Friday, October 8, 2010

Top Headlines - The Times of India

Top Headlines - The Times of India


Man sentenced to life in US for murder of Indian couple in 2008

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:49 AM PDT

Narayan Thadani, 63, was sentenced before Chief US District Judge Gerald Rosen in Michigan for "murder-for-hire" of Aasha and Brij Chhadbra.

Microsoft mulls possible acquisition of Adobe Systems: Report

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:21 AM PDT

Microsoft discussed the possibility of buying out Adobe Systems at a recent meeting between their chief executives Steve Ballmer and Shantanu Narayen, says a media report.

Japan government approves $61 billion economic stimulus

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 11:02 PM PDT

Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved 5.05 trillion yen ($61 billion) in new economic stimulus, the latest in a string of measures to shore up the country's lethargic economy that has been battered by a surging yen.

Delhi-bound Kingfisher flight returns to Mumbai airport after bird hit

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 09:12 PM PDT

A Delhi-bound Kingfisher Airlines flight with 120 passengers on board today returned to the airport shortly after take off due to a suspected bird hit.

New Zealand minister seeks to defuse Indian anger over TV race row

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 08:07 PM PDT

New Zealand's foreign minister on Friday said he was powerless to act against a television anchor whose "gratuitous and insulting" race remarks provoked a furious official protest from India.

Former BJP president Rajnath Singh down with dengue in New York

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 06:49 PM PDT

Former BJP chief Rajnath Singh has contracted dengue fever and has been advised to stay in the city until it was safe for him to travel, his spokesperson said.

Nobel laureate worries for literature in digital age

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 05:04 PM PDT

Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa, winner of this year's Nobel Prize for literature, likes books printed on paper and worries that something precious may be lost in an age of ebooks and digitization.

Russian rocket blasts off carrying three astronauts to ISS

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 04:34 PM PDT

A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying three astronauts to the International Space Station blasted off Friday from Russia's Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, television images showed.

UN says civilian working for peacekeepers abducted in Darfur

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 02:45 PM PDT

A civilian with the joint UN- African Union UNAMID peacekeeping force was kidnapped by gunmen in Sudan's El Fasher in Darfur as a UN Security Council delegation visited the town, UN officials said.

US offers incentives to extend settlement freeze: Israeli

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 12:50 PM PDT

Israel's ambassador to Washington today said the United States has offered Israel incentives in return for extending a freeze on settlements to help keep the Palestinians in peace talks.

Five killed as gunmen attack Iran police: Report

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 10:45 AM PDT

Five people, including four policemen, were killed and nine others wounded when two gunmen opened fire on a police patrol in Iran's western province of Kordestan on Thursday, Mehr news agency reported.

'No excuse' for Pakistan not taking action against terrorists: US

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 09:57 AM PDT

The US on Thursday said the current "status quo" in Pakistan's restive tribal areas, which has become a safe haven for Taliban and al-Qaida terrorists, is "unacceptable".

India, Japan to hold second round of talks on N-cooperation

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 08:54 AM PDT

Signifying an important movement forward ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Tokyo later this month, India and Japan will hold a second round of talks from Friday on bilateral civil nuclear cooperation.

US stocks mixed after positive job news, Dow near 11000

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 07:34 AM PDT

Stocks seesawed Thursday as traders balanced slightly better news on jobs against mixed results from PepsiCo Inc. The Dow Jones industrial average came within two points of 11,000 before turning slightly lower.

Russia to refund Iran over missile deal: Arms export chief

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 05:58 AM PDT

Russia is reimbursing Iran for its downpayments on a deal for advanced S-300 ground-to-air missiles, which Moscow halted in the face of tough new UN sanctions, Russian Technologies chief Sergei Chemezov told reporters.
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