Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Top Headlines - The Times of India

Top Headlines - The Times of India


Unable to meet Orissa CM, displaced villagers attempt suicide

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 11:54 PM PDT

At least four people attempted to kill themselves in Orissa after being denied an appointment with Orissa chief minister Naveen Patnaik. They were among hundreds of protesters from Koraput district who have been displaced from their lands by a tribal outfit.

Process of removing 16 security bunkers from Srinagar begins

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 11:11 PM PDT

Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday started the process of removing 16 security bunkers from Srinagar city as part of the Centre's peace initiatives to reach out to the people of the Valley.

Oil-for-food scam: SC dismisses plea of Natwar Singh, son seeking documents

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 11:05 PM PDT

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the petitions filed by former Union minister Natwar Singh and his son seeking supply of documents of Volcker and R S Pathak Committees which had probed their alleged role in Iraq's oil-for-food scam.

Corruption cases against 664 J&K officers, ministers

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 10:43 PM PDT

More than 20 years after a disproportionate assets case was registered against a former Jammu and Kashmir minister, authorities are yet to grant sanction to prosecute him.

US drone strike kills Germans in Pakistan terror zone

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 09:38 PM PDT

A US drone strike has killed eight militants, including five Germans, in Pakistan's anarchic tribal belt where Western intelligence has traced an alleged plot to attack an array of targets in Europe.

'Indo-US nuke trade unlikely to start unless India signs CSC'

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 08:55 PM PDT

American companies, that had played a key role in the passage of the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal, are unlikely to indulge in nuclear trade with India unless New Delhi becomes a party to an international convention on supplementary compensation for nuclear damage, a Congressional report has said.

2 federal police die in western Mexico firefight

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 08:49 PM PDT

Two federal police and a bystander were killed and 15 others injured in a clash with gunmen in Mexico's western state of Michoacan, authorities said on Monday.

Vatican criticises Nobel win for IVF pioneer Robert Edwards

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 06:32 PM PDT

The Vatican on Monday criticised the decision to award the Nobel Prize for Medicine to IVF pioneer Bob Edwards, who has brought the joy of parenthood to millions of infertile couples.

Times Square's 'Naked Cowboy' announces presidential bid

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 06:05 PM PDT

The Naked Cowboy, an underwear-clothed entertainer who strums a guitar in New York's iconic Times Square, has announced his plan to run for 2012 US presidential elections.

US deficit is 'real and growing' threat: Ben Bernanke

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 04:59 PM PDT

Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke on Monday called for quick and decisive steps to rein in the exploding US budget deficit, warning failure to act could result in a serious crisis.

Clinton, Netanyahu speak amid efforts to save peace process

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 03:20 PM PDT

US secretary of state Hillary Clinton spoke at the weekend with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, her spokesman said today, amid US efforts to save new Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.

French unions threaten to broaden pension protests

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 01:46 PM PDT

The head of France's CGT rail workers' union threatened on Monday to launch the first open-ended strikes over government pension reforms and dockers continued to block France's largest oil terminal.

Nobel laureate Maguire 'loses Israel deportation appeal'

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 12:47 PM PDT

A pro-Palestinian Nobel peace laureate has lost an appeal in the Israeli Supreme Court against her deportation after describing Israel as an apartheid state engaged in ethnic cleansing.

US drone strike kills 8 German militants in Pakistan

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 11:43 AM PDT

At least eight foreign militants of German nationality were killed when a US drone struck a rebel compound in the restive North Waziristan tribal region of northwest Pakistan on Monday, sources said.

Should a concubine get maintenance? SC to examine the question

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 08:32 AM PDT

The Supreme Court on Monday decided to examine whether a live-in partner, concubine or a girlfriend is entitled to maintenance even though under existing Indian laws she is not eligible for the same.
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