2010年7月14日星期三

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National Advisory Council recommends widening food subsidies (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 01:53 PM PDT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (C), Chief of ruling Congress party Sonia Gandhi (R) and Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel (L) at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi July 3, 2010. A council headed by Sonia Gandhi recommended widening food subsidies. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - A council headed by Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi recommended on Wednesday widening food subsidies, which if implemented could shore up the ruling party's socialist credentials before state elections.

Govt sets up unified command to tackle Maoists (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 10:07 AM PDT

Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram speaks during a news conference in Islamabad June 26, 2010. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood/FilesReuters - The government announced a unified command structure on Wednesday to help coordinate a security offensive against Maoist rebels, but analysts said the move may not be enough to turn around the battle against the insurgency.

S.M. Krishna to press Pakistan on Mumbai probe in talks (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 07:18 AM PDT

Indian Foreign Minister Sri Krishna speaks during a press availability in Washington June 3, 2010. REUTERS/Molly Riley/FilesReuters - India's foreign minister said he would press Pakistan on the progress of its probe into the Mumbai attacks as he arrived in Islamabad on Wednesday for talks aimed at reviving a peace process broken off after the assault.

State firms plan monthly petrol rate review (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 09:06 AM PDT

A worker lifts a petrol nozzle in New Delhi September 1, 2005. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/FilesReuters - Indian state firms will review petrol prices every month but gasoline rates are unlikely to change in July if international prices and the rupee's exchange rate remains at current levels, a company official said.

Retail reforms to benefit sector - R.P. Singh (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 06:39 AM PDT

Customers shop at a Best Price Modern Wholesale store, a joint venture of Wal-Mart Stores and Bharti Enterprises, at Zirakpur in Punjab May 12, 2010. REUTERS/Ajay Verma/FilesReuters - The benefits of opening up India to foreign retailers outweigh concerns, a top government official said, days after a discussion paper on the politically sensitive issue was released.

Pakistan bans Indian film with Bin Laden lookalike (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 06:39 AM PDT

Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden speaks in a video released on a web site September 7, 2007. Pakistani censors have banned an Indian comedy film featuring a lookalike of al Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden, the film's distributor said on Wednesday. REUTERS/FilesReuters - Pakistani censors have banned an Indian comedy film featuring a lookalike of al Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden, the film's distributor said on Wednesday.

Indian Ocean sea level rise threatens millions - study (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 12:47 AM PDT

A man rides a bicycle as waves hit the promenade at the fishing harbour in the November 15, 2008. Sea levels are rising unevenly in the Indian Ocean, placing millions at risk along low-lying coastlines in Bangladesh, Indonesia and Sri Lanka, scientists say in a study. REUTERS/Babu/FilesReuters - Sea levels are rising unevenly in the Indian Ocean, placing millions at risk along low-lying coastlines in Bangladesh, Indonesia and Sri Lanka, scientists say in a study.

Air India expects to cut losses by 75 pct in FY11 (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 06:30 AM PDT

An aircraft flies pass the sun during a solar eclipse in New Delhi July 22, 2009. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - State-run carrier Air India, which incurred a loss of 54 billion rupees in FY10, expects to pare losses by around 75 percent in FY11, Chairman Arvind Jadhav said on Wednesday.

Inflation stays above 10 pct in June, eyes on RBI (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 04:06 AM PDT

A vendor arranges vegetables at a market in the northern Indian city of Lucknow May 6, 2010. A United Nations agency on Thursday forecast India's 2010 inflation at 7.5 percent. Asia's third largest economy will grow at 8.3 percent this year, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission said in its survey of Asia-Pacific economies. REUTERS/PawaReuters - India's annual headline inflation remained above 10 percent for the fifth straight month in June, cementing expectations the central bank will raise interest rates for a second time this month to contain surging prices.

Bharti Airtel's African deal debt cost at $200 mln (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 03:56 AM PDT

A man pulls a cycle-rickshaw with goods in front of a shop with boards of Bharti Airtel in Kolkata February 18, 2010. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal/FilesReuters - Bharti Airtel's annual debt servicing cost for its African deal has been pegged at $200 million, Manik Jhangiani, group CFO at the mobile operator's parent Bharti Enterprises said on Wednesday.

Pakistan ISI behind Mumbai attacks - Home Secretary (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 02:37 AM PDT

Smoke and fire billows out of the Taj Hotel in Mumbai November 27, 2008. Pakistan's intelligence agency controlled and coordinated the 2008 Mumbai attacks, India's home secretary in what is the most direct indictment yet of Pakistan by India in the strikes that killed 166 people. REUTERS/Peter Keep/FilesReuters - Pakistan's intelligence agency controlled and coordinated the 2008 Mumbai attacks, Home Secretary G.K. Pillai said, in what is the most direct accusation yet of Pakistan by India in the strikes that killed 166 people.

FACTBOX - Major issues between India and Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 11:32 PM PDT

Indian (R) and Pakistani national flags are seen during an annual fair near Pakistan border in Chamliyal, 45 km (28 miles) west of Jammu, June 26, 2008. REUTERS/Amit Gupta/FilesReuters - The foreign ministers of nuclear-armed rivals Pakistan and India will hold their first substantive talks since the Mumbai attacks of 2008 in Islamabad on Thursday.

Cricket could be unlikely saviour of World Cup stadiums (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 02:57 AM PDT

Fireworks explode at the conclusion of the 2010 World Cup final soccer match at Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg July 11, 2010. Cricket could emerge as an unlikely saviour of South Africa's World Cup soccer stadiums. REUTERS/Oleg PopovReuters - Cricket could emerge as an unlikely saviour of South Africa's World Cup soccer stadiums with the decision by Cricket South Africa (CSA) to stage a Twenty20 international at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban.

Actors Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz wed in Bahamas (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 05:42 AM PDT

File photo of Spanish actress Penelope Cruz (R) and actor Javier Bardem as they hold their trophies at the European film award ceremony in Barcelona late December 11, 2004. REUTERS/Alberto Estevez/Pool SP/ABP/FilesReuters - Spanish actors Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz have joined the ranks of Oscar-winning married couples after tying the knot in the Bahamas earlier this month, according to several celebrity magazines on Tuesday.

POLL - Growth momentum to stay strong in 2010/11 (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 12:57 AM PDT

Labourers stand on a winch of a crane at a construction site on the outskirts of New Delhi September 8, 2009. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal/FilesReuters - MUMBAI (Reuters) -India's economic growth is expected to accelerate in fiscal 2010/11, supported by a double-digit rise in industrial output and robust domestic demand, a Reuters survey shows.

Dhoni signs mammoth endorsement deal (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 08:09 PM 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.

Tibetans' mother tongue faces tide of Chinese (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 09:07 PM PDT

Tibetan students are seen at a Tibetan high school in Shanghai February 25, 2009. REUTERS/Aly Song/FilesReuters - Teenager Dawan Dunjhu is Tibetan and lives in Tibet, but says that if his friends and classmates can't master Mandarin Chinese, they have little hope of a professional future.

Ahluwalia sees inflation at 5-6 pct by Dec (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 12:09 AM PDT

File photo of India's Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia as he speaks during a business conference organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in New Delhi March 27, 2009. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur/FilesReuters - India's wholesale price inflation will ease to 5 percent to 6 percent by December, deputy chairman of planning commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia told reporters on Wednesday.

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