2010年9月6日星期一

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


PM wants to cut average age of his cabinet (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 08:32 AM PDT

Congress party president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh  at her residence in New Delhi September 2, 2010. The prime minister said on Monday he wanted to lower the average age of his cabinet, a remark that could signal a greater role for young and reformist ministers in a team dominated by a socialist old guard.REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - The prime minister said on Monday he wanted to lower the average age of his cabinet, a remark that could signal a greater role for young and reformist ministers in a team dominated by a socialist old guard.


Pakistan tax authorities to look into players assets (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 11:48 AM PDT

Pakistan cricketer Salman Butt leaves the team hotel in Taunton, in south west England September 1, 2010. REUTERS/Toby Melville/FilesReuters - The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will investigate the total assets of the Pakistan cricketers, team officials and top-ranking paid officials of the Pakistan Cricket Board, a senior tax official said on Monday.


Troops fire on protesters in Kashmir, 2 dead (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 06:39 AM PDT

A Kashmiri protester throws stones at a policeman who retaliates during an anti-India protest in Srinagar September 6, 2010. REUTERS/Danish IsmailReuters - Police opened fire on hundreds of stone-throwing protesters on Monday demonstrating against New Delhi's rule, killing at least two people, police and witnesses said.


London 2012 plans for archery at Lord's given go-ahead (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 09:19 AM PDT

Members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Evaluation Commission practice archery during an official visit to Lord's cricket ground in London, February 17, 2005. Cricket will make way for archery at the historic Lord's ground in two years' time after London 2012 organisers got the go-ahead for their plans on Monday. REUTERS/Dylan MartinezReuters - Cricket will make way for archery at the historic Lord's ground in two years' time after London 2012 organisers got the go-ahead for their plans on Monday.


Dhoni calls for tough decisions over fixing controversy (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 05:55 AM PDT

Mahendra Singh Dhoni  in Mumbai December 6, 2009. The spot-fixing scandal which has marred Pakistan's tour of England has tarnished cricket's image and tough decisions need to be made if necessary, Dhoni said in an interview. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - The spot-fixing scandal which has marred Pakistan's tour of England has tarnished cricket's image and tough decisions need to be made if necessary, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said in an interview.


Bank staff plan one-day strike on Sept 7 (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 03:00 AM PDT

An empty bank counter is seen during a one-day bank strike in Mumbai in this January 25, 2008 file photo. About 1 million employees of banks plan to go on a one-day strike on Tuesday to protest a host of issues. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - About 1 million employees of banks plan to go on a one-day strike on Tuesday to protest a host of issues including foreign direct investment in public sector banks and entry of foreign banks amongst others.


Sri Lanka to offer more oil exploration blocks (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 09:51 AM PDT

Reuters - Sri Lanka on Monday said it would offer new oil exploration blocks in an area off the northern coast where the initial flare-up of a quarter-century war with the Tamil Tiger separatists ended the hunt for oil.

BSE Sensex hits 31-mth high on U.S. data relief rally (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 06:12 AM PDT

People walk pass the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai, July 31, 2009. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - The BSE Sensex shot to a 31-month high and ended Monday 1.9 percent higher, its best single-day percentage-point gain in more than three months, tracking global stocks as concerns about the world's largest economy facing a double-dip recession faded after encouraging U.S. payrolls data.


Nineteen killed in suicide bombing in Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 07:43 AM PDT

Police, rescue workers and residents survey the site of a suicide bomb attack in the town of Lakki Marwat in Pakistan's northwest, September 6, 2010. REUTERS/Zahid MohammadReuters - A Taliban suicide bomber rammed his car into a police station in northwest Pakistan on Monday killing at least 19 people, police said, in a new wave of attacks by al Qaeda-linked militants.


GTL Infra says Reliance Comm tower deal off (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 11:21 PM PDT

A man walks past a logo of Reliance Communication before the Annual General Meeting in Mumbai in this September 22, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - GTL Infrastructure said its deal with Reliance Communications to merge their telecoms tower businesses has been called off, a blow to the No. 2 telecoms firm's efforts to cut debt.


Dhoni goes in to bat for endangered tigers (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 02:11 AM PDT

India's cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni prepares to play a shot during a practice session in Dambulla August 27, 2010. Dhoni has gone in to bat for tiger conservation in Uttarakhand. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-ReynoldsReuters - India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has gone in to bat for tiger conservation in Uttarakhand, local media reported said on Monday.


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