2011年2月16日星期三

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Cornered PM vows to press on despite scandals (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Feb 2011 06:06 AM PST

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addresses a news conference after a EU-India Summit at the European Union Council in Brussels December 10, 2010. REUTERS/Thierry Roge/FilesReuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh vowed on Wednesday to stay in office to press ahead with reforms, denying a series of massive corruption scandals had made him a lame duck leader.

Dhoni powers India to easy win in final warm-up (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Feb 2011 10:58 AM PST

India's captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni plays a shot during their Cricket World Cup warm-up match against New Zealand in Chennai February 16, 2011. REUTERS/BabuReuters - Indian batting, led by captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's power hitting, forced New Zealand into submission by piling on a massive total and earned the co-hosts an easy 117-run win in the warm-up game on Wednesday.

CBI quizzes tycoon Anil Ambani in telecom probe (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Feb 2011 10:10 AM PST

File photo o fAnil Ambani, chairman of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, as he speaks during a Summit in Gujarat January 12, 2011. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - Billionaire Anil Ambani, who controls India's No. 2 mobile carrier Reliance Comm, was questioned on Wednesday by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a widening corruption investigation that has battered the government.

Bollywood takes breather as World Cup grabs spotlight (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Feb 2011 05:41 AM PST

A barber shaves the hair on the head of a cricket fan into the shape of a Cricket World Cup trophy in Ahmedabad February 16, 2011. REUTERS/Amit DaveReuters - India's world famous Bollywood film industry is reining back its production over the next two months to avoid a clash with the Cricket World Cup being played in the country.

Etisalat sees India dropping case in licence row (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Feb 2011 07:56 AM PST

Sun rises over the telecommunication towers in New Delhi December 22, 2007. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - Etisalat's Indian joint venture has responded to a request by India's government to show why it should keep its licence, after a telecoms scandal, and expects no further action taken against it, the UAE firm said on Wednesday.

Rajaratnam lawyers ready to "rock" for March trial (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Feb 2011 01:32 PM PST

Raj Rajaratnam in New York, December 21, 2009. REUTERS/Mike Segar/FilesReuters - The defense team for accused Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam is ready to "rock" for next month's criminal trial on insider trading charges.

ANALYSIS - India's academic leader faces severest test (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Feb 2011 12:49 AM PST

School students shout slogans during a protest against a corruption case in Jammu February 12, 2011. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta/FilesReuters - Manmohan Singh is considered the father of economic reforms that have propelled India's economic boom. But India's prime minister prefers to compare himself to a student forced to sit for one test after another.

What's next for scandal-hit UPA government? (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Feb 2011 01:20 PM PST

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is seen in New Delhi February 5, 2010. Singh defended himself on Wednesday against accusations his government had become a lame duck amid corruption scandals that have weakened his ruling coalition. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh defended himself on Wednesday against accusations his government had become a lame duck amid corruption scandals that have weakened his ruling coalition.

Pakistan says U.S. prisoner has immunity, court may disagree (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Feb 2011 02:10 PM PST

Men hold banners and Pakistan's national flags as they take part in a protest rally against American Raymond Davis in Karachi February 12, 2011. Raymond, jailed for shooting two Pakistanis is shielded by diplomatic immunity, a Pakistani official said. WednesdayREUTERS/Athar HussainReuters - An American jailed for shooting two Pakistanis is shielded by diplomatic immunity, a Pakistani official said on Wednesday, but local courts are likely to have the final say in a case that has ignited a bruising row between two strategic allies.

Dodt hoping return to India will provide missing spark (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Feb 2011 08:06 AM PST

Australia's Andrew Dodt hits an approach shot on the fourth hole during the third round of the Barclays Singapore Open golf tournament at the Serapong golf course on Sentosa island, in Singapore October 31, 2009. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash/FilesReuters - Australian Andrew Dodt hopes a return to the scene of his only win as a professional at the Avantha Masters this week will provide the spark to kickstart his season.

Bangladesh minister says Yunus must quit Grameen bank (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Feb 2011 03:37 AM PST

Nobel Prize winner and managing director of Grameen Bank, Muhammad Yunus, participates in a panel discussion at the Clinton Global Initiative, in New York, September 23, 2009. REUTERS/Chip East/FilesReuters - Bangladesh's finance minister on Wednesday said Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus should stand down from his role in microlender Grameen Bank following alleged irregularities in its operations.

No tweeting on World Cup match days, says ICC (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 11:26 PM PST

England's Stuart Broad, Tim Bresnan, Paul Collingwood, Kevin Pietersen (L-R) take part in a cricket training session in a stadium in Dhaka February 14, 2011. Players and officials have been barred from using social networking site Twitter during World Cup matches, the International Cricket Council said. REUTERS/Andrew BirajReuters - Players and officials have been barred from using social networking site Twitter during World Cup matches as a precautionary measure against possible corruption, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said.

India's reels on wheels facing the end of the road (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Feb 2011 05:01 AM PST

Ticket collectors sit at the entrance to a traveling talkie cinema tent in the village of Ond, 300km (186 miles) south of Mumbai, February 9, 2011. REUTERS/Danish SiddiquiReuters - The sleepy village of Ond comes alive for a week every year when trucks loaded with tents and projectors reach its outskirts.

Bharti says still seeks to delist Zambia unit (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Feb 2011 01:09 AM PST

A worker cleans a Bharti Airtel logo inside its shop in Kolkata February 2, 2011. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - Bharti Airtel still plans to delist its Zambian unit even after the local bourse rejected the initial proposal, the company said on Wednesday.

ICC object to Pakistan TV channel hiring banned Butt (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Feb 2011 02:44 AM PST

Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt (C) leaves after appearing before a three-member independent anti-corruption tribunal in Doha February 5, 2011. Butt and fast bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif were banned for at least five years on Saturday after they were found guilty of corruption by an International Cricket Council (ICC) tribunal. REUTReuters - Cricket's governing body ICC is unhappy that banned batsman Salman Butt has been hired as a TV pundit for the World Cup and is checking whether the Pakistani has breached the terms of his punishment.

CBI summons Anil Ambani over telecoms scam - TV (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Feb 2011 03:28 AM PST

File photo of Anil Ambani, chairman of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, as he speaks during a summit at Gandhinagar in Gujarat January 12, 2011. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday summoned billionaire Anil Ambani, who controls India's second largest mobile phone operator Reliance Comm, over a probe into a telecoms corruption case, television channels said.

HIGHLIGHTS - Comments by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Feb 2011 01:42 AM PST

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh gestures during the national communal harmony awards ceremony in New Delhi August 12, 2009. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - Beleaguered Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held a rare media roundtable with TV editors on Wednesday as his government grapples with a slew of crises from corruption scandals to high inflation.

FACTBOX: Five major recent corruption scandals (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 11:57 PM PST

Former telecommunications minister Andimuthu Raja (C) arrives at a court in New Delhi February 3, 2011. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/FilesReuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is under severe pressure, his administration derailed from its legislative agenda by a series of corruption scandals that have come to dominate politics.

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