2010年8月25日星期三

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

Lok Sabha passes nuclear bill (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 07:41 AM PDT

A nearly 200 ton nuclear reactor safety vessel is erected at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research at Kalpakkam, about 80 km (48 miles) from Chennai, June 24, 2008. REUTERS/Babu/FilesReuters - India's lower house of parliament on Wednesday approved of a landmark bill to open up the country's $150 billion nuclear power market, after the government agreed to tougher provisions that an industry group said would hamper the sector's growth.

Should parents "friend" their kids on Facebook? (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 08:09 AM PDT

A Facebook page is displayed on a computer screen in Brussels April 21, 2010. REUTERS/Thierry Roge/FilesReuters - To friend or not to friend is the big question facing many parents dealing with teenagers on Facebook.

Sehwag century steers India into tri-series final (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 10:00 AM PDT

Virender Sehwag (R) plays a shot as New Zealand's wicketkeeper Gareth Hopkins watches during the sixth one-day international cricket match in the tri-series in Dambulla August 25, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-ReynoldsReuters - Virender Sehwag smashed 110 off 93 balls to carry India to the final of the one-day tri-nation final with a comprehensive 105-run win over New Zealand on Wednesday.

Rogge plays down fears over Commonwealth Games (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 09:40 AM PDT

A commuter walks past the New Delhi Commonwealth Games 2010 mascot in New Delhi October 3, 2009. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal/FilesReuters - Reports of financial irregularities, poor security and unfinished venues at the Delhi Commonwealth Games are being exaggerated, International Olympic Committee President Jacque Rogge has said.

Ex-wife of Tiger Woods breaks silence (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 11:47 AM PDT

Elin Nordegren watches play during the playoff round at the 108th U.S. Open golf championship at Torrey Pines in San Diego June 16, 2008. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok/FilesReuters - The now ex-wife of Tiger Woods has broken the silence she maintained through the torrid sex scandal that engulfed their marriage, saying she has been through "hell."

State firms won't rival Vedanta's Cairn bid (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 10:20 AM PDT

A bird flies by the Vedanta office building in Mumbai August 16, 2010. REUTERS/Danish SiddiquiReuters - State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp, GAIL India and Oil India will not make a counterbid against Vedanta Resources' $9.6 billion stake purchase in Cairn India, a senior official in India's oil ministry told Reuters on Wednesday.

Semenya named in South Africa Commonwealth Games squad (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 04:19 AM PDT

Caster Semenya in Pretoria, April 21, 2010. Caster Semenya, the women's 800 metres world champion, was named in South Africa's Commonwealth Games squad on Wednesday. REUTERS/Bathini Mbatha/FilesReuters - Caster Semenya, the women's 800 metres world champion, was named in South Africa's Commonwealth Games squad on Wednesday.

India's festive, wedding gold demand seen robust - WGC (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 08:29 AM PDT

A model poses with gold jewellery during a jewellery show in Kolkata November 1, 2007. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal/FilesReuters - India's gold demand rose 93.74 percent in the first half of this year due to strong economic growth and investment-led buying, and festivals are likely to maintain the momentum, an official at the World Gold Council (WGC) said on Wednesday.

Victorious Ouseph heads for uncharted waters (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 10:20 AM PDT

England's Rajiv Ouseph returns a shot to Denmark's Jan Jorgensen during their men's singles match at the 2010 Badminton World Championships at the Coubertin stadium in Paris, August 25, 2010. REUTERS/Regis DuvignauReuters - England's Rajiv Ouseph heads for uncharted waters after triumphing at his first world championships in the biggest match of his career on Wednesday.

WikiLeaks plans to release CIA paper on Wednesday (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 01:28 AM PDT

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange speaks a news conference at the Frontline Club in central London, July 26, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew Winning/FilesReuters - WikiLeaks, the whistle-blowing website that published secret U.S. military files on the war in Afghanistan last month, said it plans to release a document from the Central Intelligence Agency on Wednesday.

Vedanta row puts environment in policy focus (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 04:19 AM PDT

Women from the Dongria Kondh tribe gather on top of the Niyamgiri mountain, which they worship as their living god, to protest against plans by Vedanta Resources to mine bauxite from that mountain near Lanjigarh in Orissa state February 21, 2010. REUTERS/Reinhard Krause/FilesReuters - The government's decision to reject UK-based Vedanta's plans to mine bauxite points to tighter enforcement of environment laws, a commitment to playing by the rules rather than a political campaign against mega-corporations.

Death comes to Pakistani camp for flood victims (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 03:17 AM PDT

A toddler peaks out from his family's tent at a camp for flood victims in Nowshera in Pakistan's northwest Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province August 24, 2010. REUTERS/Tim WimborneReuters - Tauda, a mother of four, fell sick with stomach cramps and diarrhoea in a camp for flood victims on Tuesday. Less than 14 hours later, she died.

"Slumdog" helps usher in Hollywood's Indian era (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 12:14 AM PDT

Azharuddin Ismail and Rubina Ali (L), who acted in the film Reuters - Maybe it's the success of "Slumdog Millionaire." Perhaps it's because corporate outsourcing is now a very real -- and frustrating -- part of Westerners lives. Or perhaps it's because India is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world and its influences have finally spread to Hollywood.

Ex-champion Hidayat survives scare (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 06:53 AM PDT

Reuters - Ex-world and Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat survived a second round scare at the world badminton championships on Wednesday, dropping the opening game before beating Yu Hsin Hsieh of Taiwan 19-21 21-19 21-9.

China crash kills 42 as plane overshoots runway (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 10:22 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 overshot a runway while landing at a new airport in northeast China late on Tuesday, bursting into flames and killing 42 people of 96 on board, the nation's worst air disaster since 2004.

Q+A - Nuclear commerce liability bill (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 07:12 AM PDT

Reuters - Here are some questions and answers on the nuclear commerce liability bill.

India 223 all out v New Zealand - Tri Series (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 05:59 AM PDT

Virender Sehwag raises his bat and helmet to celebrate scoring his century against New Zealand during the sixth one-day international cricket match in the tri-series in Dambulla August 25, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-ReynoldsReuters - India were all out for 223 after choosing to bat first against New Zealand in the sixth match of the one-day tri-series on Wednesday.

Early Bob Dylan demos released in new 'Bootleg' set (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 12:14 AM PDT

Bob Dylan performs with his band at the 34th annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, April 25, 2003. REUTERS/David Rae Morris/FilesReuters - Bob Dylan's label has dusted off 47 demos recorded by the singer between 1962 and 1964 for its latest foray into his extensive archives.

Yahoo: Microsoft's Bing starts to power its US Internet search (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 10:31 PM PDT

Visitors interact with Bing Maps at the Microsoft booth during the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas January 7, 2010. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/FilesReuters - Internet firm Yahoo Inc said it has completed the transition of its U.S. and Canadian English-language search capabilities to Microsoft Corp's Bing platform.

U.N. carbon funding key for China clean coal developers (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 01:19 AM PDT

Smoke billows from a chimney of an industrial plant in Mumbai September 16, 2009. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - Developers of clean-coal power plants in China fear for the viability of their projects after a U.N. carbon-credit scheme denied funding for a similar plant in India at the end of July.

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