Saturday, January 29, 2011

Top Headlines - The Times of India

Top Headlines - The Times of India


Iran hangs Iranian-Dutch woman for drug smuggling

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 11:55 PM PST

Bahrami, a 46-year-old Iranian-born naturalised Dutch citizen, was reportedly arrested in December 2009 after joining a protest against the government while visiting relatives in the Islamic republic.


Teen rapes 9-year-old girl in Azamgarh

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 11:23 PM PST

The girl was forcibly dragged into a field by one 16-year-old Pawan Chauhan in Hafizpur village on Friday evening, said the police.


Switzerland to share tax information with India: Swiss official

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 10:24 PM PST

India and Switzerland in August last year signed a revised Double Tax avoidance Agreement that will enable exchange of information on tax evaders, a must for getting details on unaccounted funds stashed away by Indians in Swiss banks.


Chemicals worth Rs1cr seized during raids in Maharashtra

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 08:35 PM PST

Maharashtra govt is planning to act collectively against food, sand and oil adulteration mafia in the state in the aftermath of the murder of additional collector Yashwant Sonawane.


WikiLeaks founder Assange says he enjoys making banks squirm

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 05:02 PM PST

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says he enjoys making banks squirm thinking they might be the next targets of his website which has published US diplomatic and military secrets.


Pentagon issues guidelines for repealing gay policy

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 03:45 PM PST

New Pentagon rules allowing gays to serve openly in the US military prohibit separate bathroom facilities based on sexual orientation and say not all benefits will be extended to same-sex dependents.


Indian peacekeepers rescue 7 women in DR Congo: UN

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 02:30 PM PST

Indian peacekeepers rescued seven women held by a militia group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the UN said on Friday as it expressed concern over a new wave of rape attacks in the now notorious region.


Berlusconi again defends record as scandal mounts

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 01:14 PM PST

Premier Silvio Berlusconi has again denounced Milan prosecutors who are investigating whether he paid for sex with a 17-year-old runaway, saying he deserves to be premier and will fight to remain so "in the interest of the country."


Russia considers color-coded terror threat alerts

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 12:05 PM PST

Russia's parliament on Friday gave preliminary approval to a law creating color-coded terrorist threat alerts, a measure rushed forward in the wake of the Moscow airport bombing that left 35 dead.


Myanmar 'yearns' to join global community: Aung San Suu Kyi

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 10:54 AM PST

Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi told a gathering of the world business elite at the Swiss resort of Davos that her countrymen "yearn to be a part of the global community."


US stocks: Ford, Egypt unrest knock Wall Street off 29-month high

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 08:59 AM PST

US stocks fell from 29-month highs on Friday as Amazon and Ford reported weak results and investors worried about escalating protests in Egypt against the government.


Indian tourism industry targets gay, lesbian travellers

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 08:41 AM PST

Gay and lesbian tourists are big spenders and vacation savvy and are being increasingly targeted by travel operators in India, said travel experts at the 18th South Asia Travel and Tour Expo (SATTE) Friday.


Hope Trinamool forms next government in Bengal: Pranab Mukherjee

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 07:30 AM PST

Senior Congress leader and union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee Friday said he hoped the Trinamool Congress led by Mamata Banerjee forms the next government in West Bengal.


Somali pirates release Thai fishing vessel after 8 months

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 06:40 AM PST

Somali pirates appear to have released a Thai fishing vessel and its 28 crew eight months after the ship was hijacked, the European Union Naval Force said Friday.


No dramatic outcome expected during Indo-Pak talks in Thimpu

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 06:10 AM PST

It will be an attempt to "unlock" the process of normalisation of ties when Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao will meet her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir in Thimphu early next month although no dramatic outcome is expected.


Will work forcefully to push for UNSC reform: US

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 05:51 AM PST

The US today said it will work diligently and forcefully to push for reform of the UN Security Council as White House reaffirmed its support for India's quest for permanent seat in the top world body.


Thousands in Jordan protest, demand PM step down

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 04:16 AM PST

Thousands of Jordanian opposition supporters have taken the streets in the country's capital demanding the prime minister step down and venting their anger at rising prices, inflation and unemployment.


Afghan police: 9 die in Kabul supermarket blast

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 03:26 AM PST

A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a Western-style grocery store on Friday in Kabul, killing at least nine people in what was the deadliest attack in the capital against a location frequented by foreigners in just over a year.

Afghan police: 9 die in Kabul supermarket blast

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 03:26 AM PST

A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a Western-style grocery store on Friday in Kabul, killing at least nine people in what was the deadliest attack in the capital against a location frequented by foreigners in just over a year.

Deadly suicide attack in Kabul supermarket: police

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 03:26 AM PST

A suicide attacker blew himself up in a central Kabul supermarket used by foreigners on Friday, a police officer at the scene said.


Mercedes may follow Tata's footsteps, develop a small car

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 03:17 AM PST

On the back of a thriving domestic economy fuelled by an increasing appetite for consumption, global auto giant Mercedes-Benz is looking at developing a small car for the Indian market, a senior company executive said.


Five Nigerians arrested for cheating AP school teacher

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 02:38 AM PST

Five Nigerians have been arrested by Andhra Pradesh police for allegedly duping a school teacher of Rs 18.42 lakh in a fraudulent British online lottery racket case.


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