2011年2月7日星期一

Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Angry fans protest as ICC officials inspect Eden Gardens (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 06:38 AM PST

Demonstrators hold flags and shout anti-ICC (International Cricket Council) slogans during a protest outside Eden Gardens, one of the venues for the upcoming Cricket World Cup, in Kolkata February 7, 2011. REUTERS/Rupak De ChowdhuriReuters - Angry fans waved banners and shouted slogans on Monday as an International Cricket Council (ICC) inspection team assessed whether Eden Gardens could host three World Cup games after losing a marquee match to Bangalore.


India's batmakers hit for six by global sponsors (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 06:30 AM PST

India's captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni checks his bats as he walks to the nets at a cricket practice session in Vishakhapatnam October 19, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/filesReuters - When the world's batsmen dazzle crowds at this month's cricket World Cup, many will use bats hand-made in India. But lucrative global branding that masks the bats' true makers threatens the country's craftsmen.


Thomson Reuters names new editor-in-chief (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 04:16 PM PST

A man walks near a Thomson Reuters logo at the Thomson Reuters building in Canary Wharf in east London May 7, 2009. REUTERS/Toby Melville/FilesReuters - Thomson Reuters Corp has appointed Stephen Adler as the new editor-in-chief of Reuters News, putting the former BusinessWeek executive in charge of all news operations across the company.


U.S. concerned over Indian trade barriers (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 06:07 AM PST

India's Trade Minister Anand Sharma (L) shakes hands with U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke before their meeting in New Delhi February 7, 2011. Locke is in India on a trade mission to press India to buy U.S. fighter jets and other advanced technology products. REUTERS/StringerReuters - India's restrictive trade policy is impeding foreign investment and it needs to work harder to free up its economy, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said on Monday, despite growing economic ties between the countries.


Egypt protesters call for push to eject Mubarak (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 04:06 PM PST

An Egyptian anti-government protestor gestures in front of posters which opposition supporters claim show protesters who died in recent clashes in Tahrir Square in Cairo February 7, 2011. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah DalshReuters - Protesters called for a push on Tuesday to eject President Hosni Mubarak from power after the government conceded little ground in talks with the opposition and sought to squeeze demonstrators out of central Cairo.


India on track to grow 8.6 pct this fiscal year (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 03:00 AM PST

Labourers work at the site of a residential estate under construction in Kolkata January 27, 2011. REUTERS/Rupak De ChowdhuriReuters - India's economy, Asia's third-largest and a driver of the world recovery, is expected to grow 8.6 percent in the year ending in March, but at the risk of high commodity prices widening the trade gap and exacerbating inflation.


Lorgat favours legalisation of sports gambling in India (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 12:10 AM PST

International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat attends a news conference for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 in New Delhi December 9, 2010. REUTERS/B MathurReuters - International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat favours legalisation of sports gambling in India while retaining his optimism for a corruption-free World Cup in the sub-continent.


Bless me iPhone for I have sinned (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 01:55 PM PST

An Apple iPhone 4 is displayed in an Apple store on the day of its British launch in London June 24, 2010. An iPhone app aimed at helping Catholics through confession and encouraging lapsed followers back to the faith has been sanctioned by the Catholic Church in the United States. REUTERS/Paul Hackett/FilesReuters - An iPhone app aimed at helping Catholics through confession and encouraging lapsed followers back to the faith has been sanctioned by the Catholic Church in the United States.


Travel apps help you stay on schedule and in touch (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 05:17 AM PST

A woman walks past icons for Apple applications at the company's retail store in San Francisco, California in this April 22, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith/FilesReuters - Where the fast-paced worlds of travel and technology meet, smart phone applications provide travellers with better control over their hectic schedules.


Spain's Racing Santander sack coach Portugal (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 04:06 PM PST

Reuters - Racing Santander, who were taken over last month by Indian investor Ahsan Ali Syed and are hovering just above the relegation places, have sacked coach Miguel Angel Portugal, the La Liga club said on Monday.

Nadal, Vonn win Laureus sports awards (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 10:43 AM PST

Tennis player Rafael Nadal of Spain poses with Australian surfing champion Stephanie Gilmore as they arrive on the red carpet for the Laureus World Sports Awards at Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi February 7, 2011. REUTERS/Jumana El-HelouehReuters - Spain enjoyed a double celebration on Monday when tennis champion Rafael Nadal and their World Cup winning soccer team walked away with the top prizes at the Laureus Sports Awards.


Mubarak cabinet meets, "Nile Revolution" digs in (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 07:49 AM PST

A young opposition supporter is seen on the front line near Tahrir Square in Cairo February 6, 2011. REUTERS/Steve CrispReuters - President Hosni Mubarak's new cabinet on Monday held its first full meeting since an uprising started nearly two weeks ago, with no concrete progress in talks with Islamists and an opposition who demand his immediate exit.


Crash victim Kubica moving fingers again (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 08:13 AM PST

Rescue workers carry Formula One driver Robert Kubica of Poland following an accident in a rally car during a minor rally near Genoa February 6, 2011. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Renault driver Robert Kubica was moving his fingers again on Monday after his high-speed crash in a rally and team boss Eric Boullier predicted his recovery could be much quicker than doctors first feared.


Being around heavy drinkers may be bad for health (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 12:21 AM PST

An Reuters - If you have a heavy drinker in your life, your own health and well-being could suffer as a result, according to a New Zealand study.


Aussie selectors under-fire ahead of World Cup (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 08:42 PM PST

A cricket fan puts his hand print on a giant cricket ball during an event held in conjunction with the Cricket World Cup 2011, in Colombo January 11, 2011. REUTERS/Dinuka LiyanawatteReuters - Criticism continues to dog Australia's selectors in the run-up to the World Cup despite a comprehensive 6-1 one-day drubbing of England being wrapped up at the weekend.


Sun TV COO denies CBI investigating co, promoters (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 03:30 AM PST

Reuters - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has not been in touch with Sun TV or its founders, the firm said on Monday, after market talk of a probe sent its shares down by as much as 20 percent.

Egyptian govt, opposition deadlocked over way ahead (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 12:01 AM PST

A child walks with an Egyptian flag in the middle of  freshly written anti-Mubarak slogans, with the word 'unfair' visible, at Tahrir Square in Cario February 6, 2011. REUTERS/Asmaa WaguihReuters - President Hosni Mubarak's government was to hold its first full meeting of a new cabinet on Monday since protests erupted against his rule with no sign yet of progress in talks with an opposition which wants him out.


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