2011年2月21日星期一

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Bombay High Court upholds death sentence for Kasab (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 12:40 AM PST

Special Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam holds up a document with a cover of Mohammad Ajmal Kasab at Arthur Road Jail, where Kasab's trial was held, in Mumbai May 6, 2010. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - The Bombay High Court on Monday upheld the death sentence for the only surviving gunman in the 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people and strained ties between New Delhi and Islamabad.


American held in Lahore is CIA contractor - U.S. sources (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 02:55 PM PST

Raymond Davis is escorted by police and officials out of court after facing a judge in Lahore, January 28, 2011. Davis, the American held in Pakistan on double murder charges for a shooting in Lahore last month, is employed by the CIA as a contractor, U.S. sources closely following the case said on Monday. REUTERS/Tariq SaeedReuters - An American held on murder charges in Pakistan after a shooting worked as a CIA contractor but was not involved in covert operations, U.S. sources closely following the case said on Monday.


Pace trio take Aussies' World Cup win run to 30 (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 09:51 AM PST

Australia's Jason Krejza (2nd L) celebrates with teammates after dismissing Zimbabwe's captain Elton Chigumbura (R) during their ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Group A Australia in Ahmedabad February 21, 2011. REUTERS/Amit DaveReuters - Champions Australia softened up a resolute Zimbabwe with fiery pace and bounce to kick start their campaign with a resounding 91-run victory on Monday, their 30th World Cup win on the trot.


Asia's richest man strikes big gas deal with BP (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 09:08 AM PST

Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Indian energy company Reliance Industries, speaks during the Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors' Summit 2011 (VGGIS) at Gandhinagar in the western Indian state of Gujarat January 12, 2011. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - Mukesh Ambani does not do small.


Govt tries to regain initiative in graft scandal (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 08:58 AM PST

India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Pratibha Patil arrive at the parliament on the first day of the budget session in New Delhi February 21, 2011. REUTERS/B MathurReuters - India may clip ministerial powers and fast-track cases against officials to crack down on corruption, the government said on Monday as it scrambles to respond to the biggest graft scandal in decades.


BP partners Reliance in $7.2 bln Indian oil hunt (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 09:51 AM PST

A British Petroleum (BP) logo is seen  at a petrol station in south London April 27, 2010. REUTERS/Toby Melville/FilesReuters - BP lined up one of the biggest foreign direct investments in India to date with a $7.2 billion tie-up with the country's Reliance Industries to explore for deepwater oil and gas.


KyaZoonga crashes under mad scramble for World Cup final tickets (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 06:45 AM PST

Photographers are reflected in the trophy for the Cricket World Cup 2011 during a conference in Colombo April 2, 2010. The website selling just 1000 tickets for the World Cup final in Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on April 2 crashed seconds after they went on sale on Monday sparking furious complaints from fans.  REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/FilesReuters - The website selling just 1000 tickets for the Cricket World Cup final in Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on April 2 crashed seconds after they went on sale on Monday sparking furious complaints from fans.


Royal Wedding: Beckham's coming but no Obama (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 03:44 AM PST

An invitation card for the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton is seen at Buckingham Palace in London February 16, 2011. REUTERS/John Stillwell/POOLReuters - News that Britain's royal wedding invites are in the post has touched off lively press speculation, with former England soccer captain David Beckham and the King of Bahrain tipped to be attending but not Barack Obama or Sarah Ferguson.


Sri Lanka slash ticket prices to pull in crowds (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 03:44 AM PST

Sri Lanka fans cheer before the start of the ICC Cricket World Cup group A match between Sri Lanka and Canada in Hambantota, south of Colombo, February 20, 2011.  REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-ReynoldsReuters - Sri Lanka Cricket has decided to reduce World Cup tickets prices by more than 50 percent for some matches not featuring the host nation to boost crowd numbers.


India needs tight monetary policy - PM adviser (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 03:07 AM PST

Prime Minister's economic advisory council chairman C. Rangarajan pauses during an interview with Reuters in New Delhi June 12, 2010. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - India needs tight monetary and fiscal policies to deal with high inflation, the prime minister's top economic adviser said on Monday, warning the country's budgeted fiscal and revenue deficits remain beyond their comfort zone.


Tendulkar cleared to play after scan on knee (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 12:05 AM PST

India's Sachin Tendulkar plays a shot during the ICC Cricket World Cup group B match against Bangladesh in Dhaka February 19, 2011. REUTERS/Andrew BirajReuters - India's key opening batsman Sachin Tendulkar has undergone an MRI scan on his left knee but he should be fit for their next World Cup game, the team's manager said on Monday.


President Patil says govt to weed out corruption (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 10:00 PM PST

President Pratibha Patil gestures during the 57th national film awards ceremony in New Delhi October 22, 2010. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - The government will battle both inflation and corruption, President Pratibha Patil said in her address to parliament on Monday, confronting the two biggest issues that have rattled the Congress-led government and paralysed policymaking.


Vancouver still world's most liveable city - survey (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 10:36 PM PST

Clouds gather above the night skyline of downtown Vancouver during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics February 25, 2010. REUTERS/Greg Bos/FilesReuters - Vancouver topped the list of the world's most liveable cities for the fifth straight year, while Melbourne claimed second place from Vienna and Australian and Canadian cities dominated the list's top 10 spots.


Gaddafi son warns of civil war as turmoil spreads (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 10:44 PM PST

Saif al-Islam, son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, gestures as he speaks during an address on state television in Tripoli, in this still image taken from video, February 20, 2011. REUTERS/Libyan TV via REUTERS TVReuters - Libya's Muammar Gaddafi will fight a popular revolt to "the last man standing", one of his sons said on Monday, after protests broke out in the capital for the first time following days of unrest in the city of Benghazi.


Rolls-Royce develops first electric-powered test vehicle (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 09:26 PM PST

A closed Rolls Royce building is seen in Derby, central England, November 20, 2008. REUTERS/Darren StaplesReuters - Luxury car maker Rolls-Royce, a unit of German auto giant BMW AG, said on Monday it had developed a fully electric-powered car, but did not say when the environmentally-friendly model would enter production.


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