Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Top Headlines - The Times of India

Top Headlines - The Times of India


Subramanium Swamy meets Bal Thackeray, criticises Sonia

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 12:31 AM PST

Janata Party president Subramanium Swamy met Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray at the latter's residence in suburban Bandra in Mumbai on Wednesday.

Report flays police crackdown at G20 meeting in Toronto

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 08:30 PM PST

Canadian authorities have been slammed for using a secret regulation that "amounted to martial law" to detain protesters at the June G20 meeting.

US mulls reviving indirect Middle East peace talks

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 05:30 PM PST

The United States is weighing a return to indirect Israeli-Palestinian peace talks following its failure to revive direct negotiations because of disagreements over Israeli settlement construction, two US officials said.

Nigeria charges former US VP Dick Cheney over bribery

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 04:30 PM PST

Nigeria's anti-corruption body on Tuesday charged former US Vice President Dick Cheney over a bribery scandal involving oil services firm Halliburton Co. during time he served as its top official.

Barack Obama defends tax cut compromise with Republicans

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 03:25 PM PST

President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he had to compromise on tax cuts for the wealthy because Republicans were holding middle class Americans hostage.

West African bloc recognises Ouattara as Ivory Coast leade

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 02:12 PM PST

West African regional bloc ECOWAS recognised Alassane Ouattara as Ivory Coast's president -elect on Tuesday after disputed elections, urging incumbent Laurent Gbagbo to accept defeat and step down.

Abbott to pay $126.5 million in false claims settlement

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 12:58 PM PST

Abbott Laboratories and two other drugmakers will pay $421 million to settle allegations that they falsely inflated product prices to gain larger government reimbursement payments, the US justice department said on Tuesday.

'Don't rent to non-Jews,' Israeli rabbis warn

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 11:56 AM PST

Fifty Israeli rabbis have signed an open letter warning Jews not to rent or sell property to non-Jews, saying those who do should be "ostracised," a copy of the letter showed on Tuesday.

European Union opens WTO door to Russia in 'milestone' deal

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 10:31 AM PST

The European Union backed Russia's entry into the World Trade Organization in a "milestone" deal Tuesday that finally opens the door to Moscow's accession in 2011 after 17 years of negotiations.

Dialogue with Kashmir separatists: Parties to form panel

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 09:04 AM PST

Leaders of several political parties today decided to form a committee to build pressure on the government to start dialogue with Kashmir separatists.

US stocks rally to 2-year high after tax cut deal

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 07:32 AM PST

US stocks jumped to a fresh two-year intraday high on Tuesday as investors bet that a deal to extend tax breaks will prompt increased spending and buoy the economy.

Delhi gangrape: Key accused sent to Tihar till tomorrow

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 07:32 AM PST

A Delhi court today sent key accused Kamru, arrested in connection with Dhaula Kuan gangrape of a call centre employee, to Tihar Jail for a day to enable the victim identify him before a magistrate there.

Tata was biggest beneficiary of telecom policy: MP

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 04:53 AM PST

Rajya Sabha MP and former telecom entrepreneur Rajeev Chandrasekhar has questioned the spectrum issues raised by Tata Group supremo Ratan Tata while reminding him that his company was a major beneficiary.

Iran nuclear talks end, no breakthrough seen

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 02:45 AM PST

Major powers and Iran ended two days of talks, an official close to the meeting said, but there was no sign of any breakthrough in the long-running dispute over Tehran's nuclear ambitions.

Bill on sexual harassment at workplace introduced in Lok Sabha

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 01:52 AM PST

The govt introduced in the Lok Sabha a bill aimed at preventing sexual harassment of women at workplace in various forms, including implied or overt promise of preferential treatment or threat or interference in her work through intimidation.
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