2010年5月24日星期一

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

U.S. government keeps "boot on neck" of BP over spill (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2010 03:10 PM PDT

The Discoverer Enterprise drill ship uses a flare to burn natural gas and oil from an insertion pipe connected to the broken oil well under the surface at the BP oil spill site, approximately 42 miles off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico May 22, 2010. REUTERS/Sean GardnerReuters - The U.S. government piled pressure on BP Plc on Monday to clean up a "massive environmental mess" in the Gulf of Mexico amid growing anger at the oil giant's failure to contain a five-week-old oil spill.

Pakistan calls for talks with India to build trust (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2010 06:06 AM PDT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh speaks during the closing ceremony of the sesquicentennial celebrations of the University of Mumbai June 22, 2007. Pakistan called on Monday for Reuters - Pakistan called on Monday for "sustained and meaningful" dialogue with India after Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said a trust deficit was the main obstacle in ties between the nuclear-armed rivals.

Facebook CEO: privacy controls 'missed the mark' (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2010 09:50 AM PDT

Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO and founder laughs outside the Sun Valley Inn in Sun Valley, Idaho July 9, 2009. Zuckerberg said Facebook will roll out new privacy settings for its more than 400 million users, amid growing concerns that the company is pushing users to make more of their personal data public. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/FilesReuters - Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said the Internet social network will roll out new privacy settings for its more than 400 million users, amid growing concerns that the company is pushing users to make more of their personal data public.

Fin secy says higher 3G inflows could cut govt borrowing (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2010 05:47 AM PDT

A customer shows the 'iPhone 3G' after buying it at an outlet in New Delhi August 22, 2008. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/FilesReuters - The sharply higher-than-expected income from the third generation (3G) mobile spectrum auction certainly has the potential to reduce government borrowing, Finance Secretary Ashok Chawla said on Monday.

NEWSMAKER - Ambani brothers speak "harmony" after acrimony (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2010 05:45 AM PDT

Anil Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Communications, leaves the Supreme Court in New Delhi May 7, 2010. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/FilesReuters - Billionaire brothers Mukesh and Anil Ambani know how to spring a surprise -- from squabbling over their sprawling business interests to launching audacious takeover bids.

Telcos appeal to tribunal over 2G plan (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2010 10:45 AM PDT

A man walks past a large logo of Vodafone displayed on a shop in Mumbai May 20, 2010. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - Mobile phone operators Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Essar and Idea have appealed to a telecoms tribunal over the sector regulator's proposals to slap new fees on second-generation (2G) spectrum.

Indian U.N. peacekeeper killed in Congo ambush (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2010 10:30 AM PDT

Reuters - An Indian U.N. peacekeeper and two Congolese nationals were killed in an ambush in Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations said on Monday.

PM defends against leadership criticisms (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2010 02:26 AM PDT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh speaks during a news conference in Srinagar October 10, 2008. REUTERS/Danish Ismail/FilesReuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Monday he failed to do enough in his first year, but defended himself against criticisms of weak leadership and said progress would soon be made on concerns like high inflation.

China holds door open a crack to U.S. on yuan (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2010 02:46 AM PDT

China's President Hu Jintao delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Beijing May 24, 2010. China will stick to gradual reform of its yuan currency Hu told the U.S. at the start of high-level talks on Monday in which North Korea emerged as a point of potential contention. REUTERS/Jason LeeReuters - China struck a conciliatory note in talks with the United States on Monday by vowing to spur domestic demand and keeping a guarded opening to exchange rate reform, which the Obama administration says is needed to rebalance the global economy.

Nissan says to sell Micra cars in India from July (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2010 12:54 AM PDT

A security guard walks past 'Micra' cars lined at the newly-inaugurated Renault-Nissan Alliance auto plant in Chennai March 17, 2010. The Indian unit of the Renault-Nissan alliance will start selling Micra hatchbacks from July and aims sales of 80,000 units in the financial year ending March 2011, an official said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Babu/FilesReuters - The India unit of Nissan Motor on Monday said it has started producing Micra hatchback, for which the domestic sales would commence from July and exports from September.

BP to commit up to $500 mln to oil spill research (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2010 09:51 AM PDT

Oil is seen on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico about six miles southeast of Grand Isle, Louisiana May 21, 2010. REUTERS/Sean GardnerReuters - Oil major BP said it would pay up to $500 million over 10 years to fund research into the effects of an oil spill from its Gulf of Mexico well, as it faces pressure from the U.S. government to halt the leak.

INTERVIEW - India Q1 gold demand robust; close to 2007 levels - WGC (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2010 08:18 AM PDT

Gold bars are displayed at a gold jewellery shop in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh November 4, 2009. REUTERS/Ajay Verma/FilesReuters - India's gold demand for the quarter to end-March was robust, and could match the levels seen in the first quarter of 2007, when total demand stood at 211 tonnes, a senior official of the World Gold Council (WGC) said on Monday.

Govt starts wireless broadband airwave auction (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2010 08:21 AM PDT

A woman walks past a large logo of Vodafone displayed on a shop in Mumbai May 20, 2010. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - The government on Monday started auctioning radio airwave for wireless broadband services, with bids for one set of all-India licences reaching 23.53 billion rupees ($501 million), or about 35 percent above the base price.

Ministerial meeting on fuel prices on June 7 - TV (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2010 03:01 AM PDT

An employee fills a car with petrol at a gas station in Jammu July 1, 2009. The government will consider raising fuel prices at a ministerial meeting on June 7, the ET NOW television channel reported on Monday, citing Oil Minister Murli Deora. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta/FilesReuters - The government will consider raising fuel prices at a ministerial meeting on June 7, the ET NOW television channel reported on Monday, citing Oil Minister Murli Deora.

Study finds big decrease in global child mortality (Reuters)

Posted: 23 May 2010 09:21 PM PDT

A newly born child is kept under observation at a hospital in Mumbai April 3, 2006. Fewer children are dying around the world, with deaths among children under 5 falling in almost every country, U.S. researchers reported on Sunday. REUTERS/Adeel Halim/FilesReuters - Fewer children are dying around the world, with deaths among children under 5 falling in almost every country, U.S. researchers reported on Sunday.

ANALYSIS - Mangalore crash to spur runway safety systems (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2010 02:02 AM PDT

Workers carry apparatus from the wreckage of a crashed Air India Express passenger plane in Mangalore May 23, 2010. The air crash in Mangalore that killed 158 people at the weekend when an airliner plunged into a ravine may speed up calls for airports to invest in technology to save lives when planes overshoot the runway. REUTERS/Rupak De ChowdhuriReuters - The Mangalore air crash that killed 158 people at the weekend when an airliner plunged into a ravine may speed up calls for airports to invest in technology to save lives when planes overshoot the runway.

PC sales rise 33 pct in Jan-March - IDC (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2010 12:01 AM PDT

A hawker checks a monitor while selling computers and television sets on a pavement at a commercial area in Kolkata June 29, 2009. Sales of personal computers (PCs) in India rose 33 percent during the first three months of this year from a year ago. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal/FilesReuters - Sales of personal computers (PCs) in India rose 33 percent during the first three months of this year from a year ago, spurred by consumer confidence and a revival in IT spends, research firm IDC said on Monday.

HIGHLIGHTS - Prime Minister's news conference (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2010 01:34 AM PDT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh speaks during the closing ceremony of the sesquicentennial celebrations of the University of Mumbai June 22, 2007. Singh gave his rare news conference on Monday to mark the ruling coalition's first year in office. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh gave his rare news conference on Monday to mark the ruling coalition's first year in office.

3G inflows to lower FY11 govt borrowing - cabinet secy (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2010 12:15 AM PDT

A boy speaks on a fixed wireless phone at an automobile wholesale re-threading tyre market in New Delhi October 15, 2009. Fund inflows towards the third-generation (3G) spectrum auction, which concluded last Wednesday, will bring down fiscal deficit and cut the federal government's borrowing plans. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal/FilesReuters - Fund inflows towards the third-generation (3G) spectrum auction, which concluded last Wednesday, will bring down fiscal deficit and cut the federal government's borrowing plans, K.M. Chandrasekhar, cabinet secretary, told reporters on Monday.

Devvarman out but India's hope happy with Roddick effect (Reuters)

Posted: 23 May 2010 07:53 PM PDT

Maintenance staff water the clay on the Philippe Chartier court at Roland Garros ahead of the French Open tennis tournament in Paris, May 22, 2010. Somdev Devvarman's French Open adventure ended on Sunday when he lost a topsy-turvy first round match against Swiss Marco Chiudinelli. REUTERS/Bogdan CristelReuters - Somdev Devvarman's French Open adventure ended on Sunday when he lost a topsy-turvy first round match against Swiss Marco Chiudinelli.

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