2010年8月24日星期二

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Govt to take final decision on BlackBerry on Aug 30 - source (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 08:14 AM PDT

A salesman is seen behind the box of a blackberry handset at a shop in Kochi August 18, 2010. India will take a final decision on Aug. 30 on allowing some BlackBerry services over which the country has security concerns, a senior government source said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Sivaram V/FilesReuters - India will take a final decision on Aug. 30 on whether to block some BlackBerry services over which the country has security concerns, a senior government source said on Tuesday.


China plane crashes, 43 dead, 53 in hospital (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 12:52 PM PDT

A video grab shows a fire truck at the scene of a passenger plane crash in Yichun, northeast China August 24, 2010. The passenger plane overshot the runway and burst into flames, killing at least 42 of 96 people onboard in what was the nation's worst air disaster for years.     REUTERS/CCTV via REUTERS TVReuters - A passenger plane crashed in northeast China late on Tuesday, overshooting the runway and bursting into flames, killing 43 of 96 people onboard in what was one of the nation's worst air disaster in years.


Force India F1 team dismiss threat of asset seizure (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 10:21 AM PDT

Force India Formula One driver Adrian Sutil of Germany steers his car to clock the second fastest time during the qualifying session for the Italian F1 Grand Prix in Monza September 12, 2009. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini/FilesReuters - The Force India Formula One team dismissed on Tuesday the threat of having their assets seized during next month's Italian Grand Prix as a result of legal action.


Apple talks with media giants to rent shows - sources (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 05:49 PM PDT

People shop inside an Apple store in central London in this March 29, 2006 file photo. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/FilesReuters - Apple Inc is in talks with News Corp and Walt Disney, and several other media conglomerates to allow consumers to rent TV shows through iTunes, said sources familiar with the matter on Tuesday.


Environment ministry rejects Vedanta's plan on green wories (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 07:37 AM PDT

A bird flies by the Vedanta office building in Mumbai August 16, 2010. REUTERS/Danish SiddiquiReuters - India on Tuesday rejected a plan by UK-based mining group Vedanta Resources Plc to mine bauxite in an eastern state over environmental concerns, a blow to the firm already facing hurdles to a planned $9.6 billion energy deal in the country.


Vedanta: No violations at Orissa alumina refinery (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 06:55 AM PDT

A man walks past the Vedanta office building in Mumbai August 16, 2010. London-based Vedanta Resources said on Tuesday there has been no regulatory violations of any kind at the Lanjigarh Alumina refinery in Orissa. REUTERS/Danish SiddiquiReuters - London-based Vedanta Resources said on Tuesday there has been no regulatory violations of any kind at the Lanjigarh Alumina refinery in Orissa.


Job fears grip U.S. voters as Obama ratings fall (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 10:12 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama in Venice, Louisiana, May 2, 2010. Almost three-quarters of Americans are very concerned about unemployment and more people now disapprove of President Barack Obama than approve of him, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found on Tuesday.    REUTERS/Larry Downing/FilesReuters - Almost three-quarters of Americans are very concerned about unemployment and more people now disapprove of President Barack Obama than approve of him, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found on Tuesday.


RBI may give priority to inflation management (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 07:37 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. India needs to be cautious while formulating policies in the current fiscal year that ends in March due to the uncertain global environment, the RBI said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Rupak De ChowdhuriReuters - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Tuesday it may have to give precedence to containing inflation over other policy objectives as it had emerged as a major concern.


Foreigners among 14 killed in Nepal plane crash (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 04:03 AM PDT

A policeman makes an inquiry about the victims of an Agni Air plane crash at the domestic airport in Kathmandu August 24, 2010.  Fourteen people - including four Americans, a Japanese and British national - were killed when their small plane crashed in bad weather in Nepal on Tuesday, an airport official said. REUTERS/ Gopal ChitrakarReuters - Fourteen people -- including four Americans, a Japanese and British national -- were killed when their small plane crashed in bad weather in Nepal on Tuesday, an airport official said.


ONGC should have last word on Vedanta-Cairn India: trade min (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 12:51 AM PDT

A Cairn India employee works at a storage facility for crude oil at Mangala oil field at Barmer in the desert Indian state of Rajasthan August 29, 2009. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal/FilesReuters - India's state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp, should have the last word in Vedanta Resources' proposed acquisition of Cairn India, Trade Minister Anand Sharma said on Tuesday.


China plane crashes, 49 in hospital (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 11:11 AM PDT

Reuters - A passenger plane crashed in northeast China late on Tuesday, overshooting the runway and bursting into flames, but about half those on board were rescued in what was the nation's worst air disaster for years.

Force India warn against another Spa surprise (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 04:19 AM PDT

File photo of Force India team owner Vijay Mallya as he gives the thumb up at the end of the third practice session of the Italian F1 Grand Prix in Monza September 12, 2009.  Force India return to the scene of their greatest race this weekend with scant hopes of repeating last year's Belgian Grand Prix heroics. REUTERS/Max Rossi/FilesReuters - Force India return to the scene of their greatest race this weekend with scant hopes of repeating last year's Belgian Grand Prix heroics.


Plane with 96 on board crashes in NE China - Xinhua (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 09:05 AM PDT

Reuters - A passenger plane with 96 people on board crashed in Yichun City in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province on Tuesday night, Xinhua news agency quoted government and airline company sources as saying.

iPad the right fit for giant sumo wrestlers (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 04:11 AM PDT

A salesman displays an Apple iPad  in Singapore July 23, 2010. Japan's ancient sport of sumo is embracing the latest high-tech, with its governing body set to distribute Apple's iPad to wrestlers who often struggle with smaller cellphone keypads due to their giant hands. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash/FilesReuters - Japan's ancient sport of sumo is embracing the latest high-tech, with its governing body set to distribute Apple's iPad to wrestlers who often struggle with smaller cellphone keypads due to their giant hands.


Mexico's Jimena Navarrete wins Miss Universe contest (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 02:28 AM PDT

Miss Mexico Jimena Navarrete, in a dress designed by Sherri Hill, reacts after being chosen as one of the top 15 finalists during the Miss Universe Pageant at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada August 23, 2010. REUTERS/Miss Universe Organization/Matt Petit/HandoutReuters - Jimena Navarrete, a 22-year-old brunette from Mexico, was named Miss Universe in Las Vegas on Monday, extending Latin America's domination of the pageant to three consecutive years.


SCENARIOS - What will happen to Vedanta's bid for Cairn India? (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 04:27 AM PDT

A man walks past the Vedanta office building in Mumbai August 16, 2010. India-focused miner Vedanta REUTERS/Danish SiddiquiReuters - Vedanta Resources' up to $9.6 billion offer for control of Cairn India looks set to face hurdles, including a possible counter-bid from a consortium of Indian state-run energy firms.


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