2011年6月22日星期三

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


India, Pakistan aim to nudge peace process forward (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 03:41 AM PDT

An Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldier opens a gate at the border with Pakistan in Suchetgarh, southwest of Jammu, January 12, 2010. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta/FilesReuters - Top diplomats from India and Pakistan meet on Thursday to nudge forward their peace process, an important safety valve which the United States hopes will help stabilise the region as it prepares to withdraw troops from Afghanistan.


Tata Motors to fight govt decision to reclaim Singur land (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 11:28 PM PDT

A worker cleans a Tata Motors logo outside its showroom in Hyderabad October 26, 2009. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder/FilesReuters - Tata Motors, the auto arm of the iconic Tata group, said it will challenge in court the West Bengal government's decision to reclaim Singur land, another instance of conflict over land that is the biggest block for rapid growth in Asia's third-largest economy.


BlackBerry PlayBook launched in India (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 10:14 AM PDT

Bollywood actor Salman Khan gestures during a news conference at the launch of Blackberry PlayBook in Mumbai June 22, 2011. REUTERS/Danish SiddiquiReuters - The BlackBerry PlayBook, Research In Motion (RIM)'s disappointing challenger to the hugely successful iPad 2, hit store shelves in India on Wednesday, nearly two months after the revamped Apple tablet made its India debut.


India set Windies 326 after Dravid century (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 05:13 PM PDT

Reuters - Rahul Dravid made a painstakingly slow but masterful century to put India in a strong position to win the first test against West Indies at Sabina Park on Wednesday.

Software mogul has IPL vision after NBA leap (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 02:48 AM PDT

A policeman stands guard at one of the entrances to a cricket stadium during a match in IPL tournament in Kolkata April 19, 2010. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal/FilesReuters - After acquiring a stake in NBA franchise Golden State Warriors, Indian expatriate and software entrepreneur Vivek Ranadive is now eyeing opportunities to invest in cricket's Indian Premier League (IPL).


Hugh Hefner's aborted wedding becomes a TV special (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 04:37 PM PDT

Playboy Magazine founder Hugh Hefner attends the Playboy Jazz Festival news conference at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles, California February 10, 2011. REUTERS/Fred Prouser/FilesReuters - A week after being jilted by his 25 year-old fiancee, Playboy founder Hugh Hefner is making the most of his new "runaway bride" theme.


Asia surpasses Europe in millionaires and wealth (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 02:31 PM PDT

Vehicles drive on Three Ring Road (left) and Jianwai Street (right) during the evening rush hour in central Beijing, December 23, 2010. REUTERS/Jason Lee/FilesReuters - The ranks of millionaires in Asia for the first time surpassed Europe and in a few years are expected to overtake the United States, according to the latest annual Merrill Lynch-Capgemini World Wealth Report.


On the ground in Afghanistan, U.S. drawdown is distant (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 01:02 PM PDT

US army soldiers from Charlie company 4th platoon,1st brigade 3-21 infantry, patrol in the village of Chariagen in the Panjwai district of Kandahar province southern Afghanistan June 22 , 2011. REUTERS/Baz RatnerReuters - PANJWAI DISTRICT, Afghanistan (Reuters) U.S. Lieutenant Jonathan Austin's men spent Wednesday as they expect to spend the best part of a year -- patrolling grape orchards in the blazing desert sun, scrambling over mud walls and scanning the paths of Chariagen village for homemade bombs.


Volkswagen plans budget UP! car in emerging markets (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 09:19 AM PDT

The Volkswagen logo is seen on display at the New York International Auto Show in New York City, April 20, 2011. REUTERS/Mike Segar/FilesReuters - German carmaker Volkswagen's plans to build a low-budget car specifically for growth markets like China, Brazil and India -- based on the Up! series -- are advancing well, a magazine reported on Wednesday.


Apple plans faster iPhone for September - Bloomberg (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 05:13 AM PDT

An iPhone is seen at the Apple store in New York May 23, 2011. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/FilesReuters - Apple Inc plans to launch a new iPhone with a faster chip for data processing and a more advanced camera in September, Bloomberg said in a report late Tuesday.


Mishra fined for dissent at umpire's decision (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 12:18 AM PDT

Reuters - Indian leg spinner Amit Mishra has been fined 10 percent of his match fee for showing dissent at an umpire's decision during the ongoing first test against West Indies, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Wednesday.

Game app aims to show Pakistan flood shadow lingers (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 12:57 AM PDT

Flood victims stand in line to get food rations from a distribution point in Murad Chandio village, some 35 km (22 miles) from Dadu in Pakistan's Sindh province, January 26, 2011. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/FilesReuters - A game application is trying to raise awareness of the now largely forgotten epic floods which inundated Pakistan almost a year ago, hoping to use social media and smartphones to reach an untapped group of people.


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