2010年6月1日星期二

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


India to skip Asian Games Twenty20 (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jun 2010 06:12 AM PDT

Yusuf Pathan (R) celebrates with teammate Rohit Sharma during a  Twenty20 cricket match against Sri Lanka in Mohali in this December 12, 2009 file photo. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will not send a team to this year's Asian Games in China due to international commitments. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will not send a team to this year's Asian Games in China due to international commitments.


India-U.S. talks to focus on Afghanistan, economic tie (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jun 2010 12:09 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) and Foreign Minister Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna in New Delhi July 20, 2009. India and the United States open high-level talks this week, hoping to cement gains in a partnership still bedevilled by doubts despite vows of deeper political and economic cooperation. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - India and the United States open high-level talks this week, hoping to cement gains in a partnership still bedeviled by doubts despite vows of deeper political and economic cooperation.


PM says inflation a problem, needs firm action (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jun 2010 11:03 AM PDT

File photo of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at Tarapur Atomic Power Station (TAPS), about 120 km (75 miles) north of Mumbai August 31, 2007. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - Inflation in India remains a problem and will require firm action, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday, adding that the country will keep pushing for higher growth.


Monsoon pauses after timely onset - IMD (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jun 2010 07:32 AM PDT

A boy plays soccer on a beach against the backdrop of monsoon clouds in Kochi May 29, 2010. REUTERS/Sivaram V/FilesReuters - The advance of the monsoon rains, vital for farm output in India's trillion-dollar economy, has been temporarily halted by a cyclonic depression in the Arabian Sea, the weather office said on Tuesday.


BP shares plunge as it starts new plan to control spill (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jun 2010 12:38 PM PDT

Louisiana National Guardsmen PFC D'Terrious Langford of Monroe, Louisiana and PFC Lalissa Chatman of Shreveport, Louisiana lay down a Tiger Dam with siphoned gulf water to protect the Grand Isle from encroaching oil coming in with the high tide in Grand Isle, Louisiana May 31, 2010. REUTERS/Sean GardnerReuters - BP faced a grim future on Tuesday as its failure to stop a Gulf of Mexico oil spill prompted a plunge in the energy giant's shares and the possibility of a criminal probe by the Obama administration gained strength.


Turkey calls for punishment of Israel for killings (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jun 2010 11:10 AM PDT

Demonstrators make nationalist gestures as they shout slogans during a protest against Israel near the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul June 1, 2010. REUTERS/Murad SezerReuters - Turkey called on Tuesday for Israel to be punished for storming a Turkish aid ship bound for Gaza in an attack that left nine dead and Israel increasingly isolated in the face of international outrage.


SCENARIOS - Rupee may rise despite interim hurdles (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jun 2010 07:25 AM PDT

A bank employee counts currency notes at a cash counter inside a bank in Agartala February 26, 2010. REUTERS/Jayanta Dey/FilesReuters - The rupee is getting battered alongside regional peers and is likely to remain volatile until the euro zone uncertainty draws to a close but it is still expected to gain over fiscal year 2010/11.


Manufacturing surges; rate hike seen in late July (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jun 2010 04:54 AM PDT

Employees work inside an iron factory on the outskirts of Allahabad March 19, 2010. The manufacturing sector expanded at its fastest rate in more than two years in May, bolstered by steady growth in output, new orders and employment, a survey showed on Tuesday. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash/FilesReuters - The manufacturing sector expanded at its fastest rate in over two years in May, bolstered by steady growth in output and new orders, reinforcing expectations of a further hike in interest rates late next month.


Inflation higher than comfort level - RBI chief (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jun 2010 02:08 AM PDT

A customer inspects different kinds of rice at a shop in Mumbai Sepetember 17, 2009. Inflation is not at its peak level, and the country's 7.4-percent expansion seen in fiscal year 2009/10 is encouraging but not surprising, Reserve Bank of India Governor Duvvuri Subbarao said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - The inflation is still higher than the Reserve Bank of India's comfort level and the country's 7.4 percent expansion seen in the fiscal year 2009/10 is encouraging but not surprising, central bank Governor Duvvuri Subbarao said on Tuesday.


Al Qaeda No. 3 believed killed in Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jun 2010 12:56 AM PDT

A file video grab of an undated footage from the Internet shows Al Qaeda leader in Afghanistan Mustafa abu al-Yazid, also known as Sheikh Sa'id al-Masri, making statements from an unknown location.  REUTERS/REUTERS TV/FilesReuters - Al Qaeda's third-in-command, whose role spanned from operations to fundraising, is believed to have been killed last month in a U.S. missile strike in Pakistan, dealing a serious blow to the embattled group.


Israel processes Gaza activists, U.N. urges inquiry (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jun 2010 04:54 AM PDT

Members of Hamas' security forces stand guard at Gaza seaport June 1, 2010. Israel detained or deported on Tuesday hundreds of activists who were on Turkish-backed aid ships seized en route to Gaza, and the U.N. called for impartial investigation into the deaths of nine people in the takeover. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu MustafaReuters - Israel detained or deported on Tuesday hundreds of activists who were on Turkish-backed aid ships seized en route to Gaza, and the U.N. called for impartial investigation into the deaths of nine people in the takeover.


Q+A - What is holding up better U.S.-India ties? (Reuters)

Posted: 31 May 2010 10:37 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama (L) welcomes Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, April 12, 2010. The U.S. and India this week launch their first Reuters - The United States and India this week launch their first "strategic dialogue" as teams of officials work to flesh out a relationship that thus far has been stronger on symbolism than on substance.


FACTBOX - Key political risks to watch in India (Reuters)

Posted: 31 May 2010 09:06 PM PDT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh speaks during a national conference with ministers of environment and forests in New Delhi August 18, 2009. Despite the glacial pace of economic reforms, many investors remain optimistic India will eventually open its insurance, banking and retail sectors to overseas players. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - Despite the glacial pace of economic reforms, many investors remain optimistic India will eventually open its insurance, banking and retail sectors to overseas players. In any case, it is too big a market to ignore.


Obama to meet spill probe leaders, slick moves north (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jun 2010 03:05 AM PDT

A Health Safety and Environment worker cuts a piece of oiled snare-boom so that it is small enough to be individually bagged and disposed in Port Fourchon, Louisiana, May 29, 2010. REUTERS/Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Kelley/US Coast Guard/HandoutReuters - President Barack Obama will meet with the leaders of a panel he created to probe the worst oil spill in U.S. history on Tuesday, as a giant slick from BP's blown-out Gulf of Mexico well poses a new threat to the coasts of Mississippi and Alabama.


April exports rise 36 pct y/y - govt (Reuters)

Posted: 31 May 2010 10:43 PM PDT

Motorists ride past stacked containers at the Chennai port May 5, 2010. Exports  rose an annual 36 percent in April to $16.9 billion, the sixth consecutive rise after 13 straight months of decline, the government said in a statement on Tuesday. REUTERS/Babu/FilesReuters - Exports rose an annual 36 percent in April to $16.9 billion, the sixth consecutive rise after 13 straight months of decline, the government said in a statement on Tuesday.


India gold at record high deters physical buys (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jun 2010 02:32 AM PDT

A female customer looks at gold bangles at a jewellery shop in Mumbai October 8, 2009. India gold futures recovered from their previous day's losses on Tuesday afternoon to hit a fresh all-time high following strong overseas leads and a weaker rupee. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - India gold hit a fresh record high on Tuesday afternoon tracking strong overseas markets and a weaker rupee, deterring traders from placing fresh deals, dealers said.


Israel processes Gaza activists, eyes new aid ship (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jun 2010 03:16 AM PDT

Israeli soldiers evacuate a pro-Palestinian activist to Tel Hashomer hospital near Tel Aviv May 31, 2010.  REUTERS/Yossi ZeligerReuters - Israel detained or deported on Tuesday hundreds of activists who were aboard Turkish-backed aid ships it seized en route to Gaza, and faced a U.N. call for an impartial investigation into the deaths of nine people in the takeover.


Gunmen attack Pakistan hospital in Lahore, kill 5 (Reuters)

Posted: 31 May 2010 07:34 PM PDT

Policemen are photographed through a bullet hole left in a doorway after gunmen attacked Jinnah Hospital in Lahore early morning June 1, 2010. At least four gunmen attacked a hospital in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Tuesday morning, killing up to a dozen people and holding several hostage before escaping.  REUTERS/Mani RanaReuters - At least four gunmen attacked a hospital in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Tuesday morning, killing up to a dozen people and holding several hostage before escaping, a senior doctor told Reuters.


U.S. believes it killed al Qaeda No. 3 - official (Reuters)

Posted: 31 May 2010 10:23 PM PDT

A file video grab of an undated footage from the Internet shows Al Qaeda leader in Afghanistan Mustafa abu al-Yazid, also known as Sheikh Sa'id al-Masri, making statements from an unknown location.  REUTERS/REUTERS TV/FilesReuters - Al Qaeda's third-in-command, whose role spanned from operations to fundraising, is believed to have been killed earlier this month in a U.S. missile strike in the tribal areas of Pakistan, officials said on Monday.


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