2011年2月3日星期四

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

CBI accuses Unitech, Swan in telecoms scam probe (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 07:12 AM PST

Sun rises over the telecommunication towers in New Delhi December 22, 2007. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - NEW DELHI (Reuters) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) accused for the first time on Thursday two Indian companies, partly owned by Norway's Telenor and the UAE's Etisalat, of buying mobile licences at unfairly cheap prices in a graft scandal that has tainted the government and spooked investors.

Food inflation accelerates for 2nd straight week (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 11:16 PM PST

A vendor sorts tomatoes at a wholesale vegetable and fruit market in Chandigarh January 29, 2011. REUTERS/Ajay VermaReuters - Food inflation accelerated for the second straight week on rising prices of onions and petrol, putting pressure on headline inflation and reinforcing expectations of more monetary action this year to tame inflationary expectations.

India-Iran oil payments dispute resolved - source (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:11 AM PST

A worker fills jerrycans with diesel at a fuel station in Kolkata December 31, 2010. The government has resolved a month-long payments dispute with Iran over oil shipments, a source at the oil ministry said on Thursday, by allowing a domestic bank to handle payments in euros with a Germany-based counterpart. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - The government has resolved a month-long payments dispute with Iran over oil shipments, a source at the oil ministry said on Thursday, by allowing a domestic bank to handle payments in euros with a Germany-based counterpart.

Nepal picks new PM after seven months of stalemate (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 07:36 AM PST

File photo of Jhalnath Khanal as he arrives at the parliamentary office in Kathmandu July 20, 2010. Nepal's parliament elected a moderate communist leader as prime minister on Thursday, ending a political stalemate which the United Nations had warned could risk a peace process in the republic. REUTERS/Shruti Shrestha/FilesReuters - Nepal's parliament elected a moderate communist leader as prime minister on Thursday, ending a political stalemate which the United Nations had warned could risk a peace process in the republic.

"Black beauties" fire up railway tourism (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 11:05 PM PST

The Fairy Queen engine, the world's oldest working locomotive, is pictured at a railway platform in Rajasthan March 28, 2010. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur/FilesReuters - The pounding of pistons, the rhythmic chuff of a locomotive and storybook names such as "Fairy Queen" are all part of the allure of India's old-fashioned steam railways, which once tied together this vast nation.

FACTBOX - India battles with illicit flow of funds (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:59 AM PST

Bundles of rupee notes are seen in Agartala in this July 7, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Jayanta Dey/FilesReuters - Big Indian outflows of illicit funds have come into the spotlight with the country's top court criticising Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's failure to crack down on flows to Swiss banks and other tax havens.

Bitter standoff in Cairo after six killed (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 07:36 AM PST

A rock flies past an opposition supporter during rioting against pro-Mubarak demonstrators near Tahrir Square in Cairo February 3, 2011. Anti-government protesters and supporters of Mubarak clashed on Thursday near a central Cairo square in a re-run of overnight violence that killed six and wounded more than 800 people. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicReuters - A bitter and, by turns, bloody confrontation gripped central Cairo on Thursday as armed government loyalists fought pro-democracy protesters demanding the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak.

CBI names Unitech, Swan in telecoms scam probe (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:47 AM PST

The sun rises behind a communications tower in New Delhi March 20, 2006. The CBI accused for the first time on Thursday two Indian companies, now partly owned by Norway's Telenor and the UAE's Etisalat, of buying mobile licences at unfairly cheap prices in a graft scandal that has tainted the government and spooked investors. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) accused for the first time on Thursday two Indian companies, now partly owned by Norway's Telenor and the UAE's Etisalat, of buying mobile licences at unfairly cheap prices in a graft scandal that has tainted the government and spooked investors.

Opponents, West press Mubarak after 6 killed (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 03:58 AM PST

Pro-Mubarak supporters shout at opposition demonstrators as soldiers try to calm them down on a bridge near Tahrir Square in Cairo February 3, 2011. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicReuters - Gunmen fired on anti-government protesters in Cairo, where fighting killed six and wounded over 800 and prompted new calls on Thursday from Western powers for President Hosni Mubarak to start handing over power immediately.

CBI names first companies in corruption probe (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:36 AM PST

The sun rises behind a communications tower in New Delhi March 20, 2006. Police accused for the first time on Thursday two Indian companies, now partly owned by Norway's Telenor and the UAE's Etisalat, of buying mobile licences at unfairly cheap prices in a graft scandal that has tainted the government and spooked investors. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - Police accused for the first time on Thursday two Indian companies, now partly owned by Norway's Telenor and the UAE's Etisalat, of buying mobile licences at unfairly cheap prices in a graft scandal that has tainted the government and spooked investors.

CBI names Swan and Unitech in telecoms scam (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 03:37 AM PST

The sun rises behind a communications tower in New Delhi March 20, 2006. Two Indian companies, in which Norway's Telenor and the UAE's Etisalat now hold large stakes, were given preferential treatment in awarding mobile licences, the CBI said, in a sign a corruption scandal could spread to the business world. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - Two Indian companies, in which Norway's Telenor and the UAE's Etisalat now hold large stakes, were given preferential treatment in awarding mobile licences, police said, in a sign a corruption scandal could spread to the business world.

India services PMI up modestly, input prices at 30-mth high (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 09:45 PM PST

Indian employees at a call centre provide service support to international customers in Bangalore March 17, 2004. REUTERS/Sherwin Crasto/FilesReuters - Business activity in India's services sector grew at a faster clip in January than in the previous month, boosted by new orders and expectations of solid growth, but costs also soared, a survey showed on Thursday.

Five killed as Egypt protesters come under fire (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 03:24 AM PST

An opposition demonstrator is restrained by police in Tahrir Square in Cairo February 3, 2011. Anti-government protesters said on Thursday they were more determined than ever to topple President Hosni Mubarak after supporters loyal to him charged Tahrir Square, sparking violence that killed five people. REUTERS/Suhaib SalemReuters - Supporters of President Hosni Mubarak opened fire on protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Thursday, killing at least five, in a fresh spike in violence over an unprecedented challenge to his 30-year-old rule.

INTERVIEW - World Bank chief urges action on rising food prices (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 09:05 PM PST

World Bank President Robert Zoellick speaks to the media in the courtyard of the Elysee Palace after a meeting in Paris December 22, 2010. REUTERS/John Schults/FilesReuters - The world faces a broader trend of increasing food and commodity prices and more countries should wake up to the need to curb price volatility, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said on Wednesday.

CBI says Swan, Unitech got favourable deals (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 01:52 AM PST

India's former telecommunications minister Andimuthu Raja (C) arrives at a court in New Delhi February 3, 2011. Indian police on Wednesday arrested Raja over a massive graft scam, officials said. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said on Thursday that firms Swan and Unitech were given preferrential treatment in the awarding of mobile phone licences in a sign a corruption scam could spread to the business world.

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