2010年10月22日星期五

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Five policemen killed in Maoist attack in Bihar (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 12:07 PM PDT

Reuters - Five policemen were killed and one injured when Maoist rebels blew up a security patrol late on Friday in a landmine blast in Sheohar in Bihar, the state's top police official said.

Google says Street View cars got email, passwords (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 01:18 PM PDT

A camera used for Google street view is pictured at the CeBIT computer fair in Hanover March 2, 2010. Google Inc acknowledged that a fleet of cars equipped with wireless equipment inadvertently collected emails and passwords of computer users in various countries, and said it was changing its privacy practices. REUTERS/Christian Charisius/FilesReuters - Google Inc said its "Street View" cars around the world accidentally collected more personal data than previously disclosed, and that it was changing its privacy practices.


Asif withdraws appeal against ICC suspension (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 01:08 PM PDT

Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Asif leaves the team hotel in Taunton in south west England September 1, 2010. Asif has withdrawn his appeal against the suspension imposed on him by cricket's governing body (ICC) over spot-fixing allegations. REUTERS/Toby Melville/FilesReuters - Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif has withdrawn his appeal against the suspension imposed on him by cricket's governing body (ICC) over spot-fixing allegations.


Assertive India green policy no reason for investor worry (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 05:21 AM PDT

Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh  gestures during a news conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York September 22, 2010. India's increasingly assertive green policy may have put on hold several multi-billion dollar mega-projects but investors have little reason to worry. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi/FilesReuters - India's increasingly assertive green policy may have put on hold several multi-billion dollar mega-projects, as conserving forests and rivers trumps polluting factories, but investors have little reason to worry.


U.S. plan for trade targets hits G20 headwinds (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 09:37 AM PDT

Participants pose for a group photograph at the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Gyeongju October 22, 2010. REUTERS/Kim Jae-Hwan/PoolReuters - The United States struggled on Friday to win backing for a proposal to set limits on external imbalances as a way of pressing countries with surpluses such as China to let their exchange rates rise.


Indian Boxing Federation rues loss of franchise for global event (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 03:32 AM PDT

A general view of the Talkatora Boxing Stadium, September 12, 2010. REUTERS/Stringer/FilesReuters - The Indian Boxing Federation (IBF) was left to rue a missed opportunity for the country's amateur pugilists on Friday after Delhi forfeited a World Series Boxing (WSB) franchise due to lack of sponsorship.


Shock change of heart as Rooney stays at United (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 07:28 AM PDT

File photo of Manchester United's Wayne Rooney at Old Trafford in Manchester, northern England, September 14, 2010. REUTERS/Darren Staples/FilesReuters - Wayne Rooney performed a stunning U-turn on Friday by signing a five-year contract to stay at Manchester United and end a week of bombshells with yet another shock.


Google plans to launch online music service in India - WSJ (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 09:57 PM PDT

A construction worker walks past a logo next to the main entrance of the Google building in Zurich May 25, 2010. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegman/FilesReuters - Google Inc plans to launch an online music service in India that would enable users to search for legal music streams and downloads, the Wall Street Journal said.


Berlin museum offers night on a magic mushroom (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 08:42 AM PDT

Reuters - Visitors to Berlin's Museum for Contemporary Art can book themselves a night in an installation created by artist Carsten Hoeller at a cost of 1,000 euros ($1,400) as of Nov. 5.

Tax office asks $2.53 bln payment from Vodafone (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 05:21 AM PDT

A pedestrian passes a Vodafone store on Oxford Street in central London, November 10, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs/FilesReuters - Indian tax authorities on Friday asked Vodafone to pay 112.18 billion rupees ($2.53 billion) tax on its 2007 purchase of Hutchison Whampoa Ltd's mobile business in the country, but the British firm said it "strongly disagrees" with the tax calculation.


Gazprom may take part in TAPI gas pipeline (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 05:31 AM PDT

Logo of Gazprom marketing department located on the Champs Elysees in Paris January 5, 2009.   REUTERS/Charles Platiau/FilesReuters - Russia's gas monopoly Gazprom could take part in a project to build gas pipeline from Turkmenistan to Pakistan and India via Afghanistan, Russia's energy tsar Igor Sechin said on Friday.


Bajaj Auto to replace ACC in BSE Sensex (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 09:58 AM PDT

Newly built motorbikes are seen at the Bajaj Auto Ltd. plant in Pune August 9, 2007. Bajaj Auto Ltd will replace cement producer ACC Ltd as a component of the BSE Sensex from Dec. 6, the Bombay Stock Exchange said in a statement late on Friday. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - Bajaj Auto Ltd, India's No. 2 motorcycle maker, will replace cement producer ACC Ltd as a component of the BSE Sensex from Dec. 6, the Bombay Stock Exchange said in a statement late on Friday.


U.S. seeks $2 bln in military aid for Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 06:35 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi speak during the U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue Plenary Session at the State Department in Washington October 22, 2010. REUTERS/Larry DowningReuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced on Friday the Obama administration would seek $2 billion in foreign military assistance for Pakistan, saying Washington had no closer ally in the struggle against Islamist insurgents.


Afghan insurgents dismiss peace talks, NATO upbeat (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 06:55 AM PDT

Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai speaks during a conference on rural developments in the presidential palace in Kabul October 20, 2010.  REUTERS/Ahmad MasoodReuters - Mid-level Taliban insurgency commanders do not believe their leaders have begun tentative peace talks with the Afghan government, with many vowing on Friday not to give up the fight after nearly 10 years of war.


Andhra Pradesh court tells microlenders to register (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 08:31 AM PDT

Reuters - The Andhra Pradesh High Court has asked microfinance institutions operating in the state to register with the state government within seven days as required by a recent ordinance, according to court documents.

Rupee rise manageable thus far- trade minister (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 08:31 AM PDT

Reuters - Trade Minister Anand Sharma on Friday downplayed the impact that an appreciating rupee, which has risen about 5.6 percent since the start of September, is having on exporters.

Coal India gives investors exit option until Oct 25 (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 10:37 PM 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, whose $3.5 billion IPO was more than 15 times subscribed, has been asked by the capital markets regulator to offer investors an exit option until Oct. 25 after errors were pointed out in its prospectus, the state-run company's chairman said.


China unveils its own version of Google Earth (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 07:58 PM PDT

Reuters - A Chinese government body has released its own online mapping service, designed to compete with Google Earth's popular satellite mapping service, that could spell more trouble for Google's services in the mainland.

Wipro disappoints as currency, wages weigh; shares down (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 11:17 PM PDT

People walk in the Wipro campus in Bangalore June 23, 2009.  REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - India's Wipro Ltd lagged street estimates of second-quarter net profit due to currency volatility and said the global economic environment remained uncertain, sending its shares down more than 3 percent.


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