Sunday, October 10, 2010

Top Headlines - The Times of India

Top Headlines - The Times of India


Doordarshan apologises to Malawi for 'derogatory' comments at CWG opening

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 11:23 PM PDT

Doordarshan has conveyed its "unconditional apology" to the African country for certain "derogatory" remarks made by one of its commentators during the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games on Oct 3.

10/10/10: Lucky day for Chinese to get married

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 10:11 PM PDT

Thousands of Chinese couples are rushing to tie the knot Sunday, believing the "lucky number day" - 10/10/10 - will give them a perfect marriage.

Nothing moves in govt depts without money: SC on corruption

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 09:13 PM PDT

Stating that "nothing moves without money", the Supreme Court has expressed concern over growing corruption in government machinery, particularly in the Income Tax, Sales Tax and Excise Departments.

Tense Kyrgyzstan votes in landmark elections

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 08:50 PM PDT

Kyrgyzstan voted for the most powerful parliament in ex-Soviet Central Asia, defying warnings that the polls risk sparking a resurgence of the violence that has killed hundreds this year.

Seven injured in Meghalaya blast

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 07:52 PM PDT

Seven people were injured in a bomb explosion at a crowded market in Tura in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills district, forcing authorities to sound an alert across the state, police said.

Top North Korean defector found dead in South Korea

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 07:41 PM PDT

A police official says that a former senior member of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party who defected to South Korea in 1997 has died.

Train derails in Tamil Nadu, no casualty

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 07:21 PM PDT

The last bogie of a Tirunelveli-bound train from Chennai derailed in the wee hours on Sunday but no one was injured.

Space double: Astronaut twins to join up in orbit

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 05:28 PM PDT

Astronaut Scott Kelly is circling the planet, fresh into a 5{-month space station mission. His identical twin, Mark, will join him next year, if NASA's shuttle schedule holds up.

John Lennon's 70th celebrated in New York's Central Park

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 05:30 PM PDT

A crush of fans circled a flower-graced mosaic in Central Park's Strawberry Fields and sang lyrics from ``Imagine'' on Saturday to honor Beatles legend John Lennon on his 70th birthday.

Rescue of trapped miners in Chile could start on Wednesday

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 05:25 PM PDT

The rescue of 33 miners trapped in a Chilean mine for more than two months is likely to start on Wednesday, officials said after drillers made a dramatic breakthrough to reach the men.

India jets order boosts ailing Russian defence industry

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 12:08 PM PDT

Russia's ailing defence industry has received one of its biggest boosts in years with a huge fighter jet deal with India, but much of the sector remains stuck in a Soviet-era time warp, analysts said.

US drone strike kills key al-Qaida leader in Pakistan

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 09:35 AM PDT

An al-Qaida leader with a bounty of a million dollars on his head was killed in a US drone strike in Pakistan's lawless tribal belt earlier this week, security officials said on Saturday.

IMF should be tougher on exchange rate monitoring: US

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 09:08 AM PDT

The International Monetary Fund should toughen its monitoring of exchange rates policies and buildup of currency reserves, US treasury secretary Timothy Geithner said Saturday.

Palestinians give US one month to curb Israeli settlements

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 08:37 AM PDT

The Palestinians, backed by Arab powers, said on Saturday they would give the United States one month to persuade Israel to halt the building of settlements in the West Bank or risk the collapse of peace talks.

UK Queen asked to slash spendings by 25%: Report

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 07:37 AM PDT

The royal family in the UK has been asked to cut spendings by around 25 per cent as part of a government review to check expenditure amid efforts to speed up recovery from the worst economic recession in generations.
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