Thursday, January 6, 2011

Top Headlines - The Times of India

Top Headlines - The Times of India


MJ's bodyguard breaks down, says doc asked him to dispose off fatal medicine

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 12:07 AM PST

Alberto Alvarez, the first of Michael Jackson's bodyguards to testify in the trial of physician Conrad Murray, told the court that the doctor asked him to remove a bag of medicines and a drip bag before calling for an ambulance.


Bihar deputy CM rules out CBI probe in MLA murder case

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 11:16 PM PST

Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi has ruled out a CBI probe into the murder of ruling BJP legislator Rajkishore Keshari.


ITAT order irrelevant, no change in govt stand on Q in Bofors case: CBI

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 11:06 PM PST

The CBI contended before a Delhi court that there is no change in govt's stand on withdrawing the case against Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi in the wake of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal order in the Bofors case.


Chidambaram meets leaders of Andhra political parties on Telangana

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 10:01 PM PST

A meeting of political parties from Andhra Pradesh with Home Minister P Chidambaram on the Telangana issue began here today.


US school shooting: Omaha student kills vice-principal of Millard school

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 09:04 PM PST

The gunman, 17-year-old Robert Butler Jr., wrote in Facebook post that Omaha school was worse than his previous one. He apologized and said he wanted people to remember him for who he was before affecting "the lives of the families I ruined.'' The post ended with "goodbye'.'


US school shooting: Ohama student kills vice-principal of Millard school

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 09:04 PM PST

The gunman, 17-year-old Robert Butler Jr., wrote in Facebook post that Omaha school was worse than his previous one. He apologized and said he wanted people to remember him for who he was before affecting "the lives of the families I ruined.'' The post ended with "goodbye'.'


CBI registers fourth FIR in CWG scam, raids more Kalmadi aides

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 08:00 PM PST

The FIR has been registered in connection with irregularities in overlay contracts for the Games. The fresh FIR and the raids come a day after CBI sleuths grilled Suresh Kalmadi for nearly nine hours.


CWG scam: CBI registers fourth FIR, conducts more raids

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 08:00 PM PST

The FIR has been registered in connection with irregularities in overlay contracts for the Games. The fresh FIR and the raids come a day after CBI sleuths grilled Suresh Kalmadi for nearly nine hours.


Australian navy thwarts pirate attack on British ship

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 06:36 PM PST

Australia's navy scared off pirates who boarded a British tanker in the Arabian sea, the defence department said.


Australian mayor says flood recovery may take a year

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 03:40 PM PST

It could take a year for Rockhampton to recover from disastrous floods, the Australian town's mayor said Thursday, as the waters threatened the neighbouring state of New South Wales.


North Korea must show it is serious about talks offer: US

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 12:58 PM PST

North Korea must show it is serious about its offer of "unconditional" talks with South Korea, the United States said on Wednesday, urging further steps to be taken.


Schools in Madhya Pradesh to remain closed from Jan 6-16 due to cold

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 10:52 AM PST

In view of the intense cold wave conditions prevailing in Madhya Pradesh, the state government on Thursday declared holidays in all the schools up to eighth standard from January 6 to 16.


'Amnesty' for Gbagbo if he steps aside peacefully: African Union

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 09:46 AM PST

Outgoing Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo will be granted an "amnesty" if he steps aside peacefully, the African Union mediator in the crisis, Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, said on Wednesday.


White House press secretary Robert Gibbs to step down

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 08:33 AM PST

US President Barack Obama's top spokesman Robert Gibbs said Wednesday he will step down and work outside the White House as a voice for his boss, as an administration reshuffle gathered pace.


HC rejects plea seeking Ujjwal Nikam's removal in 26/11 case

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 07:55 AM PST

Describing it as "frivolous", the Bombay High Court on Wednesday rejected a defence lawyer's petition seeking removal of Ujjwal Nikam as special public prosecutor in the 26/11 attacks case.


3G issue resolved, govt to issue guidelines soon: Sibal

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 07:16 AM PST

The government on Wednesday said the guidelines for the Gen Next mobile services (3G) that includes video calls will be issued soon addressing all security concerns raised by the home ministry.


Telangana: Srikrishna panel gives 6 options; govt to take a call in 6 weeks

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 06:41 AM PST

The suggestions of the panel include keeping Andhra Pradesh in the present form, a separate Telangana state and making Hyderabad a Union Territory.


US private sector adds nearly 300,000 jobs: ADP data

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 06:29 AM PST

The US private sector added 297,000 jobs in December, more than three times the number created in November, private payrolls firm ADP data showed Wednesday.


Goa Police summon photographers for clicking President Patil's pictures

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 05:46 AM PST

A photograph of President Pratibha Patil on the Goa beach carried in newspapers on Wednesday has angered officials here who summoned three photo journalists and questioned them.


Adarsh scam: Maharashtra info commissioner leave application rejected

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 05:13 AM PST

Maharashtra information commissioner Ramanand Tiwari, whose son has a flat in the scam-tainted Adarsh housing society here, has applied for long leave but his plea was rejected by Maharashtra governor K Sankaranarayanan.


US flight makes emergency landing 'as pilot spilled coffee'

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 03:33 AM PST

A US flight from Chicago to the German city of Frankfurt, with 255 people on board, reportedly made an emergency landing in Canada because the pilot spilled his coffee in the cockpit.


Youngest son of Shah of Iran commits suicide

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 01:35 AM PST

Prince Ali-Reza Pahlavi was found dead inside his home in Boston. Boston police spokeswoman Elaine Driscoll said that "preliminary investigation suggests that the bullet wound was self-inflicted."


India overtakes China as most attractive market for Japanese firms

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 01:00 AM PST

In the survey conducted in the summer of 2010, in which multiple responses were allowed, 74.9 per cent of the 605 Japanese manufacturers selected India as their investment destination over the next 10 years, compared with 71.7 per cent that chose China.


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