2010年7月21日星期三

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

India may miss infra targets for roads, ports (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 03:45 PM PDT

Vehicles move along a busy road in New Delhi July 1, 2010. India may miss its investment target in railways, ports and roads during the five-year plan period that started in 2007, Gajendra Haldea, an adviser to the Planning Commission said. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - India may miss its investment target in railways, ports and roads during the five-year plan period that started in 2007, Gajendra Haldea, an adviser to the Planning Commission said.

ONGC keen to buy BP's stake in Vietnam project (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 06:11 AM PDT

An engineer of Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) works inside the Kalol oil field in Gujarat September 12, 2009. ONGC wants to buy BP's stake in an offshore Vietnam gas field, as Hanoi stressed BP must give priority to its partners in the sale of its energy assets. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - Indian state-run explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corp wants to buy BP's stake in an offshore Vietnam gas field, as Hanoi stressed BP must give priority to its partners in the sale of its

Muralitharan closes in on 800 as India struggle (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 07:26 AM PDT

Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan celebrates taking the wicket of India's Abhimanyu Mithun during the fourth day of their first test cricket match in Galle July 21, 2010. Muralitharan edged closer to capturing his 800th test wicket as the hosts forced India to follow on in the first test at the Galle Stadium. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-ReynoldsReuters - Muttiah Muralitharan edged closer to capturing his 800th test wicket in his farewell match as Sri Lanka pushed a floundering India to the brink of defeat on Wednesday.

Hockey coach says resigns over harassment claims (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 08:24 AM PDT

Reuters - The women's hockey team coach M.K. Kaushik said he had resigned on Wednesday to clear his name after a player accused him and some of his staff of sexually harassing her.

Consensus seen emerging on GST structure (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 07:55 AM PDT

A worker unloads eggs from a truck at a poultry market in Mumbai, June 10, 2010. A consensus is emerging between sates and the central government on the goods and services tax structure (GST), Asim Dasgupta, the head of the panel of state finance ministers on GST said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/FilesReuters - A consensus is emerging between the states and the federal government to launch a nationwide goods and services tax (GST) on 1 April 2011, the head of the government's panel on GST said on Wednesday.

Q+A - The proposed goods and services tax (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 09:27 AM PDT

A cook prepares local cuisine, Pav Bhaji, at a beachside restaurant in Mumbai June 24, 2010. The central and state governments moved closer to ushering in a nationwide goods and services tax on April 1, 2011, a reform intended to cut business costs and boost government revenue. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/FilesReuters - NEW DELHI (Reuters) The central and state governments moved closer to ushering in a nationwide goods and services tax on April 1, 2011, a reform intended to cut business costs and boost government revenue.

Obama signs sweeping Wall Street overhaul into law (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 09:45 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama signs the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act in Washington, July 21, 2010. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed into law the most comprehensive financial regulatory overhaul since the Great Depression and vowed there will be no more taxpayer-funded bailouts for Wall Street.

BP defends CEO, eyes new option for plugging well (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 05:48 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 Plc defended its embattled chief executive on Wednesday and denied he would soon leave as the company prepared to launch within days a new approach to ending the worst oil spill in U.S. history.

INTERVIEW - Top forecaster sees end-July monsoon surge (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 08:24 AM PDT

A farmer works on his paddy field against the backdrop of monsoon clouds at Shanmura on the outskirts of Agartala, July 19, 2009. India's monsoon, deficient but well distributed so far, is expected to intensify within 10 days and deliver normal rainfall in the June-September season. REUTERS/Jayanta DeyReuters - The monsoon, deficient but well distributed so far, is likely to intensify within 10 days and deliver normal rainfall in the June-September season despite a lean patch in mid-July, a top forecaster said.

India adjusts Afghan strategy as endgame quickens (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 12:18 AM PDT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (R) shakes hands with Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai during latter's two-day visit in New Delhi April 26, 2010. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - With Pakistan set to play a central role in any political settlement of the Afghan war due to its sway over the Taliban, India has few options to counter its bitter rival's influence in the country.

Vettel rivals Schumacher for pulling power (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 08:13 AM PDT

Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany watches ahead of the British F1 Grand Prix at Silverstone, central England, July 11, 2010. REUTERS/Nigel Roddis/FilesReuters - Watching Michael Schumacher racing for Mercedes at Hockenheim would have been just about as good as it gets for German Formula One fans when the seven times champion was in his prime.

Music can boost language skills, improve learning (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 02:24 AM PDT

Students practice with musical instruments on the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) campus in Los Angeles, September 18, 2009. Learning to play a musical instrument can change your brain, with a U.S. review finding music training can lead to improved speech and foreign language skills. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/FilesReuters - Learning to play a musical instrument can change your brain, with a U.S. review finding music training can lead to improved speech and foreign language skills.

Playboy launches new "safe-for-work" website (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 11:22 PM PDT

A woman stands behind a Playboy symbol at the entrance during a news launch of the Playboy magazine in a hotel in Manila April 2, 2008. Playboy on Tuesday launched a new, non-nude website that it described as being safe-for-work and a Reuters - Playboy on Tuesday launched a new, non-nude website that it described as being safe-for-work and a "satirical antidote to the drudgery of the work day."

Five accused in Satyam scandal granted bail (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 11:29 PM 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.

ONGC: keen to buy BP's stake in Vietnam project (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 05:24 AM PDT

An engineer of Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) works inside the Kalol oil field in Gujarat September 12, 2009. ONGC is interested in buying BP Plc's stake in Vietnam project, its head R.S. Sharma told Reuters by telephone from Vietnam. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - State-run explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corp is interested in buying BP Plc's stake in Vietnam project, its head R.S. Sharma told Reuters by telephone from Vietnam.

Implications of India's proposed food security law (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 11:01 PM 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.

Lindsay Lohan starts shortened jail term in L.A. (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 10:25 PM PDT

Actress Lindsay Lohan arrives at the Beverly Hills Municipal Courthouse July 20, 2010, to surrender for a 90-day jail sentence for violating the terms of her probation on drunk driving charges by missing alcohol education classes in Beverly Hills, California. REUTERS/Danny MoloshokReuters - A "scared" but resolute Lindsay Lohan began a 90-day jail sentence on Tuesday, trading nightclubs and Twitter messages for a small, isolated cell and an orange jumpsuit.

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