2011年1月31日星期一

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Govt demands full BlackBerry access (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 07:20 AM PST

A woman walks past a Blackberry advertisement billboard in Mumbai August 17, 2010. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/FilesReuters - The government rejected on Monday Research In Motion's (RIM) offer to allow it only partial access to its BlackBerry data services, while neighbouring Pakistan reversed its earlier decision to restrict the popular smartphone's services.


Mubarak holds talks, pushed by army, US, protests (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 03:11 PM PST

Egyptians living in South Korea hold up a poster Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak as they attend a rally demanding the end of his 30-year rule near the Egypt embassy in Seoul January 31, 2011. REUTERS/Lee Jae-WonReuters - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's deputy began talks on sweeping reforms with the opposition on Monday, as pressure from street protests, Western allies and the army appeared to be ending Mubarak's 30 years of one-man rule.


Maverick Jairam Ramesh makes waves (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 07:41 AM PST

Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh speaks with journalists outside a plenary meeting at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, early December 19, 2009.  REUTERS/Christian Charisius/FilesReuters - Feared by big business and distrusted by politicians, India's Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh is the kind of person that normally ends up in the political cold for defying the establishment.


Google launches Twitter workaoround for Egypt (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 05:30 PM PST

A construction worker walks past a logo next to the main entrance of the Google building in Zurich May 25, 2010. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/FilesReuters - Google Inc launched a special service to allow people in Egypt to send Twitter messages by dialing a phone number and leaving a voicemail, as Internet access continues to be cut off in the country amid anti-government protests.


Eden Gardens faces further ICC inspection (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 08:03 AM PST

India's bowler Munaf Patel makes a catch to dismiss South Africa's batsman Jean-Paul Duminy during their fifth and final one-day international cricket match at Super Sport Park stadium in Centurion, January 23, 2011. REUTERS/Siphiwe SibekoReuters - The International Cricket Council (ICC) will visit Kolkata's Eden Gardens next Monday to find out if it can host its three remaining World Cup games and has said the India-England match will be moved to Bangalore.


Pakistan could see Tunisia-style unrest - Red Cross (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 09:12 AM PST

A family of flood victims stands in front of their damaged house while taking refuge in a makeshift tent in Adam Khan village, some 30 km (19 miles) from Dadu in Pakistan's Sindh province, January 27, 2011. REUTERS/Akhtar SoomroReuters - Food insecurity caused by devastating floods in Pakistan could eventually lead to social unrest similar to that seen in Tunisia, the head of the international Red Cross federation warned on Monday.


Q+A - India approves $12 bln POSCO steel mill (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 01:23 AM PST

A man goes through a revolving door at the POSCO headquarters in Seoul August 30, 2010. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak/FilesReuters - India's environment ministry approved South Korean POSCO's $12 billion steel mill on Monday, a boost for foreign investment and big ticket industrial projects in the face of strong environmental concerns and local protests.


Sensex records worst monthly fall in over 2 yrs (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 04:21 AM PST

A broker reacts while trading at a brokerage firm in Mumbai November 27, 2009. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - The BSE Sensex on Monday posted its worst monthly fall in more than two years, tracking weak global markets as anti-government protests in Egypt led to risk aversion, with inflation and rate rise fears further dampening sentiment.


Reddy says cash subsidy approval likely for oil refiners (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 11:43 PM PST

A vehicle is seen refueled with petrol at a fuel station in Mumbai June 25, 2010. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/FilesReuters - The finance ministry may approve some cash subsidies for oil refiners on Monday, Oil Minister S. Jaipal Reddy said.


Telco probe finds officials violated rules (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 01:53 AM PST

Sajja Murli Chaudhary, 45, an employee of telecom operator systems takes part in a silent protest against the telecom corruption scandal in New Delhi December 9, 2010. REUTERS/Parivartan Sharma/FilesReuters - Several officials violated rules or did nothing to prevent irregularities during the grant of mobile phone licences, an independent probe found in the latest indictment of the scandal-tainted government.


Dec infrastructure output accelerates (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 12:42 AM PST

A labourer carries building material at a construction site in Lucknow April 30, 2008. REUTERS/Pawan Kumar/FilesReuters - India's infrastructure sector output accelerated in December, reinforcing expectations that growth in industrial output remains on track despite capacity constraints.


Mubarak shuffles cabinet but protesters say "Go!" (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 10:48 AM PST

An Egyptian anti-government protester prays at Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo January 31, 2011. Protesters intensified their campaign on Monday to force Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak to quit as world leaders struggled to find a solution to a crisis that has torn up the Middle East political map. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah DalshReuters - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak overhauled his government on Monday to try to defuse a popular uprising against his 30-year rule but angry protesters rejected the changes and said he must surrender power.


Govt approves long-delayed $12 bln POSCO steel mill (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 06:06 AM PST

A woman walks past a sculpture of POSCO's logo at its headquarters in Seoul February 2, 2007. REUTERS/You Sung-Ho/FilesReuters - The environment ministry on Monday approved plans by South Korea's POSCO to build a $12 billion steel mill, a boost for the foreign investment climate in Asia's third-largest economy after several setbacks for big ticket industrial projects.


Amarnath sees chink in India's spin armour (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 11:23 PM PST

Former Indian cricket player Mohinder Amarnath smiles after receiving the 'Lifetime Achievement' award at a function in Mumbai January 28, 2011. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/FilesReuters - India have missed a trick by failing to include a specialist left-arm spinner in their World Cup squad, says former India cricketer Mohinder Amarnath.


Egypt protest intensifies, Mubarak turns to army (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 02:59 AM PST

A protester shouts during a demonstration in Cairo January 30, 2011. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El GhanyReuters - Protesters intensified their campaign on Monday to force Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak to quit as world leaders struggled to find a solution to a crisis that has torn up the Middle East political map.


Govt to insist RIM gives corporate email access - Chidambaram (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 02:38 AM PST

A woman walks past a Blackberry advertisement billboard in Mumbai August 17, 2010. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/FilesReuters - The government will still insist that BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) give it a solution to access corporate email services, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said on Monday.


POSCO says Indian approval boosts its global strategy (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 01:53 AM PST

Employees of steelmaker POSCO talk behind the company's logos at the company's headquarters in Seoul October 25, 2010. REUTERS/Truth Leem/FilesReuters - India's decision on Monday to approve a $12 billion steel mill by POSCO will help the world's No. 3 steelmaker move toward its strategy of raising exports and gaining access to low-cost iron ore.


Pakistanis ruined by floods brace for more hardship (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 08:27 PM PST

Three-year-old Biohar, who has been displaced by floods, is fed by his mother as they take refuge on an embankment near Thatta, some 100 km (62 miles) from Karachi, in Pakistan's Sindh province October 31, 2010. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/FilesReuters - Six months after Pakistan's epic floods demolished this farming village in the southern province of Sindh, its residents still live in limbo on a roadside.


Hollywood actors honor "King's Speech" (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 09:57 PM PST

Colin Firth accepts the award for outstanding male actor in a leading role for Reuters - Oscars front-runner "The King's Speech" won the top prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, giving the British royals drama yet another boost four weeks ahead of Hollywood's biggest night.


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