2011年7月4日星期一

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Nine Congress MPs quit parliament in blow for PM (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 05:27 AM PDT

A view of the Indian parliament building in New Delhi February 23, 2007. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - Nine ruling Congress party MPs resigned on Monday to press their demands for a separate state of Telangana, roughly halving the government's majority and heaping more pressure on the beleaguered party.


Investigators turn to final vault at Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 02:03 AM PDT

Devotees throng to Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple after offering prayers on the eve of Pongala festival in Thiruvananthapuram, capital of Kerala February 18, 2011. REUTERS/Sivaram V/FilesReuters - Investigators plan to pry open the final vault hidden deep under the centuries-old Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple as police guarded round the clock the shrine where billions of dollars worth of treasure has been discovered.


Two more Indian athletes caught in doping scandal (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 09:56 AM PDT

Ashwini Akkunji celebrates winning the women's 400m hurdles event at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, November 25, 2010. Akkunji has tested positive for banned anabolic steroids, the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) said on Monday.     REUTERS/David Gray/FilesReuters - A third member of India's 2010 Commonwealth and Asian Games gold medal winning relay team has tested positive for banned anabolic steroids, the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) said on Monday.


Supreme Court sets up probe into black money (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 04:53 AM PDT

An employee carries bundles of currency notes inside a bank in Agartala, April 20, 2010. REUTERS/Jayanta Dey/FilesReuters - The Supreme Court ordered on Monday the setting up of an investigation into hundreds of billions of dollars of illegal funds stashed abroad, the latest example of the top court acting against corruption scandals that have undermined the government.


Sri Lanka lifts foreign travel ban to ex-war zone (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 12:56 PM PDT

Tourists walk along the Mount Lavinia beach in Colombo June 13, 2011. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte/FilesReuters - Sri Lanka lifted a ban on Monday for foreigners travelling to former war zones in the island nation's north as tourism has boomed following the end of a three-decade war in May 2009.


Bangladesh ex-PM's son charged for grenade attack (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 09:56 AM PDT

Tareque Rahman, the eldest son of former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia waves at crowd during a rally in Dhaka in this September 4, 2006 file photo. REUTERS/Ashikur Rahman/FilesReuters - Bangladesh police have charged Tareque Rahman, elder son of former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia, of masterminding a grenade attack on an opposition political rally that killed 23 people, police and a lawyer said on Monday.


Nirmal Lifestyle signs 10-year deal with IAAF (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 06:16 AM PDT

A runner passes a logo of the IAAF World Indoor Athletics championships in Lisbon March 8, 2001. Real estate company Nirmal Lifestyle has inked a 10-year licensing deal with the governing body of world athletics to develop infrastructure for the sport at the grassroots level in India. REUTERS/FilesReuters - Real estate company Nirmal Lifestyle has inked a 10-year licensing deal with the governing body of world athletics to develop infrastructure for the sport at the grassroots level in India.


Asia's ace in the hole: deep fiscal pockets (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 02:59 AM PDT

Chinese one yuan coins and 100 yuan banknotes are seen in this picture illustration taken in Beijing December 30, 2010. REUTERS/Petar Kujundzic/FilesReuters - Reserve-rich Asia can afford to turn on the government spending taps should a recent bout of sluggish economic growth deteriorate into a deeper downturn.


Myanmar's Suu Kyi travels for first time since release (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 01:17 AM PDT

A hotel staff dressed as an ancient princess garlands Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi as she arrives at Bagan Hotel (River View) for a private visit with her son in Bagan July 4, 2011.  REUTERS/Soe Zeya TunReuters - Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi ventured outside her home city on Monday for the first time since her release from house arrest in November, making a low-key visit to the ancient city of Bagan amid tight security.


Sony to restore all PlayStation network services in Japan (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 01:16 AM PDT

Boys play Sony Playstation Portables (PSPs) at an electronic shop in Tokyo May 7, 2011. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/FilesReuters - Sony Corp said it will fully restore all Playstation Network videogame services in Japan, marking the resumption of all network services worldwide after a massive security breach forced the company to shut them down in April.


Stunning Thai election win brings hope of stability (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 02:59 AM PDT

A man reads newspapers with a cover photo of Yingluck Shinawatra, sister of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra, in central Bangkok July 4, 2011. REUTERS/Damir SagoljReuters - Thailand's powerful military accepted on Monday a stunning election victory by the party of fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, adding to a new sense of stability in a country plagued by unrest since his ouster in a coup five years ago.


Huge rare earth deposits found in Pacific - Japan experts (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 01:05 AM PDT

A labourer hoses water at the site of a rare earth metals mine at Nancheng county, Jiangxi province October 9, 2010. REUTERS/Stringer/FilesReuters - Vast deposits of rare earth minerals, crucial in making high-tech electronics products, have been found on the floor of the Pacific Ocean and can be readily extracted, Japanese scientists said on Monday.


Top dog Djokovic living the dream (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 07:41 PM PDT

Novak Djokovic of Serbia holds the winners trophy after defeating Rafael Nadal of Spain (R) in the men's singles final at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 3, 2011. REUTERS/Eddie KeoghReuters - Twelve years after leaving home with a racket bag full of dreams Novak Djokovic saw two of them come true in three remarkable days at Wimbledon, culminating in an emphatic victory over Rafa Nadal in the men's singles final on Sunday.


Thaksin sister prepares to lead Thailand after stunning win (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 07:50 PM PDT

Puea Thai Party's Yingluck Shinawatra greets supporters gathered outside party headquarters in Bangkok after her party triumphed in Thailand's general elections July 3, 2011. REUTERS/Adrees LatifReuters - Thai opposition leader Yingluck Shinawatra, a political newcomer, prepared to lead her country after a stunning weekend election victory but huge challenges lie ahead, including how quickly to bring home her brother, exiled ex-premier Thaksin.


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