2010年5月4日星期二

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


NY bomb suspect said to admit plot, Pakistan training (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2010 03:47 PM PDT

Crime scene investigators examine a Nissan Pathfinder sport utility vehicle that was packed with bomb materials in New York's Times Square May 1, 2010. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - A Pakistani-American admitted trying to detonate a bomb in New York's busy Times Square and receiving bomb-making training in a known Taliban and al Qaeda stronghold in Pakistan, U.S. prosecutors said on Tuesday.


Mumbai motormen end strike (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2010 06:57 AM PDT

Commuters cross railway tracks in Mumbai May 4, 2010. A strike over better pay by motormen of Mumbai's famed suburban trains threw city life out of gear on Tuesday, stranding thousands of office goers, college students and businessmen during morning rush hour. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - A strike by motormen of Mumbai's famed suburban trains, which threw city travel out of gear, was called off on Tuesday evening, following an assurance their demands would be looked into, officials said.


Prosecutors seek death sentence in Kasab trial (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2010 05:23 AM PDT

Special Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam flashes a victory sign to the media outside the Arthur Road Jail, where the trial of Mohammad Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving gunman of the Mumbai attacks, was held, in Mumbai May 3, 2010. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - Prosecutors asked a Mumbai court on Tuesday to sentence to death a Pakistani man found guilty over the 2008 Mumbai attacks after a trial India said sent a message to its rival neighbour Pakistan not to "export terrorism".


Bids for one all-India 3G licence reach $2.41 bln (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2010 09:34 AM PDT

Telecommunication towers in New Delhi are seen in this December 22, 2007 file photo. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - Bids for one set of nationwide third-generation (3G) mobile spectrum licences in India reached 107.49 billion rupees ($2.41 billion), or more than three times the base price, on the 21st day of an auction, government data showed on Tuesday.


Flanagan named new ICC anti-corruption chief (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2010 09:34 AM PDT

Former senior UK police chief Ronnie Flanagan is seen in central London in this January 24, 2008 file photo. Flanagan has been appointed chairman of the International Cricket Council's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit, the ICC said on Tuesday.   REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/FilesReuters - Former senior UK police chief Ronnie Flanagan has been appointed chairman of the International Cricket Council's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit, the ICC said on Tuesday.


Thomson Reuters Q1 beats Street, CEO sees pickup (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2010 09:34 AM PDT

A man puts up the Thomson Reuters signage at the office in Tirana April 17, 2008. REUTERS/Arben Celi/FilesReuters - News and data provider Thomson Reuters Corp reported a stronger-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday as the recovery from the financial crisis accelerated in its main businesses.


Q+A: Wealthy Ambani brothers brace for gas row ruling (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2010 04:51 AM PDT

Anil Ambani, chairman of Anil Dhirubhai Ambani group, waves while entering his office in Mumbai January 15, 2008. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - The Supreme Court is expected to rule by next week on a long and high-profile dispute between the estranged billionaire Ambani brothers that has unnerved investors unsure about India's future gas pricing policy.


RBI changes pricing rules for share transfers to NRIs (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2010 09:34 AM PDT

Brokers trade on their computer terminals at a stock brokerage firm in Mumbai in this May 4, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - India has changed the pricing rules for shares being issued or transferred to overseas Indians under the foreign direct investment policy, the Reserve Bank said late on Tuesday.


Man charged with New York plot, trained in Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2010 12:58 PM PDT

The mailbox of suspect Pakistani-American Faisal Shahzad's former home is seen on Sheridan Street in Bridgeport, Connecticut, May 4, 2010. U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday charged the man accused of trying to explode a car bomb in New York's Times Square with five counts. REUTERS/Mike SegarReuters - U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday charged the man accused of trying to explode a car bomb in New York's Times Square with five counts, including trying to explode a weapon of mass destruction, and they said he admitted receiving bomb-making training in Pakistan.


New York bomb plot suspect says acted alone - source (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2010 09:34 AM PDT

A police car is seen in Times Square, New York May 3, 2010. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonReuters - The Pakistani-American arrested on suspicion of driving a bomb-laden car into New York's Times Square told U.S. authorities he acted alone but skeptical investigators are looking into his recent trip to Pakistan, a law enforcement source said on Tuesday.


iPods, diet, Betty White may help seniors reach 100 (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2010 06:08 AM PDT

A woman makes her way past an advertising billboard in downtown San Francisco July 10, 2007. REUTERS/Mike Blake/FilesReuters - Staying in touch with pop culture, the latest trends such as iPods and texting messaging, and a dinner date with actress Betty White are keys to living a long life, according to people who know -- centenarians.


Radiation death raises nuclear safety concerns (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2010 03:48 AM PDT

A scavenger sifts through ashes of waste for scrap metals in a garbage dump on the outskirts of New Delhi December 17, 2009. REUTERS/Enrico Fabian/FilesReuters - The radiation-related death of a scrap metal worker has raised concerns over nuclear safety in India, at a time when the Asian power is wooing foreign players to its $150 billion civilian nuclear market.


Rajya Sabha approves 2010/11 budget (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2010 06:08 AM PDT

A man walks in front of the parliament building in New Delhi February 28, 2003. REUTERS/Kamal Kishore/FilesReuters - The Rajya Sabha passed the Union Budget for 2010/11 on Tuesday.


Trade secy says favours wheat exports (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2010 06:57 AM PDT

Labourers walk in a wheat field during harvesting in Bhartpur village, in Punjab, April 10, 2008. REUTERS/Ajay Verma/FilesReuters - The trade ministry is in favour of wheat exports as the country has a huge surplus, but the decision to lift the three-year old ban on overseas sales of the grain would be taken by the farm ministry, a top official said on Tuesday.


BP struggles to stop Gulf of Mexico oil leak (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2010 05:06 AM PDT

Journalists and members of the Louisiana Wildlife Federation stand on a sand bank in Breton Island as oil leaking from the Deepwater Horizon wellhead continues to spread in the Gulf of Mexico, May 3, 2010. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaReuters - BP Plc pressed ahead with efforts to stop oil from continuing to spew from an offshore well that ruptured almost two weeks ago in the Gulf of Mexico off the U.S. coast as the British energy giant's shares fell further on Tuesday.


New York bomb suspect says he acted alone - source (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2010 09:34 AM PDT

A set of surveillance photos show a man with a bag removing a shirt near Times Square where he is suspected of leaving a car bomb set up in a Nissan Pathfinder sports utility vehicle in Times Square in this New York Police Department surveillance footage released to Reuters on May 3, 2010.    REUTERS/New York Police Department/HandoutReuters - The Pakistani-American suspect arrested on suspicion of trying to detonate a car bomb in New York's Times Square told investigators he acted alone and denied any ties to radical groups in his native Pakistan, a U.S. law enforcement official familiar with the investigation said on Tuesday.


China's Huawei seeks mtgs with Indian officials - source (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2010 04:42 AM PDT

A general view shows the headquarters of Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. in Shenzhen, Guangdong province June 29, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer/FilesReuters - China's Huawei Technologies is seeking meetings with Indian government officials to allay their security concerns over equipment from China, a source with direct knowledge of the situation said.


More tax relief for construction cos: Pranab (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2010 03:05 AM PDT

A labourer carries building material at a construction site in Lucknow in this April 30, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Pawan Kumar/FilesReuters - Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday more tax relief would be given to the construction sector.


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