2010年8月6日星期五

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


India hints at Pakistan role in Kashmir unrest (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 10:56 AM PDT

A relative of a Kashmiri man, Shabir Ahmad, cries from the window of an ambulance after Ahmad's death in a hospital in Srinagar August 5, 2010. India hinted that Pakistan could be behind weeks of violent protests in the disputed Kashmir region, a move that could hurt the nuclear-armed rivals attempts to improve ties. REUTERS/Danish IsmailReuters - Home minister Palaniappan Chidambaram hinted on Friday that Pakistan could be behind weeks of violent anti-India protests in the disputed Kashmir region, a move that could hurt the nuclear-armed rivals' attempts to improve ties.


Flash floods kill 113 in Ladakh (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 10:03 AM PDT

People walk in thick mud following floods in Leh, east of Srinagar, in this video frame grab from ANI TV released August 6, 2010. Overnight flash floods killed at least 58 people around the main town of India's Himalayan region of Ladakh, officials said on Friday, adding soldiers had been called in for rescue operations. REUTERS/ANI TVReuters - Overnight flash floods killed at least 113 people around the main town of India's Himalayan region of Ladakh, officials said on Friday, and soldiers have been dispatched for rescue operations.


Government grapples with Commonwealth Games rows (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 03:38 AM PDT

A paramilitary soldier stands guard inside the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium constructed for the 2010 Commonwealth Games during its inauguration ceremony in New Delhi July 27, 2010. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/FilesReuters - From leaking venue roofs to inflated orders of taxis and mobile toilets, rows over New Delhi's Commonwealth Games have prompted Indian soul-searching and piled pressure on the embattled ruling Congress party.


Tata Group names panel to select new chief (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 07:38 AM PDT

Chairman of Tata Group Ratan Tata speaks to Tata Steel Ltd shareholders during the Annual General Meeting in Mumbai in this August 28, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Arko Datta (INDIA)Reuters - The Tata group, India's oldest and best-known conglomerate, on Friday named a five member panel to search for a successor to chairman Ratan Tata, who will retire by the end of 2012.


India in battle to save test as Randiv strikes (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 06:42 AM PDT

India's Murali Vijay watches Sri Lanka's Suraj Randiv (L) celebrate his dismissal during the fourth day of their third and final test cricket match in Colombo August 6, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-ReynoldsReuters - India were struggling to save the final test against Sri Lanka after off-spinner Suraj Randiv snapped up three quick wickets to reduce them to 53 for three at the close on the fourth day on Friday.


Pakistan floods seen worsening as heavy rains loom (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 09:06 AM PDT

A man carries belonging on his shoulder while wading through receding flood waters in Nowshera, located in Pakistan's northwest Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province August 2, 2010. REUTERS/Faisal MahmoodReuters - Heavy rains are expected to lash areas of Pakistan already devastated by the worst floods in 80 years, likely to intensify a calamity that has cast more doubts about the leadership of President Asif Ali Zardari.


U.S. attends Hiroshima bombing ceremony for first time (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 12:08 AM PDT

U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos (C) attends the ceremony for the 65th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing on the city, at Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima August 6, 2010. Japan marked the 65th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Friday with the U.S. represented at the ceremony for the first time. REUTERS/KyodoReuters - Japan marked the 65th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Friday with the United States represented at the ceremony for the first time.


Coal India's $3 bln IPO filing next week - sources (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 02:12 AM PDT

A general view of the Gevra coalmines in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, Asia's largest opencast coalmine, November 21, 2009. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - State-run Coal India, the world's largest coal miner, will file a draft prospectus for an initial public offering to raise as much as $3 billion early next week, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Friday.


London taxis ranked world's best, NY/Parisians the rudest (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 02:04 AM PDT

Top of a Parisian taxi downtown Paris, January 29, 2008. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/FilesReuters - London taxis, with their friendly drivers who actually know where they are going, are ranked best in the world, according to an annual taxi poll.


Half million flee as floods threaten Pakistan's Sind (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 12:26 AM PDT

Residents on the roof of a mosque who are taking refuge from flood waters are evacuated by a Army helicopter in Sanawa, a town located in the Muzaffar Ghar district of Pakistan's Punjab province August 5, 2010. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Pakistani authorities have evacuated more than half a million people in Sindh province, threatened by the worst floods in 80 years that have stoked popular anger at absent President Asif Ali Zardari.


Saudi, RIM talks progress as Blackberry ban looms (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 08:53 PM PDT

Veiled Saudi women talk on their BlackBerry phones at a shopping mall in Riyadh August 5, 2010. REUTERS/Fahad ShadeedReuters - Saudi Arabia and BlackBerry maker Research In Motion are making progress in talks over access to the device's encrypted network, a source close to the negotiations said, and the kingdom had yet to carry out threats to cut its Messenger service early Friday morning.


Samaraweera and Mendis lead rearguard action (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 03:29 AM PDT

India's Pragyan Ojha (2nd R) celebrates taking the wicket of Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene with teammates Vangipurappu Laxman (L) and Suresh Raina (2nd L) as Sri Lanka's captain Kumar Sangakkara (R) watches during the fourth day of their third and final test cricket match in Colombo August 6, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-ReynoldsReuters - Thilan Samaraweera and Ajantha Mendis staged a great rearguard action with an unbroken ninth-wicket stand of 100 to keep Sri Lanka's second innings afloat on the fourth day of the third test against India on Friday.


Sri Lanka 425 & 225-8 v India 436 - third test tea (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 02:48 AM PDT

India's Amit Mishra (R) celebrates taking the wicket of Sri Lanka's Prasanna Jayawardene with teammates Murali Vijay (L) and Suresh Raina (2nd R) during the fourth day of their third and final test cricket match in Colombo August 6, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-ReynoldsReuters - Sri Lanka were 225 for eight wickets at tea on the fourth day of the third and final test against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Friday.


Canada aids RIM as BlackBerry ban nears (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 06:54 PM PDT

Veiled Saudi women talk on their BlackBerry phones at a shopping mall in Riyadh August 5, 2010. REUTERS/Fahad ShadeedReuters - Canada said it is talking to Saudi Arabia and the UAE to resolve a fight over BlackBerry security that could jeopardize the growth of Research in Motion Ltd, the country's most important tech exporter.


Sri Lanka 425 & 143-8 v India 436 - third test lunch (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 12:26 AM PDT

Sri Lanka's Suraj Randiv (L) walks off the field as India's players celebrate his dismissal during the fourth day of their third and final test cricket match in Colombo August 6, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-ReynoldsReuters - Sri Lanka were 143 for eight wickets at lunch on the fourth day of the third and final test against India in Colombo on Friday.


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