2010年11月26日星期五

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


CBI probes 21 companies in bribes-for-loans scandal (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 08:57 AM PST

A worker stands on scaffoldings at the headquarters of Central Bank of India in Mumbai November 25, 2010. REUTERS/Danish SiddiquiReuters - NEW DELHI (Reuters) -The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is probing 21 sizeable companies for links to a bribes-for-loans scandal that has hit lending and infrastructure shares and rocked the country's image as an investment destination.


Tata says govt should investigate telecom scandal - TV (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 08:37 AM PST

Tata Motors Chairman Ratan Tata in Mumbai June 28, 2009. The government should take a stand in the telecom spectrum scam, Ratan Tata, one of India's most influential businessmen, told a television channel, referring to the scandal that has paralysed the Indian parliament. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - The government should take a stand in the telecom spectrum scam, Ratan Tata, one of India's most influential businessmen, told a television channel, referring to the scandal that has paralysed the Indian parliament.


Overallotment makes GM IPO world's biggest (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 03:59 PM PST

A banner hangs at the front of the General Motors Co world headquarters announcing GM's return to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Detroit, Michigan November 18, 2010.  REUTERS/Rebecca CookReuters - General Motors Co's underwriters exercised their full overallotment option, making the initial public offering of the U.S. automaker the biggest in the world, at $23.1 billion.


Feisty Jairam Ramesh hauls up Lavasa, Jindal (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 05:49 AM PST

Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh in Copenhagen, early December 19, 2009.  REUTERS/Christian Charisius/FilesReuters - The environment ministry asked two high-profile projects why it should not close them over possible violations of green rules, continuing an assertive break with tradition that has hit several multi-billion-dollar investments.


Obama hit during basketball game, gets stitches (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 01:00 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama walks back to his car after playing basketball at Fort McNair in Washington, November 26, 2010. U.S. President Barack Obama was accidentally elbowed in the face while playing basketball on Friday and received 12 stitches to his lip, the White House said. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - U.S. President Barack Obama was accidentally elbowed in the face while playing basketball on Friday and received 12 stitches to his lip, the White House said.


Krishna says Indo-Sri Lanka ties not at risk over China (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 03:22 AM PST

India's Foreign Minister Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna (L) leans over to hear Sri Lanka's Minister of External Affairs Gamini Lakshman Peiris speak during a media conference in Colombo November 26, 2010.  REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-ReynoldsReuters - Sri Lanka's relationship with India is not at risk over expanding ties with China or other nations, India's foreign minister said on Friday.


Chandhok eyes F1 return in crowded driver market (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 04:26 AM PST

Karun Chandhok is pictured during the third practice session of the Canadian F1 Grand Prix in Montreal, June 12, 2010. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger/FilesReuters - Karun Chandhok will test with GP2 teams in Abu Dhabi this weekend while still hoping for a return to Formula One next year in time for his country's first grand prix.


FACTBOX - Seven big Indian corruption scandals (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 07:08 AM PST

A worker stands on scaffoldings at the headquarters of Central Bank of India in Mumbai November 25, 2010.  REUTERS/Danish SiddiquiReuters - India has been rocked this year by a series of corruption scandals that have embarrassed the ruling Congress party, rattled markets and delayed reform bills as the opposition stalls parliament.


'Dr. Funshine' prescribes laughter yoga for seniors (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 06:57 AM PST

Prisoners in Bombay's famous Arthur Road jail participate in a laughter session, December 19, 2000. The session was organised by Madan Kataria, head of Laughter Club which has 600 branches in India and 200 abroad. REUTERS/Savita Kirloskar/FilesReuters - It's a Monday morning at the Live Well center in San Diego and a group of seniors are skipping, clapping and hooting in the recreation room.


BSE Sensex down 3rd week; bribery scandal jolts (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 05:49 AM PST

People walk past the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai January 9, 2009.  REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - The BSE Sensex fell for the third straight week, its longest such losing streak since February, shaken by a bribes-for-loans scandal that sent banks and realty shares plummeting.


WTO envoys ready for Doha trade deal push in 2011 (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 09:39 AM PST

A mobile crane prepares to stack a container at Thar Dry Port in Sanand in Gujarat September 15, 2010.  REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - Ambassadors at the World Trade Organization, heeding a call from leaders at the G20 and APEC summits, have agreed to push for an outline deal in the long-stalled Doha trade round by next summer.


Impostor deepens confusion over Afghan peace "talks" (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 06:00 AM PST

Reuters - Afghanistan's protracted move towards talks with the Taliban bordered on farce on Friday with Afghan and foreign officials trading blame after a fake Taliban "leader" left them red-faced.

Sri Lanka aims to double share market cap by 2012 (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 08:15 AM PST

Sri Lanka's Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal (L) speaks as Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa listens at a Thomson Reuters forum to discuss Sri Lanka's post-war economic rebirth in Colombo November 26, 2010. REUTERS/Dinuka LiyanawatteReuters - Sri Lanka plans to double the Colombo Stock Exchange's market capitalisation from the present $19.8 billion over the next two years by listing companies partly owned by the state, the central bank governor said on Friday.


Supreme court issues notice on iron ore export ban (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 06:31 AM PST

Reuters - The Supreme Court issued notices to the Karnataka government on Friday asking why it must not admit an appeal by mining firm MSPL Ltd that challenged a ban on iron ore exports from the state.

SEBI looking into bribery scandal - source (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 03:23 AM PST

Reuters - MUMBAI (Reuters) -The stock market regulator is looking into whether firms involved in the financial bribery scandal did any insider trading or stock price manipulation, a source at the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) told Reuters.

Environment min hauls up high-profile projects (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 02:00 AM PST

Reuters - India's environment ministry is asking two high-profile projects about possible violations of regulations, continuing an assertiveness that has already held up or halted several billion-dollar projects, some from foreign firms.
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