Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Top Headlines - The Times of India

Top Headlines - The Times of India


US launches 'Cyber Storm III' to test preparedness against cyber attack

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 12:52 AM PDT

The United States and a dozen other countries are staging a huge cyber exercise to test the preparedness of their computer networks against a simulated attack, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has announced.

FIIs pump in $17.88bn in 9 months, cross 2007 record level

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 11:43 PM PDT

Betting high on the Indian equity market, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have infused a record $17.88 billion (Rs 82,158 crore) in local stocks so far this year.

Medvedev ends embattled Moscow mayor's 18-year rule

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 10:53 PM PDT

Russia President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday fired Moscow's strongman mayor Yury Luzhkov, ending a controversial 18 year rule that saw the Russian capital boom but also attracted bitter criticism.

'No territorial issue exists' over islands with China: Japan

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 09:38 PM PDT

Japan's Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara reiterated today that "no territorial issue exists" over an island chain at the centre of a bitter row with China, Kyodo News agency reported.

Landslide buries about 30 people in Colombia: Official

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 06:28 PM PDT

A landslide buried about 30 people on a highway in northwestern Colombia, authorities said, adding it was unlikely there would be survivors found.

Britain 'disappointed' at end to Israeli settlement freeze

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 03:20 PM PDT

Britain expressed its "disappointment" on Monday at Israel's refusal to extend a moratorium on settlement-building in the West Bank and warned that Middle East peace talks could founder on the issue.

Taliban warns Bangladesh against Afghanistan deployment

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 02:30 PM PDT

The Afghan Taliban called on Monday on Bangladesh to reject a US request that it send troops to assist coalition forces fighting in Afghanistan, the monitoring service SITE said.

German criticises WikiLeaks chief Assange as authoritarian

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 12:42 PM PDT

WikiLeaks' representative in Germany has quit the organisation, criticising the founder of the whistleblower website as being authoritarian, in an interview with Der Spiegel published on Monday.

Obama announces to recruit 10,000 science and maths teachers

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 10:29 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama announced that the country would recruit 10,000 school teachers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in the next two years as part of his effort to give a thrust to science and maths education.

Bolstered by good monsoon, FM says inflation to ease soon

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 09:22 AM PDT

Pinning hopes on high foodgrain production after good monsoon, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday exuded confidence that inflation will come down soon and asked states to better the public distribution system to cater to the needs of the poor.

No wrong in 2G allocation; action against distortion cases: DoT

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 08:51 AM PDT

The telecom ministry on Monday said that it had done no wrong in 2G spectrum licences allocation in 2008, but cautioned the beneficiaries that action would be taken in cases of any misrepresentation of facts.

BJP politicising issue of deferring of Ayodhya verdict: Congress

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 08:25 AM PDT

The Congress on Monday accused the BJP of politicising the issue of deferring of the High Court verdict on the Ayodhya title suits.

Army helicopters conduct search ops to trace trekker team

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 07:47 AM PDT

The UPA government on Monday pressed into service two Army helicopters to trace an eight-member trekker team belonging to West Bengal that have been missing in the Garhwal Himalayas.

Nepal court sentences Sobhraj's 'wife', 'mother-in-law' to jail

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 06:34 AM PDT

Nihita was conspicuous by her absence in court today when it was time for the verdict in her own case.

Airhostess jailed for smuggling 300K pounds worth cocaine in knickers and bra

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 05:26 AM PDT

An airhostess was caught trying to smuggle cocaine worth nearly 300,000 pounds into the UK, in her knickers and bra.
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