Monday, August 16, 2010

Top Headlines - The Times of India

Top Headlines - The Times of India


US to hold talks with UAE, Bahrain over Iran sanctions

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 12:12 AM PDT

US will send a top official later this week to the UAE, Bahrain and Lebanon to seek their support in implementing the sanctions imposed by the UNSC on Iran over its controversial nuclear programme.

Govt fixes ethanol price for fuel blending at Rs 27 a litre

Posted: 15 Aug 2010 11:42 PM PDT

A Group of Ministers has recently reaffirmed Rs 27 per litre price for ethanol to be paid by the oil marketing companies to the sugar companies.

CWC meet to finalise schedule for Congress chief's election

Posted: 15 Aug 2010 10:45 PM PDT

Sonia Gandhi is set to be elected to the post for the fourth time after she took over the reins of the party in April 1998.

Madani's arrest: Senior Karnataka officials in Kerala

Posted: 15 Aug 2010 09:35 PM PDT

Two senior police officials from Bangalore will hold discussions with the police top brass in Kerala today on the issue of arrest of PDP leader Abdul Nasser Madani in connection with the Bangalore serial blasts case.

South Korea, US launch massive joint war games

Posted: 15 Aug 2010 07:55 PM PDT

South Korea and the United States launched a new round of war games today involving tens of thousands of troops, despite threats of retaliation from North Korea.

Australia PM narrowly ahead before weekend polls: Survey

Posted: 15 Aug 2010 06:14 PM PDT

Australia's first female prime minister Julia Gillard has maintained a narrow lead over the opposition just days before August 21 elections, a key opinion poll showed on Monday.

Foreign troop deaths in Afghan war top 2000: Website

Posted: 15 Aug 2010 06:00 PM PDT

The total number of foreign troops killed in the nearly nine years of the Afghan war has topped 2,000, according to the independent icasualties.org website.

Asia stops to remember end of World War II

Posted: 15 Aug 2010 05:20 PM PDT

Asia paused on Sunday to remember Japan's surrender to the allied forces which ended World War II 65 years ago, as the Japanese prime minister apologized for wreaking suffering on the region and the South Korean president said Tokyo's remorse was a step in the right direction.

Eight spectators killed in US desert race crash

Posted: 15 Aug 2010 03:15 PM PDT

A contestant in a night-time desert race in California lost control of his pick-up truck and plowed into a group of spectators, killing eight and injuring at least 17, officials said Sunday.

US judge bars growing of genetically modified beets

Posted: 15 Aug 2010 02:08 PM PDT

A US judge has ordered a ban on growing genetically modified beets in the United States until the Department of Agriculture fully investigates their environmental impact.

US Navy says 4 ships robbed off Iraqi coast

Posted: 15 Aug 2010 11:19 AM PDT

The US Navy says four commercial ships anchored near the southern oil hub of Basra have been robbed in a rare attack off the Iraqi coast.

Collective efforts for best civic amenities during CWG: NDMC

Posted: 15 Aug 2010 10:00 AM PDT

Noting that areas under NDMC's jurisdiction will be under focus during the Commonwealth Games, its chairman Parimal Rai on Sunday said collective efforts have to be made to provide best civic amenities to the visitors.

West Bengal govt announces pension for accredited journalists

Posted: 15 Aug 2010 09:14 AM PDT

The West Bengal government on Sunday announced a post-retirement pension scheme for journalists and promised to implement a health insurance scheme for them soon.

Australian currency firm hired tainted Indian middleman: Report

Posted: 15 Aug 2010 08:51 AM PDT

A Reserve Bank of Australia currency firm engaged an Indian middleman implicated in the Iraq oil-for-food scam, a revelation that can change the course of inquiry into a bribery scandal in the country.

Notice put up before Madani's camp asking to eject outsiders

Posted: 15 Aug 2010 06:17 AM PDT

As suspense over arrest of PDP leader Abdul Nasser Madani in the 2008 Bangalore serial blasts case continued, authorities today put up a notice before his camp at Anwarssery near here, asking the management to remove all non-regular inmates and also weapons.
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