Sunday, February 6, 2011

Top Headlines - The Times of India

Top Headlines - The Times of India


BARC on hit-list of Pak-based terror groups

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 01:08 AM PST

The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre continues to be a source of worry for security agencies as intelligence inputs suggest that the premier nuclear facility and its staff housing area are on the hit-list of Pakistan-based terror groups.


Iran opens trial of 3 Americans on spy charges

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 12:35 AM PST

An Iranian court is holding a closed-door session to begin proceedings against three Americans detained 18 months ago and accused of spying.


Vaiko begins one-day hunger strike against fishermen attacks

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 11:55 PM PST

MDMK general secretary Vaiko began a one-day hunger strike here on Sunday condemning the "indiscriminate attack" on Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy.


Going for Indo-Pak talks with open mind: Nirupama Rao

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 11:01 PM PST

"We have a number of outstanding issues. So, we are going into this with an open mind and constructive attitude," Rao said.


PM inaugurates Commonwealth countries conference, over 800 members to participate

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 10:22 PM PST

Over 800 delegates from about 53 Commonwealth countries will attend the 17th Commonwealth Law Conference that was inaugurated on Sunday by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre.


255 border outposts to come up along Bangladesh, Pakistan border

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 08:43 PM PST

Aimed at strengthening security along frontiers, government has finalised a blueprint to construct 255 outposts on the country's borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh.


China, Japan, South Korea to sign investment accord: Report

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 07:26 PM PST

China, Japan and South Korea will sign a treaty in May to boost cross-border investment and better protect intellectual property, a report said on Sunday.


Two dead as Tunisian police fires on protesters

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 06:14 PM PST

At least two people were killed and 17 others wounded in northern Tunisia on Saturday when police opened fire to quell a protest after a senior police officer slapped a woman in the face, official and media sources said.


President Obama calls world leaders to discuss Egypt situation

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 03:05 PM PST

US President Barack Obama called several world leaders to discuss the current situation in Egypt, emphasising the need for immediate beginning of an "orderly peaceful transition", the White House has said.


Somali pirates capture Chinese vessel off Yemen

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 01:23 PM PST

Somali pirates hijacked a Chinese commercial ship off Yemen's western port of Al-Hudaydah, Yemen's interior ministry said in a statement.


US pressures Pakistan into returning 'diplomat' Davis

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 11:53 AM PST

Intense pressure and heat from the United States and its allies has melted Pakistan's jingoistic tenacity to try an American national, who Washington maintains has diplomatic immunity, for the murder by shooting of two Pakistanis in Lahore.


Egypt ruling party leaders resign, protesters unmoved

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 11:29 AM PST

The leadership of Egypt's ruling party quit on Saturday, but the protesters who have rocked the political establishment dismissed the move as a ruse that would not deter them from their goal of toppling the president.


Hosni Mubarak resigns as head of Egypt's ruling party: TV

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 08:06 AM PST

The top executive committee of Egypt's ruling National Democratic Party (NDP, which includes President Hosni Mubarak's son Gamal Mubarak, resigned en masse on Saturday, state television reported.


Egypt ruling party executive committee resigns: TV

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 08:06 AM PST

The top executive committee of Egypt's ruling National Democratic Party (NDP), which includes President Hosni Mubarak's son Gamal, resigned en masse on Saturday, state television reported.


Iraq PM Nuri al-Maliki pledges not to seek third term

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 06:45 AM PST

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki pledged not to seek a third term in an interview today, and said he would try to pass a constitutional amendment limiting his successors to two terms.


British officials described Zardari as numbskull: WikiLeaks

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 04:13 AM PST

The assessment of Zardari was made by officials and military leaders in the months after his election as president in September 2008, The Daily Telegraph reported citing documents leaked by whistle-blower website WikiLeaks.


Odisha minister resigns over 'dal scam' after meeting CM

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 01:43 AM PST

Odisha's Women and Child Development Minister Pramila Mallick today resigned in the wake of allegation of a Rs 700-crore scam in purchase of dal for mid-day meal scheme and Supplementary Nutrition Programme (SNP).

Odisha minister resigns over 'dal scam' after meeting CM

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 01:43 AM PST

Odisha's Women and Child Development Minister Pramila Mallick today resigned in the wake of allegation of a Rs 700-crore scam in purchase of dal for mid-day meal scheme and Supplementary Nutrition Programme (SNP).


Bombs kill 2 NATO troops in southern Afghanistan

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 01:38 AM PST

NATO says two of its service members have been killed in separate bomb attacks in southern Afghanistan.


Indian Union Muslim League attacks Kerala chief minister's office

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 01:34 AM PST

The Indian Union Muslim League Saturday accused the Kerala chief minister's office of conspiring to rake up the ice cream parlour sex scandal case in which the party's leader P.K. Kunhalikutty was involved.


Foreign secretaries of India, Pak to meet tomorrow in Thimphu

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 12:47 AM PST

Rao and Bashir, who are here for the SAARC meeting of foreign secretaries and council of ministers, are expected to take stock of the bilateral ties and discuss whether some confidence-building initiatives could be taken.


22,000 people flee Pak tribal region amid military operation

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 12:36 AM PST

About 22,000 people have fled the Mohmand tribal region of northwest Pakistan after the military launched an operation there last month to flush out Taliban fighters, according to officials.


Now, emergency detection systems for elderly people

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 12:05 AM PST

It may now be possible for elderly people to live independently, as scientists have developed a new system that automatically detects any problems senior citizens might be facing and informs a trusted person.


Sarah Palin says Obama's policies have US on road to ruin

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 11:24 PM PST

Republican Sarah Palin said on Friday an explosion of government spending and debt under President Barack Obama and his fellow Democrats had put the United States on "the road to ruin."


Notices sent to 17 related to black money trail: Pranab

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 10:49 PM PST

Pranab Mukherjee's comments come a day after media reports revealed names of 15 entities, including individuals and trusts, said to have kept illicit money in LGT Bank of Liechtenstein.
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