Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Top Headlines - The Times of India

Top Headlines - The Times of India


Campaigning for third phase of Bihar Assembly polls ends today

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 11:51 PM PDT

Campaigning for the third phase of Bihar Assembly polls will end on Tuesday evening.The third phase of election will take place on October 28 for 48 seats.

Wife of jailed Nobel winner invites dozens of luminaries to Oslo

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 11:10 PM PDT

The wife of jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo has invited dozens of Chinese activists and luminaries to go to the Nobel award ceremony in Oslo on her behalf because mainland authorities are likely to block her from going.

Manmohan Singh leaves Japan, heads to Malaysia

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 09:53 PM PDT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday left for Malaysia on the second leg of his three-nation Asia tour after a three-day visit to Japan that saw the conclusion of negotiations on an all-encompassing economic agreement and the commitment to strengthen ties in all spheres.

Tornado wreaks havoc in Texas

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 07:51 PM PDT

A tornado injured many people, damaged several homes and derailed a few trains in the US state of Texas, officials said.

Argentina to join small group of uranium-enriching countries

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 06:46 PM PDT

Argentina's President Cristina Kirchner rededicated a uranium enrichment plant in southern province of Rio Negro, saying that next year Argentina would join the group of 10 countries producing the fuel for peaceful use.

More pictures show Israel troops posing with Palestinians

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 05:58 PM PDT

A rights group published new photos of Israeli soldiers posing with a detainee and vandalising a Palestinian home, in images apparently taken during the 2008-2009 Gaza war.

Rescued Chile miners honoured at presidential palace, lose 3-2 at football

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 04:37 PM PDT

The 33 miners saved from underground hell in Chile were honoured as heroes on Monday at the presidential palace but lost out at soccer against a team of rescuers captained by President Sebastian Pinera.

15 Nobel laureates seek release of jailed Chinese activist Liu Xiaobo

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 03:08 PM PDT

As many as 15 Nobel Peace Prize winners have appealed to the leaders of the G20 group of nations asking them to help in seeking the release of the latest entrant to their ranks -- jailed Chinese activist Liu Xiaobo.

Dutch aid worker abducted in Afghanistan: Officials

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 01:37 PM PDT

Gunmen on Monday kidnapped a Dutch aid worker and his Afghan driver in the increasingly volatile north of Afghanistan, local officials said.

BP CEO Bob Dudley slams media, rivals for stoking spill fears

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 12:35 PM PDT

BP's new chief executive said its rivals and the media had helped cause a climate of fear during the summer when the oil giant's blown-out Gulf of Mexico well caused the worst ever oil spill in the United States.

At least 27 dead after cyclone pounds Myanmar: State media

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 11:37 AM PDT

At least 27 people were killed and 15 are missing after a powerful cyclone struck western Myanmar, leaving a trail of destruction in its path, state media reported on Monday.

SC adjourns hearing on Vodafone tax case to November 15

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 10:31 AM PDT

Supreme Court adjourned a hearing on the tax case against Vodafone after the telecom company sought time to go through the Rs 11,218 crore tax notice sent by the Income Tax Department.

Strikes costing $557 million per day in France

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 09:31 AM PDT

French workers continue to block oil refineries and trash incinerators to protest a plan to raise the retirement age to 62.

Canadian militant at Guantanamo pleads guilty to all charges

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 07:15 AM PDT

A Canadian accused of killing an American soldier as a teenage al-Qaida militant pleaded guilty on Monday as part of a deal that avoids a war crimes trial for someone labeled a "child soldier" by his defenders.

Two shoes thrown at former Australian prime minister John Howard

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 05:53 AM PDT

An irate man threw two shoes at Howard while he was answering questions about his decision to send troops to Iraq, while participating in a TV programme.
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