Monday, September 27, 2010

Top Headlines - The Times of India

Top Headlines - The Times of India


SC refuses relief to Vodafone in Rs12000cr tax case

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 12:03 AM PDT

Supreme Court has refused to relieve Vodafone in the Rs 12,000 crore tax case. The court directed tax authorities to decide on Vodafone's tax liability in four weeks, scheduling the next hearing for October 25.

Notification for first-phase of Bihar elections issued

Posted: 26 Sep 2010 11:01 PM PDT

Notification was on Monday issued for holding elections to 47 of the 243 assembly constituencies in Bihar going to the first of the six phase elections from October 21.

US arms sale to Pak matter of concern for India: Antony

Posted: 26 Sep 2010 09:50 PM PDT

Defence minister A K Antony has said he would convey New Delhi's concerns about supply of American arms to Pakistan as a portion of them is being diverted against India.

NATO kills 30 insurgents in Pakistan

Posted: 26 Sep 2010 09:41 PM PDT

The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan has killed more than 30 insurgents on Pakistani territory, the NATO-led force said late Sunday.

France seeks talks with Qaida kidnappers: Sarkozy's office

Posted: 26 Sep 2010 08:58 PM PDT

Five French hostages and two other foreigners kidnapped in Niger by an al-Qaida gang are alive and being held in the mountains of northern Mali, President Nicolas Sarkozy's office said, as a Malian source reported having seen them.

Iranian forces cross into neighbouring Iraq, kill 30 bombing suspects

Posted: 26 Sep 2010 04:20 PM PDT

Iranian forces crossed into neighbouring Iraq and killed 30 fighters from a group it says was involved in last week's bombing of a military parade, state TV reported on Sunday.

Israeli settlers poised to build despite 11th-hour bid to save talks

Posted: 26 Sep 2010 02:35 PM PDT

Jewish settlers in the West Bank signalled their determination to renew building on Sunday as a settlement freeze expired, despite diplomatic efforts to defuse a crisis facing renewed peace talks.

13 killed, dozens injured in Polish tourist bus crash in Germany

Posted: 26 Sep 2010 12:45 PM PDT

A Polish tourist bus returning from Spain careered into a bridge on a rain-soaked German motorway on Sunday, killing 13 people and leaving others injured fighting for their lives.

Iraqi women embrace American mothers of war dead

Posted: 26 Sep 2010 11:13 AM PDT

Nine American mothers whose children died fighting in Iraq were embraced on Sunday by dozens of Iraqi women who lost their own children during decades of war and violence in a meeting participants said brought them a measure of peace.

Pakistani minister axed for criticizing military, Supreme Court

Posted: 26 Sep 2010 06:33 AM PDT

Pakistan's minister for defence production Abdul Qayyum Jatoi was shown the door on Sunday following his outburst against the armed forces and the Supreme Court chief justice a day earlier.

Strong quake strikes eastern Indonesia: seismologists

Posted: 26 Sep 2010 05:49 AM PDT

A strong, 6.0-magnitude quake struck Sunday in Indonesia's eastern Aru Islands, the US Geological Survey said. There was no immediate warning of a tsuanmi.

China says progress made on human rights

Posted: 26 Sep 2010 05:34 AM PDT

China said on Sunday it has made progress on human rights, pointing in particular to improved living standards, but an international rights group quickly described the government's assessment as unrealistic.

Wikipedia to open India office soon

Posted: 26 Sep 2010 03:25 AM PDT

Wikipedia, the world's free online encyclopedia that is one of most visited sites after Google with 375 million visitors a month, will shortly be launching an India office - probably in Mumbai - besides setting up an India Chapter of the Wiki Foundation, the owners of Wikipedia and its other arms, in Bangalore said.

IAF planning to induct 10 Airborne Warning and Control Systems

Posted: 26 Sep 2010 01:27 AM PDT

Having already procured three Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS), the Indian Air Force is planning to induct ten such eyes for boosting the country's air defence.
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