2011年8月25日星期四

Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Deal seems close to end Anna Hazare's fast (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:53 AM PDT

A supporter of veteran social activist Anna Hazare holds his portrait on the ninth day of Hazare's fast at Ramlila grounds in New Delhi August 24, 2011. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - India's leading anti-corruption campaigner edged closer Thursday to a deal to end his 10-day public fast after Prime Minister Manmohan's Singh government agreed to discuss his anti-graft proposals.


India's social media "spring" masks forgotten protests (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 10:19 PM PDT

A supporter of veteran social activist Anna Hazare holds his portrait on the ninth day of Hazare's fast at Ramlila grounds in New Delhi August 24, 2011. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - Irom Sharmila has been on hunger strike for 10 years to protest against military abuses, force-fed by tubes through her nose. But the tragedy for the world's longest hunger strike is that she is on the wrong side of India's digital divide.


Libyans hunt Gaddafi in Tripoli battles (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 08:37 AM PDT

Children celebrate the fall of Tripoli, in Janzour, August 23, 2011. REUTERS/Ismail ZitounyReuters - Libyan fighters battled diehard followers of Muammar Gaddafi across Tripoli on Thursday, racing to find and finish off the fallen strongman and stifle any counter-attack by his family and other loyalists.


Investors undaunted as Apple's Jobs steps aside (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 08:52 AM PDT

Apple CEO Steve Jobs talks about the iCloud service at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, California, June 6, 2011. REUTERS/Beck Diefenbach/FilesReuters - Apple Inc began a new era on Thursday without Steve Jobs as chief executive, a momentous shift that surprised investors, but barely dented confidence in the near-term outlook for the stock.


India coach Fletcher faces dilemma says Wessels (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 07:23 AM PDT

India's coach Duncan Fletcher watches before a training session before Thursday's fourth cricket test match against England at the Oval cricket ground in London August 16, 2011. REUTERS/Philip BrownReuters - India coach Duncan Fletcher faces a dilemma after player power and a lack of discipline helped account for India's 4-0 series loss to England, according to former South Africa captain Kepler Wessels.


Pakistan cricketer Amir warned for flouting ban (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 05:09 AM PDT

Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Asif, leaves City of Westminster Magistrates Court, central London March 17, 2011. REUTERS/Andrew Winning/FilesReuters - Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Amir has escaped further punishment for flouting his five-year ban by playing for an English amateur side in a league match in June.


Monsoon rains 8 pct below normal in past week - Met (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 02:59 AM PDT

A man uses a plastic sheet to guard against a downpour while riding his trishaw in Chandigarh August 4, 2011. REUTERS/Ajay Verma/FilesReuters - India's monsoon rains were 8 percent below normal in the week to Aug. 24, losing momentum from 26 percent above normal showers in the previous week, the weather office said on Thursday.


Steve Jobs quits as Apple CEO, Cook takes over (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 10:05 PM PDT

Steve Jobs talks about the iCloud service at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, California, June 6, 2011. Jobs resigned as CEO of Apple Inc on Wednesday and passed the reins to his right-hand man Tim Cook, saying he could no longer fulfil the duties. REUTERS/Beck Diefenbach/FilesReuters - Steve Jobs resigned as CEO of Apple Inc on Wednesday and passed the reins to his right-hand man Tim Cook, saying he could no longer fulfil the duties in a bombshell announcement that raised fears his health has deteriorated further.


NEWSMAKER - Steve Jobs has a different operating system (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 10:06 PM PDT

Steve Jobs at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco June 6, 2011. REUTERS/Beck Diefenbach/FilesReuters - Hard to understand, difficult to work with and deemed irreplaceable by many Apple fans and investors, Steve Jobs has made a life defying conventions and expectations.


Chinese state TV shows military cyber hacking clip (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 03:57 AM PDT

Reuters - A six-second clip on Chinese state television has provided a rare glimpse into purported cyber hacking attacks launched by the country's military, despite long-standing official denials that the government engages in such activity.

Food inflation at 9.80 pct y/y as on Aug 13 - govt (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 11:56 PM PDT

A vendor arranges watermelons for sale along the side of a road in Kolkata August 4, 2011. India's food price index rose 9.80 percent and the fuel price index climbed 13.13 percent in the year to Aug. 13, government data on Thursday showed. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - India's food price index rose 9.80 percent and the fuel price index climbed 13.13 percent in the year to Aug. 13, government data on Thursday showed.


China replaces Tibet's hardline top official (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 03:42 AM PDT

Reuters - China announced on Thursday that it had replaced its hardline Communist Party boss in Tibet, the restless region's top official, with a relative unknown who has not spent any previous time in ethnic minority areas.

Arsenal survive to reach Champions League (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 08:30 PM PDT

Arsenal's Theo Walcott (R) is celebrated by his teammates Robin van Persie (L) and Bacary Sagna(C) after scoring against Udinese during their Champions League second round qualifier match at Reuters - Arsenal teetered on the brink of elimination before coming from behind to win 2-1 at Udinese and qualify for the Champions League for the 14th season in a row on Wednesday.


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