2010年7月26日星期一

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Developing nations see Cancun climate deal tough (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 01:45 PM PDT

A flower grows close to a thermal power plant on the outskirts of Nagpur December 9, 2009. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - Reaching a binding climate deal at the upcoming U.N. conference in Mexico will likely be difficult, delegates from a group of developing nations said on Monday, spurring further doubts about a global climate accord this year.


Sri Lankans punish India in familiar style (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 06:18 AM PDT

Sri Lanka's Tharanga Paranavitana (L) plays a shot as India's captain and wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni watches during the first day of their second test cricket match in Colombo July 26, 2010. REUTERS/Dinuka LiyanawatteReuters - Tharanga Paranavitana and Kumar Sangakkara were both fast closing in COLOMBO (Reuters) - Tharanga Paranavitana and Kumar Sangakkara hit centuries again on Monday as Sri Lanka punished the Indian bowlers in familiar fashion on the opening day of the second test.


MakeMyTrip files for $100 mln IPO (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 02:41 PM PDT

A sign for the NASDAQ Market site is seen in New York's Times Square, February 8, 2010. Online travel company MakeMyTrip Ltd filed with U.S. regulators on Monday to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering of common stock. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/FilesReuters - Online travel company MakeMyTrip Ltd filed with U.S. regulators on Monday to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering of common stock.


Leaked U.S. archive fuels doubts on Afghan war (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 02:33 PM PDT

U.S. Marines from Lima Company 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines return fire during a shootout with Taliban fighters in Karez-e-Sayyidi, in the outskirts of Marjah district, Helmand province, May 15, 2010. Picture taken May 15, 2010. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih/FilesReuters - The Obama administration scrambled on Monday to manage the explosive leak of secret military records that paint a grim picture of the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan and raise new doubts about key ally Pakistan.


ANALYSIS - WikiLeaks cuts a new, wired path for journalism (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 02:25 PM PDT

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange holds up a copy of a newspaper during a press conference at the Frontline Club in central London, July 26, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew WinningReuters - The Pentagon said it could take weeks to determine how much damage WikiLeaks' release of military documents on the war in Afghanistan did to national security. It took only minutes to gauge its effect on the way people get news.


BP set to replace CEO; spill cleanup resumes (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 02:10 PM PDT

BP CEO Tony Hayward delivers his opening statement about the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico at the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 17, 2010. Picture taken June 17, 2010. BP has decided Hayward should step down over his handling of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. REUTERS/Larry Downing/FilesReuters - BP Plc is expected to install an American known for diplomacy as chief executive, replacing Tony Hayward who has come under fire for his gaffe-prone handling of the worst oil spill in U.S. history.


Khazanah wins battle for Parkway; Fortis bows out (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 07:30 AM PDT

A security guard holds an umbrella as he walks in the rain outside Gleneagles Hospital, which is owned by Parkway Health, in Singapore July 26, 2010. Malaysian state investor Khazanah trumped Fortis Healthcare  in a takeover battle for Singapore's Parkway. REUTERS/Vivek PrakashReuters - Malaysian state investor Khazanah trumped India's Fortis Healthcare in a takeover battle for Singapore's Parkway with an offer that values Asia's biggest listed hospital operator at $3.3 billion.


Scientists inch towards finding "God particle" (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 11:40 AM PDT

Reuters - Scientists working with particle accelerators in Europe and the United States said on Monday they may be closing in on the elusive Higgs Boson, the "God particle" believed crucial to forming the cosmos after the Big Bang.

RBI set to lift rates; July inflation seen up (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 09:40 AM 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 - India should continue normalising monetary policy to rein in inflation and as the growth outlook improves, the Reserve Bank said on Monday, a day before it was expected to raise interest rates for the fourth time since March.


German police say Love Parade warnings not heeded (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 01:37 PM PDT

German police officers lift up a woman from the crowd of revellers outside a tunnel at the Love Parade Reuters - Police warnings about the dangers of holding the Love Parade in the German city of Duisburg were not heeded, the police union chief said on Monday, as the death toll from a stampede at the event rose to 20.


Monsoon shortfall narrows to 7 pct (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 06:27 AM PDT

A farmer ploughs his field against the backdrop of monsoon clouds at Medak district in Andhra Pradesh June 10, 2010. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder/FilesReuters - India's monsoon intensified further on Monday, reducing the seasonal shortfall since June 1 to 7 percent, the weather office said.


Opposition seeks parliament vote on high prices (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 02:24 AM PDT

A view of the parliament building is seen on the opening day of the budget session in New Delhi July 2, 2009. The top opposition parties said on Monday they will seek a special discussion and vote in parliament over high prices this week, attacking the government on an issue that has emerged as a major policy challenge.  REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - The top opposition parties said on Monday they will seek a special discussion and vote in parliament over high prices this week, attacking the government on an issue that has emerged as a major policy challenge.


July inflation seen around 11 pct - Chief Statistician (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 06:27 AM PDT

Vendors wait for customers at a wholesale vegetable market in New Delhi June 10, 2010. India's headline inflation in July could be around 11 percent, Chief Statistician of India T.C.A. Anant told reporters on Monday.REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta/FilesReuters - India's headline inflation in July could be around 11 percent, Chief Statistician of India T.C.A. Anant told reporters on Monday.


FACTBOX - Five facts about Pakistan's ISI (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 06:18 AM PDT

Reuters - Pakistan's spy service was collaborating with the Taliban in Afghanistan while accepting U.S. aid, new U.S. military reports showed, a disclosure likely to increase pressure on Washington's embattled ally.

Leaked U.S. Afghan papers show "war crimes" - website (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 07:55 AM PDT

A plastic bottle of water, an AR-15 rifle and an extra basketball lie on a bleacher as U.S. Army soldiers of Task Force Attack play basketball at Salerno Camp, November 2, 2009. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos/FilesReuters - Thousands of leaked U.S. military papers from Afghanistan contain evidence of possible war crimes that must be urgently investigated, the founder of the whistle-blowing website that published the papers said.


Honda denies it may sell some stake in Hero Honda (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 02:09 AM PDT

A worker cleans a Hero Honda logo inside its showroom in Hyderabad April 19, 2010. Honda Motor Co said on Monday it had no intention of selling any part of its 26 percent stake in motorcycle maker Hero Honda Motors, denying a media report. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder/FilesReuters - Honda Motor Co said on Monday it had no intention of selling any part of its 26 percent stake in India's profitable motorcycle maker Hero Honda Motors , denying a media report.


Maruti skids 12 pct as profit outlook worsens (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 02:00 AM PDT

Workers assemble a car at a Maruti Suzuki plant in Manesar in Haryana, March 23, 2010. REUTERS/Danish Ismail/FilesReuters - Shares in Maruti Suzuki tumbled as much as 12 percent as India's top carmaker spooked investors with a surprise rise in royalty payments to its parent, forcing analysts to slash growth estimates for the company.


Monsoon shortfall narrows, crops gain (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Jul 2010 10:46 PM PDT

A man plays with his child against the backdrop of monsoon clouds on a beach in Mumbai July 23, 2010.  REUTERS/Danish SiddiquiReuters - Heavy showers, particularly in soybean regions, have narrowed the shortfall in the monsoon rains to 9 percent, raising hopes of strong harvests in the world's leading consumer of rice, vegetable oils and sugar.


CEOs upbeat on econ growth, inflation a worry (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Jul 2010 10:01 PM PDT

A labourer rolls a tyre past newly constructed residential buildings on the outskirts of Kolkata February 26, 2010. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal/FilesReuters - Robust domestic demand should boost India's economic growth but inflation and its impact on profitability of companies is a concern, a survey of chief executives by a top industry body showed.


Assertive Sri Lankans punish Indian attack (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 03:01 AM PDT

Sri Lanka's captain Kumar Sangakkara plays a shot during the first day of their second test cricket match against India in Colombo July 26, 2010. REUTERS/Dinuka LiyanawatteReuters - Tharanga Paranavitana and Kumar Sangakkara were both fast closing in on centuries at tea on the first day of the second test against India on Monday.


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