2010年8月7日星期六

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Brave Laxman leads India to series-tying win (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Aug 2010 10:30 AM PDT

India's Vangipurappu Laxman watches his shot during the fifth day of their third and final test cricket match against Sri Lanka in Colombo August 7, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-ReynoldsReuters - A limping Vangipurappu Laxman scored a magnificent unbeaten century to guide India to a five-wicket victory in the third and final test against Sri Lanka on Saturday, earning the visitors a 1-1 tie in the series.


Heavy rain hampers flood relief in Ladakh (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 11:15 PM PDT

Kashmir's Chief Minister Omar Abdullah inspects damage after flash floods in Leh, 443 km (275 miles) east of Srinagar August 6, 2010. Heavy rainfall was hampering rescue and relief efforts in Ladakh on Saturday, the army said, after flash floods killed at least 113 people. REUTERS/Javeed AhmadReuters - Heavy rainfall was hampering rescue and relief efforts in Ladakh on Saturday, the army said, after flash floods killed at least 113 people.


Pakistanis desperate to escape flood areas (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Aug 2010 11:04 AM PDT

A recent undated image of flooding in northwest Pakistan released by Merlin NGO August 6, 2010. REUTERS/Merlin/HandoutReuters - Pakistanis desperate to get out of flooded villages threw themselves at helicopters on Saturday as more heavy rain was expected to intensify both suffering and anger with the government.


Government grapples with Commonwealth Games rows (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 08:11 PM 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.


Orissa appeals against halt order on POSCO (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Aug 2010 01:22 AM PDT

A woman sweeps her house in Dhinkia village, about 165 km (102 miles) east of Bhubaneswar March 12, 2007. The chief minister of Orissa has appealed to the prime minister to allow South Korea's POSCO to continue work on a giant iron ore project after the environment ministry ordered a halt. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal/FilesReuters - The chief minister of Orissa has appealed to the prime minister to allow South Korea's POSCO to continue work on a giant iron ore project after the environment ministry ordered a halt.


HP CEO resigns after sex harassment investigation (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Aug 2010 12:34 AM PDT

A file photo shows Mark Hurd, President, CEO and chairman of Hewlett Packard, at a hearing held by the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee investigating Hewlett-Packard on Capitol Hill in Washington September 28, 2006. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/FilesReuters - Hewlett-Packard Co CEO Mark Hurd resigned on Friday after an investigation found that he had falsified expense reports to conceal a "close personal relationship" with a female contractor.


India on course for series-tying win in Colombo (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Aug 2010 12:52 AM PDT

India's Sachin Tendulkar (L) plays a shot as Sri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan watches during the fifth day of their third and final test cricket match in Colombo August 7, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-ReynoldsReuters - Sachin Tendulkar and Vangipurappu Laxman shared an unbeaten fifth-wicket partnership of 83 to keep India on course for a series-tying victory in the third and final test against Sri Lanka on Saturday.


India 145-4 & 436 v Sri Lanka 425 & 267 - lunch (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Aug 2010 12:17 AM PDT

India's Vangipurappu Laxman watches his shot during the fifth day of their third and final test cricket match against Sri Lanka in Colombo August 7, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-ReynoldsReuters - India were 145 for four wickets at lunch on the fifth and final day of the third test against Sri Lanka on Saturday.


Flash floods kill 113 in Ladakh (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 08:11 PM 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.


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