2011年6月7日星期二

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Trial of 26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana hears final arguments (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 03:57 PM PDT

Candles placed for victims of the Mumbai attacks are seen in front of the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai November 30, 2008.    REUTERS/Jayanta Shaw/FilesReuters - In final arguments to the jury on Tuesday, U.S. prosecutors said evidence was clear that Pakistan-born Chicago businessman Tahawwur Rana, accused of supporting the 2008 attack on Mumbai, knew he was aiding a plot that ultimately killed 166 people.


Anna Hazare to defy ban on anti-graft fast (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 01:40 AM PDT

A boy poses as he offers sweets to a portrait of social activist Anna Hazare in Ahmedabad April 9, 2011. Hazare, a veteran social activist, plans to defy a police ban and go on a hunger strike in the capital on Wednesday to protest against corruption and the crackdown on a peaceful fast led by popular yoga guru Swami Ramdev. REUTERS/Amit DaveReuters - Anna Hazare, a veteran social activist, plans to defy a police ban and go on a hunger strike in the capital on Wednesday to protest against corruption and the crackdown on a peaceful fast led by popular yoga guru Swami Ramdev.


Nintendo lifts lid on Wii U, seeks hardcore gamers (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 04:10 PM PDT

A woman poses with a 3D game pad by Nintendo is seen in Hanover February 27, 2011. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz/FilesReuters - Nintendo Co Ltd has unwrapped a new touchscreen controller for its next-generation Wii to positive early reviews, spurring hope it might attract a hardcore gaming crowd that has drifted to rivals such Microsoft Corp's Xbox.


Ford eyes India, China to hit 50 pct growth target (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 03:11 PM PDT

Workers secure a Ford sign onto a truck after it was removed from Al Long Ford auto dealership in Warren, Michigan December 23, 2008. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/FilesReuters - Ford Motor Co is aiming to expand its presence in the fast-growing auto markets of India and China with an eye toward increasing the number of vehicles it sells per year by 50 percent by the middle of the decade.


Injured Woods pulls out of U.S. Open (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 03:40 PM PDT

Golfer Tiger Woods covers his mouth after making a remark during a news conference to promote the AT&T National golf tournament at the Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, May 24, 2011. REUTERS/Tim Shaffer/FilesReuters - Tiger Woods has ruled himself out of next week's U.S. Open because of injury, he announced Tuesday.


Web companies test Internet's readiness for future (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 04:47 PM PDT

People use computers at an Internet cafe in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan province March 13, 2007. REUTERS/Stringer/FilesReuters - Web companies including Google, Facebook and Akamai are joining forces on Wednesday to test the Internet's readiness for a future in which billions more people and devices will be connected.


Lower growth, shakeout await microfinance firms (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 11:03 PM PDT

Hemalatha (C) and other loan borrowers show pass books given to them by a micro finance company at Ibrahimpatnam, on the outskirts of Hyderabad, May 19, 2011. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder/FilesReuters - D. Maniamma, for one, has had enough of microlenders.


India says not committed support to Lagarde for IMF top job (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 06:34 AM PDT

France's Finance and Economy Minister Christine Lagarde attends a news conference in Brasilia May 30, 2011. REUTERS/Ueslei MarcelinoReuters - India has not committed to support French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde's candidacy for the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) top job, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday, a sign that India may still be hopeful of nominating an alternative candidate.


Maruti says talks continue as workers' strike enters 3rd day (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 11:31 PM PDT

A model poses with the newly launched Reuters - The management of India's top car maker Maruti Suzuki is continuing talks with striking workers at its Manesar plant, a company spokesman said, as the strike entered its third day on Tuesday, disrupting output and weighing on its shares.


Young drug users forgotten amid India AIDS success (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 03:13 AM PDT

An Indian volunteer, from the Aids control society, takes part on a campaign for Aids awareness program, in Chandigarh, September 9, 2005. REUTERS/STR New/FilesReuters - Aslam began to smoke marijuana at the age of ten, lured into it by friends. Soon he graduated to other drugs, mostly heroin, stealing mobile phones and snatching gold necklaces from around women's necks to pay for his habit.


Following the man who stole tea from China (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 02:27 AM PDT

A tea garden worker plucks tea leaves at Durgabari tea garden estate on the outskirts of Agartala, Tripura August 4, 2010. REUTERS/Jayanta Dey/FilesReuters - Robert Fortune was a scientist, a botanist and, in some ways, an industrial spy. But he is best known as the man who stole tea from deep within China and took it to India in the mid-1800s, changing history.


S.Africa says BRICS still talking about IMF head (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 05:58 AM PDT

Reuters - The BRICS group of countries are still talking about a possible candidate to head the International Monetary Fund, South Africa's Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Tuesday.

U.S., Pakistan authorities dispute Ilyas Kashmiri's death (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 10:35 AM PDT

Ilyas Kashmiri speaks during a news conference in Islamabad in this July 11, 2001 file photo.  REUTERS/Mian Kursheed/FilesReuters - U.S. and Pakistani officials disagree sharply over claims that senior al Qaeda leader Ilyas Kashmiri was killed in a recent missile strike, suggesting strains persist between the often uneasy allies.


Apple's Jobs makes big push into an everyday cloud (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 07:23 PM PDT

Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs delivers the keynote address at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, California, June 6, 2011. REUTERS/Beck DiefenbackReuters - Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs unveiled services for people to store more of their photos, music and other data online, giving the iPad and iPhone maker the lead in a fast-expanding new consumer market.


Lagarde says India positive on IMF job, next stop China (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 05:22 AM PDT

French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde shakes hands with her Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee (R) before their meeting in New Delhi June 7, 2011. REUTERS/B MathurReuters - French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde said on Tuesday that Indian officials had positive views on her credentials as she contests for the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and that she hoped to get a view on China's position later this week.


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