2010年7月6日星期二

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Sneijder inspires Dutch to reach final (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 02:21 PM PDT

Netherlands' Giovanni van Bronckhorst (L) celebrates with Wesley Sneijder at the end of their 2010 World Cup semi-final soccer match against Uruguay at Green Point stadium in Cape Town July 6, 2010. REUTERS/Paulo WhitakerReuters - Playmaker Wesley Sneijder inspired Netherlands to a 3-2 victory over battling Uruguay on Tuesday that sent them back to the World Cup final after a 32-year wait where they will play in an all-European clash.


PM may reshuffle cabinet before parliament (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 05:42 AM PDT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh speaks during the inauguration ceremony of the newly constructed Terminal 3 at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi July 3, 2010. Singh may reshuffle his cabinet before the next parliament session, a minister said. REUTERS/B MathurReuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh may reshuffle his cabinet before the next parliament session, a minister said on Tuesday, as the ruling coalition prepares for state elections amid protests against price rises.


Floods leave 50 people dead in Assam and Kerala (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 02:21 PM PDT

Rickshaw pullers wade through a flooded road after heavy rains in Guwahati June 4, 2010. REUTERS/Utpal BaruahReuters - Floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains have killed more than 50 people and displaced almost half a million more in India's south and northeast, say government officials.


Troops fire on protesters in tense Kashmir, 3 dead (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 06:28 AM PDT

The bodies of Muzaffar Ahmad Bhat and Fayaz Ahmad Wani (covered with white cloth) lie on the road as policemen chase away mourners in Srinagar July 6, 2010. REUTERS/Umar GanieReuters - Police fired at hundreds of stone-throwing protesters in Kashmir on Tuesday, killing three civilians, authorities said, the latest violence in a region at the core of a dispute between India and Pakistan.


Muttiah Muralitharan to retire from test cricket (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 07:11 AM PDT

Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan bowls on the third day of their first test cricket match against New Zealand in Galle, in this August 20, 2009 file photo. Muralitharan has announced that he will retire from test cricket. REUTERS/Vivek PrakashReuters - Sri Lankan Muttiah Muralitharan, cricket's leading international wicket taker, will retire from tests after this month's first test against India, his manager said on Tuesday.


India discusses lifting investment in foreign retail (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 08:32 AM PDT

A customer shops at a Best Price Modern Wholesale store, a joint venture of Wal-Mart Stores and Bharti Enterprises, at Zirakpur in the northern Indian state of Punjab in this May 12, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Ajay VermaReuters - India on Tuesday took a tentative step towards opening up the organised retail sector to foreign companies but steered clear of suggesting a specific investment cap.


Monsoon covers all India, brightens crop outlook (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 05:07 AM PDT

Children perform their acrobatic skills against the backdrop of monsoon clouds on a beach in Mumbai June 30, 2010. India's vital monsoon rains have covered the entire country, B.P. Yadav, director of the India Meteorological Department, told Reuters on Tuesday. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/FilesReuters - India's annual monsoon, crucial for a rebound in farm output after last year's drought, has rapidly advanced to cover the entire country, boosting crop sowing and likely tempering food price inflation.


Successful strike buoys opposition, for now (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 02:53 AM PDT

Police arrest activists of the opposition Communist Party of India (Marxist) during a strike against the hike in fuel prices in New Delhi July 5, 2010. A successful national strike against high prices has rejuvenated the opposition, but their disunity may hamper efforts to force the government to go-slow on reforms. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/FilesReuters - A successful national strike against high prices has rejuvenated the opposition, but their disunity may hamper efforts to force the Congress party-led government to go-slow on its reforms agenda.


Toyota to invest $100 mln for India parts output (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 02:53 AM PDT

Onlookers stand next to Toyota's compact car 'Etios' at the Auto Expo in New Delhi January 5, 2010. Toyota Motor Corp said on Tuesday it would invest about 9 billion yen ($103 million) to begin producing engines and transmissions for the Etios compact car in India developed for the local market. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur/FilesReuters - Toyota Motor Corp said on Tuesday it would invest about 9 billion yen ($103 million) to produce engines and transmissions for the Etios compact car in India developed for the local market.


Indian media eyes mid-ticket deals in coming months (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 04:36 AM PDT

A news producer sits inside a news studio of a news channel in New Delhi in this April 17 2003 file photo. REUTERS/Kamal KishoreReuters - India's fragmented media industry is heading for several mid-sized deals in coming quarters as cash-rich regional players try to expand and larger but loss-making operators look to consolidate around core segments.


China's AgBank prices IPO to be world's largest (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 10:58 AM PDT

A traffic warden directs traffic in front a branch of Agricultural Bank of China in Shenyang, Liaoning province June 23, 2010. Thge bank priced its Shanghai initial public offering at 2.68 yuan per share, the top of an indicated range which combined with its Hong Kong offering and its greenshoe optionwill be the largest IPO ever. REUTERS/Sheng LiReuters - Agricultural Bank of China priced its Hong Kong and Shanghai dual listing on Tuesday, a deal that would break all IPO records by raising more than $22 billion when adding in over-allotment shares.


HSBC clients in US probe over accounts in India, Singapore - report (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jul 2010 10:57 PM PDT

Free cash withdrawals are advertised outside a HSBC bank in the city of London March 1, 2010. Some HSBC Holdings clients are being investigated by the U.S. Justice Department on suspicion of failing to disclose accounts in India or Singapore, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing three people it did not identify. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor/FilesReuters - Some HSBC Holdings clients are being investigated by the U.S. Justice Department on suspicion of failing to disclose accounts in India or Singapore, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing three people it did not identify.


FACTBOX - Uruguay v Netherlands (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Uruguay's head coach Oscar Washington Tabarez talks to his team before the start of extra time during a 2010 World Cup quarter-final soccer match against Ghana at Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg July 2, 2010. Uruguay play Netherlands in a World Cup semi-final on Tuesday. REUTERS/Brian SnyderReuters - Uruguay play Netherlands in a World Cup semi-final on Tuesday.


Tata Steel says India sales flat in June quarter (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 03:38 AM PDT

The Tata Steel logo is displayed in London in this October 20, 2006 file photo. Tata Steel, the world's eighth-largest steelmaker, said on Tuesday sales from its Indian operations stood at 1.4 million tonnes in the April-June quarter, nearly flat compared with the same period last year. REUTERS/Toby Melville/FilesReuters - Tata Steel, the world's eighth-largest steelmaker, said on Tuesday sales from its Indian operations stood at 1.4 million tonnes in the April-June quarter, nearly flat compared with the same period last year.


NTPC, govt sign production sharing pacts (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 02:53 AM PDT

Reuters - The country's top power producer NTPC Ltd said on Tuesday it had signed production sharing contracts with the government for exploration blocks awarded in the eighth oil and gas blocks auction round held in 2009.

German injury worries ease ahead of semi-final (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 02:53 AM PDT

German goal scorer Arne Friedrich is seen on screen during a screening of the 2010 World Cup quarter-final match between Germany and Argentina at the 'Fanmeile' public viewing arena in Berlin, July 3, 2010. Germany's injury worries have cleared up ahead of  World Cup semi-final with Spain. REUTERS/Thomas PeterReuters - Germany's injury worries have cleared up ahead of Wednesday's World Cup semi-final with Spain, with team manager Oliver Bierhoff declaring that all the squad are fit for the clash in Durban.


Germany wary of Spain's team of talents (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jul 2010 11:54 PM PDT

Spain's national soccer team player Cesc Fabregas (L) walks behind his teammates and coach Vicente del Bosque (3rd L) during a training session in Potchefstroom July 4, 2010. REUTERS/Marcelo del PozoReuters - Germany's World Cup semi-final opponents Spain are far more dangerous than Argentina, with their game based on the world's best teamwork and not just individual qualities, said coach Joachim Loew.


POLL - RBI seen raising rates again after Friday move (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jul 2010 09:22 PM PDT

A man talks on his mobile phone as he walks past the logo of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) inside its head office in Mumbai June 14, 2010.  REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - MUMBAI (Reuters) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to raise interest rates again in its quarterly review on July 27, a new survey found, and rates at the end of the year are likely to be higher than forecast before Friday's unexpected 25 basis point rise.


Markets bet on a second rate rise in July (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jul 2010 09:22 PM PDT

A broker looks at computer screens at a stock brokerage firm in Mumbai May 10, 2010. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - Investors bet the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will raise interest rates for a second time this month on July 27, even as a strike over fuel prices gripped parts of the country on Monday, highlighting the pressures on policymakers.


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