Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Top Headlines - The Times of India

Top Headlines - The Times of India


Tiwari DNA test: Blood sample process to be decided on Feb 19

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 12:18 AM PST

The formalities as to how and where veteran Congress leader ND Tiwari's blood sample will be taken for his DNA test on a paternity suit would be determined on February 19, the Delhi High Court decided on Tuesday.


J&K highway reopened for traffic

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 11:52 PM PST

The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was reopened for traffic on Tuesday after clearance of landslides triggered by heavy rains at Panthal area in Ramban district.


Another woman attacked in Kerala train

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 11:36 PM PST

Railway police have arrested a 23-year-old youth in another incident when he tried to misbehave with a young woman passenger on board the Thiruvananthapuram-Mangalore express.


Pranab calls all-party meet to break Parliament deadlock

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 10:10 PM PST

With Budget Session a fortnight away, government begins a fresh exercise on Tuesday to resolve the deadlock in Parliament on the issue of JPC into the 2G scam that has seen the Left and the Right taking on the UPA dispensation.


Fog disrupts flight operations at IGI airport

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 08:25 PM PST

Dense fog once again returned to disrupt flight operations at the IGI airport where around 20 flights were rescheduled this morning.


US company draws fire for immigration game application

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 04:49 PM PST

A game developed by a Boston-based tech company that allows users to drive a truck full of immigrants through the desert and try not to have them tossed out is drawing fire from some immigrant advocates.


Two Indian-Americans to serve on US nuclear trade committee

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 01:26 PM PST

Two Indian-Americans - Ganpat Mani and Vijay Sazawal - were appointed on Monday by US secretary of commerce Gary Locke to serve on the Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee for two years.


Two Indian-Americans to serve on US nuclear trade committee

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 01:26 PM PST

Two Indian-Americans - Ganpat Mani and Vijay Sazawal - were appointed on Monday by US secretary of commerce Gary Locke to serve on the Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee for two years.


Munde not serious about alliance with MNS: Uddhav Thackeray

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 11:19 AM PST

Senior BJP leader Gopinath Munde's suggestion about a tripartite alliance of Shiv Sena, BJP and MNS to pull down the ruling Congress-NCP combine should not be taken seriously as it was made in a lighter vein, Shiv Sena executive chief Uddhav Thackeray said on Monday.


Pak reluctant to act against Taliban and al-Qaida: US report

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 09:48 AM PST

Concerns that Afghanistan and India became too close in the post-2001 period was one reason why Pakistan was reluctant to act against Taliban and al-Qaida, according to a report.


Krishna meets Lankan foreign minister, conveys concern over fishermen deaths

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 08:55 AM PST

During the 30-minute meeting, Peiris and Krishna agreed on the early convening of the joint working group to discuss the issue of fishermen.


Chinkara case: Salman Khan told to appear in person

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 08:33 AM PST

A Jodhpur court has asked Bollywood actor Salman Khan to present himself in the court on February 19 in connection with the Chinkara poaching case.


US team in India to discuss nuclear cooperation

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 08:01 AM PST

A high level delegation from the US energy department is on a 10-day visit to India to discuss ways of cooperation and partnership in the nuclear energy sector, the US embassy said on Monday.


IAF wants more improvements in Tejas: Defence minister

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 07:19 AM PST

Tejas, which has witnessed a 3,000 percent jump in its development costs, is expected to be inducted into the IAF around December 2012.


WikiLeaks' Assange appears in court to fight extradition to Sweden

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 06:49 AM PST

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange would be tried behind closed doors in a "flagrant denial of justice" if extradited to Sweden over sex crime allegations, his lawyer told a British court Monday.


No question of TRS merging with Congress: Chandrasekhar Rao

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 06:30 AM PST

Dismissing the comments of some Congress leaders, TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday said there is no question of merger of his party with the Congress.


Pakistan refuses permission to NIA to visit for 26/11 probe

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 06:00 AM PST

Pakistan has refused permission to a team of India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) to visit that country to interrogate the masterminds of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks and gather evidence against them.


Bashir accepts south Sudan's secession vote

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 05:36 AM PST

Sudan's president on Monday said he accepted a southern vote for independence in a referendum that is set to create Africa's newest state and open up a fresh period of uncertainty in the increasingly volatile region.


New Basque party launched, rejects ETA violence

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 04:36 AM PST

The move is an unprecedented step designed to move the troubled region toward peace.


WikiLeaks' Assange appears in court to fight extradition to Sweden

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 03:35 AM PST

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeared in court Monday for a showdown with Swedish authorities to fight an extradition bid over sex crimes allegations.


Shimla lashed by thunderstorm, tribal areas has more snow

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 02:30 AM PST

Shimla and other mid hills were lashed by a severe thunderstorm accompanied by intermittent rains, while tribal areas in Himachal Pradesh had another spell of moderate snowfall, causing a drop in the minimum temperature at several places.


SC to hear case against decriminalisation of gay sex

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 01:45 AM PST

The Supreme Court said it will not make defence forces, which refuse to legalise homosexuality among personnel, a party in petitions challenging the Delhi high court judgement that decriminalizes gay sex.


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