2011年2月4日星期五

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Quake of 6.4 magnitude rocks Manipur (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 07:35 AM PST

Reuters - An earthquake measuring 6.4 rocked Manipur on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but officials said there were no initial reports of damage.

Govt, Cairn, Vedanta to meet on Feb 6 - sources (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 06:02 AM PST

A man walks past the Vedanta office building in Mumbai August 16, 2010. REUTERS/Danish SiddiquiReuters - India's oil secretary may meet Cairn Group and Vedanta Resources on Sunday, ministry and company sources said, to try to hammer out royalty payment issues that threaten the multi-billion dollar takeover of Cairn India.


Telecoms scam probe finds procedural lapses - Kapil Sibal (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 10:23 AM PST

File photo of Kapil Sibal as he attends a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos January 31, 2009.  REUTERS/Pascal Lauener/FilesReuters - A government-backed probe into a scandal in the granting of telecoms licences in India has found many lapses, the telecoms minister Kapil Sibal said on Friday, citing irregularities dating back to when the opposition was in power.


Pakistan trio to learn fate on corruption charges (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 04:55 PM PST

Pakistani cricketer Salman Butt leaves after appearing before a three-member independent anti-corruption tribunal in Doha January 11, 2011. REUTERS/Mohammed DabbousReuters - Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt and pace bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif will learn whether they face playing bans when an ICC anti-corruption tribunal delivers its verdict on Saturday.


Force India extend McLaren partnership (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 01:02 PM PST

Force India Formula One driver Paul Di Resta of Scotland steers his car during a test session at the Ricardo Tormo race track in Cheste, near Valencia, February 2, 2011. REUTERS/Heino KalisReuters - Force India have extended their partnership with McLaren until the end of next year and appointed Andrew Green as technical director, the Formula One team said on Friday.


Pakistan to reduce cabinet, but sales tax still opposed (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 06:26 AM PST

File photo of Pakistan's PM Yusuf Raza Gilani as he speaks during an All Parties Conference in Islamabad May 18, 2009. Pakistan's ruling party decided to dissolve the cabinet, a party official said, a concession to the opposition unlikely to help win its support for wholesale economic reform as demand by the IMF. REUTERS/Mian Khursheed/FilesReuters - Pakistan's ruling party decided on Friday to dissolve the cabinet, a party official said, a concession to the opposition unlikely to help win its support for wholesale economic reform as demand by the IMF.


BSE Sensex at fresh 5-mth low; RIL leads fall (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 03:56 AM PST

People walk pass the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building displaying the benchmark share index on its facade, in Mumbai July 31, 2009. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - The BSE Sensex declined for the fourth week in five, shedding 2.4 percent in choppy trade on Friday, as worries of continued high global oil prices worsening the domestic inflationary pressures hit investor sentiment.


Inflation serious threat to growth: Manmohan Singh (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 11:44 PM PST

A labourer fills a sack of wheat at a wholesale grain market in Chandigarh January 27, 2011. REUTERS/Ajay Verma/FilesReuters - Prime Minster Manmohan Singh said on Friday that high headline inflation is beginning to pose a serious threat to India's high growth plans, in one of his strongest warnings over the risk of rising prices.


Shahid Afridi named Pakistan World Cup captain (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 02:37 AM PST

Pakistan's captain Shahid Afridi looks on during a training session at Lord's cricket ground in London, before the fourth one-day international cricket match against England which is scheduled for Monday, September 19, 2010. REUTERS/Philip Brown/FilesReuters - All-rounder Shahid Afridi has been named Pakistan captain for the World Cup starting later this month, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Friday.


Spin bowling all-rounders will give India edge: Dravid (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 11:55 PM PST

Rahul Dravid catches a ball during a cricket practice session in Mumbai December 1, 2009. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - India's spin bowling all-rounders will be a big advantage in the Feb. 19-April 2 World Cup, former captain Rahul Dravid said.


Pakistan trio charged with taking bribes (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 09:00 AM PST

The Old Father Time weathervane at Lord's cricket ground moves in the wind, in central London, February 4, 2011. REUTERS/Andrew WinningReuters - Pakistan's former test captain Salman Butt and his two opening bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir were charged with taking bribes by British prosecutors on Friday.


Egyptians gather for new anti-Mubarak rally (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 02:14 AM PST

Egyptian cleric Safwat Higazi shouts during clashes between anti-government and pro-government protesters at Tahrir Square in Cairo February 3, 2011. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah DalshReuters - Egyptians gathered in central Cairo on Friday hoping to mass another million-strong rally to speed the end of President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule.


UK charge Pakistan trio with taking bribes (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 07:37 AM PST

The Old Father Time weathervane at Lord's cricket ground moves in the wind, in central London, February 4, 2011.  REUTERS/Andrew WinningReuters - British prosecutors charged former Pakistan captain Salman Butt and opening bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir on Friday with taking bribes to fix incidents in the fourth cricket test against England at Lord's last year.


Telecoms scam probe finds procedural lapses - Kapil Sibal (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 04:21 AM PST

File photo of Telecoms minister Kapil Sibal as he speak at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos January 31, 2009. A one-man independent committee probe into India's telecom scandal has found many procedural lapses in grant of telecom licenses, Sibal said on Friday.  REUTERS/Pascal Lauener/FilesReuters - A one-man inquiry into a massive scandal in awarding airwave licences in India has found many procedural lapses, the telecoms minister Kapil Sibal said on Friday, adding the irregularities stretched back to the tenure of the previous government.


UK charges Pakistan trio with "spot-fixing" (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 03:34 AM PST

Pakistan cricketers Mohammad Amir (L) and Salman Butt leave the team hotel in Taunton in south west England September 1, 2010. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleReuters - British prosecutors on Friday charged three Pakistan cricketers with taking bribes to fix incidents in an international match in England last year.


Pope has heart but can't donate it anymore-Vatican (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 02:59 AM PST

Pope Benedict XVI waves as he arrives to lead a solemn mass in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican January 1, 2010. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/FilesReuters - Pope Benedict has a soft spot in his heart for organ donations but his body parts can't be donated to save lives after he dies, the Vatican says.


Myanmar's new parliament appoints Thein Sein president (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 12:06 AM PST

Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein listens at the 17th ASEAN summit in Hanoi October 28, 2010. Sein was chosen on Friday to become the military-run country's first civilian president in half a century, a government source said. REUTERS/Babara Walton/Pool/FilesReuters - Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein was chosen on Friday to become the military-run country's first civilian president in half a century, a government source said, a cosmetic shift that does little to end the army's dominance in politics.


Simple life changes could stop millions of cancers (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 12:17 AM PST

A man jogs past the spray of a sprinkler in a public garden on a hot summer day in Zurich July 9, 2010. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/FilesReuters - About a third of all common cancers in the United States, China and Britain could be prevented each year if people ate healthier food, drank less alcohol and exercised more, health experts said on Friday.


Internet addresses depletion reflects wired world (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 07:18 PM PST

An employee types on a computer keyboard with both Latin and Cyrillic letters in Sofia June 23, 2008. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov/FilesReuters - Thirty years after the first Internet addresses were created, the supply of addresses officially ran dry on Thursday.


BSE Sensex provisionally ends down 2.4 pct (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 02:24 AM PST

A woman speaks on her phone as she walks past the Bombay Stock Exchange building in Mumbai November 4, 2010. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/FilesReuters - The BSE Sensex provisionally closes down 2.4 percent as worries of continued high global oil prices worsening the domestic inflationary pressures hit investor sentiment.


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