Friday, January 28, 2011

Top Headlines - The Times of India

Top Headlines - The Times of India


Myanmar court rejects Suu Kyi's plea to revive party

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 11:42 PM PST

Suu Kyi has all but exhausted her options in the courts to reinstate the party as a political entity after it was dissolved by Mynamar's ruling junta last year ahead of controversial elections.


BSF shot dead teenagers trying to exfilterate to Pakistan

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 11:19 PM PST

Border Security Force shot dead two teen aged boys in the wee hours of Friday while they were trying to illegally cross over to Pakistan from Indo-Pak international border near Amritsar.


Firozabad rape case: Two police officials, CMS suspended

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 10:43 PM PST

The 13-year-old girl belonging to a backward community attempted self-immolation at her residence after being allegedly raped by two youths when she was returning from a Republic Day function.


Lahore incident: US consulate vehicle number plate found fake

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 10:42 PM PST

The number plate of the US consulate vehicle that knocked down and killed a motorcyclist as it sped to help an American employee who had shot dead two youths in Lahore has been found to be fake, a probe has revealed.


Egypt: Internet down, police counterterror unit up

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 09:54 PM PST

The developments were a sign that President Hosni Mubarak's regime was toughening its crackdown following the biggest protests in years against his nearly 30-year rule.


US may allow India to buy F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 09:09 PM PST

The United States may allow India to participate in the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme and eventual purchase of its fifth generation F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter, according to a top Pentagon official.


Malaysia to retain textbook that upset ethnic Indians

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 08:47 PM PST

The dispute has aggravated many among Malaysia's ethnic Indian minority who complain that authorities in this mostly Malay Muslim country fail to respect their sensitivities.


Building collapses in Ahmedabad

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 08:05 PM PST

A five-storeyed under- construction building collapsed here early this morning and some persons are feared trapped in the debris, fire brigade officials said.


Nine Maoists killed in Jharkhand

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 07:54 PM PST

At least nine Maoist guerrillas were killed in a gunbattle with security forces in Jharkhand's Latehar district early Friday, police said.


Darfur peacekeepers in standoff with Sudan army: UN

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 04:48 PM PST

The Sudanese army threatened to "burn to the ground" makeshift camps for people left homeless by the eight-year-old conflict in Darfur in a tense standoff with peacekeepers, UN sources said.


US may allow India to acquire its fifth generation jets

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 04:06 PM PST

The US is open to Indian participation in its Joint Strike Fighter programme that would finally lead to its purchase of fifth generation F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter, a top Pentagon official said Thursday.


Microsoft posts $6.63 billion net profit on Q2 revenue

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 02:39 PM PST

Microsoft Corp on Thursday said its net income for the latest quarter fell slightly from a year ago, and it beat Wall Street's expectations despite the weak personal computer market.


Tunisia unveils new cabinet in bid to end protests

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 01:40 PM PST

Tunisia on Thursday unveiled major changes to its interim government in a bid to put an end to daily protests against figures linked to ousted president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali who stayed on in key posts.


Afghanistan war won't end like Vietnam: NATO

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 12:59 PM PST

The Afghan army will not collapse when international troops end their combat role, in the way that South Vietnam's did in the 1970s, NATO's top officer said on Thursday.


Muslim population will grow twice as fast as non-Muslim population: Study

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 11:59 AM PST

The world's Muslim population will grow twice as fast as the non-Muslim population in the next 20 years, when Muslims are expected to make up more than a quarter of the global population, a study published on Thursday predicts.


Ugandan gay activist beaten to death after threats

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 10:38 AM PST

A Ugandan gay rights activist who was late last year featured with other gays in a newspaper article headlined "Hang them" has been beaten to death in his Kampala home, rights groups said on Thursday.


Madhya Pradesh CM inaugurates road named after Tendulkar

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 08:11 AM PST

A new 3.55 km long road, named after iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar, has been inaugurated by Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan here.


Afghan woman, lover stoned to death by Taliban

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 05:58 AM PST

A 19-year-old Afghan woman and her alleged lover have been stoned to death by terrorist outfit Taliban, after she reportedly ran away from an arranged marriage, reveals a new video released on websites.


Mother commits suicide, after poisoning three children

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 04:01 AM PST

A 32-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide after poisoning her three children to death at Kukra village in Bihar on Thursday.


Car bomb kills 15 at Baghdad funeral

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 03:56 AM PST

A car bomb ripped through a funeral ceremony in a Shiite neighbourhood of Baghdad on Thursday, killing 15 people and wounding 25, an interior ministry official said.


Thousands march in Yemen to demand change of government

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 01:15 AM PST

Thousands of Yemenis took to the streets of Sanaa on Thursday to demand a change of government, inspired by the unrest that has ousted Tunisia's leader and spread to Egypt this week.


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