Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Top Headlines - The Times of India

Top Headlines - The Times of India


al-Qaida says Christians 'targets' in Iraq as church deadline expires

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 11:29 PM PDT

An al-Qaida group in Iraq declared Christians "legitimate targets" after the end of a deadline for Egypt's Coptic church to "release" women who converted to Islam.

Six killed, dumped on road in Mexico

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 10:43 PM PDT

Six slain men were hurled out of two moving SUVs on a highway near the boundary between the Gulf coast states of Tamaulipas and Veracruz, Mexican authorities said.

Electrical problem on shuttle Discovery delays launch

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 06:01 PM PDT

The final launch of space shuttle Discovery has been delayed again, this time because of an electrical problem.

Amnesty asks Obama to raise Bhopal, Kashmir with India

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 05:57 PM PDT

Amnesty International has asked US President Barack Obama to support the survivors of the Bhopal gas disaster who are demanding accountability, justice and an end to 25 years of human rights violations.

Berlusconi package from Athens caught fire-Italy police source

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 05:54 PM PDT

A package addressed to Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi that was found on a courier plane from Athens caught fire when police opened it at Bologna airport, where the plane was made to land, an Italian police source said on Wednesday.

Thirty killed in car bombings in Shiite districts in Baghdad

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 10:42 AM PDT

Thirty people were killed and 75 wounded in 11 coordinated car bombings in different Shiite districts of Baghdad on Tuesday, an interior ministry official said.

Andhra faces cyclone threat, 20 killed in rains

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 10:07 AM PDT

Andhra Pradesh is facing the threat of a cyclonic storm while heavy rains in the coastal region have claimed 20 lives and damaged crops in over 100,000 hectares, officials said Tuesday.

Tribunal reserves order on extension of ban on LTTE

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 09:09 AM PDT

Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday told a tribunal that LTTE cadres were still active in the state and lifting the ban would make it difficult to control them.

West Bengal govt to initiate more welfare measures for Muslims: Buddhadeb

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 08:39 AM PDT

"Left Front government is committed to uplift the minorities in West Bengal and do its best for their welfare," chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said.

RBI to issue guidelines on CEO compensation package by December

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 08:02 AM PDT

The Reserve Bank on Tuesday said it will decide by December ways to regulate salary of CEOs and other top officials in private and foreign banks, since hefty compensation was one of the factors in the global financial meltdown.

J&K: Interlocutors submit report to Chidambaram, hopeful of solution

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 06:24 AM PDT

"This was our first visit to the state. We gave our set of recommendations," Padgaonkar said but refused to divulge details about the contents of the report.

Saudi fatwa against women cashiers sparks outrage

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 05:59 AM PDT

Saudi women activists expressed outrage and confusion on Tuesday at a new fatwa challenging a government initiative to allow women to work as cashiers in supermarkets and department stores.

Tokyo recalls Moscow ambassador over Russia island row

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 05:10 AM PDT

Japan said Tuesday it will recall its ambassador to Moscow, heightening a long-standing row with Russia over four remote Pacific islands following a visit there by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

NSA downplays Headley tiff; unprecedented progress in US ties

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 03:51 AM PDT

Seeking to downplay the Headley controversy, National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon today said the access given by the US to the Pakistani-American terrorist was "unprecendented", saying such cooperation may not have been possible five years back.

Kishenji pleads ignorance about abduction

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 02:20 AM PDT

Maoist leader Kishenji said that he had no information about the abduction of the two persons from Purulia district on October 23.
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