2010年12月7日星期二

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Bomb outside Varanasi temple kills one (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 09:52 AM PST

Onlookers stand at the site of a blast in Varanasi December 7, 2010. REUTERS/StringerReuters - A bomb outside a temple in Varanasi killed a child and injured several Hindu worshippers and foreign nationals on Tuesday.


TIMELINE - Major attacks in India since 2005 (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 10:01 AM PST

An injured man is taken to a hospital from the site of a blast in the northern Indian city of Varanasi December 7, 2010. REUTERS/StringerReuters - A two-year old girl was killed and several wounded in a blast on Tuesday outside a temple in Varanasi, northern India.


Pathan century keeps India on course for clean sweep (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 11:34 AM PST

India's Yusuf Pathan plays a shot during the fourth one-day international cricket match against New Zealand in Bangalore December 7, 2010. REUTERS/Danish SiddiquiReuters - Yusuf Pathan's maiden one-day international century lifted India to a five-wicket victory over New Zealand as runs flowed in the fourth match of the series on Tuesday.


India beat New Zealand by five wickets in fourth ODI (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 10:44 AM PST

India's Parthiv Patel plays a shot during the fourth one-day international cricket match against New Zealand in Bangalore December 7, 2010. REUTERS/Danish SiddiquiReuters - India beat New Zealand by five wickets with seven balls remaining in the fourth one-day international at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Tuesday.


EXCLUSIVE - Delhi CWG organisers accused of owing millions (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 04:20 AM PST

President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and Commonwealth Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi is pictured inside the Commonwealth Games athletes village in New Delhi September 25, 2010. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - Organisers of this year's New Delhi Commonwealth Games were accused on Tuesday of owing companies millions of dollars and blocking equipment used for the opening and closing ceremonies from leaving India.


WikiLeaks founder Assange refused bail by UK court (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 10:13 AM PST

A screen shot of a web browser shows the wikileaks.ch home page with a portrait of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange next to the out of service wikileaks.com domain, in Lavigny December 4, 2010. REUTERS/Valentin FlauraudReuters - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has angered U.S. authorities by publishing secret diplomatic cables, was remanded in custody by a British court on Tuesday over allegations of sex crimes in Sweden.


Cabinet okays planned $62 bln petchem project (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 07:57 AM PST

Reuters - India's cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal to set up a petrochemicals investment region in Orissa, which the government expects to attract investments of 2.78 trillion rupees ($62.2 billion).

November headline inflation seen at 7.5 pct: adviser (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 03:05 AM PST

A vendor arranges vegetables at a wholesale market in Siliguri April 4, 2008. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - Annual headline inflation in November is expected to be 7.5 percent, the chief economic adviser to the finance ministry said on Tuesday.


China, Nobel committee at odds over award boycott (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 07:36 AM PST

A protester holds a candle next to a portrait of jailed Chinese pro-democracy activist Liu Xiaobo during a candlelight vigil demanding the release of Liu, outside the Legislative Council in Hong Kong November 2, 2010. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/FilesReuters - China said on Tuesday the "vast majority" of nations would boycott this week's Nobel Peace Prize ceremony for jailed dissident Liu Xiaobo, but the Norwegian award committee said two-thirds of those invited would attend.


India gold hits record, deters physical buying (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 01:02 AM PST

Melted gold flows out of a smelter into a mould at a plant of gold refiner in Istanbul February 27, 2009. REUTERS/Osman Orsal/FilesReuters - India gold hit a record high on Tuesday afternoon, tracking the overnight rise in global prices, deterring traders from placing new deals in the middle of the wedding season, dealers said.


Economy booms, but inflation high - finance ministry report (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Dec 2010 11:57 PM PST

A labourer rolls a tyre past newly constructed residential buildings on the outskirts of Kolkata February 26, 2010. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal/FilesReuters - India's economy could grow by nine percent this fiscal year, the highest in three years, and average inflation will be nearly double the central bank end-year targets, according to a review of the economy by the finance ministry.


China says does not want to "replace" U.S. as world power (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Dec 2010 11:02 PM PST

An instructor aligns the formation of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Airborne Corps during a training session at the 60th National Day Parade Village on the outskirts of Beijing, September 15, 2009. REUTERS/Joe Chan/FilesReuters - China does not want to "replace" the United States from its dominant role in the world, and the world should not fear China's rise, the country's top diplomat wrote in an essay.


Dominant England seize Ashes initiative (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 12:46 AM PST

England's Graeme Swann (C) celebrates with his teammates after claiming the final wicket of Australia's Peter Siddle during the final day of the second Ashes cricket test in Adelaide December 7, 2010.REUTERS/Mick TsikasReuters - England completed a ruthless humiliation of Australia with their biggest Ashes victory in 24 years on Tuesday, routing their hosts by an innings and 71 runs to take a firm grip on the five-test series.


Varanasi temple blast kills one police (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 07:25 AM PST

Reuters - A blast outside a temple in Varanasi killed at least one person and injured several people, police said on Tuesday.

Varanasi temple blast kills one - police (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 06:21 AM PST

Reuters - A blast outside a temple in Varanasi killed at least one person and injured several people, police said on Tuesday.

Microfinance key to financial inclusion - RBI (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 02:13 AM PST

Security personnel stand guard in front of SKS Microfinance's head office in Hyderabad November 25, 2010. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder/FilesReuters - Microfinance institutions (MFIs) in India, squeezed by regulation in Andhra Pradesh, are an integral part of financial inclusion but are under stress at the moment, a central bank deputy governor said on Tuesday.


UK PM eyes 2011 Afghan pullback, U.S. reviews war (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 01:12 AM PST

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron speaks at the Business in the Community annual general meeting in London December 2, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew WinningReuters - British Prime Minister David Cameron, on an unannounced visit to Afghanistan, said on Tuesday he was confident British troops could start leaving early next year, when transition to Afghan forces beings.


China, 18 other states to skip Liu's Nobel gala (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 01:12 AM PST

Protesters hang postcards of jailed Chinese Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo with yellow ribbon outside the Chinese liaison office during a protest to urge the release of Liu in Hong Kong  December 5, 2010.  REUTERS/Tyrone SiuReuters - China and 18 other countries have declined invitations to attend Friday's Nobel Peace Prize ceremony for Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Tuesday.


Actress Yeoh meets Myanmar's Suu Kyi to discuss film (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 12:53 AM PST

Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila May 26, 2010. Michelle Yeoh visited Myanmar at the weekend to discuss her plans to  play the lead role in a new film about recently released  pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo/FilesReuters - Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh visited Myanmar at the weekend to discuss her plans to play the lead role in a new film about recently released pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.


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