2010年8月10日星期二

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Govt protests "discriminatory" U.S. border bill (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 11:44 AM PDT

Indian and U.S. national flags flutter in front of the Presidential Palace in New Delhi February 28, 2006. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - The Indian government protested to Washington on Tuesday against what it called a highly discriminatory U.S. immigration bill that will double the cost of work visas for some high-profile Indian companies.


PM seeks to calm Kashmir unrest with jobs hope (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 09:38 AM PDT

Kashmiri protesters shout anti-India slogans during a protest in Khonmuh, south of Srinagar August 10, 2010. REUTERS/Danish IsmailReuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced the creation of an expert panel on Tuesday that would seek ways to create jobs in disputed Kashmir, hit by weeks of violent separatist protests against New Delhi.


Muralitharan keen to play Twenty20 for three more years (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 12:33 PM PDT

File photo of Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan (L) as he bowls to New Zealand's Jesse Ryder (R) with Kumar Sangakkara keeping behind the wickets during the ICC World Twenty20 group match in Georgetown April 30, 2010. REUTERS/Philip Brown/FilesReuters - Spinner Muttiah Muralitharan announced he was eager to continue playing Twenty20 and country cricket for another two or three years just days after ending his test career with a record haul.


India suffer humiliating 200-run defeat by New Zealand (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 09:47 AM PDT

New Zealand's Daryl Tuffey (L) celebrates taking the wicket of India's Rohit Sharma during the first one-day international cricket match in the tri-series in Dambulla August 10, 2010.  REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-ReynoldsReuters - A run-a-ball record fourth wicket partnership of 190 by captain Ross Taylor and Scott Styris guided New Zealand to a thumping 200 run victory over India in the opening match of the one-day tri-series on Tuesday.


Trouble brews in Assam over illegal immigrants (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 03:14 PM PDT

Reuters - Thousands of students on Tuesday marched through the streets of Assam demanding resumption of work on the National Register of Citizens (NRC).

RIM to share some BlackBerry codes with Saudis-source (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 02:34 PM PDT

Men stand near BlackBerry phones on sale at a shopping mall in Riyadh August 5, 2010. REUTERS/Fahad ShadeedReuters - Research In Motion has agreed to hand over user codes that would let Saudi authorities monitor its BlackBerry Messenger, as it seeks to stop the kingdom from silencing the service, a source close to the talks said on Tuesday.


WHO chief says H1N1 flu pandemic is over (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 11:35 AM PDT

Men enter the Arlington Convention Center to receive their H1N1 flu vaccinations in Arlington, Texas November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi/FilesReuters - The H1N1 pandemic is over and the global outbreak turned out to be much less severe than was feared just over a year ago, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.


Mumbai port to reopen by Sunday - govt (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 05:18 AM PDT

Containers threaten to slip-off from the deck of damaged cargo ship MSC Chitra in the Arabian Sea off the Mumbai coast August 9, 2010. REUTERS/Danish SiddiquiReuters - Mumbai port will resume normal operations by Sunday, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh told parliament on Tuesday.


Action on inflation to show result: Ahluwalia (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 04:06 AM PDT

Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia in New Delhi March 27, 2009. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur/FilesReuters - The impact of the action taken by the government and the Reserve Bank of India to tame inflation will be seen in the second half of the current fiscal year to end-March, Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said on Tuesday.


Infosys CEO sees U.S. visa costs passed to customers (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 10:56 PM PDT

Senapathy Gopalakrishnan, chief executive officer of Infosys Technologies in Bangalore July 13, 2010. Infosys Technologies said the cost resulting from U.S. plans to raise visa application fees on some companies operating in the United States would over time be passed on to customers as it was a industrywide issue. REUTERS/Stringer/FilesReuters - Infosys Technologies said the cost from U.S. plans to hike visa application fees on some technology firms operating in the United States would over time be passed on to customers as it was an industrywide issue.


Tata Motors profit soars on Jaguar, Land Rover demand (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 05:42 AM PDT

Ravi Kant, vice chairman of Tata Motors, smiles during a news conference in Mumbai August 10, 2010. REUTERS/Danish SiddiquiReuters - India's Tata Motors swept past forecasts with a fourth straight quarterly profit, driven by demand for its luxury Jaguar and Land Rover brands, boosting its shares to their highest in at least two decades.


India's wealthy gays keep niche market in the pink (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 02:00 AM PDT

Gay rights activists attend a rally in  Kolkata July 2, 2009. From nightclubs to publishing, the decriminalisation of gay sex in the country is facilitating a new, multimillion dollar niche market. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal/FilesReuters - From nightclubs to publishing, the decriminalisation of gay sex in the country is facilitating a new, multimillion dollar niche market.


Oracle's Ellison blasts HP board for Hurd's exit (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 08:10 PM PDT

File photo of Oracle Chief Executive Officer Larry Ellison as he poses during the Hit for Haiti fund raiser event in California, March 12, 2010. Ellison blasted Hewlett-Packard on Monday for forcing CEO Mark Hurd to resign. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok/FilesReuters - Oracle Chief Executive Larry Ellison blasted Hewlett-Packard on Monday for forcing CEO Mark Hurd to resign.


Sahara India shelves Liverpool bid "for time being" (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 12:29 AM PDT

Singapore's Liverpool supporters unfurl a giant flag before a friendly soccer match between Liverpool and Singapore in Singapore July 26, 2009. Finance and media giant Sahara India Pariwar has shelved its plan to acquire English Premier League club Liverpool. REUTERS/Tim Chong/FilesReuters - Finance and media giant Sahara India Pariwar has shelved its plan to acquire English Premier League club Liverpool.


Mahindra, Ruia submit bids for Ssangyong - Yonhap (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 03:28 AM PDT

Workers stand in front of a nameplate of Mahindra and Mahindra in Mumbai April 13, 2009. Three groups including India's Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd have made binding offers to buy troubled South Korean car maker Ssangyong Motor Co Ltd, Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - Three groups including India's Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd have made binding offers to buy troubled South Korean car maker Ssangyong Motor Co Ltd, Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday.


Bollywood stars' race for endorsements sparks image fears (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 09:29 PM PDT

Bollywood film star Amitabh Bachchan, speaks during the media launch of the 11th awards in Colombo April 20, 2010. Bollywood stars may jostle for roles on the silver screen but they are also vying for other lucrative deals -- company endorsements -- with celebrity branding surging in India. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/FilesReuters - Bollywood stars may jostle for roles on the silver screen but they are also vying for other lucrative deals -- company endorsements -- with celebrity branding surging in India but fears the race is out of control.


Trinity eyewitness recalls world's 1st atomic blast (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 03:28 AM PDT

South Korean resident in Japan offers prayers in front of a cenotaph dedicated to South Korean atomic bomb victims at Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima August 5, 2010, on the eve of the 65th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing of the city. REUTERS/KyodoReuters - As a young American soldier during the Korean War, Jim Madrid remembers visiting Japan in 1950 and strolling amid the rubble left by the U.S. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima five years earlier.


Karnataka wants iron ore for local plants (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 10:56 PM PDT

Reuters - 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.

Oil spill hit Mumbai port to restart on Thursday - port official (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 03:28 AM PDT

Containers fall from the deck of damaged cargo ship MSC Chitra in the Arabian Sea off the Mumbai coast August 9, 2010. REUTERS/Danish SiddiquiReuters - The country's busiest port will restart on Thursday after operations were suspended following a weekend collision of two cargo ships off Mumbai's coast, a senior port official told Reuters.


ONGC eyes Rosneft joint bid for Russia fields - paper (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 02:07 AM PDT

Engineers of Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) stand inside the Kalol oil field in Gujarat September 12, 2009.  REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp has proposed to Russian major Rosneft that the two jointly bid for strategic Trebs and Titov fields in the Arctic north, Vedomosti reported on Tuesday.


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