Thursday, January 27, 2011

Top Headlines - The Times of India

Top Headlines - The Times of India


Belarus parliament session to confirm appointment of new PM

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 12:28 AM PST

The Belarusian parliament will convene for an extraordinary session today to confirm the appointment of Mikhail Myasnikovich as the new Prime Minister.


Intense cold wave grips Kashmir,Ladakh

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 12:20 AM PST

Unwavering sub-zero temperature controlled Kashmir, where Pahalgam and Gulmarg tourist resorts were the coldest places, even as the mercury in Kargil hovered around 20 degrees below freezing point overnight.

President Obama to hold Af-Pak situation room meeting

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 09:46 PM PST

US President Barack Obama will hold his monthly meeting on Thursday on the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan with top officials and security advisers.


US colour-coded terror warnings to go by April 27

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 09:06 PM PST

By the end of April, terror threats to the US will no longer be described in shades of green, blue, yellow, orange and red, The Associated Press has learned.


America's image improved drastically in last two years: White House

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 08:08 PM PST

The image of the United States abroad has improved drastically in the last two years because of key diplomatic initiatives of the Obama administration, the White House has said.


Mosque to be built in US city after appeal denied

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 07:38 PM PST

A California city decided to allow Muslim families to build a mosque after months of angry debate over the plan that included protests, petitions and letter-writing campaigns.


US dropping color-coded terror alerts: Lawmaker

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 04:50 PM PST

The United States is scrapping its color-coded threat advisory system drafted in the wake of 9/11, a US lawmaker said Wednesday, criticizing the system that "taught Americans to be scared."


Thousands march in anti-Abbas protests in Gaza

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 03:45 PM PST

Thousands of cheering Hamas supporters in Gaza burned effigies of President Mahmoud Abbas and his aides Wednesday, as Al-Jazeera TV alleged that leaked documents show the Palestinian leader colluded with Israel and the US against Gaza.


US recovery too weak to reduce joblessness: Federal Reserve

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 02:40 PM PST

US Federal Reserve policymakers unanimously agreed to keep crisis measures in place when they met Wednesday, rejecting fears their policies were stoking inflation.


3 killed in anti-Mubarak protests in Egypt, scribes detained

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 01:30 PM PST

In unprecedented anti-government rallies inspired by Tunisia's uprising, three people were killed on Wednesday as tens of thousands of people took to the streets on the second day in a row in several Egyptian cities.


Tunisia seeks arrest of ousted president, family

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 12:11 PM PST

Tunisia has asked Interpol to help find and arrest ousted president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and his family so they can be tried for theft and currency offences.


Britain eases house arrest curbs for terror suspects

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 10:55 AM PST

Britain said on Wednesday it would ease house arrest restrictions on terrorism suspects in a compromise sought by the ruling coalition's junior party, the Liberal Democrats.


Protest in UK against Binayak Sen's life sentence

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 08:11 AM PST

A demonstration was held today outside the Indian High Commission here to protest against the life sentence awarded to human rights campaigner Binayak Sen by an Indian court.


1,700-year-old skeleton of African immigrant found in Britain

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 06:21 AM PST

Archaeologists have unearthed a 1,700-year-old skeleton of an African immigrant at a Roman cemetery in Warwickshire in Britain.


Muslim clerics term Vastanvi's decision to quit as unfortunate

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 04:36 AM PST

The decision by the newly-elected chief of Darul Uloom Deoband to resign, following protests over his remarks on Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, has been termed as "unfortunate" by some clerics, who expected him to make positive changes in the 200-year-old institution.


Shiv Sena objects to Maharashtra governor slipping up on 'Mumbai'

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 04:30 AM PST

Shiv Sena took exception to the Maharashtra governor K Sankaranarayanan referring to the neighbouring Navi Mumbai area as 'Navi Bombay' during his Republic Day address here.


India serious about talks but wants Pak to act on 26/11: Rao

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 03:06 AM PST

India is looking forward to receiving foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi for talks in the next couple of months and is "serious" about dialogue but wants Pakistan to take action against perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks, foreign secretary Nirupama Rao has said.


BBC to axe 650 jobs after its closes five world services

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 01:08 AM PST

The BBC World is to axe up to 650 jobs, after it announced the closure of its five international services -- a move intended to save the corporation more than 46 million pounds a year.

BBC to axe 650 jobs after its closes five world services

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 01:08 AM PST

The BBC World is to axe up to 650 jobs, after it announced the closure of its five international services -- a move intended to save the corporation more than 46 million pounds a year.


Maruti crosses 1 million sales mark in 10 months this FY

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 12:30 AM PST

The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India, which became the first company in India to sell one million units in a single year last fiscal, has already crossed the milestone in just ten months this financial year.


Mobiles go off in Kashmir on R-Day

Posted: 25 Jan 2011 09:06 PM PST

Mobile phone connectivity was suspended across the Kashmir Valley ahead of the Republic Day celebrations on Wednesday due to security reasons, official sources said.
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