2011年10月20日星期四

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Gaddafi killed in hometown, Libya eyes future (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 03:06 PM PDT

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi speaks during a ceremony to mark the 40th anniversary of the evacuation of American military bases in the country, in Tripoli, June 12, 2010. REUTERS/Ismail  Zetouny/FilesReuters - Muammar Gaddafi was killed by Libyan fighters he once scorned as "rats", cornered, beaten and then shot in the head after his chaotic capture by fighters who overran his last redoubt on Thursday in his hometown of Sirte.


Clinton sends clear message to Pakistan on militants (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 03:23 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton listens to a question during a joint news conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the Presidential Palace in Kabul October 20, 2011. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and top U.S. military and intelligence leaders delivered a tough warning to Pakistan on Thursday to cut suspected ties with militant groups which have upset relations between the uneasy allies.


Dhoni leads India to series victory (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 10:51 AM PDT

India's Ajinkya Rahane watches the ball after playing a shot during their third one-day international cricket match against England in Mohali October 20, 2011. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - India pulled off a thrilling five-wicket victory over England with four balls to spare in the third one-day international on Thursday to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.


Steve Jobs refused early surgery for cancer - biographer (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 02:19 PM PDT

A portrait of Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs is placed on the Federation Tower skyscraper in Moscow's new business district, October 19 2011. REUTERS/Denis SinyakovReuters - Apple Inc co-founder Steve Jobs refused potentially life-saving cancer surgery for nine months, shrugging off protests from his family and opting instead for alternative medicine, according to the tech visionary's biographer.


Gold traders step up festival buys as prices fall (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 02:42 AM PDT

A model wears traditional gold jewellery as she poses for a photo session during the inauguration of a new mall in Kolkata June 28, 2006. REUTERS/Jayanta Shaw/FilesReuters - Gold traders in India, the world's biggest consumer of bullion, stepped up last minute purchases to stock for next week's festivals as prices fell for the fourth session in a row to their lowest level in more than six weeks.


Capital markets regulator to probe DLF (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 10:34 AM PDT

A man rides pass an advertisement of Indian property developer DLF Ltd. in Gurgaon June 11, 2007. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/FilesReuters - India's capital markets regulator said on Thursday it would investigate allegations against leading property firm DLF Ltd that it failed to disclose a police complaint against an associate firm in its share sale document in 2007.


Rangarajan sees lower GDP on slow factory growth (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 02:25 AM PDT

A labourer carries building material at a construction site in Lucknow April 30, 2008. REUTERS/Pawan Kumar/FilesReuters - The economy will grow a lower-than-expected 8 percent during this fiscal year, a top adviser to the prime minister said, adding to a slew of forecasts showing rising inflation, slowing industrial output and global headwinds are slowing growth.


France's Sarkozy feels "deep joy" at new baby (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 01:33 PM PDT

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy waves as he telephones from his car after a meeting in Change western France October 20, 2011. REUTERS/Charles PlatiauReuters - French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Thursday he and first lady Carla Bruni were overjoyed at the birth of their daughter and said their pleasure was all the more intense because it was private.


INTERVIEW - Growing U.S. interest seen for nuclear test ban pact (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 09:29 AM PDT

Reuters - U.S. politicians are showing growing interest in a treaty to outlaw nuclear tests, the head of the agency set up to monitor the ban said on Thursday, but it is uncertain when or whether lawmakers will adopt a pact that they rejected in 1999.

Bajaj Auto Q2 net lags f'cast on one time loss (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 02:57 AM PDT

A worker walks beside newly built motorbikes at the Bajaj Auto Ltd. plant in Pune, about 130 km from Mumbai August 9, 2007. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - Bajaj Auto, the country's second largest bike maker, reported a lower than expected 6.5 percent rise in second quarter net profit as higher sales were offset by a mark to market forex loss in the quarter.


India adds 7.3 mln mobile users in August; total at 866 mln (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 02:26 AM PDT

A man speaks on a mobile phone amid sacks filled with wheat and rice inside the market yard of the Agriculture Product Marketing Committee on the outskirts of Ahmedabad November 25, 2010. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - Indian mobile phone operators added a net 7.34 million mobile subscribers in August, or a 0.86 percent growth over the previous month, taking the total connections in the world's second-biggest mobile phone market to 865.71 million.


India's growth outlook darkens, no respite in inflation (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 12:01 AM PDT

Reuters - India's slowing economic growth and elevated inflationary pressures will stretch well into the next year, a Reuters poll showed, even though expectations are for some respite in the hawkish Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) fight against inflation.

Gaddafi dies of wounds after capture - NTC official (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 05:42 AM PDT

Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi attends a meeting involving five Arab states in Tripoli June 28, 2010. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny/FilesReuters - Deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi died of wounds suffered in his capture near his hometown of Sirte on Thursday, a senior National Transitional Council military official said.


Clinton seeks "reality check" on Afghan visit (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 12:18 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hosts a Civil Society roundtable discussion at the U.S. embassy in Kabul October 20, 2011. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday she was looking for a "reality check" on her visit to Afghanistan, but said she had seen progress, and remained hopeful about the prospects for a peaceful and stable future.


Food inflation at 10.60 pct y/y on Oct 8 - govt (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 12:01 AM PDT

A vendor exchanges money with a customer at a shop selling garlic, onions and potatoes at a wholesale market in Mumbai April 28, 2011. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash/FilesReuters - India's food price index rose 10.60 percent and the fuel price index climbed 15.17 percent in the year to Oct. 8, government data on Thursday showed.


Biocon Q2 net drops as energy costs, wages rise (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 12:36 AM PDT

Biocon Ltd Chairman and MD Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw speaks during a conference in Kuala Lumpur September 13, 2011. Biocon reported a 4 percent drop in quarterly profit due to higher energy costs and rise in wages, but said strong demand from branded formulations offered opportunities for growth. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad/FilesReuters - Biocon Ltd, India's top biotechnology company, reported a 4 percent drop in quarterly profit due to higher energy costs and rise in wages, but said strong demand from branded formulations offered opportunities for growth.


Bharti, Japan's Softbank in JV for mobile Internet (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 01:06 AM PDT

Reuters - Bharti Enterprises, the parent of top mobile phone carrier Bharti Airtel, and Japanese telecom firm Softbank Corp said they have formed a mobile Internet joint venture to invest in social media, gaming and e-commerce.

Microsoft to launch Mango smartphones with Nokia, Samsung soon (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 11:26 PM PDT

General view of Microsoft Corporation new headquarters in Issy-les-Moulineaux, near Paris October 6, 2009. Microsoft, which has been trailing Apple and Google in the fast-growing smartphone market, said it will launch Mango-powered handsets from top makers including Nokia Oyj, Samsung and HTC in coming weeks. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/FilesReuters - Microsoft Corp, which has been trailing Apple Inc and Google Inc in the fast-growing smartphone market, said it will launch Mango-powered handsets from top makers including Nokia Oyj, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and HTC Corp in coming weeks.


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