2011年11月8日星期二

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


PM Singh meets Trinamool Congress over fuel price hike (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Nov 2011 06:54 AM PST

An employee fills a customer's tank at a petrol pump in Kolkata May 24, 2008. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh began a meeting with Mamata Banerjee, the biggest ally in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) on Tuesday to heal a rift over a fuel price hike last week seen as crucial to shrink a widening budget deficit. REUTERS/Jayanta Shaw/FilesReuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met with members of UPA coalition government's biggest ally, Trinamool Congress party (TMC), on Tuesday to heal a rift last week over a fuel price hike, which is seen as crucial to shrink a widening budget deficit.


Tendulkar milestone boosts India (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Nov 2011 06:40 AM PST

Sachin Tendulkar plays a shot as West Indies wicketkeeper Carlton Baugh watches during the third day of their first test cricket match in New Delhi November 8, 2011. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - India's Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman to pass 15,000 test runs and was eyeing another milestone as the hosts moved to within 124 runs of victory against West Indies in the first test on Tuesday.


Greek leaders strain to agree Papademos-led coalition (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Nov 2011 11:02 AM PST

Vice President of the European Central Bank Lucas Papademos attends the European Business Summit in Brussels March 26, 2009. REUTERS/Eric Vidal/FilesReuters - Greek party leaders laboured on Tuesday to agree on a new unity coalition led by a former central banker, with the rest of the nation and the EU clamouring for an immediate deal to save the country's finances and end the chaos threatening the euro.


WITNESS - Sleeping in Gaddafi's bedroom (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Nov 2011 04:55 AM PST

A file photo shows Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi during a speech in this still image taken from video April 30, 2011. REUTERS/Libya TV via Reuters TV/FilesReuters - While I lay in silence, my eyes adjusted to the darkness and I could hear the fighters talking excitedly next door -- I felt like a child who had been put to bed early.


Joe Frazier, Ali's greatest foe, dies (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Nov 2011 09:34 AM PST

Former Olympic and World Heavyweight boxing champion, Joe Frazier, takes part in an event in New York January 5, 2011. Frazier, who earned boxing immortality after his three epic fights with Muhammad Ali, died on Monday at age 67, U.S. media reported. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/FilesReuters - Joe Frazier, the relentless slugger who became the heavyweight champion of the world and earned boxing immortality with three epic battles against Muhammad Ali, died on Monday at age 67, his personal manager said.


Kingfisher temporarily cuts some flights (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Nov 2011 07:14 AM PST

A Kingfisher Airlines Airbus passenger aircraft prepares to take-off at Mumbai airport in this April 11, 2007 file photo. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - India's No. 2 carrier Kingfisher Airlines, controlled by liquor baron Vijay Mallya, said on Tuesday it has cut frequency on some of its flights that run mostly over the weekend or are on routes where demand has been slow.


Facebook's Zuckerberg gets Harvard star treatment (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Nov 2011 04:54 AM PST

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg walks out to speak to reporters at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts November 7, 2011. REUTERS/Brian SnyderReuters - Mark Zuckerberg returned to Harvard officially for the first time Monday, winning a warm welcome from the university where he created Facebook and embarked on a well-chronicled meteoric ascent.


Jet Air to launch new flights from Mumbai to Riyadh, Bangkok (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Nov 2011 06:14 AM PST

Reuters - Jet Airways Ltd said on Tuesday it plans to launch additional flights from Mumbai to Riyadh and Bangkok from Dec 14 to increase frequency and meet growing demand in the regions.

Michael Jackson's doctor guilty of manslaughter (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 07:19 PM PST

Dr. Conrad Murray listens to testimony during his trial in the death of pop star Michael Jackson in Los Angeles October 20, 2011.  REUTERS/Reed Saxon/PoolReuters - Michael Jackson's personal doctor was found guilty on Monday of involuntary manslaughter in the pop star's drug-related death in 2009 but may not spend much time in jail.


Barnes & Noble's new tablet keeps it in the game (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 05:58 PM PST

The new Nook Tablet is seen during a demonstration at the Union Square Barnes & Noble in New York, November 7, 2011. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonReuters - Barnes & Noble Inc introduced a new Nook to compete against Amazon.com Inc's Kindle Fire, entering the lower-end tablet war with a device that has more memory and speed but also costs $50 more.


Sports world pays tribute to Frazier (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Nov 2011 02:32 AM PST

A file photo shows former Olympic and World Heavyweight boxing champion, Joe Frazier, at an event in New York January 5, 2011. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/FilesReuters - The sports world paid tribute to former heavyweight boxing champion Joe Frazier on Monday after the warrior whose toughness resonated with the blue collar everyman died at the age of 67.


Google chairman says will not favor Motorola (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 09:46 PM PST

Google Chairman Eric Schmidt waits for his turn to deliver a speech before a news conference at the main office of Google Korea, in Seoul November 8, 2011. REUTERS/Jo Yong-HakReuters - The executive chairman of Google Inc on Tuesday played down concerns the search giant would give preferential treatment to Motorola Mobility Holdings after its planned purchase of the handset maker is completed.


India begin chase on positive note (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Nov 2011 01:49 AM PST

Reuters - India's pursuit of a 276-run victory target got off to a positive start on Tuesday with their free-scoring openers raising 38 runs by tea on the third day of the first test against West Indies.

ADVISORY - Mongolia story on Dalai Lama withdrawn (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Nov 2011 03:15 AM PST

Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama listens to a journalist's question during a news conference in Sao Paulo September 16, 2011. Mongolia has cut short a lecture tour due to be given by the Dalai Lama, a government minister said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Nacho Doce/FilesReuters - The story MONGOLIA-DALAI/, headlined "Mongolia cuts short Dalai Lama lecture tour under China pressure" and filed at 0842 GMT, is wrong and is withdrawn.


Ashwin, Yadav reduce West Indies to 109-7 at lunch (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 10:50 PM PST

India's Ravichandran Ashwin (2nd L) celebrates with his team mates Mahendra Singh Dhoni (L) and Gautam Gambhir after dismissing West Indies' Marlon Samuels (R) during the third day of their first test cricket match in New Delhi November 8, 2011. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and debutant pacer Umesh Yadav took two wickets apiece as the West Indies slumped to 109 for seven at lunch on the third day of the first test on Tuesday.


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