2011年1月7日星期五

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Telco permits process likely flawed - Sibal (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 03:59 PM PST

A file photo shows telecoms minister Kapil Sibal at the World Economic Forum in Davos January 31, 2009. REUTERS/Pascal Lauener/FilesReuters - India's granting of telecoms licences in 2008 may have been flawed, the telecoms minister said on Friday, but rejected estimates of huge revenue loss that have brought political deadlock to Asia's third-largest economy.


Canadian sentenced for perjury in Air India bombing (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 03:59 PM PST

An artist's sketch shows Inderjit Singh Reyat (L) appearing in BC Supreme Court in Vancouver British Columbia, March 27, 2006. REUTERS/Felicity Don/FilesReuters - A Canadian man already convicted of involvement in the world's deadliest bombing of an airliner was sentenced on Friday to nine years jail for lying when he told a court he did not know details of the bombing conspiracy.


Congress party losing public support - poll (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 03:07 PM PST

A man carries the party symbol of India's ruling Congress party on a street in Hyderabad April 2, 2009. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder/FilesReuters - India's ruling Congress party is losing voter support and would lose over 40 seats if an election were called tomorrow as billion dollar scams and corruption allegations take their toll, a poll showed.


Food inflation may cool by Feb: Ahluwalia (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 03:08 PM PST

Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia speaks during a national conference with ministers of environment and forests in New Delhi August 18, 2009. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - The recent spurt in food inflation is due to supply constraints, but prices should cool by February, deputy chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia said on Friday.


India urges Pakistan to resume onion exports (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 03:59 PM PST

File photo of India's External Affairs Minister S M Krishna as he speaks during an economic forum in Port-of-Spain November 26, 2009. REUTERS/Andrea De Silva/FilesReuters - India is trying to persuade Pakistan to resume full exports of onions, the foreign minister said on Friday, as food inflation weighs on Asia's third-largest economy and fuels anger against the ruling coalition.


Chandhok sets sights on F1 reserve role (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 02:28 PM PST

File photo of former HRT Formula One driver Karun Chandhok of India is pictured during the third practice session of the Canadian F1 Grand Prix in Montreal, June 12, 2010.      REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger/FilesReuters - India's Karun Chandhok has set his sights on a test driver role, with Team Lotus the main target, to keep his Formula One hopes alive after failing to secure a race seat for 2011.


HRT hope Karthikeyan can open Indian door (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 03:59 PM PST

Narain Karthikeyan of India speaks with a reporter (not pictured) before the start of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia March 27, 2010. REUTERS/Chris Keane/FilesReuters - The arrival of Narain Karthikeyan at HRT this season could mark a change in the fortunes of the Formula One stragglers, team boss Colin Kolles said on Friday.


Pakistani party to rejoin coalition; reforms deferred (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 03:59 PM PST

Pakistan's Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani gestures while arriving to take part in funeral prayers for Punjab Governor Salman Taseer at the Governor's House in Lahore January 5, 2011. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza/FilesReuters - Pakistan's MQM party said on Friday it will rejoin the ruling coalition, restoring its parliamentary majority, after the government put off reforms demanded by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).


Berdych, Malisse sail into Chennai semis (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 03:59 PM PST

Reuters - Top seed Tomas Berdych beat Blaz Kavcic 6-3 6-3 to join Belgian Xavier Malisse in the Chennai Open semi-finals on Friday.

Celeb tweets make impact on top stories in 2010 (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 03:08 PM PST

A Twitter page is displayed on a laptop computer in Los Angeles October 13, 2009. News organizations had the most influence on the top Twitter topics in 2010 but some celebrities were not far behind, according to new research. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/FilesReuters - News organizations had the most influence on the top Twitter topics in 2010 but some celebrities were not far behind, according to new research.


RBI chief says rate pause not a full stop (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 03:59 PM PST

Reserve Bank of India Governor Duvvuri Subbarao poses before a meeting with bankers at the head office in Mumbai April 20, 2010. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Duvvuri Subbarao said on Friday a pause in its tightening cycle should be interpreted as a comma and not a full stop, indicating further monetary policy tightening going ahead.


BSE Sensex posts weekly loss; autos, metals down (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 03:08 PM PST

Commuters walk past the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai May 21, 2010. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - The BSE Sensex ended 2.4 percent lower on Friday, notching up a loss for the first week of the year, on deepening concerns the Reserve Bank might raise interest rates soon to rein in galloping inflation.


F1 exit looms for Senna after HRT snub (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 03:59 PM PST

HRT Formula One driver Bruno Senna of Brazil talks to an unidentified person through a car window at the Interlagos racetrack in Sao Paulo November 4, 2010.  Senna was struggling to keep his Formula One career alive on Friday after the HRT team ruled him out of the running for their second race seat this season. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker/FilesReuters - Brazilian Bruno Senna was struggling to keep his Formula One career alive on Friday after the HRT team ruled him out of the running for their second race seat this season.


Sri Lanka, India to relaunch ferry service after three decades (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 03:59 PM PST

Reuters - India and Sri Lanka on Friday signed an agreement to restart sea ferry services shut down for nearly 30 years, the latest sign of resurgent economic ties since the end of Sri Lanka's quarter-century civil war.

India says sees Iran oil payment row solution by Feb (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 03:08 PM PST

Iranian workers work on phases 2-3 of the South Pars gas field in Assaluyeh seaport at the Persian Gulf south of Tehran, Iran May 27, 2006.  REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl/FilesReuters - India hopes to resolve an oil payments dispute with Iran before February, the foreign secretary said on Friday, as the South Asian giant strives to satisfy energy needs without upsetting the United States.


Beckham likely to join Spurs, says Redknapp (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 03:08 PM PST

British soccer player David Beckham speaks to the media during a visit to the main Olympic stadium, in London November 29, 2010. REUTERS/Matt Dunham/Pool/FilesReuters - David Beckham is likely to join Tottenham Hotspur on loan from LA Galaxy, the Premier League club's manager Harry Redknapp said on Friday.


Karthikeyan wants to be bowled over by home support (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 03:07 PM PST

File photo of Narain Karthikeyan of as he looks on after the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kroger 250 in Martinsville, Virginia March 27, 2010. Karthikeyan says he is hoping to receive a similar  level of boisterous support lavished upon the national cricket  team at the inaugural Indian Grand Prix in October.REUTERS/Chris Keane/FilesReuters - Indian Formula One driver Narain Karthikeyan says he is hoping to receive a similar level of boisterous support lavished upon the national cricket team at the inaugural Indian Grand Prix in October.


Asia scrambles to contain food inflation (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 03:04 PM PST

A vendor sorts red chillies at a weekly roadside vegetable market in Noida, Uttar Pradesh October 29, 2010. REUTERS/Parivartan Sharma/FilesReuters - Record high food prices are moving to the top of the agenda for many Asian policymakers as the prospect of higher inflation in 2011 poses a major threat to the region's strong revival from the global financial crisis.


Force India to start pre-season tests with old car (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 03:04 PM PST

Force India Formula One driver Vitantonio Liuzzi of Italy gets out of his car after retiring from the Singapore F1 Grand Prix at the Marina Bay circuit September 26, 2010.  REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad/FilesReuters - Force India will start Formula One's pre-season testing next month with their old car before launching the new one at Spain's Jerez circuit, the team said on Thursday.


Devvarman, Chang land Australian Open wildcards (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 03:04 PM PST

File photo of Somdev Devvarman of India as he hits a return to Tatsuma Ito of Japan at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, November 22, 2010. Devvarman and  Taiwan's Chang Kai-chen have landed wildcards for this month's  Australian Open, the organisers said on Thursday.  REUTERS/Mick Tsikas/FilesReuters - India's Somdev Devvarman and Taiwan's Chang Kai-chen have landed wildcards for this month's Australian Open, the organisers said on Thursday.


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