with protesters, 1 killed, 19 hurt (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 09:31 AM PDT

Pro-government supporters gather in Bangkok's Chinatown while waving Thai national flags during a rally April 27, 2010. REUTERS/Jerry LampenReuters - Thai troops fired live rounds into charging anti-government protesters in a chaotic clash that killed a soldier and wounded 19 people on a congested highway in Bangkok's suburbs on Wednesday.


Q&A - What next for IPL (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 04:57 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 Sanyal/FilesReuters - The head of India's $4 billion cricket league was suspended from his post on Monday following graft allegations in a growing scandal that has ensnared politicians and strained the ruling coalition.


Bids for one all-India 3G licence reach $2 bln (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 07:56 AM PDT

Birds sit atop telecommunication towers in Hyderabad May 25, 2009. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder/FilesReuters - Bids for one set of nationwide third-generation (3G) mobile spectrum licences in India reached 89.14 billion rupees ($2 billion), or 154.7 percent above the base price, on the sixteenth day of an auction, government data showed on Wednesday.


Goldman chief says doesn't think of resigning - ABC (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 05:39 AM PDT

Lloyd Blankfein, CEO of Goldman Sachs, gestures during testimony before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Investigations Subcommittee hearing on Reuters - Goldman Sachs Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein said he has not thought about resigning amid accusations the firm helped inflate the housing bubble and then made billions off the market's collapse.


SCENARIOS - Possible outcomes from India, Pakistan talks (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 05:46 AM PDT

A general view of the 16th summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) in Thimphu April 28, 2010.  REUTERS/Rupak De ChowdhuriReuters - The prime ministers of nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan will hold talks on Thursday, the two sides said, their first meeting in nine months that is seen as another effort at improving their frayed ties.


FACTBOX - Main problems between India and Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 04:18 AM PDT

A file photo of Indian and Pakistani national flags in Johannesburg September 24, 2007.     REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/FilesReuters - The prime ministers of nuclear-armed rivals Pakistan and India will meet in Bhutan on Thursday in what is likely to be another step in improving their frayed relations.


Interest rates not seen rising in short term - Ahluwalia (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 01:32 AM PDT

India's Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia speaks during a national conference with ministers of environment and forests in New Delhi August 18, 2009. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - Interest rates in India are unlikely to rise in the short term despite inflation being "still too high for comfort," Montek Singh Ahluwalia, deputy chairman of the Planning Commission, said on Wednesday.


Visitors banned from Kashmir's "Jesus" shrine (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 12:22 AM PDT

File photo of a portrait of Jesus Christ on a busy road in Kolkata December 24, 2008. Renewed debate over whose remains are actually in the Rozabal shrine, which attracts hundreds of tourists to Srinagar, has led caretakers to close it to visitors after allowing access for several years. REUTERS/Jayanta Shaw/FilesReuters - Who is buried at a small shrine in Kashmir? Jesus or medieval Muslim scholars?


Goldman CEO, under siege, concedes changes coming (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 04:58 AM PDT

Goldman Sachs Chairman and CEO Lloyd Blankfein is sworn in before testifing at Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Investigations Subcommittee hearing on Reuters - The masters of the universe were forced down to earth on Tuesday.


Urban migrants in India risk obesity, diabetes - study (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 08:21 PM PDT

Migrant workers are seen in a public labour market in Mumbai in this November 24, 2008 file photo.  REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - People who move from villages to cities to work are more likely to end up obese and suffer from diabetes compared to their siblings who remain behind, a large study in India has found.


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