2011年1月5日星期三

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

India poised for big solar power growth - report (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 03:22 PM PST

Workers clean solar concentrator panels (solar parabolic dish) at the Tapi solar food processing unit at Kapodra village, about 350 km (220 miles) south of Ahmedabad, December 16, 2009. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - As No. 1 global solar market Germany ratchets down subsidies for solar power this year, investors looking for the next hot market for the renewable energy source should be eyeing India, according to a report by Lux Research.

CBI quiz Commonwealth Games organiser Kalmadi over graft (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 04:15 AM PST

Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi arrives at Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) headquarters in New Delhi January 5, 2011. Kalmadi was on Wednesday questioned at the CBI headquarters on alleged financial irregularities during preparations for the Commonwealth Games, local media reported. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - Police questioned the chief organiser of the 2010 Commonwealth Games on Wednesday while investigating one of the many corruption cases to plague the Congress-led coalition government.

Police clear Citi execs over alleged fraud (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 05:58 AM PST

A Citibank sign on a bank branch in midtown Manhattan, New York, November 17, 2010. REUTERS/Mike SegarReuters - Police in India on Wednesday said top Citigrou executives cannot be held responsible for an alleged employee fraud at a bank branch, a day after they registered a case against executives including Chief Executive Vikram Pandit.

Pakistan governor buried, clerics warn against grief (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 11:09 AM PST

The body of the governor of Punjab province Salman Taseer is carried out of a hospital after he was shot dead in Islamabad January 4, 2011. REUTERS/Faisal MahmoodReuters - A politician gunned down over his opposition to Pakistan's blasphemy laws was buried on Wednesday after a murder likely to cow further those pushing for a more liberal and secular vision of Pakistani society.

AIDS gel prevents infection in monkeys (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 03:45 PM PST

A volunteer from the AIDS control society takes part in a campaign for AIDS awareness program in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh October 28, 2007. REUTERS/Ajay Verma/FilesReuters - An experimental gel protected female monkeys from the AIDS virus in a test designed to mimic human sexual transmission, researchers said on Wednesday.

Brave Kallis defies pain to rescue South Africa (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 10:47 AM PST

Harbhajan Singh celebrates the wicket of Alviro Petersen (not in picture) during the fourth day of their third test cricket match against South Africa in Cape Town, January 5, 2011. REUTERS/Mike HutchingsReuters - Jacques Kallis defied medical advice to score a magnificent century which put South Africa in position to win the deciding third test against India on Wednesday.

India needs more tightening to tame inflation - IMF (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 02:21 PM PST

A vendor sprays water on vegetables to keep them fresh at a market in Siliguri July 6, 2009. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - India needs to speed up its return to pre-crisis monetary and fiscal policies to help bring down elevated inflation, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday.

Murli Deora signals no hike in diesel prices (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 05:13 AM PST

File photo of India's Oil Minister Murli Deora as he speaks during a conference in New Delhi November 26, 2008. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - India will not increase diesel prices for now, the oil minister signalled on Wednesday, as the government walks a tightrope between reducing the burden of subsidies and tackling public anger over inflation.

Bollywood relives Jessica Lall murder (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 02:58 AM PST

Bollywood actress Rani Mukherjee attends a news conference to promote her new film Reuters - A Bollywood film opening this week will relive a landmark murder trial involving a powerful politician's son who killed a model for refusing him a drink, a case that was seen as a test of Indian judiciary's impartiality.

FEATURE - Afghan government plans extravagant wedding ban (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jan 2011 10:51 PM PST

Afghan Hazara men dance during a reception for a groom before a wedding in Bamiyan, located in central Afghanistan on August 13, 2009. REUTERS/Adrees Latif/FilesReuters - Extravagant weddings with music and dance were banned by Afghanistan's Taliban as un-Islamic and now the government plans to again rein in lavish marriage celebrations, but this time to stop grooms going broke.

Need to make teaser loans clear, not ban them: Basu (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 01:50 AM PST

A bank employee checks a 500 rupee note at a counter of Yes Bank's microfinance division in Mumbai October 25, 2008. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - Teaser loans should be made as clear as possible instead of banning them, India's Chief Economic Adviser to the Finance Ministry, Kaushik Basu said on Wednesday.

Suzlon chairman: "no question" of family exiting firm - memo (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jan 2011 09:46 PM PST

File photo of Tulsi Tanti, chairman of Suzlon Energy Ltd., as he speaks during the Clinton Global Initiative, in New York, September 24, 2008. REUTERS/Chip East/FilesReuters - The controlling shareholder of wind turbine maker Suzlon Energy said there is "no question" of exiting the company, after media reports on Tuesday said a rival was looking to buy a controlling stake.

Cook and Bell put England in charge in Sydney (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 03:21 AM PST

Australia's Michael Beer (C) reacts as England's Alastair Cook (L) and Ian Bell score runs from his bowling during the fifth Ashes cricket test at the Sydney Cricket Ground January 5, 2011. REUTERS/Tim WimborneReuters - A dominant Alastair Cook scored 189 and Ian Bell his first century against Australia as England took a commanding first innings lead of 208 at the close of play on the third day of the fifth Ashes test on Wednesday.

Police register case against Citigroup CEO Pandit - WSJ (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jan 2011 09:46 PM PST

Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit takes part in a panel discussion about manufacturing during The National Summit at the Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan June 15, 2009. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/FilesReuters - Police in India registered a case against Citigroup Inc Chief Executive Vikram Pandit and other top bank officials in connection with an employee's alleged $67.2 million fraud, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.

Microsoft Windows vulnerable to new type of attack (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jan 2011 03:25 PM PST

A sign hangs at the Microsoft booth at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 9, 2009. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/FilesReuters - Some versions of Microsoft Corp's Windows operating system are vulnerable to attack from hackers exploiting a flaw in the software that could allow them to remotely take control of a personal computer.

PGA Tour gives fans green light to use mobile phones (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jan 2011 08:09 PM PST

Henrik Stenson of Sweden asks a spectator to switch off his mobile phone during the Qatar Masters golf tournament in Doha January 28, 2007. Spectators at this month's Farmers Insurance Open will be allowed to bring mobile phones to the course and use them in designated areas, the PGA Tour said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Tony Gentile/FilesReuters - Spectators at this month's Farmers Insurance Open will be allowed to bring mobile phones to the course and use them in designated areas, the PGA Tour said on Tuesday.

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