2010年7月13日星期二

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


India seeks double-digit growth - Mukherjee (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 09:46 AM PDT

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is seen at the World Economic Forum in New Delhi in this November 10, 2009 file photo. India's immediate task is to quickly revert to 9 percent economic growth, according to the text of a speech to be delivered by Mukherjee on Tuesday. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - India's economy is gaining momentum, and attaining double-digit expansion is a priority, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday.


India fuel demand to rise 3.2 pct in 2011 - IEA (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 06:26 AM PDT

People walk through a car parking lot in New Delhi July 8, 2010. India's fuel demand will grow by 3.2 percent next year, accelerating from the revised 2 percent rise expected in 2010, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its monthly Oil Market Report on Tuesday. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - India's fuel demand will grow by 3.2 percent next year, accelerating from the revised 2 percent rise expected in 2010, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its monthly Oil Market Report on Tuesday.


INTERVIEW - Inflation to dampen by Dec - official (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 04:27 AM PDT

Vendors wait for customers at a wholesale vegetable market in New Delhi June 10, 2010. REUTERS/Mukesh GuptaReuters - India's wholesale price inflation could come down to 5-6 percent by December, but price pressures may prompt the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to resort to tightening through unpredictable moves, a top official said on Tuesday.


Dhoni signs mammoth endorsement deal (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 10:04 AM PDT

India's captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni smiles during a media conference for the upcoming test series against Sri lanka in Colombo, July 12, 2010. Dhoni has signed a two-year endorsement deal with a talent management company worth 2 billion rupees ($42 million), local media reported on Tuesday. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-ReynoldsReuters - Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has signed a two-year endorsement deal with a talent management company worth 2 billion rupees ($42 million), local media reported on Tuesday.


Sreesanth and Zaheer add to India's injury woes (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 02:06 AM PDT

Shanthakumaran Sreesanth in Kolkata in this February 12, 2010 file photo. ndia's injury woes continued to mount on Monday when fast bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth was ruled out of the three-test series against Sri Lanka with a knee injury, joining fellow paceman Zaheer Khan on the sidelines. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - India's injury woes continued to mount on Monday when fast bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth was ruled out of the three-test series against Sri Lanka with a knee injury, joining fellow paceman Zaheer Khan on the sidelines.


Investors overweight India; cut Korea, Taiwan - BofA poll (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 09:46 AM PDT

An employee uses checks a currency note at a cash counter inside a bank in Mumbai June 21, 2010. Investors have gone significantly overweight Indian equities for the first time in over a year as a shaky global outlook lures cash to domestic demand plays, a BofA Merrill Lynch survey showed on Tuesday. REUTERS/Rupak de Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - Investors have gone significantly overweight Indian equities for the first time in over a year as a shaky global outlook lures cash to domestic demand plays, a BofA Merrill Lynch survey showed on Tuesday.


Infosys outlook cloudy as Europe woes hit profit (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 09:46 AM PDT

A man walks past a billboard of Infosys Technologies Ltd's office in Bangalore, Karnataka, October 10, 2003. Infosys Technologies Ltd lagged market estimates with a surprise 2.6 percent drop in quarterly profit as the European debt crisis and salary increases took shine off improving U.S. demand. REUTERS/Jagadeesh NV/FilesReuters - Infosys Technologies' posted an unexpected decline in quarterly profit, saying a weak European economy could curb new orders and dampen a recovery for India's outsourcing sector.


Joyless Woods a picture of relief after media grilling (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 06:17 AM PDT

Tiger Woods of the U.S. attends a press conference during a practice day ahead of the British Open golf championship in St. Andrews, Scotland, July 13, 2010. REUTERS/Shaun BestReuters - The joyless look in Tiger Woods' eyes said it all. It is one thing for the fallen hero to say he is trying to "become a better person" but convincing the media and public is another matter entirely.


India climate meet ahead of Mexico to push tech deal (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jul 2010 11:16 PM PDT

Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh speaks with journalists outside a plenary meeting at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, in this December 19, 2009 file photo.  REUTERS/Christian Charisius/FilesReuters - India will try to push climate talks forward at a two-day ministerial meeting in November by focusing on winning agreement on sharing clean technologies, a sticky issue that divides rich and poor countries.


EU screw makers suspend Malaysia, India complaints (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 10:41 AM PDT

Reuters - European fastener producers have dropped complaints that rivals in India and Malaysia are receiving illegal state aid and dumping screws and bolts in the European Union, but said they could file new allegations.

Offshoring creates good jobs in poor countries - study (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 02:06 AM PDT

File photo of people working at a call centre in Bangalore, March 17, 2004. REUTERS/Sherwin Crasto/FilesReuters - Offshoring and outsourcing in services from call centres to accountancy and medicine have created good jobs in terms of pay and working hours in developing countries, according to a study published on Monday.


Nations open talks on world arms trade treaty (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 02:06 AM PDT

An Indonesian soldier holds a pistol while visiting the Glock booth at the Indo Defence 2004 Expo and Forum in Jakarta, November 24, 2004. he world's nations opened negotiations on Monday on an arms trade treaty meant to regulate the $55 billion global weapons market. REUTERS/Dadang Tri/FilesReuters - The world's nations opened negotiations on Monday on an arms trade treaty meant to regulate the $55 billion global weapons market and prevent guns from pouring into conflict zones and fueling wars and atrocities.


Ever sent a racy text to the wrong person? (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 09:46 AM PDT

A competitor types a text message into a mobile phone during a competition in Singapore November 12, 2006. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash/FilesReuters - Twenty percent of Britons have managed to send racy texts to the wrong person, and nearly one in 10 has been caught red-handed "sexting," according to a poll on Tuesday.


Majority of Americans lack faith in Obama - poll (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jul 2010 11:16 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks  at the White House in Washington June 11, 2010. Nearly 60 percent of American voters say they lack faith in President Barack Obama, according to a public opinion poll published on Tuesday. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - Nearly 60 percent of American voters say they lack faith in President Barack Obama, according to a public opinion poll published on Tuesday.


BSE Sensex at 2-½ yr closing high; Infosys down (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 04:52 AM PDT

Commuters walk past the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai May 21, 2010. The BSE Sensex closed up 0.3 percent on Tuesday to log its best close in nearly 2-½ years as positive European markets overshadowed a disappointing quarterly earnings from IT bellwether Infosys Technologies. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - The BSE Sensex closed up 0.3 percent on Tuesday to log its best close in nearly 2-½ years as positive European markets overshadowed a disappointing quarterly earnings from IT bellwether Infosys Technologies.


Monsoon's revival spurs crop sowing in India (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jul 2010 08:31 PM PDT

Female labourers walk through a paddy field during monsoon rains on the outskirts of Ahmedabad July 10, 2010. REUTERS/Amit DaveReuters - Revived monsoon rains in India accelerated the planting of rice, oilseeds and cotton last week, increasing the prospects of a strong harvest that should help calm soaring food prices.


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