2010年10月21日星期四

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Tibetan student protests spread - overseas group (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 10:55 AM PDT

Ethnic Tibetan students protest against curbs on the use of their language in the western Chinese town of Rebkong October 19, 2010. REUTERS/Handout/www.freetibet.orgReuters - Tibetan students in western China protested again on Thursday against policies to extend the use of Chinese language in classes, building on demonstrations earlier this week, a campaign group said.


Govt scraps Vedanta alumina refinery expansion (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 08:52 AM PDT

A bird flies by the Vedanta office building in Mumbai August 16, 2010. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/FilesReuters - India threw out plans by London-listed miner Vedanta Resources' to expand its alumina refinery over green worries, the latest blow to the firm already facing hurdles to a planned $9.6 billion energy deal in the country.


India's monsoon season to hit rice, other crops - attache (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 12:52 PM PDT

A farmer works in his paddy field against the backdrop of monsoon clouds in Agartala July 23, 2010. REUTERS/Jayanta Dey/FilesReuters - Following are selected highlights from a report issued by a U.S. Department of Agriculture attache in India:


Two killed in fierce gunbattle in Srinagar (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 07:38 AM PDT

A soldier takes his position during a gunbattle with suspected militants in Maloora on the outskirts of Srinagar October 21, 2010. REUTERS/Danish IsmailReuters - Troops shot dead two separatist militants on Thursday in a fierce nine-hour firefight on the outskirts of Srinagar, where popular protests against Indian rule have mounted in recent months.


Marathon man: How not to hit the wall (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 04:53 PM PDT

A man jogs under a canopy of cherry blossoms around the Tidal Basin in Washington, March 25, 2010. REUTERS/Jim Young/FilesReuters - Marathon runners can train for months to condition for the big race, yet struggle to finish if they exhaust stores of carbohydrates too quickly, a phenomenon known as "hitting the wall."


Random House signs rights to Rushdie memoir (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 11:17 AM PDT

Author Salman Rushdie poses for a photograph after an interview with Reuters in central London, October 8, 2010.  Random House has acquired global rights to publish British author Salman Rushdie's upcoming memoirs, it said on Thursday. REUTERS/Andrew Winning/FilesReuters - Random House has acquired international rights to publish British author Salman Rushdie's upcoming memoirs, it said on Thursday.


Canada plans tough action against human smugglers (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 03:48 PM PDT

Reuters - Canada vowed on Thursday to crack down on human smuggling from Asia in the wake of the arrival of two boats full of Tamils fleeing Sri Lanka, saying it expects more migrants to attempt the ocean journey.

Govt to fine Emaar JV over Games village delay - DDA (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 12:07 AM PDT

A general view of the 2010 Commonwealth Games village in New Delhi September 16, 2010. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - The Indian joint venture of Dubai's Emaar Properties will be penalised for delay and defects in construction of the Commonwealth Games village, a spokeswoman for the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) said.


Myanmar gets new flag, official name, anthem (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 09:12 AM PDT

The new state flag of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar is hoisted at the City Hall of Yangon, former capital and commercial city of Myanmar October 21, 2010. REUTERS/Aung Hla TunReuters - Myanmar's ruling military changed the country's flag, national anthem and official name on Thursday, just over two weeks before the country's first election in 20 years, state media said.


Farmers hurt as pressure on arable land grows - U.N. (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 11:05 AM PDT

Farmers from the central Philippine provinces of Negros and Leyte protest calling for a new land reform law, outside the office of Philippine First Gentleman Mike Arroyo, in Makati's financial district of Manila February 17, 2009.  REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco/FilesReuters - Land purchases by foreign investors in poor countries and the growing use of biofuels are boosting pressures on agricultural farmland and helping make 500 million small farmers hungry, a U.N. envoy said on Thursday.


TCS Q2 profit tops forecast, flags currency risk (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 09:24 AM PDT

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) chief executive N. Chandrasekaran speaks during a news conference in Mumbai October 6, 2009. TCS said it expected robust demand for outsourcing as it posted a second quarter profit that beat expectations but flagged volatile currencies as a risk to the sector. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - India's top IT firm, Tata Consultancy Services, said it expected robust demand for outsourcing as it posted a second quarter profit that beat expectations but flagged volatile currencies as a risk to the sector.


Vodafone to launch India 3G services in Q1 2011 (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 02:43 AM PDT

A woman walks past a large logo of Vodafone displayed on a shop in Mumbai May 20, 2010. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - Vodafone Essar, India's third-largest mobile carrier, will launch third-generation (3G) services in the country in the January-March quarter of 2011 and plans to spend up to $500 million within two years on its 3G networks, its managing director said on Thursday.


Coal India IPO covered 15 times on last day (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 07:49 AM PDT

A labourer works at a wholesale coal shop, which is a part of state-owned coal India, in Noida, October 19, 2010. REUTERS/Parivartan SharmaReuters - Coal India's $3.5 billion IPO, the country's largest, was more than 15 times subscribed on its final day, giving the government power to price the issue towards the top of its range and building momentum for upcoming state offers.


Food inflation eases to 15.53 pct in early Oct (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 12:07 AM PDT

A vendor waits for customers at his vegetable and fruit shop at the wholesale market in Mumbai March 15, 2010. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - India's annual food price inflation eased in early October but remained stubbornly high, keeping pressure on the central bank to raise policy rates by 25 basis points at its review on Nov. 2.


India to oppose cap on current a/c balances - source (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 12:54 AM PDT

A policeman patrols past a decoration designed to celebrate upcoming G20 summit to be held in November, at Gimpo airport in Seoul October 19, 2010. REUTERS/Truth LeemReuters - India will oppose any plans by the Group of 20 leading economies to impose caps on individual countries' current account balances as a solution to tensions over currency policies, a finance ministry source said on Thursday.


ONGC says has pre-emptive rights on Cairn-Vedanta deal (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 02:22 AM PDT

Engineers of Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) stand inside the Kalol oil field in Gujarat September 12, 2009. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - Indian state-run ONGC said on Thursday it has the option of exercising its pre-emptive rights in Cairn Energy's plans to sell a controlling stake in its Indian unit to Vedanta Resources.


SEBI unlikely to go for 100 pct open offer - report (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 09:50 PM PDT

Reuters - Capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is unlikely to accept a proposal to lift the size of mandatory open offer arising from mergers and acquisitions to 100 percent from 20 percent, the Economic Times reported on Thursday.
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