2011年9月30日星期五

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Drone strike ends long hunt for U.S.-born Awlaki (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 03:12 PM PDT

Anwar al-Awlaki, a U.S.-born cleric linked to al Qaeda's Yemen-based wing, gives a religious lecture in an unknown location in this still image taken from video released by Intelwire.com on September 30, 2011. REUTERS/Intelwire.comReuters - The killing of Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen on Friday by a U.S. drone strike is the culmination of two years of extensive U.S. efforts to track down the American-born member of al Qaeda and put him out of action.


India's fiscal, current account gaps widen; rupee pressured (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 11:12 AM PDT

An employee counts currency notes at a cash counter inside a bank in  Agartala August 9, 2011. REUTERS/Jayanta DeyReuters - India reached 66 percent of its full-year fiscal deficit target just five months into the financial year, reinforcing worries about its ability to stick to the budgeted target for the year that ends in March.


Cabinet okays mining bill calling for profit sharing (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 03:33 AM PDT

Labourers load coal on trucks at Bari Brahamina in Jammu May 20, 2010. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta/FilesReuters - The cabinet has approved a bill calling for funding local schools, hospitals and roads using profits and royalties from reluctant mining firms, a move that may kickstart stalled projects and boost rural support for the government.


Anil Ambani group shares plunge amid telecom probe worry (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 06:21 AM PDT

Anil Ambani, chairman of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, speaks during the annual general meeting of Reliance Capital in Mumbai September 27, 2011. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/FilesReuters - Shares in Anil Ambani's Reliance Group firms plunged on Friday, a day after reports said federal police were examining his role in an alleged multi-billion telecoms licensing scandal that has rocked the government and businesses.


U.S. reassures Pakistan amid anti-American protests (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 02:44 PM PDT

Supporters, among nearly 100 others, of the religious political party Jamaat-e-Islami shout slogans during an anti-American demonstration in Peshawar September 30, 2011. REUTERS/Fayaz AzizReuters - The United States moved to ease tensions with Islamabad on Friday, telling Pakistan it would not send ground troops to attack militant positions in North Waziristan even as anti-American protests flared around the country.


Intel Capital: India tech start-up values near bubble (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 09:40 AM PDT

A shadow is cast on an Intel advertisement at the Computex 2010 computer fair in Taipei June 1, 2010. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang/FilesReuters - Intel Capital, the investment arm of Intel Corp, the world's biggest chipmaker, believes valuations of early-stage technology companies in India have reached a "near-bubble" stage, as too much capital chases too few quality opportunities.


U.N. aviation body meeting opposes EU carbon plan - India (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 06:37 AM PDT

Boeing 787 Dreamliner airframe #8's landing gear breaks contact from the ground on departure from Paine Field in Everett, Washington, September 27,2011, for delivery to the 787's first customer, All Nippon Airways (ANA) of Japan. REUTERS/Anthony BolanteReuters - European Union (EU) plans to put a charge on carbon emissions from airlines are "discriminatory" and inconsistent with global laws, a meeting of a UN aviation body and non-EU member nations has agreed, an Indian government statement said on Friday.


Pakistani sanctioned by U.S. denies militant links (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 06:22 AM PDT

Reuters - One of the men sanctioned by the United States for supporting "the most dangerous terrorist organisations" in Afghanistan and Pakistan denied on Friday he was a Taliban financier.

Dastangoi magic revives lost medieval tales (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 01:36 AM PDT

Reuters - There are no props, no music and no elaborate costumes -- and if these performers have their way, no applause either.

Myanmar govt shelves $3.6 bln mega dam, officials say (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 04:47 AM PDT

Myanmareses living in Malaysia display placards in protest against the Myitsone dam project, outside Myanmar's embassy in Kuala Lumpur September 22, 2011. Myanmar's government will suspend a $3.6 billion, Chinese-led dam project, President Thein Sein told parliament on Friday, according to officials. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad/FilesReuters - Myanmar's government suspended on Friday a controversial $3.6 billion, Chinese-led dam project, a victory for supporters of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and another sign of apparent reform in one of Asia's most repressive states.


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