Friday, November 5, 2010

Top Headlines - The Times of India

Top Headlines - The Times of India


Nobel winner not a topic on Hu visit to France: China

Posted: 05 Nov 2010 12:50 AM PDT

China's deputy foreign minister Fu Ying has said that the fate of jailed Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo was "not a subject to be addressed between China and France" during a state visit.

US man sentenced to life for schoolyard killings

Posted: 05 Nov 2010 12:14 AM PDT

A Honduran man who admitted pulling the trigger in the execution-style killings of three college students in a schoolyard was sentenced on Friday to three consecutive life terms in a case that jolted New Jersey's largest city into dealing with its crime problem.

Praise for 'fantastic' Aussie captain after Qantas drama

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 10:14 PM PDT

Praise poured in Friday for the unflappable Australian pilot of an A380 superjumbo who calmly landed the massive aircraft after a mid-air engine blast.

Reports that US has moved 34 warships to Mumbai is absurd: US

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 07:43 PM PDT

"That's just comical. Nothing close to that is being done," the Pentagon told reporters at a news briefing. President Barack Obama reaches Mumbai on the wee hours of Saturday.

Six Americans killed in Mexico's drug war city

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 05:43 PM PDT

Gunmen have killed six US citizens in separate attacks since Saturday in the violent border city of Ciudad Juarez, the US consulate said on Thursday, as Mexico struggles to halt surging murders.

CT screening cuts lung cancer death better than X-ray: Study

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 04:27 PM PDT

Screening heavy smokers with low-dose computer tomography (CT) instead of X-rays reduces deaths from lung cancer by 20 percent, a massive US study released Thursday shows.

Over 200 million dollars paid to Nazi victims: Austrian fund

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 03:08 PM PDT

An Austrian compensation fund for victims of the Nazis, set up under the so-called Washington Agreement in 2001, has almost be paid in full, the fund's managers announced on Thursday.

Ireland begins austerity drive with 6 billion euro savings

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 01:54 PM PDT

Ireland's government announced Thursday it wants to slash euro6 billion ($8.5 billion) from its 2011 deficit in an unprecedented bid to tame its debt crisis.

Indonesian volcano erupts again; death toll at 44

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 12:43 PM PDT

Eruptions at Indonesia's deadly volcano appeared to be intensifying Thursday as towering clouds of ash shot from the crater with a thunder-like roar, dusting towns up to 150 miles (250 kilometers) away .

Delta Airlines flight makes emergency landing at Mumbai airport

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 11:39 AM PDT

A Delta Airlines flight carrying 244 passengers from Amsterdam to Mumbai on Thursday night landed in emergency conditions at the airport here due to an unidentified object in the plane's cargo-hold.

Chiranjeevi's nephew Allu Arjun to wed next year

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 07:39 AM PDT

Arjun would enter into wedlock with Sneha Reddy, an engineering graduate.

US stocks soar after Federal Reserve's move, strong retailer sales

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 06:53 AM PDT

US stocks on Thursday extended a rally in the wake of a new massive government stimulus package as strong gains in retailer sales overshadowed a surprise rise in US jobless claims.

Will turn deaf if invited to rejoin Samajwadi Party: Amar Singh

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 06:17 AM PDT

Former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh has said he would behave like a "deaf and dumb person" if invited to rejoin the party.

Two Indian-American doctors win State legislative elections

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 01:20 AM PDT

Dr. Prasad Srinivasan won the 31st district of the Connecticut State House of Representatives and Dr. Janak Joshi secured victory in the 14th district of the Colorado State House of Representatives.

11 TN fishermen arrested by Lankan Navy on poaching charge

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 01:42 AM PDT

Eleven fishermen from Tamil Nadu have been taken into custody by Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly fishing in the island's territorial waters near Neduntheevu, police said.
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