Friday, December 24, 2010

Top Headlines - The Times of India

Top Headlines - The Times of India


Brace up for train delays as fog vision device far from ready

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 12:15 AM PST

Railway passengers may not get any respite from cancellation and rescheduling of trains this winter too as a crucial fog vision instrument being developed by IIT Kanpur has not been successful due to technical problems.


Freezing weather strands 2,000 at Paris airport

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 11:02 PM PST

Thousands of travellers were stranded at Paris' main airport Friday as freezing conditions forced the cancellation of nearly 60 flights, with the prospect of further delays into Christmas Day.


2G scam: Raja appears before CBI for questioning

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 09:43 PM PST

Former telecom minister A Raja today appeared before the CBI for questioning in the Rs 22,000 crore 2G spectrum scam, over a year after the agency registered a case in this connection.


Toshiba to outsource system chips to rival Samsung: Report

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 09:36 PM PST

Japan's Toshiba plans to outsource production of system chips, used in cellphones, TVs and cars, to South Korea's Samsung in order to focus on its own strong memory chip business, a report said Friday.


Pope talks of God's 'surprises' in Christmas radio message

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 06:47 PM PST

Pope Benedict XVI will say that God is faithful to his promises but often surprises us by how he fulfils them, in a message for for BBC radio's "Thought for the Day" to be broadcast later today.


Stockholm metro station evacuated after bomb scare

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 06:42 PM PST

Swedish authorities evacuated a metro station in central Stockholm after finding a suspect packet less than two weeks after the country's first suicide bombing.


Somali militants announce merger, threaten attacks

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 04:55 PM PST

Somalia's top two insurgent groups have announced that they plan to merge, a development that could see the country's insurgency gain strength.


Hike in rail freight by 4% to impact power sector: MoS for Industry

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 02:25 PM PST

Gujarat Minister of State for Industry Saurabh Patel today slammed the Union Railway Ministry for its decision to increase freight rates by four per cent with effect from December 27.


Time for Israel, Iran to start nuclear dialogue: Security expert

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 12:30 PM PST

It is time for Israel and Iran to start a positive dialogue to make West Asia free from nuclear war threat, an Israeli security expert said today.


Congress MLAs ignore appeals by party leaders, meet Jagan

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 08:16 AM PST

Despite the appeals of the party leadership, about 30 Congress and other party MLAs in Andhra Pradesh have called on former MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy who held a 48-hour-long fast here demanding better compensation to farmers who suffered heavy crop losses due to frequent cyclones and heavy rains in the last one year.


Bomb blasts in Swiss, Chilean embassies in Rome

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 06:42 AM PST

Parcel bomb blasts in the Chilean and Swiss embassies in Rome injured two staffers on Thursday, officials said, as Italian prosecutors opened an inquiry for a suspected "attack with terrorist aims."


Bomb explodes at Chilean embassy in Rome

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 05:52 AM PST

A bomb exploded at the Chilean embassy in Rome on Thursday, injuring one person, ANSA news agency reported, only hours after a bomb attack on the Swiss embassy in the Italian capital that also wounded one.


WikiLeaks to publish 'sensitive' diplomatic cables on Israel: TV

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 05:21 AM PST

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has said his whistleblowing website plans to publish hundreds of "sensitive" US diplomatic cables on Israel, Al-Jazeera television reported on Thursday.


Controversial UK judge James Pickles dies at 85

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 04:42 AM PST

James Pickles, an outspoken and controversial judge who didn't shy from insulting Britain's legal establishment, has died. He was 85.


Airtel launches direct terrestrial link between India, China

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 02:16 AM PST

Telecom major Bharti Airtel, in association with China Telecom Corporation, launched a direct underground terrestrial link between India and China, which promises phone users in both countries seamless connectivity.


Elizabeth Hurley blames Indian media for running fictitious stories

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 12:58 AM PST

Elizabeth Hurley's split from Arun Nayar and her fledging romance with Australian cricketer Shane Warne might have first hit headlines in the UK but it is Indian media that has earned her wrath for making up stories about her.


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