2010年11月2日星期二

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Kashmir violence flares ahead of Obama trip (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 04:41 AM PDT

A policeman keeps guard atop an armoured vehicle during a curfew in Srinagar October 27, 2010. Troops shot dead  six separatist militants in firefights across Kashmir, police said on Tuesday, raising concerns militants may have stepped up violence ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to India this week. REUTERS/Danish Ismail/FilesReuters - Troops shot dead six separatist militants in firefights across Kashmir, police said on Tuesday, raising concerns militants may have stepped up violence ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to India this week.


Sonia Gandhi worried about high prices (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 05:53 AM PDT

Chief of ruling Congress Party Sonia Gandhi speaks during the All India Congress Committee (AICC) meeting  in New Delhi November 2, 2010. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi called on Tuesday for more steps to control stubbornly high prices and promised more social programmes that could rally voters in a season of crucial state elections.


Democratic power at risk in U.S. elections (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 05:44 AM PDT

The U.S. Capitol is seen the day before mid-term elections in Washington November 1, 2010.    REUTERS/Molly RileyReuters - After a long and bitter campaign, Americans cast their votes on Tuesday in elections that could sweep Democrats from power in Congress and slam the brakes on President Barack Obama's legislative agenda.


South Africa paceman Ntini retires from internationals (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 12:46 PM PDT

South Africa's Makhaya Ntini runs out West Indies' Devon Smith during their Twenty20 cricket match at the Wanderes stadium in Johannesburg, January 18, 2008.  REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/FilesReuters - South Africa fast bowler Makhaya Ntini has formally retired from international cricket, the 33-year-old said in a statement on Tuesday.


Mukherjee says inflation a major concern (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 12:02 AM PDT

A worker carries a sack with vegetables at a vegetable wholesale market in New Delhi March 11, 2010. Inflation in India has emerged a as a major concern and is driven by rising food prices, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/FilesReuters - Inflation in India has emerged a as a major concern and is driven by rising food prices, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday.


RBI raises rates, signals tightening pause (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 02:48 AM PDT

A man talks on his mobile phone as he walks past the logo of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) inside its head office in Mumbai June 14, 2010. The RBI raised interest rates for the sixth time this year on Tuesday to tame inflation, and indicated that the increase was likely to be its last in the near term. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raised interest rates for the sixth time this year on Tuesday to tame stubbornly high inflation but said there was little chance of another increase near term.


Harley says to set up assembly facility in Haryana (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 12:34 AM PDT

A motorcycle and parts are shown on a display during the grand opening of the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee, July 12, 2008, showcasing more than a century of the company's history that began in Milwaukee in 1903. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly/FilesReuters - Heavyweight motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson Inc said on Tuesday it plans to set up an assembly facility in Haryana to serve the local market, using U.S.-made component kits.


FACTBOX - U.S. elections for Congress, state, local offices (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 07:28 AM PDT

Residents cast their ballots at a polling station in Alexandria, Virginia, November 2, 2010. REUTERS/Molly Riley/FilesReuters - Voters across the United States go to the polls on Tuesday to elect U.S. senators and representatives, governors, state lawmakers and local officials.


Potter star Watson "felt sick" when told of riches (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 02:24 AM PDT

Actress Emma Watson in New York in this May 3, 2010 file photo. Reuters - "Harry Potter" actress Emma Watson said that for years she had no idea how much money she was earning from her role as Hermione Granger in the hit movie franchise, and that she felt sick when she finally realized.


Gold buyers trickle in a day before Dhanteras (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 02:06 AM PDT

A woman wears gold bangles at a jewellery shop in  Allahabad September 1, 2008. Consumers trickled in to jewellery shops and banks, more to buy coins and bars, a day before the key Dhanteras festival despite the near record high prices, traders said on Tuesday.  REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash/FilesReuters - Consumers trickled in to jewellery shops and banks, more to buy coins and bars, a day before the key Dhanteras festival despite the near record high prices, traders said on Tuesday.


Yemen hunts bombmaker suspect, starts trial (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 04:49 AM PDT

The cargo center of United Parcel Service (UPS) is seen at the Cologne/Bonn airport near Cologne November 1, 2010. Yemen launched a major operation on Tuesday to arrest a Saudi bombmaker suspected of being behind a foiled bomb plot involving U.S.-bound parcels. REUTERS/Ina FassbenderReuters - Yemen launched a major operation on Tuesday to arrest a Saudi bomb maker suspected of being behind a foiled bomb plot involving U.S.-bound parcels as the poverty-hit Muslim nation came under pressure to find those responsible.


Times loses less than 90 pct of readers online (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 04:41 AM PDT

Reuters - News Corp's Times of London has lost less than 90 percent of its online audience since it started charging readers on the Web, fewer than it had feared, it said on Tuesday.

Airlines body calls for cooperation on security (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 03:55 AM PDT

A cargo plane of Federal Express (FedEx) is seen at the Cologne/Bonn airport near Cologne November 1, 2010. Governments around the world need to cooperate with airlines to improve aviation security, the head of international airlines body IATA said, days after two U.S.-bound bombs sent were intercepted in air cargo. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender/FilesReuters - Governments around the world need to cooperate with airlines to improve aviation security, the head of international airlines body IATA said, days after two U.S.-bound bombs sent were intercepted in air cargo.


Jet Air, JetLite launches 76 new peak season flights (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 12:26 AM PDT

A passenger aircraft belonging to private airline Jet Airways prepares to land at Mumbai airport April 11, 2007. Jet Airways Ltd, largest private carrier, said it has launched forty-six new flights across India effective Nov 1 to tap the year-end peak winter season demand. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - Jet Airways Ltd, India's largest private carrier, said it has launched forty-six new flights across India effective Nov 1 to tap the year-end peak winter season demand.


Apple has 95% of tablet market - Strategy Analytics (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 12:59 AM PDT

A host shows off the back of Apple's  Reuters - Apple controlled 95 percent of the emerging market for tablet computers with its iPads in the July-to-September quarter, research firm Strategy Analytics (SA) said on Tuesday.


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