2011年2月10日星期四

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Rage in Egypt as Mubarak hangs on (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 03:58 PM PST

Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak addresses the nation in this still image taken from video February 10, 2011. REUTERS/Egyptian State TV via Reuters TVReuters - President Hosni Mubarak provoked rage on Egypt's streets on Thursday when he said he would hand over powers to his deputy but refused to step down after more than two weeks of protests demanding that he quit.


DMK linked to telecoms scandal (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 09:46 AM PST

Former telecommunications minister Andimuthu Raja (C) leaves the court after his hearing in New Delhi February 10, 2011. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - The police on Thursday linked the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) to a multi-billion dollar telecoms scam, dealing a fresh blow to a government already crippled by corruption scandals.


PM says malnutrition continues, eyes food rights bill (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 06:45 AM PST

A woman sifts wheat crop in a field on the outskirts of  Hyderabad March 23, 2010.  REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder/FilesReuters - India continues to face a serious malnutrition problem and the government will soon bring its food security bill before parliament aimed at subsidising further grains to the poor, the prime minister said on Thursday.


Indian footballer suspended after positive dope test (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 06:07 AM PST

Reuters - MUMBAI (Reuters) India's national soccer league provisionally suspended Mumbai FC midfielder Nishant Mehra on Thursday after a positive test for tetrahydrocannabinol, the active substance in cannabis.

India investors on edge over scandals, governance (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 06:20 AM PST

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials escort Shahid Balwa (C, in black) at the CBI headquarters in New Delhi February 9, 2011. REUTERS/StringerReuters - These are nervous times for India's power elite, as well as investors.


India, Pakistan say peace talks to resume (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 04:40 AM PST

Pakistani Rangers and Indian Border Security Force personnel (obscured) lower the flags of the two countries during a daily flag lowering ceremony at the India-Pakistan joint border at Wagah some 20 km (12 miles) to the east of Lahore, December 14, 2006. REUTERS/Mian KhursheedReuters - India and Pakistan said on Thursday they would resume formal peace talks but issues such as militancy and the disputed Kashmir region are likely to slow any progress towards defusing tensions.


Supreme Court asks govt to consider special court for 2G trial (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 04:52 AM PST

A view of the Supreme Court building is seen in New Delhi December 7, 2010. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the attorney general to consult and make a statement on the possibility of constituting a special court for second-generation (2G) telecoms licence trial.


Pakistan appears to expand nuclear site - report (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 03:02 AM PST

Reuters - Pakistan appears to be building a fourth military nuclear reactor, signalling its determination to produce more plutonium for atomic weapons, a U.S.-based think-tank said.

Food inflation eases, price pressures remain (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 01:10 AM PST

Farmers sit beside sacks filled with potatoes at a wholesale vegetable market in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh December 9, 2010. REUTERS/Ajay Verma/FilesReuters - India's food inflation eased in end January on moderating prices of fruits and vegetables but annual headline inflation in January is still expected to remain high.


India must ignore Sachin and coach speculation - Dhoni (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 01:32 AM PST

India's Sachin Tendulkar (L) sitting with coach Gary Kirsten during a test cricket match against New Zealand in Hamilton, March 21, 2009. REUTERS/Nigel Marple/FilesReuters - Speculation over the future of master batsman Sachin Tendulkar and coach Gary Kirsten are more distractions India will have to ignore if they are to lift the World Cup on home soil, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said on Thursday.


Mubarak to announce handover in speech - TV (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 12:52 PM PST

An Egyptian soldier sweeps his tank during anti-government demonstrations inside Tahrir Square in Cairo February 10, 2011.  REUTER/Dylan MartinezReuters - Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak looked likely to step down on Thursday after the military high command took control of the nation in what some called a military coup after two weeks of unprecedented protests.


U.S. judge postpones Rajaratnam trial to March 8 (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 08:15 AM PST

Raj Rajaratnam in New York, December 21, 2009.REUTERS/Mike Segar/FilesReuters - The high-profile criminal trial of Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam on charges of insider trading was postponed to March 8 from Feb. 28, a U.S. judge ordered on Thursday.


FACTBOX - What are the major issues between India and Pakistan? (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 04:16 AM PST

Pakistani Rangers and Indian Border Security Force personnel (obscured) lower the flags of the two countries during a daily flag lowering ceremony at the India-Pakistan joint border at Wagah some 20 km (12 miles) to the east of Lahore, December 14, 2006. REUTERS/Mian Khursheed/FilesReuters - India and Pakistan said on Thursday they had agreed to resume formal peace talks that were broken off by New Delhi after 2008 militant attacks on Mumbai.


RBI: prepare for effects of Middle East crisis (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 06:20 AM PST

An opposition supporter carries a placard amid the crowd in Tahrir Square in Cairo February 9, 2011. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis/FilesReuters - India should be prepared for the implications of prolonged crisis in the Middle East, which would push up oil prices, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor said on Thursday.


Boy suicide bomber kills 31 at Pakistan army centre (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 02:19 AM PST

Policemen ask residents to disperse as they stand near the site of a suicide bomb attack at a paramilitary training centre in Mardan, northwest Pakistan February 10, 2011. REUTERS/Fayaz AzizReuters - A 12-year-old boy in a school uniform blew himself up at a Pakistani army recruitment centre on Thursday, killing 31 cadets, officials said, in an attack that challenges government assertions that it has weakened militants.


Belgian completes 365 marathons in 365 days (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 03:02 AM PST

Reuters - People who run marathons often say one race a year is enough, both for body and mind. But that was never going to satisfy Belgium's Stefaan Engels, who has just completed 365 marathons in 365 days.

Eurofighter sees strong demand for fighter jet market (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 01:10 AM PST

A test pilot on the Super Hornet program for the Boeing Company stands near a F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft on display at the Indian air show in Bangalore February 8, 2011. REUTERS/StringerReuters - European consortium Eurofighter expects the global combat aircraft export market to reach 800 units in 20 years, and it expects to deliver 250 of those planes, a senior executive said on Thursday.


King warned Obama Saudi could fund Egypt - paper (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 01:11 AM PST

Protesters chant anti-government slogans during mass demonstrations inside Tahrir Square in Cairo February 9, 2011. REUTERS/Dylan MartinezReuters - Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah told U.S. President Barack Obama that his country would prop up Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak if the United States withdrew its aid programme, The Times said on Thursday.


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