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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Congress leader Arjun Singh dead at 80 (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 08:47 AM PST

A file photo shows late Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh (C), seen here with Congress Party Chief Sonia Gandhi (L) and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi September 10, 2006. Arjun Singh died on Friday at the age of 80, his party said. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - Congress leader Arjun Singh, best known for introducing large-scale reservations for lower-caste Indians in colleges, died on Friday at the age of 80.


PM says accepts responsibility over CVC controversy (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 06:22 AM PST

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh gestures during the national communal harmony awards ceremony in New Delhi August 12, 2009. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said he accepted responsibility after the Supreme Court struck down his choice of tainted civil servant P.J. Thomas as the central vigilance commissioner.


Libyan forces attack western town, rebel push in east (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 05:08 PM PST

Rebel fighters return fire during shelling by soldiers loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in a battle near Ras Lanuf, March 4, 2011. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicReuters - Muammar Gaddafi's forces captured part of a town in western Libya on Friday, but rebels said they had taken the coastal oil town of Ras Lanuf, extending the territory they control in the east of the country.


Global deleveraging still a challenge, crisis not over yet:execs (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 12:53 PM PST

Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries, speaks during a news conference in Mumbai September 21, 2008. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - Global deleveraging remains a challenge as economies are still recovering from the financial crisis, the chiefs of Citigroup and Reliance Industries said on Friday, agreeing that emerging markets will drive growth.


Police charge Uttarakhand high court judge with bribery (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 03:08 AM PST

Reuters - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) charged a high court judge on Friday with taking a bribe of 1.5 million rupees ($333,333) in a rare move against a member of the higher judiciary.

Serbia stutter as India threaten Davis Cup upset (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 03:36 PM PST

Reuters - Novak Djokovic's decision to skip Serbia's Davis Cup World Group first round tie looked increasingly risky as India threatened a shock on Friday by ending day one locked at 1-1 with the defending champions.

West Indies bus stoned after Bangladesh routed (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 08:59 AM PST

West Indies' wicketkeeper Devon Thomas celebrates after the dismissal of Bangladesh's Raqibul Hasan  off the bowling of captain Darren Sammy during their ICC Cricket World Cup group B match in Dhaka March 4, 2011. REUTERS/Andrew BirajReuters - Bangladesh fans, who greeted the opening of the World Cup with a glorious celebration two weeks ago, stoned the West Indian team bus on Friday after a humiliating defeat for the home team.


Nepal's Maoist ex-rebels join govt, boost to peace (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 05:42 AM PST

Reuters - Nepal's Maoists on Friday joined a coalition government, boosting hopes for a fragile peace process that was at risk due to sparring between the former rebels and other political parties.

Eighty fans chase every World Cup final ticket (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 08:47 AM PST

A general view shows the ground at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai February 18, 2011, where the ICC cricket world cup 2011 final will be held. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash/FilesReuters - Nearly 80 fans are vying for every seat available online for the April 2 final of the World Cup in Mumbai, head of the official ticket agency said on Friday.


Key genital measurement linked to male fertility (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 01:52 AM PST

Reuters - When it comes to male fertility, it turns out that size does matter.

Bomb explodes in mosque in NW Pakistan; 9 killed (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 03:08 AM PST

Reuters - A bomb exploded in a mosque in the northwestern Pakistani town of Nowshera on Friday, killing at least nine people and wounding over 30, police and hospital officials said.

Dior hits the Paris catwalk without John Galliano (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 05:41 AM PST

Fashion designer John Galliano surrounded by policemen leaves after a hearing in a police station in Paris February 28, 2011. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen/FilesReuters - Christian Dior will on Friday become the biggest fashion brand in recent history to present a catwalk collection at Paris Fashion Week without a star designer to applaud.


Libya clashes widen, Interpol issues Gaddafi alert (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 09:26 AM PST

Rebels listen to their commander before a patrol in Brega, March 3, 2011. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicReuters - Muammar Gaddafi's forces battled rebels on several fronts in a worsening of Libya's crisis on Friday and unrest erupted in the capital when gunmen fired to break up crowds shouting "Gaddafi is the enemy of God".


Connors the greatest player of all time, Federer No. 7 (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 12:50 AM PST

Jimmy Connors attends a practice session at the Kooyong Classic tennis tournament in Melbourne January 10, 2008. REUTERS/Steve Holland/FilesReuters - A scientist from Northwestern University in Illinois has claimed to have solved the debate over who is the best male tennis player of all time.


Grief-stricken Pakistani Christians bury slain minister (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 05:55 AM PST

People gather near the casket of Pakistan's Minister for Minorities Shahbaz Bhatti, wrapped in national and party flags, after a funeral ceremony inside a church in Islamabad March 4, 2011. REUTERS/Faisal MahmoodReuters - Shouting "death for killers", thousands of Pakistanis on Friday buried the country's only Christian government minister who was killed for challenging a law that stipulates death for insulting Islam.


"Stealth veggies" may help cut calorie intake (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 04:36 AM PST

A Palestinian labourer collects cauliflowers during harvest on a field in the West Bank village of Al-Fara near Jenin December 15, 2010. REUTERS/Abed Omar Qusini/FilesReuters - Don't look now, but invisible cauliflower may be lurking in your chicken casserole -- and helping you lose weight.


Imran Khan sees World Cup as most open yet (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 03:07 AM PST

Former Pakistan cricket captain Imran Khan speaks during an event ahead of the 2011 Cricket World Cup in Mumbai February 2, 2011. REUTERS/Danish SiddiquiReuters - Pakistan's former World Cup-winning captain Imran Khan has said this year's tournament is the most open he has seen.


As debt piles up, Ambani's Reliance Comm faces key test (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 02:03 AM PST

Anil Ambani, chairman of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, speaks during a news conference in Mumbai January 16, 2011. REUTERS/Danish SiddiquiReuters - The clock is ticking and costs are seen rising for Reliance Communications Ltd as it struggles to reduce a $7 billion mountain of debt ahead of a major bond redemption next year.


BP-Reliance deal may encourage others (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 02:04 AM PST

Reliance Industries KG-D6's control and raiser platform is seen off the Bay of Bengal in this undated handout photo. REUTERS/Reliance Industries/Handout/FilesReuters - BP's $7.2-billion deal to jump into India's oil and gas sector with Reliance Industries is the first sign of new investment that could attract more players, helping to boost output and meet surging demand.


Pakistan halves fuel price hike, wins political reprieve (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 12:50 AM PST

Motorists pump gas at petrol station in Islamabad March 1, 2011. REUTERS/Mian KhursheedReuters - Pakistan's fragile coalition government was forced to compromise with a key partner over a fuel price hike on Friday, a move likely to ensure, for now, political stability at the cost of vital economic reforms.


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