2010年10月26日星期二

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

India, U.S. aim to lift defence ties during Obama trip (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 01:48 AM PDT

Officials from the U.S. Department of Defence display the flags of India and the United States during the Asia Security Summit in Singapore June 4, 2010. REUTERS/POOL New/FilesReuters - When U.S. President Barack Obama arrives in India next month, he will face a key challenge of boosting defence ties that are on the upswing but mired by political suspicion over pandering to Washington's interests.

World Cup soccer's psychic octopus Paul dies in Germany (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 08:38 AM PDT

Octopus Paul, better known as the so-called Reuters - Paul, the oracle octopus who shot to fame in the World Cup this summer for his uncanny ability to predict the results of Germany's soccer matches, has died at his home in Oberhausen at the age of two.

Madonna goes into global gym business (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 10:38 AM PDT

U.S. singer Madonna and her boyfriend Jesus Luz (R) walk with Rio de Janeiro Governor Sergio Cabral (L) during the Carnival parade of samba schools in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome, February 14, 2010. REUTERS/Bruno DomingosReuters - Madonna is to open a chain of gyms around the world that will merge fitness with entertainment, starting with one in Mexico City in mid-November.

Blackburn set for 46mln sale to Indian firm (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 08:38 AM PDT

A file photo shows Blackburn Rovers' Gael Givet (L) celebrate his goal against Aston Villa with team mates during their English League Cup soccer match at Villa Park in Birmingham, central England, September 22, 2010. REUTERS/Darren Staples/FilesReuters - Blackburn Rovers hope the sale of the club to Indian conglomerate Venkys will be completed in November with the investors expecting to seal a 46 million pound ($73.04 million) deal for the Premier League side.

FACTBOX - Corporate America's wish-list for Obama India trip (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 04:25 PM PDT

Reuters - Corporate America will turn up in force for President Barack Obama's first visit to India next month, with over 200 companies expected to attend a conference in Mumbai that will be headlined by the president.

Economy regaining pre-slowdown growth - Mukherjee (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 01:30 AM PDT

File photo of Pranab Mukherjee speaking during a two-day long summit in New Delhi January 19, 2009. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - India's economy is on the path to regaining the growth momentum seen before the global economic slowdown, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday.

Government warms to Wal-Mart's retail push (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 07:26 AM PDT

People shop inside Bharti group and Wal-Mart's cash-and-carry joint venture store on the outskirts of Amritsar March 10, 2010. REUTERS/Munish Sharma/FilesReuters - India sounded a positive note on Tuesday on opening up to foreign direct investment in the massive and politically sensitive multi-brand retail sector by global players like Wal-Mart and Carrefour.

Double polio vaccine holds promise for ending virus (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 06:40 AM PDT

Vasim Khan, a 10-year-old polio victim, moves his wooden plank inside his school in Bangalore August 19, 2006. A new double-strain polio vaccine is more effective than triple, single vaccines and means children in high-risk areas can be immunised against two key strains of crippling virus in a single dose, scientists say. REUTERS/Jagadeesh/FilesReuters - A new double-strain polio vaccine is more effective than triple and single vaccines and will be a potent weapon in the battle to eradicate the crippling virus, World Health Organisation (WHO) scientists said on Tuesday.

Faked in China: Inside the pirates' web (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 04:55 AM PDT

A fake LVMH handbag (R) purchased and shipped from a China -ased online website is pictured next to products on display at a Louis Vuitton store in Chevy Chase, Maryland, October 5, 2010. REUTERS/Hyungwon KangReuters - Anybody could tell right away that the Louis Vuitton shoulder bag was fake because it was delivered in a recycled box that once shipped batteries.

FACTBOX - Hurdles facing U.S. investment in India (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 08:10 AM PDT

Customers shop at a Best Price Modern Wholesale store, a joint venture of Wal-Mart Stores and Bharti Enterprises, at Zirakpur in the northern Indian state of Punjab in this May 12, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Ajay VermaReuters - India needs investment to fuel its rapidly growing economy, overhaul its creaking infrastructure and curb a swollen current account deficit, but crucial reforms to allow foreign investors access to important sectors are stalled.

Iran begins inserting fuel into nuclear plant core (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 02:05 AM PDT

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on leaving the office to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. A general view of the Bushehr main nuclear reactor, 1,200 km (746 miles) south of Tehran, August 21, 2010. REUTERS/Raheb HomavandiReuters - Iran has begun loading fuel into the core of its first nuclear power plant on Tuesday, one of the last steps to realising its stated goal of becoming a peaceful nuclear power, state-run Press TV reported on Tuesday.

Foxconn India workers arrested for illegal strike (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 03:08 AM PDT

Reuters - A number of employees at Foxconn International Holdings Ltd's Indian plants have been arrested for breaching labour laws by striking during a cooling-off period during pay negotiations, the company said on Wednesday.

Finmin report: GDP seen growing 8.5-9.7 pct in 2010/11 (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 01:30 AM PDT

Labourers work at a construction site of a recreational park on the outskirts of New Delhi September 8, 2009. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal/FilesReuters - India's economy is seen growing by 8.5-9.7 percent in the 2010/11 fiscal year and monetary tightening should ensure the pace of recovery in Asia's third-largest economy is not hit, the finance ministry said in a report released on Tuesday.

Departing Microsoft visionary sees 'post-PC' world (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 06:23 PM PDT

Chief Software Architect at Microsoft Ray Ozzie speaks at the 2008 Microsoft Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles October 27, 2008. REUTERS/Fred Prouser/FilesReuters - Microsoft Corp's resident visionary and departing software chief has urged the company to move on from its Windows and Office roots and imagine a "post-PC world" of simple, global Web devices.

Food prices a structural inflation driver - RBI (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 10:40 PM PDT

A vendor arranges vegetables at a market in Lucknow May 6, 2010. REUTERS/Pawan Kumar/FilesReuters - MUMBAI (Reuters) The Reserve Bank of India warned on Tuesday that surging food prices are structural and will put upward pressure on inflation and interest rates.

Obama to meet with U.S. business leaders in India (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 07:34 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama in Louisiana, May 2, 2010. President Barack Obama will meet in India with a delegation of U.S. business leaders including Boeing Co's Jim McNerney, Honeywell's David Cote and GE's Jeffrey Immelt, the White House said. REUTERS/Larry Downing/FilesReuters - President Barack Obama will meet a delegation of top U.S. business leaders during his trip to India, the White House said on Monday, as U.S. corporations explore the Asian country's fast-growing market.

Tata Motors sees no need for partnership with Japan (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 06:42 PM PDT

Ravi Kant, vice chairman of Tata Motors, smiles during a news conference in Mumbai August 10, 2010. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/FilesReuters - Tata Motors does not see any immediate need to form a partnership with Japanese automakers, Vice Chairman Ravi Kant said in Tokyo on Tuesday.

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