2011年9月1日星期四

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


India sees 2011 monsoon picking up to normal (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 07:39 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 is now likely to be normal, the weather office said on Thursday, tweaking its forecast slightly higher three-quarters of the way through the June to September season that is crucial for 60 percent of the country's farms.


FIA impressed with Indian circuit progress (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 06:56 AM PDT

File photo of Force India Formula One drivers Adrian Sutil of Germany driving during a practice session of the Belgian F1 Grand Prix in Spa-Francorchamps August 26, 2011.  REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/FilesReuters - India's new Formula One circuit is already exceeding expectations, Indian motorsports federation chief Vicky Chandhok said on Thursday after a visit by FIA race director Charlie Whiting.


Libya fighters look for desert showdown with Gaddafi (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 02:27 PM PDT

Anti-Gaddafi fighters stand on an SA-5 SAM missile in Burkan air defense military base, which was destroyed by a NATO air strike, September 1, 2011. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicReuters - Their guns trained on the barren desert and eyes fixed on the hazy horizon, anti-Gaddafi fighters patrolling the edge of the ousted leader's last stronghold in Libya say they are ready for their final battle.


Gaddafi vows fight as world backs new leaders (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 02:54 PM PDT

Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi looks on during a news conference at the Quirinale palace in Rome in this June 10, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Max Rossi/FilesReuters - Muammar Gaddafi urged his supporters from hiding to fight on as Libya's new interim rulers met world leaders on Thursday to discuss reshaping a nation torn by 42 years of one-man rule and six months of civil war.


Pakistan says 3 troops killed by Indian soldiers (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 02:27 AM PDT

India's Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers patrol the fenced border with Pakistan near Jammu February 25, 2010. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta/FilesReuters - Indian forces fired across the de facto border in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir early on Wednesday, killing three Pakistani soldiers, the Pakistani army said on Thursday.


Cricket-mad India ready to convert for Messi (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 12:18 AM PDT

Barcelona's Lionel Messi waves to his supporters before a match at the Nou Camp stadium in Barcelona August 22, 2011. REUTERS/Gustau NacarinoReuters - The arrival of Lionel Messi for an international friendly in India has sparked a huge media frenzy and drawn 2,000 fans to await his arrival in Kolkata, underlining the cricket-mad country's growing appetite for soccer.


China, India workers most likely to call in "sick" - survey (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 03:38 AM PDT

Employees talk to customers at a call centre, in Rangreth, on the outskirts of Srinagar, August 2, 2011. REUTERS/Fayaz KabliReuters - Chinese and Indian workers are more likely to skip off work under the false pretence of illness than their French and Mexican counterparts, a new study showed.


Maruti posts third consecutive drop in monthly sales (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 12:31 AM PDT

A worker walks at Maruti Suzuki stockyard on the outskirts of the western Indian city of Ahmedabad August 1, 2011. REUTERS/Amit DaveReuters - New vehicle sales in Japan plunged by more than a fifth in August as production remained disrupted from the March earthquake, while South Korean brands kept growing thanks to solid gains overseas.


Key political risks to watch in India (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 10:24 PM PDT

Supporters of veteran Indian social activist Anna Hazare shout pro-Hazare slogans during a protest against corruption in Jammu August 27, 2011. REUTERS/Mukesh GuptaReuters - India's lawmakers have recently faced a surge of public anger and mass protests against corruption, and the UPA government's unwillingness to table the Lokpal bill to attack it.


Food inflation at 10.05 pct y/y on Aug 20 - govt (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 12:04 AM PDT

Customers buy vegetables at a market in Ahmedabad August 25, 2011. REUTERS/Amit DaveReuters - India's food price index rose 10.05 percent, its highest in nearly six months, and the fuel price index climbed 12.55 percent in the year to Aug. 20, government data on Thursday showed.


Dengue takes toll on Coal India unit's August output (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 04:05 AM PDT

A labourer carries coal in a basket to load it in a truck at a coal store in Chandigarh October 25, 2010. REUTERS/Ajay Verma/FilesReuters - A key unit of Coal India has cited a lethal outbreak of dengue among reasons for a 1.3 million tonnes fall in its output for August, underscoring the production woes of the world's biggest coal miner as it struggles to meet growing domestic demand.


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