2011年4月28日星期四

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


India spurns U.S. for fighter jet order (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:18 PM PDT

Ricardo Traven, the chief test pilot on the Super Hornet program for the Boeing Company, stands near a F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft on display ahead of the Reuters - India rejected U.S. bids for an $11 billion fighter plane contract, short-listing two European suppliers on Thursday in a move that could delay closer strategic ties with the United States.


U.S. eyes India arms deals beyond fighter setback (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:18 PM PDT

Reuters - India's choice of European warplanes in an $11 billion competition to update its combat fleet was a setback for U.S. aerospace companies, but it is not game over for the Americans.

Tiwary and Abdulla earn Kolkata victory over Delhi (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 12:09 PM PDT

Reuters - Manoj Tiwary's unbeaten half-century and three wickets from Iqbal Abdulla helped Kolkata Knight Riders to a 17-run win over Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Thursday.

Green panel recommends deferment of nuclear plant plans in Tamil Nadu (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 07:13 AM PDT

A woman shouts slogans during an anti-nuclear protest in Mumbai April 26, 2011. REUTERS/Vivek PrakashReuters - A panel backed by the environment ministry has suggested holding off green approvals for four proposed reactors at the Kudamkulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu on concerns over coastal degradation and safety that intensified after last month's nuclear disaster in Japan.


FACTBOX - Eurofighter, Rafale in India fighter race (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:13 AM PDT

Pilots prepare a French Dassault Rafale fighter jet at the Swiss Army Airbase in Emmen, central Switzerland in this October 28, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Michael Buholzer/FilesReuters - India has shortlisted European defence firms Dassault and Eurofighter for an $11 billion fighter jet contract, rejecting U.S. and Russian firms in a move that indicates an effort by Asia's third largest economy to broaden its strategic ties.


Pakistan and India want to boost commercial ties (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 10:31 AM PDT

Children of slum dwellers tie India and Pakistan national flags at a workshop run by a non-governmental organisation (NGO) in Chandigarh March 28, 2011. REUTERS/Ajay Verma/FilesReuters - Nuclear rivals Pakistan and India agreed on Thursday to examine ways of boosting trade as part of efforts to revive a peace process derailed by the 2008 Mumbai attack.


Fervour builds ahead of British royal wedding (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 11:14 AM PDT

Pupils of Kirby Hill school take part in a mock wedding ceremony at the church in Kirby Hill, northern England April 28, 2011. REUTERS/Nigel RoddisReuters - Crowds camped out in London and dignitaries flew in for Friday's wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, an event full of pageantry that has drawn Britain and its monarchy into the international spotlight.


Govt approves $1 bln World Bank loan to clean Ganga river (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 01:45 AM PDT

A Hindu woman devotee takes a holy dip in the polluted Sangam, confluence of three rivers, the Ganga, the Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, in Allahabad November 10, 2008.  REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash/FilesReuters - The cabinet approved a $1 billion loan from the World Bank on Thursday, a government statement said, to fund an eight-year project to clean the River Ganges, larges stretches of which are heavily polluted by industrial and domestic waste.


Food inflation at 8.76 pct y/y on April 16 - govt (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 12:18 AM PDT

A vendor exchanges money with a customer at a shop selling garlic, onions and potatoes at a wholesale market in Mumbai April 28, 2011.  REUTERS/Vivek PrakashReuters - India's food price index rose 8.76 percent and the fuel price index climbed 13.53 percent in the year to April 16, government data on Thursday showed.


Thomson Reuters Q1 revenue up, plans asset sales (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 10:05 AM PDT

A man walks near a Thomson Reuters logo at the Thomson Reuters building in Canary Wharf in east London May 7, 2009. REUTERS/Toby Melville/FilesReuters - News and information provider Thomson Reuters Corp's revenue growth ticked up in the first quarter as it benefited from heavy spending on new products, and the company said it plans to sell two more businesses to fund further investment.


TAPI gas sale deal likely by end-July - statement (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 08:06 AM PDT

Reuters - The governments of Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India are aiming to sign by July 31 a United States-backed deal to purchase gas worth billions of dollars from Turkmen reserves, a statement said on Thursday.

ICICI Bank Q4 net lags f'cast, sees 20 pct loan growth (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 06:06 AM PDT

A man leaves an automated teller machine (ATM) facility of ICICI bank in Kochi August 6, 2009.  REUTERS/Sivaram V/FilesReuters - ICICI Bank reported its strongest quarterly profit growth in at least seven years and signalled further improvement in asset quality.


China's population grows older and more urban (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 06:06 AM PDT

People pass by a billboard of a Chinese family in the financial district of Shanghai November 1, 2010. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/FilesReuters - Half of China's 1.34 billion population live in cities and towns, according to a census on Thursday that pointed to the daunting tasks ahead for policymakers as the labour market shrinks and the nation grows older.


Anti-graft "Jan Lokpal" bill won't end corruption - experts (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:13 AM PDT

Social activist Anna Hazare displays a note from the Indian government to his supporters as former Indian police officer and social worker Kiran Bedi watches after he called off his hunger strike during a campaign against corruption in New Delhi April 9, 2011. REUTERS/Parivartan Sharma/FilesReuters - A proposed anti-graft "Jan Lokpal" bill, which won the support of thousands of Indians after veteran activist Anna Hazare went on hunger strike demanding its enactment, will not end pervasive corruption in the country, experts said.


William and Kate "deeply touched" by well-wishers (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 02:24 AM PDT

An image of Prince William and his soon-to-be bride Kate Middleton is seen on a souvenir in London April 27, 2011. REUTERS/Marcelo del PozoReuters - Prince William and his bride-to-be Kate Middleton said they were deeply touched by the outpouring of affection sparked by their wedding which will take place on Friday amid pomp and pageantry in Westminster Abbey.


Messi magic gives Barca upper hand over Real (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 09:40 PM PDT

Barcelona's Lionel Messi celebrates his second goal against Real Madrid during their Champions League semi-final first leg soccer match at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid April 27, 2011. REUTERS/Sergio Perez/FilesReuters - Lionel Messi's sublime double lifted Barcelona to a 2-0 win over bitter rivals Real Madrid and lit up an acrimonious Champions League semi-final first leg in which the hosts finished with 10 men and had coach Jose Mourinho sent off.


Ministers panel on Cairn, Vedanta deal meet May 2-source (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 03:42 AM PDT

Cairn India employees work at a storage facility for crude oil at Mangala oil field at Barmer in Rajasthan August 29, 2009. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal/FilesReuters - A ministerial panel to consider approval for a deal between Cairn and Vedanta Resources will meet on May 2, an oil ministry source said on Thursday.


Obama to shake up security team, Panetta to Pentagon (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 08:03 PM PDT

Director of the CIA Leon Panetta waits for U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai before a USA-Afghanistan expanded bilateral meeting at the U.S. State Department in Washington May 11, 2010.            REUTERS/Larry Downing/FilesReuters - President Barack Obama will on Thursday name CIA Director Leon Panetta to become U.S. defense secretary and nominate General David Petraeus, who is running the war in Afghanistan, to take over the spy agency.


Savings rate decontrol to aid policy transmission; hurt profit (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 12:42 AM PDT

A cashier (L) counts currency notes as customers wait inside a bank in  Hyderabad March 22, 2010. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder/FilesReuters - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday said in a discussion paper deregulation of savings bank deposit rate will improve transmission of monetary policy, but warned it could lead to unhealthy competition among banks and hurt their profitability.


Taliban attack Pakistan navy bus, third this week (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 02:49 AM PDT

Reuters - Taliban militants detonated a roadside bomb in the Pakistani city of Karachi on Thursday, killing four members of the navy, the third attack on the navy in less than a week.

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