Saturday, September 25, 2010

Top Headlines - The Times of India

Top Headlines - The Times of India


Ayodhya case: Advani surprised at SC's decision to stay verdict

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 11:17 PM PDT

BJP leader L K Advani on Saturday voiced hope that the apex court will give a go ahead to the Allahabad High Court next week.

CRPF trooper, Maoist killed in West Bengal gunfight

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 11:08 PM PDT

A paramilitary trooper and a Maoist guerrilla were killed in a gunfight in West Bengal's troubled West Midnapore district early Saturday, police said.

Shootout in Mexican city leaves 7 dead

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 10:49 PM PDT

Seven suspected cartel gunmen were killed in a shootout between rival gangs in the Pacific resort city of Acapulco, Mexican officials said.

Israel-Palestine peace talks in jeopardy, Hillary and Abbas meet

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 05:39 PM PDT

Hillary Clinton spent nearly a half-hour on Friday meeting with Mahmoud Abbas as the Obama administration tried to prevent Israeli-Palestinian peace talks from collapsing.

Opened flood gates in Nigeria displace 2 million people

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 03:44 PM PDT

Nigerian authorities opened the gates at two swollen dams in the country's rain-soaked north, sending a flood into a neighboring state that has displaced 2 million people, officials said on Friday.

Barack Obama slams Iran's Ahmadinejad for 'hateful' 9/11 remarks

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 01:10 PM PDT

President Barack Obama Friday slammed "hateful" and "offensive" remarks made by Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad about the September 11 attacks, just blocks from where victims were murdered.

Senior Egyptian bishop in hot water over Koran statement

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 12:04 AM PDT

A senior Coptic bishop has caused a furore in Egypt by suggesting that some verses in the Koran, the Muslim holy book, were inserted at a date after it was first set down, press reports said on Friday.

Glitch delays space station crew's return to Earth

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 10:38 AM PDT

The Soyuz capsule failed on Friday to undock for the first time in a decade of flights to the International Space Station, forcing three crew members to remain an extra day in orbit.

SC staying Ayodhya title suit verdict 'inexplicable': Karat

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 10:13 AM PDT

The CPM on Friday said it was "inexplicable" why the Supreme Court stayed by a week the Ayodhya title suit verdict as the matter could not be settled out of court.

Meeting with separatists weakened Centre's position: BJP

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 09:18 AM PDT

BJP feels the decision of CPM leader Sitaram Yechury, CPI leader Gurudas Dasgupta and LJP chief Ramvilas Paswan to visit the Mirwaiz and Geelani was like the "Mohammad coming to the mountain".

UP battles flood fury as 68 more die, toll rises to 380

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 08:19 AM PDT

Flood fury claimed 68 more lives in Uttar Pradesh even as the deluge situation in most parts of northern India on Friday eased with water level of major rivers receding due to absence of rains.

Jnanpith Awards for ONV Kurup, Akhlaq Khan Shahryar

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 07:06 AM PDT

Eminent Malayalam litterateur ONV Kurup and noted Urdu poet Akhlaq Khan Shahryar have been chosen for the Jnanpith Award for the year 2007 and 2008 respectively for their contribution to literature.

Obama meets Wen Jiabao, pushes for currency revaluation

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 06:23 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama on Friday took up the issue of undervaluation of Chinese currency with Premier Wen Jiabao, asking him to quicken the revaluation of Yuan to undo the unfair advantage it provides to its exporters.

LeT planning to use women ultras to trigger violence in J&K: Report

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 05:08 AM PDT

Lashkar plans to trigger blasts using trained women terrorists who will intermingle with protesters to carry out attacks as part of a strategy to intensify violence in Kashmir Valley, according to intelligence intercepts.

India, Argentina ink agreement on peaceful uses of N-energy

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 04:46 AM PDT

India and Argentina have signed an agreement for cooperation in peaceful uses of nuclear energy, according to department of atomic energy.
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