2011年2月25日星期五

Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


No need to worry over high oil prices: Pranab (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:59 AM PST

An employee fills diesel into an oil drum at a fuel station in New Delhi June 25, 2010. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta/FilesReuters - Indian markets need not worry about global oil price uncertainty, the finance minister said on Friday, signalling Monday's budget may ease taxes and rationalise subsidies to cushion the impact of surging global oil prices.


Mamata Banerjee unveils populist railway budget, ducks reform (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 03:40 AM PST

Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee arrives to present the annual budget for the railways at the parliament in New Delhi February 25, 2011. REUTERS/B MathurReuters - The railways minister unveiled a populist budget on Friday that froze both passenger and freight fares, disappointing hopes for major reform in a lagging sector key to the country's infrastructure growth.


Oil min for quick decision on Cairn-Vedanta deal (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 06:17 AM PST

A bird flies by the Vedanta office building in Mumbai August 16, 2010. India-focused miner Vedanta. REUTERS/Danish SiddiquiReuters - India's oil ministry wants the cabinet to decide on a deal for Cairn Energy to sell control of its Indian assets to Vedanta Resources as quickly as possible, S. Jaipal Reddy told reporters on Friday.


Bangalore police defend baton charge on World Cup fans (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:46 AM PST

Debris including footwear lies abandoned near policemen outside the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore February 24, 2011. REUTERS/Philip BrownReuters - Bangalore's police commissioner on Friday defended the baton attacks on cricket fans angry that they could not buy World Cup tickets, explaining his action was part of life in India.


Hidden Kafka papers revealed to Israeli court (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 06:31 AM PST

Reuters - Writings by Franz Kafka and his friend Max Brod which have been hidden away for decades have been brought to light at an Israeli court and could reveal more on the life of one of the 20th century's greatest authors.

Sehwag felled by ball in nets, skips training (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 01:19 AM PST

India's Virender Sehwag is bowled by Bangladesh's captain Shakib Al Hasan during their ICC Cricket World Cup group B match in Dhaka February 19, 2011. REUTERS/Andrew BirajReuters - Virender Sehwag, India's in-form batsman, suffered an injury scare in a practice session on Friday when he was struck on the left side of his ribs in the nets two days ahead of a World Cup showdown with England.


HIGHLIGHTS - Mamata Banerjee unveils 2011/12 railway budget (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 02:34 AM PST

Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee arrives to present the annual budget for the railways at the parliament in New Delhi February 25, 2011. REUTERS/B MathurReuters - Indian Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee presented her third annual budget for state-run Indian Railways in parliament on Friday, freezing passenger fares and freight rates for the coming financial year.


Govt warns of FDI slowdown in pre-budget report (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:07 AM PST

Indians fleeing unrest in Libya receive food and drinks from a Tunisian aid association after they crossed the border into Tunisia at the border crossing of Ras Jdir February 25, 2011.   REUTERS/Zohra BensemraReuters - A sharp slowdown in India's foreign direct investments and any moderation in exports could further strain the balance of payments, the government's chief economic adviser warned on Friday.


Economy seen growing at 9 pct in FY12 - survey (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 11:14 PM PST

A worker uses a gas cutter at a metal workshop in Mumbai December 1, 2010. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/FilesReuters - Economy is expected to grow around 9 percent in the next fiscal year that starts on April 1, a finance ministry report said on Friday.


Google to launch YouTube movie service in UK - NY Post (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 03:00 AM PST

Visitors are seen at Reuters - Google's YouTube plans to launch an unlimited subscription service for movies, similar to Netflix and Amazon's offering, the New York Post said.


Rail budget rams wagon makers' shares to year low (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 03:53 AM PST

Commuters stand at the open doorways of a suburban train during the morning rush hour in Mumbai February 25, 2011. REUTERS/Danish SiddiquiReuters - India's railways minister proposed to set up two wagon units with private partners and lowered the annual target for wagon orders, dampening prospects of private sector wagon makers and mauling their shares.


Railways minister says no passenger fare increase in 2011/12 (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 01:19 AM PST

Commuters stand at the open doorways of a suburban train during the morning rush hour in Mumbai February 25, 2011.  REUTERS/Danish SiddiquiReuters - Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee said there would be no increase in passenger fares in the coming financial year, in her third annual budget for state-run rRailways to parliament on Friday.


India green credit trade seen ramping up from 2012 (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 03:40 AM PST

Labourers remove kites tangled up on electric power cables after the end of a five-day long kite festival in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad January 19, 2011. REUTERS/Amit DaveReuters - India's largest power exchange is hoping to ramp up volumes in the trade of renewable energy credits from April 2012, its chief said, seeking to tap a market estimated to be worth $8 billion by 2017.


UN Security Council to meet, Libya hands out cash (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 12:53 AM PST

Protesters chant anti-government slogans in Benghazi city, Libya, February 23, 2011. The U.N. Security Council was to meet on Friday to discuss a draft proposal for sanctions against Libyan leaders, locked in a bloody battle for survival against a popular uprising. REUTERS/Asmaa WaguihReuters - The U.N. Security Council was to meet on Friday to discuss a draft proposal for sanctions against Libyan leaders, locked in a bloody battle for survival against a popular uprising.


N.Zealand quake toll rises as hope fades for survivors (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 09:35 PM PST

The remains of a mall are seen in central Christchurch February 24, 2011. International rescue teams searched through the rubble of quake-ravaged Christchurch on Friday for more than 200 people still missing. REUTERS/Simon BakerReuters - International rescue teams searched through the rubble of quake-ravaged Christchurch on Friday for more than 200 people still missing, but rain and cold were dimming hopes of finding more survivors in the country's worst natural disaster in decades.


De Villiers ton powers South Africa to easy win (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 09:22 PM PST

South Africa's AB de Villiers plays a shot during their ICC Cricket World Cup group B match against the West Indies in New Delhi February 24, 2011. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - A B de Villiers' unbeaten 107 powered South Africa to a seven-wicket victory over West Indies in a World Cup Group B match on Thursday.


CBS axes "Two and a Half Men" after Sheen insults (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 09:09 PM PST

A poster promoting actor Charlie Sheen's hit comedy series 'Two and A Half Men' is shown at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California January 30, 2011. REUTERS/Fred Prouser/FilesReuters - Television network CBS on Thursday canceled production of its top-rated comedy "Two and A Half Men" for the rest of the season after star Charlie Sheen unleashed an expletive-filled attack on the show's producer.


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