2010年10月7日星期四

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Mukherjee urges negotiations on currencies (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 04:16 PM PDT

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee speaks during the launch of UTI Mutual Fund's Investor Education and Financial Inclusion Initiative in Mumbai July 13, 2010. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/FilesReuters - Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Thursday global tensions over currencies should be resolved through consensus-building negotiations.


India wants bold IMF quota changes - Mukherjee (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 04:20 PM PDT

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee reacts during the World Economic Forum in New Delhi November 10, 2009. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - Restoring the International Monetary Fund's credibility after the global financial crisis requires a bold shift of power to developing economies from the rich nations which have long controlled the IMF, India's Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Thursday.


Peruvian Vargas Llosa wins literature Nobel (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 04:20 PM PDT

Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa (L) and his wife Patricia Llosa visit a library named after him at the former Desamparados train station in Lima February 24, 2010. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo/FilesReuters - Peruvian writer and one-time presidential candidate Mario Vargas Llosa, a chronicler of human struggles against authoritarianism in Latin America, won the 2010 Nobel prize for literature on Thursday.


Pearson loses 100m gold as chaos rules again (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 12:20 PM PDT

Australia's Sally Pearson (L) finishes first ahead of second-placed Osayemi Oludamola of Nigeria during the women's 100 metres final at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi October 7, 2010. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - Chaos ruled again at the troubled Delhi Commonwealth Games on Thursday when Australian Sally Pearson was disqualified for a false start three hours after crossing the line first in the women's 100 metres.


Panasonic planning factory in India - Nikkei (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 12:29 PM PDT

The logo of Panasonic Corp is seen atop the company's offices in Tokyo December 10, 2008. REUTERS/Stringer/FilesReuters - Panasonic Corp is eyeing emerging markets like India, where it is planning a factory, in a bid to boost the sales of residential air conditioners by 60 percent in fiscal 2012, the Nikkei business daily said.


Record-breaking Scottish bowler hints at home send-off (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 04:20 PM PDT

Reuters - Willie Wood is pushing for a fifth Commonwealth Games medal to cap his record eighth appearance but even if the 72-year-old lawn bowler misses out this time he has not ruled out a tilt at home glory in 2014.

Cairn shareholders approve Indian stake sale (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 11:13 AM PDT

A bird flies by the Vedanta office building in Mumbai August 16, 2010. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/FilesReuters - Vedanta Resources cleared some hurdles to its $10 billion plan to take a sizeable stake in Cairn India on Thursday but concerns of potential delays to the deal weighed on Cairn Energy shares.


Blasts kill at least 7 at Karachi shrine (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 10:27 AM PDT

Reuters - Two suspected suicide bombers struck at a crowded Sufi Muslim shrine in the Pakistani city of Karachi on Thursday, killing at least seven people and wounding 65, police and hospital officials said.

Food inflation eases on improved supplies (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 02:09 AM PDT

A woman walks to shop at a grocery store in Mumbai in this May 14, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - India's annual food inflation eased in late September on improved supplies, which could soothe the central bank's concerns high food prices could spill over to other parts of the economy.


India says to jointly make 250-300 stealth fighters (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 02:09 AM PDT

Reuters - India and Russia will jointly manufacture 250-300 fifth generation fighter aircraft over 10 years, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said on Thursday.

Adlington owes Commonwealth gold to pasta and pizza (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 12:40 PM PDT

England's Rebecca Adlington reacts after winning the women's 800m freestyle swimming finals during the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi October 7, 2010. REUTERS/Tim WimborneReuters - World record-holder Rebecca Adlington credited pasta and pizza for her return to form with a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games women's 800 metres freestyle on Thursday.


China's Liu leads Kohl, EU in Peace Nobel race - TV (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 12:39 PM PDT

Pro-democracy protesters hold a sign and a poster of one of China's best known dissidents Liu Xiaobo, outside the Chinese liaison office, during a protest in Hong Kong urging for Liu's release in this January 25, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/FilesReuters - Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo is the leading candidate to win the Nobel Peace Prize with the European Union and former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl also among the contenders, Norway's main television networks said on Thursday.


Wozniacki dethrones Serena to claim top spot (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 11:01 AM PDT

Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark hits a return during her match against Sara Errani of Italy at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing October 6, 2010. REUTERS/Petar Kujundzic/FilesReuters - Caroline Wozniacki became the first Danish tennis player to be crowned world number one when she beat Czech Petra Kvitova 6-3 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals of the China Open on Thursday.


Oludamola wins 100m after Pearson disqualified (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 12:11 PM PDT

Australia's Sally Pearson (2nd L) crosses the finish line to the women's 100 meter final during the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi October 7, 2010. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - Nigerian Osayemi Oludamola won the women's 100 metres at the Commonwealth Games on Thursday after Australia's Sally Pearson was disqualified for a false start three hours after crossing the line in first place.


Clarke keeps Jamaican flag flying in absence of Bolt (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 10:04 AM PDT

Jamaica's Lerone Ephraime Clarke celebrates after winning the men's 100 metre final during the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi October 7, 2010. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - Jamaican Lerone Clarke took advantage of the absence of his illustrious compatriots Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell to win the Commonwealth Games men's 100 metres final in Delhi on Thursday.


Cellphones move into cars, to hit satnav makers (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 08:28 AM PDT

A driver talks on his phone while driving through downtown Toronto October 26, 2009. REUTERS/Chris Roussakis/FilesReuters - Technology that allows cellphones to be used as navigation devices in cars took a step forward on Thursday, putting more pressure on the makers of in-car satnav systems.


GM to recall 3,996 Cadillac SRX crossovers (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 07:34 AM PDT

A GM sign is seen outside the Medved General Motors car dealership in Arvada, Colorado August 12, 2010. General Motors Co is recalling nearly 4,000 Cadillac SRX crossovers from the 2010 model year due to potential power steering line damage that has caused at least one fire, the automaker said on Thursday. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/FilesReuters - General Motors Co is recalling nearly 4,000 Cadillac SRX crossovers from the 2010 model year due to potential power steering line damage that has caused at least one fire, the automaker said on Thursday.


England gets assurances about Delhi pool water (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 09:03 AM PDT

Jenna Randall of England begins her synchronised swimming solo technical routine during the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi October 6, 2010. REUTERS/Tim WimborneReuters - The England team at the Commonwealth Games said it received assurances from organisers about the quality of the water in the Delhi swimming pool on Thursday after reports of swimmers falling sick.


Cinema owners hope festive cheer to set Box Office on fire (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 01:12 AM PDT

Fans of film star Rajinikanth pour milk as an offering over his cut-out on the release of his movie Reuters - A long list of film releases in the festive season and a rebounding economy have Indian multiplex chains gearing for their strongest quarter of box-office collections this winter in years.


Drone strikes in Pakistan could backfire in long-term (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 06:06 AM PDT

Members of the 11th Reconnaissance Squadron from Indian Springs, Nev., perform pre-flight checks on the Predator unmanned aerial vehicle prior to a mission, in this November 9, 2001 file photo shot at an undisclosed location. REUTERS/U.S. Air Force/Handout/FilesReuters - Escalated drone attacks in northwest Pakistan, where a suspected al Qaeda plot to attack European targets may have originated, could hurt the U.S. war on militancy by alienating residents and hardline army officers.


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