2011年10月10日星期一

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CBI probing Dayanidhi Maran for telecoms graft (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 06:43 AM PDT

Minister of Communications and Information Technology Dayanidhi Maran looks on during the launch of CanvasM technologies, a joint venture between Motorola and Tech Mahindra Limited, in New Delhi August 1, 2006. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur/FilesReuters - NEW DELHI (Reuters) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said on Monday they are formally investigating a former telecoms minister, his media mogul brother, and a Malaysian tycoon over their roles in a sprawling telecoms scandal that has damaged the government.


India to allow consolidation in crowded cellular sector (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 11:01 AM PDT

A visually impaired girl holds a model of Intex Vision, a mobile phone designed for the visually impaired, during its launch in New Delhi April 19, 2011.  REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/FilesReuters - The government will let cellular carriers share airwaves and allow for consolidation in a crowded industry that has been battered by ferocious competition as well as a licensing scandal that may have cost New Delhi up to $39 billion in lost revenue.


BlackBerry has outages in Europe, Africa, India (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 11:01 AM PDT

A customer holds a BlackBerry handset at a mobile phone shop in Ahmedabad August 26, 2010. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - BlackBerry users in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India suffered email outages for several hours on Monday, adding to the woes of struggling manufacturer Research in Motion, increeasingly seen as a takeover target.


Sims, Sargent win 2011 economics Nobel (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 02:55 PM PDT

Thomas J. Sargent, professor of Economics at New York University, speaks regarding Reuters - Americans Thomas Sargent and Christopher Sims shared the Nobel prize in economics on Monday for work that helps governments and central banks weigh up responses to crises -- though it offers no immediate answer to current global problems.


Steve Jobs died of respiratory arrest, tumor (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 05:15 PM PDT

A tribute to Apple Inc., co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs is left in front of an Apple store in downtown Montreal, October 6, 2011. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi/FilesReuters - Apple Inc co-founder Steve Jobs died of respiratory arrest caused by a pancreatic tumor, according to the death certificate.


Agent tells court cricket players were involved in betting scams (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 09:05 AM PDT

Sporting agent Mazhar Majeed leaves City of Westminster Magistrates Court, central London March 17, 2011. REUTERS/Stefan WermuthReuters - A sports agent accused of taking bribes to fix matches said Australian cricketers were "the biggest" culprits and that some of Pakistan's best-known former players were involved in betting scams, a London court heard on Monday.


Pakistan Taliban considers peace talks - report (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 02:02 AM PDT

Reuters - Pakistan's Taliban movement, the country's biggest security threat, has suggested it would consider peace talks with the U.S.-backed government, a local newspaper reported on Monday.

India courts Myanmar, Vietnam amid China tension (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 06:30 AM PDT

A boy arranges Indian national flags for sale at a roadside shop in Siliguri January 24, 2009. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - India hosts the leaders of Myanmar and Vietnam this week, giving New Delhi the opportunity to forge closer economic and security ties with two countries encountering testy relations with India's giant regional rival, China.


HK design student says Jobs tribute not original (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 05:25 AM PDT

Hong Kong design student Jonathan Mak poses with a symbol he designed, in Hong Kong October 6, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby YipReuters - A Hong Kong design student's tribute to Steve Jobs that generated a buzz in cyberspace following the death of the co-founder of Apple last week is not original, the teenager said on Monday.


Maruti workers seize control of factory wracked by unrest (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 03:57 AM PDT

Employees of India's largest carmaker Maruti Udyog Ltd listen to a speaker during a sit-in protest outside the Industry Ministry in New Delhi December 13, 2000. Reuters/JSG/DL/FilesReuters - Striking employees of Maruti Suzuki, India's biggest carmaker, have seized control of a factory hit by weeks of labour unrest, the company said on Monday, as a stand-off that has cost the firm over $150 million descended into violence.


Apple's iPhone 4S breaks early order record (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 01:50 PM PDT

Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing, speaks about the HD video on the iPhone 4S at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Robert GalbraithReuters - More than a million people placed early orders on Friday for Apple Inc's latest iPhone, the last product the company debuted before the death of its co-founder Steve Jobs.


Apple employee celebration of Jobs next week (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 12:30 PM PDT

A woman stands in an Apple store with screens showing an image of Steve Jobs in Mexico City October 6, 2011. REUTERS/Stringer/FilesReuters - A celebration of Steve Jobs' life by Apple Inc will be held next week, Chief Executive Tim Cook said in a memo to employees on Monday.


India approves 11 FDI proposals worth 1.83 bln rupees (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 07:21 AM PDT

Reuters - The government has approved eleven foreign direct investment proposals (FDI) worth about 1.83 billion rupees, and deferred nine others, the government said in a statement on Monday.

Reliance Industries to sign deal with Disney's UTV - report (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 12:20 AM PDT

The main gate of entertainment giant Walt Disney Co. is pictured in Burbank, California May 5, 2009. Disney is scheduled to report its second-quarter earnings May 5, 2009.  REUTERS/Fred Prouser/FilesReuters - Reliance Industries, India's largest listed firm, is set to sign a deal with the Indian unit of Walt Disney, to acquire content for its telecom operations, the Financial Times said.


Starbucks close to cafe JV with Tata Coffee - report (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 01:37 AM PDT

A pedestrian walks past the new Starbucks logo on a store in Times Square in New York March 8, 2011. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/FilesReuters - Starbucks Corp is finalizing an equity joint venture with India's Tata Coffee Ltd for opening coffee shops in Asia's third-largest economy, the Times of India reported on Monday.


China urges protective steps after 13 killed on Mekong (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 03:45 AM PDT

Reuters - (Adds Chinese ministry comment, freeze on Chinese ships)

Vettel can surpass Schumacher - Lauda (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Oct 2011 11:31 PM PDT

Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany (R) tosses his trophy in the air next to McLaren Formula One driver Jenson Button of Britain after the Japanese F1 Grand Prix at the Suzuka circuit October 9, 2011.   REUTERS/Kim Kyung-HoonReuters - Double Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel could ultimately be even more successful than Michael Schumacher, according to triple title winner Niki Lauda.


Pakistan army kills 30 Afghan militants after border raid (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 03:08 AM PDT

Reuters - Pakistani soldiers killed 30 Afghan militants who had crossed the border to attack the army, Pakistani military officials said on Monday.
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