Sunday, January 9, 2011

Top Headlines - The Times of India

Top Headlines - The Times of India

My statement on Karkare doesn't help terrorists: Digvijay

Posted: 09 Jan 2011 12:18 AM PST

Digvijay Singh said that BJP and RSS appeared to be fond of criticising him but he would like to ask them about those who belonged to the Sangh Parivar and were linked to blasts and other similar activities.

Bangladesh school suspends students for trimming beards

Posted: 09 Jan 2011 12:02 AM PST

Mohammad Mudesser Hussain said the students were told to grow beards two inches (five centimetres) long before returning to study at the Tahfizul Quranul Karim Fazil Madrassa near the capital Dhaka.

India, Pakistan foreign secretaries may meet in February

Posted: 08 Jan 2011 10:02 PM PST

The meeting is likely to take place on the margins of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) standing committee meeting at Thimphu on February 6-7, a foreign office statement said.

Police arrest suspect in China Carrefour bomb threat

Posted: 08 Jan 2011 09:13 PM PST

The bomb threat in the Yunnan provincial capital of Kunming resulted in the rushed evacuation of the crowded Carrefour shopping centre on Saturday afternoon, Xinhua news agency said.

ULFA military chief in China, claims Manipuri militant leader

Posted: 08 Jan 2011 08:23 PM PST

United National Liberation Front chief R K Sanayaima, arrested last month by NIA, confessed during probe that he had met the elusive 'commander-in-chief' of ULFA during the 2010 Shanghai World Expo.

US disputes arrest of spy suspect by Iran

Posted: 08 Jan 2011 07:53 PM PST

Hal T, 34, was arrested January 5 in the northwestern border town of Jolfa while filming with her video camera. She had entered Iran on a tourist visa but was working for the US Central Intelligence Agency, claimed the police.

Maoists blow up railway cabin signal point in Orissa, train services disrupted

Posted: 08 Jan 2011 07:10 PM PST

The Maoists left a number of posters opposing anti-Maoist Operation Green Hunt taken up by Centre, harassment to the innocent tribals and demanded the release of Dr Binayak Sen.

US concerned over China's new weapons, says Robert Gates

Posted: 08 Jan 2011 05:55 PM PST

US defense secretary Robert Gates on Saturday voiced concern over China's latest hi-tech weaponry and called for improving uneasy military relations with Beijing to help defuse tensions.

Fans, rescued miner celebrate Elvis' 76th birthday

Posted: 08 Jan 2011 04:46 PM PST

Hundreds of Elvis Presley fans, including Chilean miner Edison Pena, gathered Saturday at Graceland to sing ``Happy Birthday'' on the late rock n' roll icon's 76th birthday.

Venezuela government building burns, arson suspected

Posted: 08 Jan 2011 02:56 PM PST

A fire ripped through a Venezuelan government office belonging to the agency that handles land takeovers Saturday, and officials said there was evidence pointing to arson.

Ivory Coast president kept prisoner in hotel

Posted: 08 Jan 2011 11:33 AM PST

The newly elected president of this troubled republic in Africa's tropics cannot leave his hotel. And neither can the linens on which he sleeps - except by helicopter.

Sonia meets PM amidst speculation of cabinet reshuffle

Posted: 08 Jan 2011 09:41 AM PST

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh amidst speculation that there could be a reshuffle in the Union Cabinet.

15 beheaded bodies found in Mexico resort: Police

Posted: 08 Jan 2011 08:58 AM PST

The decapitated bodies of 15 men were found Saturday near a shopping center in the Mexican beach resort of Acapulco, the state of Guerrero's public security office said.

BJP for bill in Parliament for creation of Telangana state

Posted: 08 Jan 2011 08:29 AM PST

BJP on Saturday adopted a statement on Telangana issue at its national executive meet, demanding that the government introduce a bill in Parliament at the earliest for the creation of a separate state.

EC concerned over law and order situation in West Bengal

Posted: 08 Jan 2011 07:03 AM PST

The Election Commission on Saturday expressed concern over law and order in West Bengal and said dates for assembly elections in the state would be announced at an 'appropriate time'.

Krishna in Kabul; to seek clarity on Afghan transition process

Posted: 08 Jan 2011 05:50 AM PST

Krishna will hold talks with Afghan leadership during which he will also discuss security of Indian nationals and reiterate India's commitment for the reconstruction of the war-torn country.

RSS sends legal notice to CBI for 'leaking' Aseemanand's confession

Posted: 08 Jan 2011 05:05 AM PST

The RSS on Saturday sent a legal notice to the CBI, accusing it of "deliberately leaking" to the media the reported confession of right-wing activist Swami Aseemanand, the main accused in 2007 Samjhauta Express blast.

Iran says can make own nuclear fuel plates, rods

Posted: 08 Jan 2011 04:26 AM PST

Atomic chief Ali Akbar Salehi declared in a report on Saturday that Iran is now capable of making its own nuclear fuel plates and rods, technology the West says the Islamic republic does not possess.

Delhi CM sidesteps Jairam Ramesh's remarks on Akshardham temple

Posted: 08 Jan 2011 01:52 AM PST

I do not know in what context Ramesh spoke. However, the decision to give the clearance was taken by the then NDA government and the permission was given by the authorities," Dikshit told reporters here.
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