2010年7月20日星期二

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Sehwag fires Indian reply to huge S.Lanka total (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 06:57 AM PDT

Virender Sehwag plays a shot as Sri Lanka's wicketkeeper Prasanna Jayawardene (L) watches during the third day of their first test cricket match in Galle July 20, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-ReynoldsReuters - Virender Sehwag led India's reply to Sri Lanka's massive total of 520 for eight declared with a sparkling unbeaten 85 on the third day of the first test on Tuesday.


Five accused in India Satyam scandal granted bail (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 09:47 AM PDT

Chief Financial Officer of India's Satyam Computer Services Vadlamani Srinivas (R) in Hyderabad January 11, 2009. A court granted bail to five former officials of Satyam Computer Services in a case of accounting fraud that turned out to be India's biggest corporate scandal, a lawyer for one of them said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder/FilesReuters - A court granted bail to five former officials of Satyam Computer Services in a case of accounting fraud that turned out to be India's biggest corporate scandal, a lawyer for one of them said on Tuesday.


PREVIEW - RBI likely to lift rates by 25 bps next week (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 05:13 AM PDT

A man walks past the entrance of RBI headquarters in Mumbai January 27, 2009. A majority of economists expect the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to raise key interest rates by 25 basis points in its quarterly review on July 27 and tighten policy further in coming quarters, a new Reuters poll showed. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - REUTERS FORECAST: A majority of economists expect the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to raise key interest rates by 25 basis points in its quarterly review on July 27 and tighten policy further in coming quarters, a new Reuters poll showed.


Inflation no more confined to food items - Mukherjee (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 06:35 AM PDT

A labourer rolls a tyre past newly constructed residential buildings on the outskirts of Kolkata February 26, 2010. Inflation is no longer confined to food items, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal/FilesReuters - Inflation is no longer confined to food items, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday.


RBI to eye inflation causes to decide policy (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 05:22 AM PDT

A customer checks different types of rice, with their price tags displayed, at a market in Mumbai May 14, 2010. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - The Reserve Bank of India's monetary stance will depend on whether it perceives inflation as stemming from excessive liquidity or due to supply constraints, the country's top civil servant said.


BP to sell Asian gas fields to help pay spill costs (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 01:25 PM PDT

A logo on a British Petroleum petrol station is seen in London April 30, 2010. BP kicked off a $10 billion asset sale aimed at raising cash to pay for its Gulf of Mexico oil spill, saying on Tuesday it planned to sell gas assets in Pakistan and Vietnam worth around $1.7 billion. REUTERS/Toby Melville/FilesReuters - BP kicked off a $10 billion asset sale aimed at raising cash to pay for its Gulf of Mexico oil spill, saying on Tuesday it planned to sell gas assets in Pakistan and Vietnam worth around $1.7 billion.


Industry must engage more in trade talks - Trade Secretary (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 06:34 AM PDT

A truck passes shipping containers stacked at the Container Terminal at the Cochin Port on Willingdon Island in Kerala July 27, 2009. Key Indian industrial sectors have yet to respond to the govt on how tariff cuts proposed at global trade talks would affect them, weakening negotiators' chances of success. REUTERS/Sivaram V/FilesReuters - Key Indian industrial sectors have yet to respond to the government on how tariff cuts proposed at global trade talks would affect them, weakening negotiators' chances of success, the trade secretary said on Tuesday.


Key crop areas get good monsoon rain (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 09:48 AM PDT

A ferry sails in the waters of the river Ganges against the backdrop of monsoon clouds in Kolkata July 6, 2010. India's key crop areas, including cane and grain-growing states, have received good monsoon showers that have boosted output prospects despite low rains in the four-month season that began last month. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - India's key crop areas, including cane and grain-growing states, have received good monsoon showers that have boosted output prospects despite low rains in the four-month season that began last month.


Commonwealth Games lays bare India's infrastructure woes (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 12:42 AM PDT

A general view of the indoor cycling velodrome constructed for the 2010 Commonwealth Games is pictured during its inauguration ceremony in New Delhi June 29, 2010. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta/FilesReuters - India aims the Commonwealth Games will be a showcase of its economic clout, but with less than three months to go, the world's third largest sporting event is instead laying bare its perennial infrastructure problems.


Industry secy: expects new WPI series from Aug (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 01:52 AM PDT

A customer shops at a grocery store in Chandigarh November 12, 2009. REUTERS/Ajay Verma/FilesReuters - India may start using new wholesale price index (WPI) series from next month, Industry Secretary R.P. Singh said on Tuesday.


Twitter ban as French lawmakers debate pension bill (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 09:29 AM PDT

A Twitter page is displayed on a laptop computer in Los Angeles October 13, 2009. French lawmakers began closed-door deliberation on President Nicolas Sarkozy's disputed pensions reform on Tuesday with the government saying it would accept only minor amendments. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/FilesReuters - French lawmakers began closed-door deliberation on President Nicolas Sarkozy's disputed pensions reform on Tuesday with the government saying it would accept only minor amendments.


Afghans set ambitious 2014 target for security (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 05:04 AM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai talks with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the presidential palace in Kabul July 19, 2010, a day ahead of the International Conference on Afghanistan. REUTERS/Musadeq Sadeq/PoolReuters - Afghan forces should be leading security operations across the country by 2014, an international conference agreed on Tuesday, with the aim of relieving foreign troops in some areas by as soon as the end of the year.


Q+A - Implications of India's proposed food security law (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 02:26 AM PDT

Street children eat on a busy road in Kolkata in this July 8, 2004 file photo. REUTERS/Stringer/FilesReuters - India's ruling Congress party is pushing for a law to subsidise grains for the poor, a move that will impact government finances as well as political support for the party ahead of key state elections that begin in October.


Weak rain not a worry; sugar stocks to rise (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 04:38 AM PDT

Girls walk on a seaside promenade as it rains in Mumbai July 3, 2010. REUTERS/Danish SiddiquiReuters - India's weak monsoon rains in recent days is not a cause of concern and the country's sugar supply is expected to improve significantly, government and trade officials said on Tuesday.


BP rises on cap news as Cameron set to talk Libya (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 04:38 AM PDT

The new containment capping stack is pictured in this image captured from a BP live video feed from the Gulf of Mexico, July 19, 2010. REUTERS/BP/HandoutReuters - BP shares rose on Tuesday on confidence that a cap on its Gulf of Mexico well was holding, as Britain's Prime Minister agreed to meet senators probing the oil major's role in the release of a Libyan jailed for bombing a U.S. plane.


Herath and Malinga flay India bowling (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 04:55 AM PDT

Reuters - An eighth wicket stand of 115 between Rangana Herath and Lasith Malinga enabled Sri Lanka to declare their first innings closed at 520 for eight on the third day of the first test against India on Tuesday.

Mukherjee says quantum of capital inflows manageable (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 04:55 AM PDT

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee speaks during the launch of UTI Mutual Fund's Investor Education and Financial Inclusion Initiative in Mumbai July 13, 2010. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/FilesReuters - Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday the quantum of capital inflows into the country is comfortable and manageable.


Honda to sell plug-in hybrid, electric cars in 2012 (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 04:38 AM PDT

A man looks at a Honda Motors Co vehicle at the company's showroom in Tokyo February 3, 2010. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao/FilesReuters - Honda Motor Co plans to launch a plug-in hybrid and battery electric model in 2012 as part of its strategy to push to the front of a race by global automakers to develop more fuel-efficient cars.


Sri Lanka 520-8 dec. v India - first test, tea (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 04:38 AM PDT

Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan plays a shot during the third day of the first test cricket match against India in Galle July 20, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-ReynoldsReuters - Sri Lanka declared their first innings at 520 for eight wickets at tea on the third day of the first test against India at the Galle Stadium on Tuesday.


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