2011年4月19日星期二

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


At least 20 injured in protests over Jaitapur nuclear plant (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 05:29 AM PDT

A policeman stands at a kiosk at the proposed site of the Jaitapur nuclear plant in Ratnagiri district, about 360 km (224 miles) south of Mumbai, April 13, 2011. An angry mob attacked a hospital and torched buses as protests against a proposed nuclear plant in Jaitapur turned violent on Tuesday, local media said. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/FilesReuters - People protesting against a planned nuclear power plant at Jaitapur attacked a hospital and torched buses on Tuesday and at least 20 people were injured a day after an anti-nuclear activist was killed in police firing.


Sohal spurs Deccan to victory over struggling Delhi in IPL 4 (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 11:47 AM PDT

Reuters - Opener Sunny Sohal struck a fluent half-century as Deccan Chargers beat hosts Delhi Daredevils by 16 runs for their second victory in the Indian Premier League on Tuesday.

Normal monsoon forecast to boost farm sector (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 08:58 AM PDT

Muslim girls arrive to attend prayers during a monsoon rain shower at the ruins of the Feroz Shah Kotla mosque in New Delhi September 11, 2010. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - India on Tuesday forecast normal rains for the 2011 monsoon, strengthening the prospects of a plentiful farm output that could help bring relief to Asia's third-largest economy in its battle with high prices.


Helicopter crashes in Arunachal Pradesh killing 17 tourists (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 07:55 AM PDT

A man gestures near the site of a helicopter crash in the Tawang district of Arunanchal Pradesh April 19, 2011. REUTERS/HandoutReuters - A helicopter packed with tourists crashed on Tuesday in mountains near the Chinese border and 17 people were killed, police said.


ICC to reconsider 10-team 2015 World Cup format (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 07:18 AM PDT

Photographers are reflected in the trophy for the Cricket World Cup 2011 during a news conference in Colombo April 2, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/FilesReuters - The controversial decision to restrict the 2015 World Cup to only the 10 full members will be reconsidered by International Cricket Council's (ICC) executive board in June, the governing body said on Tuesday.


ANALYSIS - Rajaratnam defence blasted jury with data blizzard (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 08:58 AM PDT

Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam arrives at Federal Court in New York March 28, 2011. REUETRS/Mike Segar/FilesReuters - Raj Rajaratnam's week-long defence at his insider trading trial amounted to a blizzard of numbers, graphs and documents.


Monsoon in 2011 seen normal - Earth sciences minister (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 04:06 AM PDT

Commuters walk on a railway track during monsoon rains in Mumbai June 16, 2010. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/FilesReuters - India's summer monsoon is likely to be normal in 2011, Earth Sciences Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said on Tuesday, an outlook which if met would bring relief to Asia's third-largest economy in its battle against high food prices.


Vedanta snaps up 10.4 pct of Cairn India for $1.5 bln (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 08:58 AM PDT

A bird flies by the Vedanta office building in Mumbai August 16, 2010. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/FilesReuters - Vedanta Resources has bought a 10.4 percent stake in Cairn India, pushing ahead with plans to take control of the Indian oil and gas company despite regulatory delays plaguing the $9.6 billion deal.


RBI sees little alternative to US Treasuries - sources (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 02:08 AM PDT

The Federal Reserve Building is pictured in Washington, January 26, 2010.  REUTERS/Jason Reed/FilesReuters - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is not considering a diversification of its external investments away from U.S. Treasuries given a lack of alternatives, sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.


RIM's PlayBook hits North American shelves (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 05:06 AM PDT

File photo of Jeff McDowell, senior vice president of enterprise and platform marketing for Research in Motion, holding a prototype Blackberry PlayBook, at the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 5, 2011.  REUTERS/Steve Marcus/FilesReuters - Research In Motion's PlayBook, the long-awaited response to Apple's iPad, went on sale in the United States and Canada on Tuesday in a launch RIM desperately hopes will win the hearts and minds of consumers.


World's oldest man greets 114th birthday in western Japan (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 02:08 AM PDT

Jirouemon Kimura poses on his 114th birthday at his home in Kyotango, western Japan in this handout photo released by Kyotango City Office on April 19, 2011.  REUTERS/Kyotango City Office/HandoutReuters - The world's oldest man greeted his 114th birthday in rural Japan on Tuesday with a breakfast of grilled sea bream, miso soup and red-bean rice -- telling interviewers he planned to live until the age of 120.


Apple sues Samsung, says stop copying us (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 01:44 AM PDT

Customers look at smartphones behind Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Tab tablet (L) and Apple Inc's iPad tablet displayed at a registration desk at the headquarters of South Korean mobile carrier KT in Seoul, in this combination picture made April 19, 2011.  REUTERS/Jo Yong-HakReuters - SAN FRANCISCO/SEOUL (Reuters)- Apple Inc sued Samsung Electronics claiming the South Korean firm's Galaxy line of mobile phones and tablets "slavishly" copies the iPhone and iPad, according to court papers, a move analysts say is aimed at keeping its close rivals at bay.


McDonald's grimaces at Happy Meal lawsuit (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 11:29 PM PDT

McDonald's product is pictured in a restaurant in Washington, July 23, 2010.  REUTERS/Molly Riley/FilesReuters - A lawsuit that seeks to stop McDonald's from selling Happy Meals must be dismissed because parents can always prohibit their children from eating them, the hamburger giant said in a court filing on Monday.


India likely to forecast normal monsoon for 2011 (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 01:10 AM PDT

File photo of school girls holding placards as they perform special prayers in order to appease Varun, the Hindu rain god, in  Ahmedabad June 29, 2010. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - India's first official forecast for the 2011 monsoon on Tuesday is likely to match other outlooks for normal rains, which if met would bring relief to Asia's third-largest economy in its battle with high food prices.


Cameron says IMF should look beyond Europe for head (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 02:54 AM PDT

The IMF nameplate is displayed on a wall at the headquarters during the World Bank/International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings in Washington April 11, 2008.  REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/FilesReuters - British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday it was time for the International Monetary Fund to look beyond Europe for its leader, effectively ruling out his predecessor Gordon Brown.


Economy likely to grow at around 9 pct in FY12 - Kaushik Basu (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 12:58 AM PDT

A labourer rolls a tyre past newly constructed residential buildings on the outskirts of Kolkata February 26, 2010. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal/FilesReuters - India's economy is likely to grow between 8.75 percent and 9.25 percent in the current fiscal year to end-March 2012, said Kaushik Basu, chief economic adviser in the finance ministry, on Tuesday.


Seasoned users shun spontaneity on the Web - survey (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 10:34 PM PDT

A patron uses his laptop while having an espresso at the Silver lake location of Intelligentsia Coffee and Tea in the Silver Lake area of Los Angeles October 19, 2010. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/FilesReuters - Spontaneous activity on the Internet is on the wane among experienced users as they shun aimless surfing and plan their online sessions more, according to a study published by Microsoft and two agencies.


China stealth fighter "appears" to have made second flight (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 07:41 PM PDT

Combination photo shows what is reported to be a Chinese J-20 stealth fighter (top) in Chengdu, Sichuan province, dated January 7, 2011 and a U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor stealth fighter performing a flyby over Daytona Beach, Florida on February 19, 2006. REUTERS/Kyodo/Pierre DuCharme/FilesReuters - China appears to have staged a second test-flight of a new stealth fighter jet, a state-owned newspaper said on Tuesday, which if true could be another step towards narrowing the military gap with the United States.


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