2011年7月11日星期一

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Govt unveils austerity measures to meet deficit target (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 01:26 PM PDT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh gestures during the national communal harmony awards ceremony in New Delhi August 12, 2009.REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - The government on Monday announced austerity measures, including a ban on meetings in five-star hotels and restrictions on foreign travel, as it tries to meet a fiscal deficit target.


Brown a hacking target as Murdoch delays BSkyB bid (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 05:40 PM PDT

News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch arrives at his apartment in London July 11, 2011. REUTERS/Paul HackettReuters - Allegations that former prime British minister Gordon Brown was a target of illegal data gathering by Rupert Murdoch's newspapers have piled pressure on the media baron as he tries to prevent investors pulling out of his News Corp empire.


PM set for minor cabinet reshuffle; another missed opportunity? (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 05:17 AM PDT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (C) speaks during an election campaign rally ahead of the third phase of elections on the outskirts of Kolkata April 23, 2011. REUTERS/Rupak De ChowdhuriReuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to make only minor changes to his cabinet on Tuesday, counting on veteran finance and interior ministers to help battle policy paralysis and rampant corruption in Asia's third-largest economy.


Death toll climbs to 80 in Uttar Pradesh rail accident (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 06:29 AM PDT

People search through the mangled carriages of a train which derailed near Fatehpur, about 80km (50 miles) southwest of Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, July 10, 2011. REUTERS/Jitendra PrakashReuters - The deathtoll in a train accident in Uttar Pradesh climbed to 80 on Monday with more than 350 injured in one of the worst rail disasters to hit the country's troubled rail network in years.


Battle intensifies for Kerala temple's $22 billion treasure (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 03:02 AM PDT

Devotees throng to Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple after offering prayers on the eve of Pongala festival in Thiruvananthapuram February 18, 2011. REUTERS/Sivaram V/FilesReuters - A $22 billion treasure trove unearthed beneath Keralas Padmanabhaswamy Temple has sparked a fierce political and public debate over ownership and how best to put the vast wealth to use.


EXCLUSIVE - Discs Swiss banker gave to WikiLeaks held no secrets (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 03:38 PM PDT

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (L) receives CD's containing data on offshore bank account holders from former Swiss private banker Rudolf Elmer at the Frontline club in London, January 17, 2011. REUTERS/Paul Hackett/FilesReuters - Two computer discs that a Swiss banker handed over to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with public fanfare last winter and that contributed to his arrest days later contained no secret banking data at all, two of the banker's associates have told Reuters.


Mallya hits back over lack of Indian F1 driver (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 04:41 AM PDT

Kingfisher Airlines Chairman Vijay Mallya speaks during a news conference about the new Kingfisher Airlines service between London and Bangalore in southern India, in London September 4, 2008. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor/FilesReuters - Indian Formula One fans should be proud of their own team rather than bemoaning the lack of homegrown talent on the starting grid, Force India's flamboyant owner Vijay Mallya has told Reuters.


U.S. aid cut to Pakistan could hurt economy (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 03:14 PM PDT

A soldier takes up position on top of an Army base camp next to a Pakistan flag in Tora Warai, a town in Kurram Agency, during a military trip organised for media along the Pakistan Afghanistan border July 10, 2011. REUTERS/Khuram ParvezReuters - A U.S. decision to suspend $800 million in military aid will not affect Pakistani army operations, a Pakistani military spokesman said on Monday. But analysts say the move is likely to fray ties and could harm the country's economy.


Bangladesh crash kills 53 schoolboys after football match (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 06:53 AM PDT

Reuters - A bus carrying scores of Bangladeshi schoolboys celebrating a football match victory against another school plunged off a hill road on Monday killing at least 53, police said.

Deutsche Bank co-CEO plan seen paving way for Jain (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 07:53 AM PDT

Deutsche Bank co-head of investment banking Anshu Jain attends the annual shareholders meeting in Frankfurt May 26, 2011. Deutsche Bank AG edged closer to endorsing investment banking chief Anshu Jain and Germany chief Juergen Fitschen as co-chief executives. REUTERS/Alex DomanskiReuters - Moves by Deutsche Bank to endorse investment banking head Anshu Jain as co-chief executive could be a stepping stone for him to take sole charge of Germany's biggest bank, analysts and investors said.


Pakistan casualties risen since bin Laden death - ICRC (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 07:17 AM PDT

Newspapers and flags decorate the fence overlooking the Flight 93 Memorial Park in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, May 2, 2011. REUTERS/David DeNomaReuters - Casualties from violence across Pakistan since the U.S. killing of Osama bin Laden in May have soared, with many more maimed and injured people going to humanitarian clinics, the ICRC said on Monday.


India set for three Pakistan friendlies in England (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 05:17 AM PDT

Reuters - Cricket ties remain on hold but bitter neighbours India and Pakistan will resume their soccer rivalry next month with a series of three international friendlies in England, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) said on Monday.

June car sales slowest in 2 years, more speed bumps seen (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 01:28 AM PDT

A worker adjusts the wipers of a parked Alto car at a Maruti Suzuki stockyard on the outskirts of Ahmedabad April 1, 2011. Car sales in India rose 1.6 percent in June, their slowest pace of growth in more than two years. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - Demand for auto sales in India is expected to skid more than predicted, an industry body said, as rising interest rates and fuel prices force consumers to tighten purse strings in the world's second-fastest growing auto market after China.


Less U.S. military aid to Pakistan harms relations, not army (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 01:51 AM PDT

A paramilitary soldier is seen silhouetted against the sun on the outskirts of Quetta May 17, 2011. REUTERS/Naseer Ahmed/FilesReuters - A U.S. decision to suspend $800 million in military aid to Pakistan is more likely to drive the wedge between the troubled allies deeper than compel the military to fight harder against Taliban and al-Qaeda linked militants on its territory,


India secure series win with draw (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 09:23 PM PDT

Reuters - India wrapped up their series against the West Indies 1-0 on Sunday when the third and final test ended in a draw in Dominica after a fine rearguard action from Shivnarine Chanderpaul.

Q+A: Worsening ties between Pakistan and the United States (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 02:26 AM PDT

The White House is seen in front of the Washington Monument (L) and the Jefferson Memorial (R) in Washington May 1, 2011. The U.S. is withholding some $800 million in military assistance to Pakistan in a show of displeasure over its cutback on U.S. trainers and limits on visas for U.S. personnel. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn/FilesReuters - The United States is withholding some $800 million in military assistance to Pakistan in a show of displeasure over its cutback on U.S. trainers, limits on visas for U.S. personnel and other bilateral irritants, the White House said.


David, Victoria Beckham welcome new baby girl (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 09:10 PM PDT

Soccer star David Beckham and his wife Victoria arrive at Westminster Abbey before the wedding of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton, in central London April 29, 2011.   REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/FilesReuters - Celebrity couple David and Victoria Beckham welcomed a new baby girl into the world on Sunday, adding a daughter to the three sons they already have in their growing family.


'Transformers' global box office hits $645 million (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 09:09 PM PDT

Cast member Tyrese Gibson addresses the crowd in front of Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (R) during the premiere of Reuters - Big-budget action film "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" won the battle of the box office for the second-straight weekend, generating $140 million in global ticket sales and pushing its worldwide total since its debut to $645 million, studio estimates showed on Sunday.


British govt lawyers look to block BSkyB bid - paper (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 09:08 PM PDT

News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch is driven into the News International headquarters in London July 10, 2011. Murdoch flew into London on Sunday to tackle a telephone-hacking scandal that has sent tremors through the British political establishment and may cost him a multi-billion dollar broadcasting deal. REUTERS/Olivia HarrisReuters - British government lawyers are drawing up plans to block Rupert Murdoch's bid to buy out the broadcaster BSkyB, the Independent newspaper said on Monday, a move that could spare Prime Minister David Cameron a potentially damaging parliamentary vote.


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