2011年3月3日星期四

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

Supreme Court rejects CVC, blow for Congress (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 09:55 AM PST

A view of the Supreme Court building is seen in New Delhi December 7, 2010. The apex court on Thursday quashed the appointment of the central vigilance commissioner (CVC) for involvement in a palmolein import case, in another rebuke for the Congress-led coalition government. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - The Supreme Court on Thursday quashed the government's appointment of a top anti-graft official for involvement in a palm oil import scam, delivering another blow to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's coalition.

Food inflation eases, but rate rise seen (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 11:48 PM PST

Radishes are seen piled up as customers wander at a wholesale vegetable market on a cold morning in Chandigarh January 10, 2011. The food price index rose 10.39 percent and the fuel price index climbed 12.56 percent in the year to Feb. 19, government data on Thursday showed. REUTERS/Ajay Verma/FilesReuters - Food inflation eased in mid February following a drop in prices of vegetables and milk, but high headline inflation would keep the pressure on the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to raise interest rates this month.

On fire Afridi lifts ragged Pakistan to victory (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 12:03 PM PST

Pakistan's captain Shahid Afridi (R) celebrates after he bowled Canada's Jimmy Hansra (L) during their ICC Cricket World Cup group A match in Colombo March 3, 2011. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-ReynoldsReuters - Shahid Afridi made up for Pakistan's ragged performance with the bat by collecting his second five-wicket haul of the World Cup as the 1992 champions beat Canada by 46 runs on Thursday.

Facebook valued at $65 billion in new investment (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 02:27 PM PST

A Facebook page is displayed on a computer screen in Brussels April 21, 2010. REUTERS/Thierry Roge/FilesReuters - Investment firm General Atlantic is investing in Facebook, valuing the leading social network at $65 billion, representing a 30 percent boost from its last big investment in January, according to a report on CNBC.

SBI chief: interest rates have peaked or near peak (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 04:28 AM PST

People walk in front of a signboard displayed at the head office of State Bank of India in Mumbai November 9, 2009. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - Interest rates in India have peaked or are near a peak, O.P. Bhatt, chairman of State Bank of India, the country's largest lender said on Thursday.

Rebels push west, doubt over Chavez's Libya plan (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 04:05 PM PST

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi gestures to his supporters in Tripoli before making a speech which he sought to defuse tensions after more than 10 days of anti-government protests in Libya, March 2, 2011. REUTERS/Ahmed JadallahReuters - Libyan rebels pushed west on Thursday, extending their grip on a key coast road as Muammar Gaddafi received a warning he would be held to account at The Hague for suspected crimes by his security forces.

Pakistan vows to battle extremism after minister slain (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 03:39 AM PST

Security officials examine the bullet-riddled car of slain Pakistan's Minister for Minorities Shahbaz Bhatti outside the emergency ward of a hospital in Islamabad March 2, 2011. REUTERS/Faisal MahmoodReuters - Pakistan must not buckle to extremism, President Asif Ali Zardari said on Thursday, a day after Taliban militants killed his government's only Christian minister for challenging a law on blasphemy towards Islam.

Yunus begins legal fight over removal from Grameen (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 07:48 AM PST

Nobel Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus speaks during a panel discussing microfinance at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York September 21, 2010. Yunus launched a legal battle on Thursday against his removal from the post of managing director of the pioneering microlender Grameen Bank, which he founded, lawyers said. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/FilesReuters - Bangladeshi Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus launched a legal battle on Thursday against his removal from the top post of the microlending bank he founded, a dismissal seen as part of a vendetta with the prime minister.

EXCLUSIVE - Twitter's Stone: no IPO or funding talks (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 08:14 AM PST

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone attends the Reuters - Twitter has no plans to go public any time soon and does not need additional funds because it is making money, the co-founder of the popular microblogging site said.

South Africa steamroll Dutch for second win (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 03:28 AM PST

South Africa's wicketkeeper Morne van Wyk (L) and Jean-Paul Duminy (R) appeal successfully for the wicket of Netherlands' Bernard Loots during their ICC Cricket World Cup group B match in Mohali March 3, 2011. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - South Africa crushed the Netherlands by 231 runs in a lop-sided Group B match to record their second successive victory in the World Cup on Thursday.

Pakistan beat Canada by 46 runs in Group A match (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 08:39 AM PST

Pakistan's captain Shahid Afridi asks for a review by the third umpire for the wicket of Canada's captain Ashish Bagai during their ICC Cricket World Cup group A match in Colombo March 3, 2011. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-ReynoldsReuters - Pakistan beat Canada by 46 runs in their World Cup Group A match on Thursday.

Guardiola hospitalised with spinal disc hernia (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 06:09 AM PST

Barcelona's coach Pep Guardiola in Barcelona May 16, 2010. REUTERS/Albert Gea/FilesReuters - Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has been diagnosed with a spinal disc hernia after he was admitted to hospital overnight suffering from acute lower back pain, the La Liga club said on Thursday.

Cabinet may rule on Cairn-Vedanta next week (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 05:44 AM PST

A Cairn India employee works at a storage facility for crude oil at Mangala oil field at Barmer in Rajasthan August 29, 2009. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal/FilesReuters - The cabinet could give its final decision next week on granting approval to Cairn Energy's plan to sell its Indian assets to Vedanta Resources, Oil Minister S. Jaipal Reddy said on Thursday.

Pakistan slump to below par 184 against Canada (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 05:19 AM PST

Pakistan's Umar Akmal (R) prepares to play a shot watched by Canada's captain and wicketkeeper Ashish Bagai during their ICC Cricket World Cup group A match in Colombo March 3, 2011. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-ReynoldsReuters - Pakistan, one of the tournament favourites, slumped to a well below-par 184 off 43 overs against the unfancied Canada in their World Cup Group A match on Thursday.

FACTBOX - How Apple's iPad 2 compares to rivals and iPad (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 03:26 AM PST

The Apple iPad 2 is shown during its launch event in San Francisco, California March 2, 2011. REUTERS/Beck DiefenbachReuters - iPad 2

India pays $2 billion to clear Iran oil import dues (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 03:26 AM PST

Reuters - India has paid 1.5 billion euros ($2.08 billion) to clear pending dues for oil imports from Iran, the country's oil minister said, over three months after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) ended a long-standing clearing house system.

GST implementation unlikely in April 2012 - Revenue secy (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 11:47 PM PST

Workers prepare to stack containers at Thar Dry Port in Sanand in Gujarat February 1, 2011. The government is unlikely to implement the Goods and Services Tax in April, 2012, Revenue Secretary Sunil Mitra said on Thursday. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - The government is unlikely to implement the Goods and Services Tax in April, 2012, Revenue Secretary Sunil Mitra said on Thursday.

Djokovic out but Nadal relishing Davis Cup opener (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 08:32 PM PST

Spain's Davis Cup team player Rafael Nadal answers questions at a news conference in Charleroi March 1, 2011. REUTERS/Thierry RogeReuters - Holders Serbia will be without their best player Novak Djokovic when they begin the defence of their Davis Cup title on Friday but his absence is unlikely to cause too much alarm.

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