2011年3月22日星期二

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Buffett looking at investing in India, large countries (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 12:35 PM PDT

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett attends a news conference in Daegu, about 300 km southeast of Seoul, March 21, 2011. Buffett said on Tuesday he was looking to invest in large countries like India. REUTERS/Truth LeemReuters - Billionaire Warren Buffett on Tuesday said he is looking to invest in large countries like India, China and Brazil, but added that restrictions on foreign ownership in India's insurance industry could act as a deterrent in the sector.


Government moves GST bill in parliament (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 12:58 AM PDT

Trucks are parked in a yard in Chennai, July 2, 2008. REUTERS/Babu/FilesReuters - The government introduced a nationwide Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill into parliament on Tuesday, but opposition to the move threatened to derail one what is one of the UPAs most ambitious reforms of its second term.


Rajaratnam jury hears of Intel leaks by friend (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 03:53 PM PDT

Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam leaves federal court after opening arguments in his insider trading case in New York March 9, 2011. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/FilesReuters - A former Intel Corp managing director testified he shared the chipmaker's secrets with his close friend Raj Rajaratnam, the central figure in the biggest Wall Street insider trading trial in decades.


Emerging powers join in opposition over Libya strikes (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 07:10 AM PDT

Security Council members vote on a Libyan resolution during a Security Council Meeting at U.N. headquarters in New York March 17, 2011. REUTERS/Jessica RinaldiReuters - China said on Tuesday that Western air strikes on Libya risked a "humanitarian disaster", adding to the chorus of criticism from big emerging powers over the U.N.-authorised campaign.


Yes, sex can kill you, US study shows (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 03:53 PM PDT

Reuters - Sudden bursts of moderate to intense physical activity -- such as jogging or having sex -- significantly increase the risk of having a heart attack, especially in people who do not get regular exercise, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

India poised for Pakistan semi-final (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 09:22 PM PDT

File photo of India's Gautam Gambhir (C, in blue) and Pakistan's wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal (wearing helmet) as they argue during the Asia Cup one-day international cricket tournament in Dambulla June 19, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/FilesReuters - An India-Pakistan World Cup semi-final is the most appetising prospect to emerge from a month of preliminary matches which otherwise served primarily to confirm the identity of a predictable final eight.


Gaddafi shells towns, rebels pinned down in east (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 11:41 AM PDT

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet taxis before taking off from the NATO airbase in Aviano March 21, 2011. REUTERS/Alessandro GarofaloReuters - Muammar Gaddafi's forces attacked two west Libyan towns, killing dozens, while rebels were pinned down in the east and NATO tried to resolve a dispute over who should lead the Western air campaign.


Lok Sabha passes FY12 budget (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 08:09 AM PDT

Ministers arrive in their cars at the parliament on the opening day of the budget session in New Delhi July 2, 2009.  REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the annual budget for the 2011/12 fiscal year beginning on April 1.


Elaborate security blanket over knockout matches (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 08:35 AM PDT

Mahendra Singh Dhoni (L) speaks with Sachin Tendulkar during a cricket practice session ahead of their ICC Cricket World Cup quarter final match against Australia on Thursday, in Ahmedabad March 22, 2011. REUTERS/Amit DaveReuters - Unprecedented security arrangements have been been put in place for Thursday's sellout World Cup quarter-final between India and Australia in Ahmedabad although organisers say there has been no specific threat.


Glass ceiling remains for women in media despite gains (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 02:36 PM PDT

Reuters - The glass ceiling remains for women in the American media industry, despite growing numbers of female workers in the sector, a women's media organization said on Tuesday.

HCL hopes staff who left Japan can return in weeks (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 07:09 AM PDT

Reuters - India's HCL Technologies hopes 170 of its staff who had left quake-hit Japan will be able to return to the country within weeks if the situation there continues to improve.

Japan battles crippled nuclear plant, radiation fears grow (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 09:46 AM PDT

The central control room for the No. 3 reactor at the Tokyo Electric Power Co. Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan is pictured in a handout photo taken in September 2010 and released on March 22, 2011. REUTERS/Tokyo Electric Power Co.Reuters - Rising temperatures around the core of one of the reactors at Japan's quake-crippled nuclear plant sparked new concern on Tuesday and more water was needed to cool it down, the plant's operator said.


Rajaratnam trial hears Hilton takeover evidence (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 12:29 AM PDT

Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam exits Manhattan Federal Court, after a day of testimony in his insider trading case, in New York March 14, 2011.  REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Raj Rajaratnam made $4 million on Hilton Hotels stock when the company was bought by Blackstone Group LP in July 2007, jurors heard on Monday, as prosecutors pressed their case that the hedge fund founder had profited from inside tips about pending deals.


Team Lotus name Karun Chandhok as reserve driver (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 12:29 AM PDT

File photo of Formula One driver Karun Chandhok of India as he waits to get his car ready during the first practice session of the Australian F1 Grand Prix in Melbourne March 26, 2010. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz/FilesReuters - Indias Karun Chandhok will return to Formula One this season as reserve driver with Team Lotus, both sides announced on Tuesday.


India match a mini-final for Australia, says coach (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 08:10 AM PDT

Australia's coach Tim Nielsen (L) gestures to Tim Paine during a cricket practice session in Ahmedabad February 22, 2011. REUTERS/Amit DaveReuters - Australia are treating Thursday's World Cup quarter-final against India as a "mini-grand final", coach Tim Nielsen said on Tuesday.


FACTBOX - Proposed economic reforms in India (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 12:58 AM PDT

A security personnel stands guard as India's national flag is seen on top of the parliament building in New Delhi February 22, 2011. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - The government introduced a wide-ranging tax bill into parliament on Tuesday, but opposition to the move threatened to derail what is one of the ruling coalition's most ambitious reforms of its second term.


Assange: PM misled India over WikiLeaks bribes cable (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 12:29 AM PDT

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange attends a seminar at the Swedish Trade Union Confederation headquarters in Stockholm August 14, 2010.  REUTERS/Scanpix/Bertil Ericson/FilesReuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh deliberately misled Indians over a diplomatic cable involving the Congress party in a vote-buying scandal, WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange said on Monday.


Q+A - Govt's proposed goods and services tax (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 12:29 AM PDT

Lawmakers arrive in their cars at the parliament in New Delhi July 2, 2009.  REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - The government on Tuesday introduced a bill to usher in a nationwide goods and services tax (GST), but political opposition is almost certain to delay one of the government's most ambitious reform proposals.


Steam rises from stricken Japan plant; radiation worry grows (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 12:29 AM PDT

Smoke is seen coming from the area of the No. 3 reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan in this handout photo distributed by the Tokyo Electric Power Co. on March 21, 2011. REUTERS/Tokyo Electric Power CoReuters - Smoke and steam rose from two of the most threatening reactors at Japan's quake-crippled nuclear plant on Tuesday, suggesting the battle to avert a disastrous meltdown and stop the spread of radiation was far from won.


Dell revs in India nearing $2 bln, to add staff - CEO (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 02:22 AM PDT

A company logo of Dell is seen on the cover of its laptop at a Dell outlet in Hong Kong October October 21, 2009. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/FilesReuters - Dell Inc's annual revenue in India is nearing $2 billion and the world's No. 2 maker of personal computers plans to add more staff in the country, its chief executive said.


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