2011年10月12日星期三

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Sahara Group invests $100 mln in Force India (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 10:46 AM PDT

Force India team owner Vijay Mallya gives the thumb up at the end of the third practice session of the Italian F1 Grand Prix in Monza September 12, 2009. REUTERS/Max RossiReuters - Indian business conglomerate Sahara group has invested $100 million in Force India and taken a 42.5 percent stake in the Formula One team which it now co-owns with liquor baron Vijay Mallya while Dutch entrepreneur Michiel Mol takes a backseat.


U.S. cannot abandon Pakistan relationship - Clinton (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 02:12 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton listens to a question during a news conference in London March 29, 2011. REUTERS/Toby Melville/FilesReuters - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday the United States cannot abandon Pakistan but that the South Asian nation must help solve Afghanistan's difficulties or it will "continue to be part of the problem."


Festival cheer rings diabetes alarm for Indians (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 12:08 AM PDT

A worker arranges sweets inside a shop in Kolkata August 12, 2010. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - It's festival season in India, with the celebrations providing a perfect opportunity for family outings, late-night parties and customary feasting on sweets.


Gujarat village suffers for lack of women (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 08:58 AM PDT

Unmarried men eat their lunch in the remote village of Siyani, where they also live and work in, about 140km (86 miles) west of Gujarat's capital Ahmedabad, October 5, 2011. REUTERS/Vivek PrakashReuters - Nearly two dozen men building a temple in this remote farming village lay down their tools at midday and walk through the dusty streets to a shed where they are joined by another group of men -- and start eating a meal cooked by a man.


RIM scrambles to end global BlackBerry outage (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 02:41 PM PDT

A person uses the Blackberry on subway tracks at West 14th street and 8th avenue in New York September 27, 2011. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/FilesReuters - Research In Motion said on Wednesday it was working frantically to end a three-day global disruption of BlackBerry services that has frustrated millions of smartphone users and put more pressure on the company for sweeping changes.


Iran to open accounts with Indian banks for oil payment (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 04:55 AM PDT

An employee of a gas station fills the tank of a car at a gas station in Seoul June 24, 2011. REUTERS/Truth Leem/FilesReuters - Iran's central bank will open accounts with two Indian banks to receive part payment for New Delhi's oil imports and use that money to pay for Indian exports, according to an industry source and newspaper report.


In Bhutan's young democracy, a Dragon King comes of age (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 10:15 AM PDT

Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (L) walks beside his father, Bhutan's fourth King Jigme Singye Wangchuck at Chang Lime Thang stadium in Thimphu November 8, 2008. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan/FilesReuters - The poor Bhutanese farmer stands by the mountainside road, expectant at a royal visit. Dressed in the gho gown worn by most of the people, he lowers his traditional white scarf from his neck and bows as the convoy of 15-20 cars approaches.


Industrial growth sluggish in Aug; policy impact minimal (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 02:51 AM PDT

A man welds a wheel used for packing medicine inside a factory in Ahmedabad September 2, 2011.  REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - India's industrial production expanded less than expected in August in further evidence of a slowdown in Asia's third-largest economy as soaring interest rates and persistently high inflation weigh on demand.


Infosys Q2 profit up, outlook eases market worries (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 03:50 AM PDT

A man walks past a billboard of Infosys Technologies Ltd's office in Bangalore October 10, 2003. REUTERS/Jagadeesh NV/FilesReuters - Infosys Ltd, India's No.2 software services exporter, reported a 9.7-percent rise in quarterly profit and cut its full-year sales outlook by less-than-expected, easing investor worries of a sharp slowdown in the outsourcing sector.


Good harvest profits not aplenty for India's farmers (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 11:40 PM PDT

Farmers plough a field before sowing cotton seeds in Kayla village, west of Ahmedabad July 21, 2011. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - Cotton farmer Ravindra Krishna Patil in Maharashtra should be feeling flush after strong monsoon rains and a good crop, but high costs have cast a pall over his preparations for the festive season.


U.S. open to Afghan peace deal including Haqqani (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 08:19 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton responds to questions during an interview with Reuters correspondents at the State Department in Washington DC October 11, 2011. REUTERS/Mike TheilerReuters - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday signalled the United States remains open to exploring a peace deal including the Haqqani network, the militant group that U.S. officials blame for a campaign of high-profile violence that could jeopardize Washington's plans for withdrawing smoothly from Afghanistan.


Women who exercise a lot hit menopause earlier (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 12:52 AM PDT

A woman runs along Seven Mile Beach in George Town, Cayman Islands, April 27, 2010. Women who spend a lot of time exercising or eat a heart-healthy diet appear to reach menopause earlier, according to a Japanese study -- findings that researchers say could be important for cancer prevention. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn/FilesReuters - Women who spend a lot of time exercising or eat a heart-healthy diet appear to reach menopause earlier, according to a Japanese study -- findings that researchers say could be important for cancer prevention.


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