2011年6月13日星期一

Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


India seeks OECD help to bring back illicit funds - fin min (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 06:30 AM PDT

A Kashmiri shopkeeper sits near garlands made of Indian currency notes at a market in Srinagar November 26, 2010. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli/FilesReuters - India has sought the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's help in mounting pressure on countries that are reluctant to disclose bank account details of Indians who have stashed illicit funds abroad, the finance minister said.


Maruti loses millions on continued strike, fears of spillover mount (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 06:29 AM PDT

The brand name of Maruti Suzuki is pictured on a Swift car at the company's stock yard in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad  April 25, 2011. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - India's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki, already slammed by sluggish sales, is expected to take another hit as a plant strike enters its second week, leading to millions of dollars in losses and a possible spillover to other factories.


China confess-a-kickback websites draw inspiration from India (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jun 2011 11:42 PM PDT

Chinese internet users go online at an internet shop in Beijing April 2, 2008. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV/FilesReuters - China's avid Internet users are taking a leaf from India's anti-corruption drama by opening websites so citizens can confess, sometimes in pitiless detail, to buying off officials.


Rare suicide bombing at Islamabad bank kills one (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 05:43 AM PDT

Rescue workers carry a body out from the wreckage of a bank which was hit by a suicide bomb attack in Islamabad June 13, 2011. REUTERS/Adrees LatifReuters - A suicide bomber killed at least one person at a bank in Islamabad on Monday, a police official said, in a rare attack on the Pakistani capital that will step up pressure on the army to reassert itself after a series of setbacks.


World off course on climate; renewables vital (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 09:16 AM PDT

The sun rises behind windmills at a wind farm in Palm Springs, California, February 9, 2011. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/FilesReuters - The world is off course in fighting climate change and governments need to boost green energies to build new momentum, the head of the U.N. panel of climate scientists said on Monday.


India business execs lose faith in government - survey (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 01:04 AM PDT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh speaks at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi July 3, 2010. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - Three quarters of leading Indian companies have lost faith in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's second-term government, saying a governance crisis ranging from corruption scams to policy limbo will hit economic growth and their investment plans.


Filipino teen declared world's shortest man (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jun 2011 11:42 PM PDT

A local television journalist congratulates Junrey Balawing by kissing him, after he was named the Reuters - Junrey Balawing, from a remote town in the southern Philippines, stands just under two feet tall and has been officially declared the World's Shortest Man by Guinness World Records.


Modern Etiquette: The pitfalls of social media (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 03:44 AM PDT

A Twitter page is displayed on an Apple iPhone in Los Angeles October 13, 2009. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/FilesReuters - I recently spent eight days in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) conducting training under the patronage of The Protocol Department - Dubai.


Mavericks beat Heat to win first championship (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jun 2011 10:32 PM PDT

Miami Heat power forward Udonis Haslem (R) goes to the basket past Dallas Mavericks center Tyson Chandler (C) and Dirk Nowitzki (L) in the second half during Game 6 of the NBA Finals basketball series in Miami, June 12, 2011. REUTERS/David J. Phillip/PoolReuters - The Dallas Mavericks ended three decades of frustration by capturing their first championship with a 105-95 victory over the Miami Heat on Sunday to win the best-of-seven NBA Finals 4-2.


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