Friday, September 10, 2010

Top Headlines - The Times of India

Top Headlines - The Times of India


12 villages flooded due to rising Ganga river in Uttar Pradesh

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 12:06 AM PDT

About 12 villages and vast agricultural lands have been inundated due to rising water level in the river Ganga even as a fresh flood alert has been issued by the district administration.

Afghan president Karzai calls on Mullah Omar to join peace talks

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 11:17 PM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai Friday called on Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar to stop fighting and join peace talks aimed at ending the long war in Afghanistan.

Two dead in US Kraft factory shooting, female suspect held

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 08:31 PM PDT

Two people were killed and another two critically wounded in a shooting at a Kraft factory in Philadephia, police said late Thursday, adding that a female suspect had been taken into custody.

UN assembly passes Kosovo resolution after dispute

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 07:39 PM PDT

The UN General Assembly has passed a landmark resolution calling for dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo, but only after Serbia sparked a new diplomatic dispute over its breakaway neighbour.

1985 Air India terrorist bombing perjury trial begins

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 05:49 PM PDT

The prosecution lawyer in the perjury trial for the only person convicted in the 1985 Air India bombing that killed 329 people off the coast of Ireland says the defendant lied repeatedly during his testimony at the trial of two men charged with mass murder.

President Obama concedes poor economy threatens Democrats

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 02:21 PM PDT

President Barack Obama is conceding that if the November election turns out to be mostly a referendum on the sluggish US economy, Democrats are "not going to do well."

Enough evidence against Satyam Computers scam accused: CBI

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 12:45 PM PDT

The CBI, probing the multi-crore accounting scam in Satyam Computers, on Thursday informed a local court that there was enough evidence against the 10 accused in the case and the court can frame charges against them.

US soldiers accused of cutting fingers from corpses

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 11:24 AM PDT

Five US soldiers who served in Afghanistan have been accused of murdering three Afghans and cutting off fingers and other body parts to keep as trophies, the Seattle Times reported on Thursday.

China gives map licenses to foreign firms like Nokia; move might exclude Arunachal from India

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 06:30 AM PDT

China is offering licenses for Internet map services to foreign companies, who join hands with local firms.

Pak asks Interpol to stop 'insane' pastor from burning Quran

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 05:29 AM PDT

Pakistan on Thursday strongly condemned an American pastor's plans to burn copies of the Quran to mark the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks and asked Interpol to stop the "insane" man from going ahead with the move.

Suicide car bomb rocks Mogadishu airport: Official

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 05:02 AM PDT

A suicide car bomb exploded on Thursday at the main entrance of Mogadishu airport, an official and several witnesses told a media agency.

India condemns Florida church's Quran burning plan

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 03:14 AM PDT

India has condemned the plan by the pastor of a small Florida church to burn copies of the holy Quran to mark the 9/11 attacks and called on US authorities to take "strong action" to prevent such an "outrage" being committed.

Goldman Sachs now faces £20m fine in UK: Report

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 02:19 AM PDT

Goldman Sachs is likely to face a fine of around 20 million pounds from UK financial regulator FSA, just months after US Securities and Exchange Commission imposed a penalty on the banking major, a media report said.

Strong 6.1 magnitude quake strikes near Chile coast: USGS

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 01:26 AM PDT

A strong 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck just off the coast of central Chile early Thursday, the US Geological Survey reported.
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