2010年8月9日星期一

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

Crude delivery hit by ships colliding off Mumbai (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 11:20 AM PDT

Containers fall from the deck of damaged cargo ship MSC Chitra in the Arabian Sea off the Mumbai coast August 9, 2010. Teams from the Navy and the Coast Guard were attempting to contain an oil spill off the coast of Mumbai on Monday after a collision between two cargo ships, with concerns rising that the slick may spread. REUTERS/Danish SiddiquiReuters - The collision of two cargo ships off Mumbai at the weekend shut India's busiest port on Monday, caused an oil slick and stalled the delivery of 1.5 million barrels of crude oil for one of the biggest refiners.

GST bill delayed, peeling away reformist face (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 06:37 AM PDT

A man sits next to parked trucks in Bombay August 27, 2004. India's most ambitious indirect tax reform is at serious risk of missing another deadline following failure so far to win opposition support for a bill crucial for business and public finances. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - India's most ambitious indirect tax reform is at serious risk of missing another deadline following failure so far to win opposition support for a bill crucial for business and public finances.

Landslides complicate Pakistan flood relief efforts (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 07:39 AM PDT

A man wades through flood waters towards a naval boat while evacuating his children in Sukkur in Pakistan's Sindh province August 8, 2010. Soldiers and aid workers struggled on Monday to reach at least a million people cut off by landslides that have complicated relief efforts after the worst floods in Pakistan in 80 years. REUTERS/Akhtar SoomroReuters - Soldiers and aid workers struggled on Monday to reach at least a million people cut off by landslides that have complicated relief efforts after the worst floods in Pakistan in 80 years.

Foreign tourists rescued from flooded Ladakh (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 05:55 AM PDT

Volunteers remove debris after flash floods in Leh, east of Srinagar August 8, 2010. More than 300 foreign tourists are stranded in Himalayan region of Ladakh, three days after flash floods killed at least 150 people and ravaged the main town of Leh, officials said on Monday. REUTERS/Yawar NazirReuters - Indian military helicopters on Monday plucked about 150 foreign tourists to safety in the Himalayan region of Ladakh where flash floods have killed 156 people.

Karnataka wants iron ore for local plants (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 09:54 AM PDT

A labourer works in an iron factory on the outskirts of the southern Indian city of Hyderabad May 13, 2010. Karnataka state aims to permanently ban iron ore exports to conserve the raw material for steel makers such as ArcelorMittal , which will be given land for its plant this month. REUTERS/Krishnendu HalderReuters - Karnataka state aims to permanently ban iron ore exports to conserve the raw material for steel makers such as ArcelorMittal, which will be given land for a plant this month, Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa told Reuters on Monday.

Honda to recall 428,000 vehicles in N. America (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 11:03 AM PDT

Honda Motor's logo on its hybrid coupe CR-Z is seen at its showroom in Tokyo July 30, 2010. Honda Motor Co posted its best quarterly operating profit in two and a half years on Friday on brisk sales in the United States, China, and other Asian markets, and raised its forecasts despite a sharp rise in the yen. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-HoonReuters - Honda Motor Co said on Monday it was recalling more than 428,000 vehicles in the United States and Canada because of a defect that could cause the cars to roll away if they are parked incorrectly.

Skype files for IPO of up to $100 million (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 08:02 AM PDT

Skype CEO Josh Silverman speaks at a news conference during his first official visit in Taipei in this June 23, 2010 file photo. Internet-based phone service Skype filed with U.S. regulators to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering of American Depositary Shares. REUTERS/Pichi ChuangReuters - Internet-based phone service Skype filed with U.S. regulators on Monday to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering of American Depositary Shares.

PSUs exempted from 25 pct float norm (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 07:31 AM PDT

People walk past the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai January 9, 2009. The government has exempted state-owned firms from new rules requiring companies to have a public float of at least 25 percent, following two major share sales from government-owned firms earlier in the year that drew tepid responses. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - NEW DELHI (Reuters) The government has exempted state-owned firms from new rules requiring companies to have a public float of at least 25 percent, following two major share sales from government-owned firms earlier in the year that drew tepid responses.

Posco's Orissa steel mill may be cleared after Aug 16 (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 03:01 AM PDT

An employee of steelmaker POSCO walks at the company's headquarters in Seoul April 10, 2009. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won/FilesReuters - South Korean POSCO's $12 billion steel mill project could be cleared soon after a panel investigating a breach of law in acquiring land for the plant submits its report on August 16, a top official said on Monday.

Infosys to search for Murthy's successor - report (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Aug 2010 09:04 PM PDT

N.R. Narayana Murthy, Chairman of Infosys Technologies Ltd., speaks during an interview in Bangalore August 14, 2006. REUTERS/Jagadeesh Nv/FilesReuters - Infosys Technologies , India's No. 2 software exporter, will commence the task of finding a replacement for its chairman and chief mentor N.R. Narayana Murthy from January next year, The Economic Times reported on Monday citing three sources.

July local car sales hit record, hurdles ahead (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 01:04 AM PDT

A security guard walks in front of parked cars at the Maruti Suzuki's stockyard on the outskirts of Ahmedabad July 1, 2010. Car sales rose an annual 38 percent in July, an industry body said on Monday, as a rapidly expanding economy continues to pull buyers to showrooms. REUTERS/Amit DaveReuters - Car sales in the country rose 38 percent in July, but face capacity constraints, a possible rise in interest rates and supply bottlenecks as the festive season draws near, when demand for vehicles peak.

SBI rights issue likely March qtr of FY 11 - sources (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 12:47 AM PDT

People walk in front of a signboard displayed at the head office of State Bank of India in Mumbai November 9, 2009. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - The country's largest lender State Bank of India plans to hit the market with a rights issue of about 200 billion rupees ($4.34 billion), likely in the fiscal quarter ending March 2011, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Monday.

Q+A - Implications of inflation for UPA coalition (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Aug 2010 10:03 PM PDT

A customer inspects different kinds of rice at a shop in Mumbai Sepetember 17, 2009. eadline inflation may touch 11 percent for July, its sixth straight month in double digits, making high prices the single biggest political and policy challenge for a government voted in on a pro-poor agenda. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - Headline inflation may touch 11 percent for July, its sixth straight month in double digits, making high prices the single biggest political and policy challenge for a government voted in on a pro-poor agenda.

ANALYSIS - Bottlenecks to prolong high inflation (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Aug 2010 10:03 PM PDT

Labourers work on an overhead road flyover construction site amid heavy fog in New Delhi January 8, 2010. While government is taking steps to address long-standing infrastructure bottlenecks and stagnant farm output, the slow pace of implementation means investment and reforms will struggle to keep up with rising demand. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/FilesReuters - If only inflation woes could be washed away by the summer monsoon. Instead, India is girding itself for a "new normal" of inflation running at 6 to 8 percent, from the roughly 5 percent considered acceptable by policymakers in recent years, as a racing economy exacerbates structural bottlenecks.

Islamists win thanks from Pakistani flood victims (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 01:18 AM PDT

Men assist flood victims evacuate into a boat in Sukkur, located in Pakistan's Sindh province August 8, 2010. REUTERS/Akhtar SoomroReuters - Pakistani Islamists have been quick to step in to help after this month's devastating floods, winning hearts and minds as frustration with the U.S.-backed government grows.

POSCO sees no delay in Orissa steel mill project (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Aug 2010 08:01 PM PDT

An employee of steelmaker POSCO walks at the company's headquarters in Seoul April 10, 2009. POSCO expects its proposed $12 billion steel mill project in Orissa not to be delayed by ongoing talks between the central and state governments, a spokesman at POSCO said on Monday. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won/FilesReuters - POSCO expects its proposed $12 billion steel mill project in Orissa not to be delayed by ongoing talks between the central and state governments, a spokesman at POSCO said on Monday.

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

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 12:41 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.

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