2010年9月4日星期六

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Nehwal criticises Delhi's preparations, then backtracks (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 11:02 AM PDT

Saina Nehwal reacts after being defeated by China's Wang Shixian during their women's single quarter final match at the 2010 Badminton World Championships at the Coubertin stadium in Paris, August 27, 2010.  REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/FilesReuters - Delhi's chaotic preparations for next month's Commonwealth Games proved India was not capable of hosting major international events, Games ambassador Saina Nehwal said on Saturday, before retracting the statement hours later.


G20 members agree economic recovery to continue (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 06:08 AM PDT

Workers walk past containers at Tianjin Port in northern China May 13, 2010. REUTERS/Jason Lee/FilesReuters - G20 delegates agreed on Saturday global economic recovery would endure although the speed of expansion may slow, a South Korean official said.


Pakistani militants stoking sectarian rift - minister (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 05:23 AM PDT

Shi'ite Muslims carry coffins for burial, of those who were killed during a Shi'ite Muslim procession a day earlier, in Quetta September 4, 2010. REUTERS/Rizwan SaeedReuters - Pro-Taliban Pakistani militants are trying to create a sectarian rift, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Saturday, as a new wave of violence piled pressure on a government already struggling with a flood crisis.


Chandhok completes first laps of Korean F1 circuit (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 04:29 AM PDT

HRT Formula One driver Karun Chandhok of India steers a Red Bull car (L) as construction workers are seen during a demo run at the Reuters - Karun Chandhok declared South Korea's new, and as yet unfinished, grand prix circuit to be in good shape after becoming the first person to drive a Formula One car around it on Saturday.


Tendulkar tells youngsters to resist lure of money (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 12:34 AM PDT

India's Sachin Tendulkar smiles after he was presented the honorary rank of Group Captain by P. V. Naik, chief of the Indian Air Force, during a ceremony in New Delhi September 3, 2010.  REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar advised young cricketers on Friday to resist the lure of money and play the game in the cleanest possible way.


New Bollywood film-makers shift focus to rural India (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 03:48 AM PDT

A girl plays on a swing in the village Hansdehar, in Haryana, July 1, 2006. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/FilesReuters - The grit and grime of rural India, its people and problems are all finding their way into the glamorous world of mainstream Bollywood films.


FACTBOX - Key political risks to watch in India (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 03:47 AM PDT

A vendor arranges vegetables at a market in Lucknow May 6, 2010.  REUTERS/Pawan Kumar/FilesReuters - With last year's strong election victory India had appeared set to push swift economic reforms, but tackling stubbornly high inflation, a political hot potato, has largely distracted the Congress party-led government.


Farah pulls out of Commonwealth Games (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 03:47 AM PDT

Mo Farah of Britain bites his medal during the awards ceremony for the men's 5000 metres final at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona August 1, 2010. Farah withdrew from next month's Delhi Commonwealth Games on Friday and said he will not race on the track again this year. REUTERS/Miguel Vidal/FilesReuters - Britain's European 5,000 and 10,000 metres champion Mo Farah withdrew from next month's Delhi Commonwealth Games on Friday and said he will not race on the track again this year.


Emergency declared after 7.1 quake hits New Zealand (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 09:13 PM PDT

A quake-damaged car is pictured in Christchurch September 4, 2010. A major earthquake of 7.4 magnitude hit New Zealand, 30 km (20 miles) west of Christchurch early on Saturday morning, causing no immediate reports of casualties but widespread damage, authorities said. REUTERS/Daniel McQueenReuters - Authorities declared a state of emergency after a major earthquake hit New Zealand's second biggest city early on Saturday, bringing down power lines, ripping up roads and wrecking building facades, but authorities reported no deaths.


New one-day format could hurt World Cup chances - Ponting (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 09:44 PM PDT

Australia's captain Ricky Ponting speaks during a news conference at Lord's cricket ground in London July 12, 2010.  REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth/FilesReuters - Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes the new domestic one-day format could damage the World Cup preparations of fringe players.


Bomb kills 54 in Pakistan, Taliban threatens U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 11:55 PM PDT

Volunteers help injured men to an ambulance from the site of a suicide attack during a Shi'ite procession in Quetta September 3, 2010. A blast ripped through a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta, killing at least 22 people, the second major attack this week. REUTERS/Rizwan SaeedReuters - A suicide bomber struck a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing at least 54 people in the second major attack this week and piling pressure on a U.S.-backed government overwhelmed by a flood crisis.


Sunil Mittal's son joins Bharti Airtel, fuels succession talk (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 11:55 PM PDT

A man speaks on a mobile phone in front of the Bharti Airtel office on the outskirts of New Delhi May 11, 2010.  Bharti Airtel has appointed its founder-chairman's son as a manager at a unit that holds its African assets, the company said in a statement. REUTERS/B MathurReuters - Bharti Airtel, India's No.1 mobile operator, appointed the son of its billionaire founder-chairman as a manager, raising speculation he was being groomed for a top position in the $27 billion company.


Dutch beat Australia with Paumen triple (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 06:39 PM PDT

Germany's Lydia Haase (L) eludes India's Subhadra Pradhan during their Women's field hockey World Cup tournament match in Rosario September 3, 2010. REUTERS/Andres StapffReuters - Maartje Paumen scored her second hat-trick of the women's hockey World Cup as favourites Netherlands beat Australia 4-1 in Pool A on Friday.


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