2011年8月10日星期三

Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Kashmir separatist sees more violence if peace drive fails (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 02:33 PM PDT

Yasin Malik (L), leader of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front, a separatist party, speaks during a protest in Srinagar August 27, 2010. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli/FilesReuters - Pakistan and India must focus on resolving their dispute over Kashmir by capitalising on newly-built trust or risk a new wave of militancy in the divided region, one of Kashmir's most influential separatist leaders said on Wednesday.


Indians skeptical politicians can tackle rising prices: survey (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 04:17 AM PDT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh gestures during the national communal harmony awards ceremony in New Delhi August 12, 2009. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - Indian households doubt their scandal-plagued government can break the back of high inflation, which hit a two-month peak at 9.44 percent in June, according to a think tank survey published in the Hindu newspaper on Wednesday.


UK streets calmer after nights of riots and chaos (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 02:46 PM PDT

A Miss Selfridge clothing store is seen ablaze in Manchester city centre, northern England August 9, 2011. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Days of rioting and looting across Britain looked to be cooling on Wednesday after Prime Minister David Cameron's promised a fightback and flooded city streets with police to try to restore order.


Singh sisters defy gender bias to excel in basketball (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 02:53 AM PDT

A girl plays basketball in the evening in Chennai February 21, 2006.  REUTERS/Babu/FilesReuters - Every time she leaps to shoot, 21-year-old basketball player Pratima Singh considers herself lucky that all she has to defy is gravity.


England take command of third test (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 12:41 PM PDT

India's Mahendra Singh Dhoni hits a six during the third cricket test match against England at Edgbaston cricket ground in Birmingham, England August 10, 2011. REUTERS/Philip BrownReuters - England enjoyed another dominant day against India by bowling the tourists out for 224 on the first day of the third test at Edgbaston on Wednesday before closing on 84 without loss.


Car sales hit bump, fall 16 pct in July (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 05:40 AM PDT

People walk through a car parking lot in New Delhi July 8, 2010. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/FilesReuters - Car sales in India fell 15.8 percent in July, the first drop in two-and-half years, and higher interest rates and rising vehicle costs are expected to keep demand subdued for the next few months.


India examining proposal to merge state-run telcos - Kapil Sibal (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 05:55 AM PDT

The sun rises over telecommunication towers in New Delhi December 22, 2007. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - The telecoms ministry is examining proposals by a government body to merge state-run telecoms firms Mahanagar Telephone Nigam and ITI Ltd with a bigger firm Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL), Telecoms Minister Kapil Sibal said on Wednesday, a move that may help them compete better with private rivals.


Sensex snaps 6-day slide on short covering (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 05:27 AM PDT

A man walks past the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai September 21, 2010. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/FilesReuters - The BSE Sensex gained 1.6 percent on Wednesday, snapping a six-session fall, on short covering as global markets recovered after the U.S. Federal Reserve pledged to maintain near-zero interest rates for at least two more years.


Apple copycat 'hiPhone 5' comes calling in China (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 03:06 AM PDT

A posed picture shows a real iPhone 3GS (L) alongside a fake model, in Beijing July 22, 2011. REUTERS/Jason LeeReuters - The newest version of Apple Inc's popular iPhone has already hit the Chinese market -- the fake market that is.


Samsung moves ahead with tablet launch plans in India, Australia (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 01:14 AM PDT

A model holds a Samsung Electronics' new tablet 'Galaxy Tab 10.1' as she poses for photographs during its launch ceremony at the company's headquarters in Seoul July 20, 2011. REUTERS/Jo Yong-HakReuters - Samsung Electronics, which has been locked in a patent infringement battle with Apple Inc, on Wednesday said a German court order to temporarily bar its flagship Galaxy tablet in the European Union would not affect its launch plans in Australia and India.


Gold steady near record high; physical buying dull (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 01:29 AM PDT

A customer tries gold bangles inside a jewellery showroom at Noida in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh April 21, 2011. REUTERS/Parivartan SharmaReuters - India gold was steady on Wednesday afternoon near its record high following similar trend in the overseas markets, but traders expected a bout of profit-taking after a 18 percent rally since July, dealers said.


Bresnan bowls Dravid to complete perfect morning (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 06:52 AM PDT

England's Stuart Broad (2nd R) reacts as India's Gautam Gambhir (L) collects runs during the third cricket test match at Edgbaston cricket ground in Birmingham, England August 10, 2011. REUTERS/Philip BrownReuters - Tim Bresman bowled the adhesive Rahul Dravid (22) on the stroke of lunch to complete a perfect morning's work for England on the opening day of the third test against India at Edgbaston on Wednesday.


Apple blocks Samsung from selling Galaxy tablet in EU (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 02:53 AM PDT

An employee of South Korean mobile carrier KT holds a Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet (R) and Apple Inc's iPad tablet as he poses for photos at a registration desk at KT's headquarters in Seoul August 10, 2011. REUTERS/Jo Yong-HakReuters - Apple Inc scored its most significant victory in its intellectual property battle against Samsung Electronics after a German court temporarily barred the Korean firm from selling its flagship Galaxy tablet in most of the European Union.


Violence erupts outside London but capital quiet (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 06:57 PM PDT

Store blazes fiercely during looting in the Woolwich district of southeast London August 9, 2011. REUTERS/Jon BoyleReuters - Violence flared in English cities and towns on Tuesday night but London, where thousands of extra police had been deployed, was largely peaceful after three turbulent nights in which youths rampaged across the capital virtually unchecked.


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