2011年11月28日星期一

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


India weakens retail reform as opposition grows (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 04:23 AM PST

People shop in the chilled foods section of a Reliance Fresh supermarket in Mumbai October 16, 2011. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/FilesReuters - The government appeared to be backtracking on Monday over a move to allow foreign supermarket giants such as Wal-Mart to enter Asia's third-largest economy, as political opposition grew over one of the most far-reaching economic reforms in years.


Kanimozhi, 4 others get bail in 2G case (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 04:11 AM PST

Kanimozhi (L), a lawmaker and daughter of DMK chief M. Karunanidhi, and Kalaignar TV managing director Sharath Kumar depart for court from their residence in New Delhi May 20, 2011. REUTERS/Parivartan Sharma/FilesReuters - The Delhi High Court on Monday granted bail to Kanimozhi, daughter of DMK chief Karunanidhi, and four company executives charged in a telecoms licensing scandal that has rocked the government and businesses in Asia's third-largest economy.


Pakistan PM: No more "business as usual" with U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 01:37 PM PST

Protestors, who are demonstrating against a NATO cross-border attack, burn an effigy representing the U.S. in Karachi November 27, 2011.  REUTERS/Athar HussainReuters - Pakistan's prime minister ruled out "business as usual" with the United States on Monday after a NATO attack killed 24 Pakistani soldiers and the army threatened to curtail cooperation over the war in Afghanistan.


Yuvraj vows to return after lung tumour diagnosis (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 06:16 AM PST

Yuvraj Singh catches the ball during a practice session ahead of their first test cricket match against West Indies in New Delhi November 5, 2011. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Crowd-pleasing batsman Yuvraj Singh has told cricket fans it is simply a matter of time before he is back playing again after being diagnosed with a non-malignant lung tumour.


Air India lenders OK fin restructuring plan - source (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 07:59 AM PST

A Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft for All Nippon Airways (ANA) taxies near to a parked Air India airlines aircraft, after its India debut landing at the Indira Gandhi international airport in New Delhi July 13, 2011. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - A consortium of lenders to state-run Air India has broadly approved its financial restructuring plan, a move that would come as a huge relief for the cash-strapped airline, a source with direct knowledge of the development said on Monday.


Sensex gains 472 pts; posts biggest rise in 3 months (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 03:46 AM PST

Traders react inside a brokerage in Ahmedabad May 18, 2009.  REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - The BSE Sensex posted its biggest single-day gain in three months, as investor confidence received a boost from the government's move to initiate reforms and on hopes the euro zone debt crisis will be tackled with definite measures.


State cos may cut petrol prices by about one rupee - source (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 09:59 AM PST

A worker fills a car with petrol as he gestures towards the fuel barometer for the passenger to check, at a fuel station in Kolkata September 15, 2011. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - State refiners could cut retail prices of petrol by about one rupee a litre or 1.5 percent as softening Singapore spot gasoline prices have offset the impact of a declining rupee, an industry source said on Monday.


Praveen Kumar to miss first three one-dayers (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 06:28 AM PST

India's Praveen Kumar (R) celebrates taking the wicket of England's Craig Kieswetter (L)  during their fourth one-day international cricket match in Mumbai October 23, 2011.   REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/FilesReuters - Paceman Praveen Kumar has been ruled out of the first three one-day internationals (ODIs) against West Indies because of a chest injury.


ANALYSIS - U.S., Pakistani co-dependence may prevent rupture (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 07:59 PM PST

Supporters of religious political party Jamaat-e-Islami hold a banner while demonstrating against a NATO cross-border attack in Charsadda in northwest Pakistan November 27, 2011. REUTERS/Khuram ParvezReuters - Pakistan and the United States depend on one another too much to allow the deaths of two dozen Pakistani soldiers in airstrikes by NATO forces on Saturday to cause a definitive rupture.


India not considering London Olympics boycott - official (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 03:11 AM PST

The Olympic Rings, the symbol of the Olympic Games, are illuminated at St Pancras international station in London March 3, 2011.  REUTERS/Eddie Keogh/FilesReuters - An Olympic boycott will not be on the agenda when the Indian Olympic Association meets next week, despite continuing outrage over Dow Chemical's high-profile sponsorship of the London 2012 Games, the IOA's acting president told Reuters on Monday.


Govt faces parliament opposition on retail reform (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 10:50 PM PST

A customer shops at a Best Price Modern Wholesale store, a joint venture of Wal-Mart Stores and Bharti Enterprises, at Zirakpur in Punjab May 12, 2010. REUTERS/Ajay Verma/FilesReuters - The government faced widespread opposition within parliament on Monday from both political rivals and its own coalition allies over last week's move to allow foreign supermarket giants retailers to enter Asia's third-largest economy.


'Breaking Dawn' tops holiday weekend box office (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 07:36 PM PST

Actors Robert Pattinson (L) and Kristen Stewart arrive for the British premiere of 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn' at Westfield Stratford City cinemas in east London November 16, 2011.  REUTERS/Toby MelvilleReuters - Vampires feasted at the Thanksgiving weekend box office, bringing the newest "Twilight" movie its second win in a row over a strong comeback for "The Muppets" and other family fare that filled theatres.


Rage grips Pakistan over NATO attack (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 08:44 PM PST

Reuters - Fury spread in Pakistan Sunday over a NATO cross-border air attack that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers and could undermine the U.S. effort to wind up the war in Afghanistan.
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