2010年9月30日星期四

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Court splits Ayodhya mosque site between religions (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 08:17 AM PDT

A Hindu priest shouts slogans as he celebrates after hearing the first reports of a court ruling in the northern Indian town of Ayodhya September 30, 2010. REUTERS/Mukesh GuptaReuters - A court ruled on Thursday that the site of a demolished mosque in Ayodhya would be split between Hindus and Muslims, dousing immediate fears of a violent backlash in one of the country's most religiously divisive cases.


Delhi welcomes athletes to fortified capital (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 08:17 AM PDT

Team members from Scotland cheer after attending a cultural programme at the Commonwealth Games athletes village in New Delhi September 27, 2010. REUTERS/Krishnendu HalderReuters - As the countdown to the Commonwealth Games moved into its final three days, athletes continued to flood into a heavily guarded Indian capital as the host of problems surrounding the event showed signs of easing.


World Bank OKs over $400 mln in Pakistan flood aid (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 05:20 PM PDT

Zarmina, 9, plays next to her house which was destroyed by floods in Charsadda, in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, September 30, 2010. REUTERS/Faisal MahmoodReuters - The World Bank said on Thursday it had approved over $400 million in credit to help Pakistan rebuild from massive flooding, some of the first aid to flow from the lender since the disaster.


Food inflation surges; RBI rate hike seen (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 05:21 AM PDT

A vendor waits for customers as he sells rice at a market in Kolkata September 23, 2010. REUTERS/Rupak De ChowdhuriReuters - India's annual food price inflation continued to quicken in mid-September as heavy rains disrupted supplies and analysts see another rate hike by the year end as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) acts to stamp down high inflation.


Monsoon winds up on positive note, crops gain (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 06:55 AM PDT

An ailing woman is carried on top of a cooking pot through flood waters after heavy monsoon rains in the northern Indian city of Vrindavan September 25, 2010. REUTERS/K. K. AroraReuters - India's monsoon rains were 37 percent below normal in the week to Sept. 29, the weather office said on Thursday, suggesting the rainy season is finally drawing to a close after its persistence raised concerns of crop damage.


India makes more billionaires, but top 2 slip in list (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 12:30 AM PDT

File photo of Mukesh D. Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director, Reliance Industries as he attends a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos January 29, 2009. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/FilesReuters - The ranks of Indian billionaires grew by a third in 2010, with the 100 richest holding wealth comparable to that held by the 400 richest in mainland China, Forbes India magazine said on Thursday.


Europe battles to befriend rising world powers like India (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 06:25 AM PDT

A woman stands in front of a banner displaying the stars of the European Union flag before a ceremony to mark the start of the European Union?s Lisbon reform treaty in Lisbon December 1, 2009. REUTERS/ Nacho/FilesReuters - If there is one thing the European Union is clear about, it is the need for stronger ties with powerful emerging economies such as India, China and Brazil. Its problem is working out how to get there.


Sri Lanka's ex-army boss Fonseka jailed, to lose seat (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 04:22 AM PDT

Retired General Sarath Fonseka speaks to the media  from his house in Colombo January 28, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/FilesReuters - Sri Lanka's president on Tuesday upheld a military court ruling sentencing former army chief Sarath Fonseka to prison, meaning his wartime ally turned political arch-rival will lose his parliamentary seat.


Injured Australian athletics duo withdraw from Games (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 03:35 AM PDT

Australia's Scott Martin, gold medalist in the men's discus, smiles after the medal ceremony at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne March 24, 2006.  REUTERS/Luis Enrique Ascui/FilesReuters - Australian discus thrower Scott Martin and sprint hurdler Hayley Butler have pulled out of the Commonwealth Games because of injury, a team spokesperson said on Thursday.


Rogge visit to provide late lift for Delhi organisers (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 12:21 AM PDT

International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge smiles during a news conference in London July 28, 2010. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett/FilesReuters - International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge will provide a much-needed lift for the troubled Commonwealth Games when he visits the site of the multi-sports gathering on Friday.


Court says Ayodhya dispute site to be divided - TV (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 04:54 AM PDT

A family watches a TV news channel in a room in Ayodhya September 30, 2010. REUTERS/Mukesh GuptaReuters - A court ruled on Thursday that the site of a demolished 16th century mosque in Ayodhya would be divided between Hindus and Muslims, local television and a Hindu lawyer said.


Mosque verdict keeps India on security tenterhooks (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 12:11 AM PDT

Rapid Action Force personnel stand guard on a road in Ayodhya September 29, 2010. REUTERS/Mukesh GuptaReuters - More than 200,000 police fanned out across India and temporary jails were set up as the government prepared for possible Hindu-Muslim riots over one of the most divisive court cases in the nation's history.


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