2010年11月10日星期三

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Cancun will test climate talks' credibility: Jairam Ramesh (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 06:47 AM PST

India's Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh  gestures during a news conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York September 22, 2010. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi/FilesReuters - U.N. climate talks in Cancun will be the last chance for nations to agree on thorny issues such as technology transfers and will test the dialogue's credibility, India's environment minister said on Wednesday.


Satyam founder Ramalinga Raju surrenders in fraud case (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 06:07 AM PST

File photo of Ramalinga Raju, former chairman and founder of Satyam Computer, is escorted from a court in  Hyderabad April 9, 2009. Raju, on Wednesday, surrendered to a lower court in Hyderabad in a case of accounting fraud that turned out to be the country's biggest corporate scandal. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder/FilesReuters - The former chairman and founder of Satyam Computer, Ramalinga Raju, on Wednesday surrendered to a lower court in Hyderabad in a case of accounting fraud that turned out to be the country's biggest corporate scandal.


POSCO India decision unlikely this month - sources (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 12:33 AM PST

An employee of steelmaker POSCO walks at the company's headquarters in Seoul April 10, 2009. A panel set up by India's environment ministry to assess South Korean firm POSCO's proposed $12 billion steel plant in Orissa has given the firm 10 days to submit more information, sources said. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won/FilesReuters - A panel assessing South Korean firm POSCO's proposed $12 billion steel plant has given the firm 10 days to submit more information, delaying a decision on India's biggest foreign direct investment, sources said on Tuesday.


Obama tells G20 dollar strength rests on US economy (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 09:44 AM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama steps off Air Force One as he arrives at the Seoul Airport November 10, 2010, prior to the G20 Summit.  Obama sought to swing the G20 spotlight back onto global imbalances and take his own country's policies out of the glare as world leaders gathered in Seoul on Wednesday. REUTERS/Romeo RanocoReuters - President Barack Obama responded to widespread criticism that the United States is deliberately weakening the dollar while trying to swing the G20 spotlight back onto global imbalances as world leaders gathered in Seoul on Wednesday.


Zulqarnain contract suspended, ICC offer help (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 09:34 AM PST

Pakistan's wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider takes off the bails to run out South Africa's Rusty Theron during their third one-day international cricket match in Dubai November 2, 2010. REUTERS/Nikhil Monteiro/FilesReuters - Pakistan's Cricket Board has suspended the contract of wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider after failing to make contact with him in the wake of his departure to England where he is seeking asylum.


Festive season pushes October car sales to record (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 01:02 AM PST

A worker displays alloy wheels for sale outside a car accessories shop in Hyderabad October 29, 2010. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder/FilesReuters - Car sales in India rose an annual 38 percent in October to record levels, as festive season demand combined with the rapidly expanding economy to pull buyers into showrooms.


Singapore gives Jeev Milkha Singh good vibrations (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 12:23 AM PST

Reuters - Jeev Milkha Singh's season has been hampered by a troublesome rotator cuff injury but the Indian hopes the "golfing gods" will be back on his side at the $6 Singapore Open this week.

Manmohan warns G20 against complacency on financial regs (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 09:04 PM PST

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh  in New Delhi July 3, 2010. The Group of 20 must not be complacent in its efforts to set up a strong financial regulatory framework and effective supervision, Singh said in a statement on Wednesday. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - The Group of 20 must not be complacent in its efforts to set up a strong financial regulatory framework and effective supervision, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said in a statement on Wednesday.


G20 struggles to cool currency tensions (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 02:08 AM PST

A model presents a traditional Hanbok during a rehearsal of an event for the spouses of leaders who will attend the G20 Seoul Summit, at Changdeokgung Palace in Seoul November 9, 2010.  REUTERS/Truth LeemReuters - G20 negotiators sought to gloss over bitter divisions on global economic policies on Wednesday after a day of heated arguments as their leaders gathered for a summit in Seoul.


Over 1,000 tigers killed in decade of illegal trade (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 08:12 PM PST

A South China tiger is pictured at Shanghai zoo, July 8, 2008. More than 1,000 tigers have been killed over the last decade for illegal trade in parts such as skin and bones, and this is likely only a small fraction of the true numbers, a study by wildlife protection groups says. REUTERS/Aly Song/FilesReuters - More than 1,000 tigers have been killed over the last decade for illegal trade in parts such as skin and bones, and this is likely only a small fraction of the true numbers, a study by wildlife protection groups says.


CORRECTED - China says understands India U.N. desires (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 02:32 AM PST

Members of the Security Council meet in a chamber at the United Nations in New York May 9, 2006. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/FilesReuters - China said on Tuesday it understood India's desire to play a greater role in the United Nations, where China is the only Asian member of the Security Council.


Obama: more needed to improve Muslim ties (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 07:22 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and first lady Michelle Obama tour the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta November 10, 2010. With them is their guide Grand Imam Ali Mustafa Yaqub.    REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday much more needs to be done to repair frayed U.S. relations with the Muslim world in an acknowledgement of the difficulties in eradicating "years of mistrust."


Mitsubishi, Tata may team on Indian city project:Nikkei (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 01:12 AM PST

Reuters - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd is considering partnering with the Tata Motors group on an Indian smart-city pilot project it is participating in, the Nikkei business daily reported.

FACTBOX - What to watch at the Seoul G20 (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 08:31 PM PST

People are reflected on a sculpture in front of the Coex Convention Centre, the venue of the G20 summit, in Seoul November 8, 2010.  The G20 Summit will be held in Seoul on November 11-12.  REUTERS/Jo Yong-HakReuters - World leaders gather in Seoul on Thursday and Friday for a Group of 20 summit aimed at safeguarding the global economic recovery and defusing trade and currency tensions.


Bharti Q2 net drops 27 pct, lags forecast (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 08:41 PM PST

A rickshaw driver talks on his mobile phone as he rides past a billboard outside a railway station in Chandigarh May 26, 2009. REUTERS/Ajay Verma/FilesReuters - Bharti Airtel, India's top mobile operator, reported a bigger-than-expected 27 percent drop in quarterly profit after being squeezed by a price war but said it continued to generate healthy free cashflow.


FACTBOX - Gold exchange-traded funds mushroom in India (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 10:54 PM PST

Reuters - Gold exchange-traded funds (ETF) may be new for India, but are gaining in popularity as investors become aware of the benefits of investing in gold in a non-material form as opposed to holding it as jewellery.

Bush seeks legacy, but will Americans read? (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 06:39 PM PST

Former U.S. President George W. Bush is seen on the cover of his memoir titled Reuters - President George W. Bush may hope his memoir will help shape his legacy, but after the glow of being on Oprah and the media blitz wears off, few Americans who buy "Decision Points" are likely to read it, experts say.


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