Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Top Headlines - The Times of India

Top Headlines - The Times of India


Bomber names ex-CIA operative in 1990s' Cuba hotel bombings

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 11:32 PM PST

A Salvadoran man jailed in Cuba in connection with a string of 1990s hotel bombings says he told a US prosecutor that he got explosives and money directly from a former CIA operative now on trial in Texas.


India's biggest mosque to be built in Kozhikode

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 11:13 PM PST

India's largest mosque is planned to be built in Kozhikode covering an area of 12 acres on the sprawling 'Knowledge City' complex of Islamic religious and Cultural Jamia Markazu Ssaquafathi Ssunniyya near here.


Nithari case: Supreme Court pulls up CBI

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 10:54 PM PST

The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up the CBI for making excuses to get an adjournment on a petition by Surendra Koli, sentenced to death in the Nithari serial killing case of 2006.


Malaysia probing disappearance of over 700,000 Japan condoms

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 10:16 PM PST

Malaysian police said on Tuesday they were investigating the disappearance of more than 700,000 ultrathin condoms which went missing in transit between Malaysia and Japan.


Obama has quit smoking, says Michelle

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 09:38 PM PST

President Obama has quit smoking and has not had a cigarette in almost a year, his wife, Michelle Obama, said on Tuesday.


Domestic car sales up 26%, bikes 15% in January

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 08:41 PM PST

Domestic passenger car sales jumped by 26.28% to 1,84,332 units in January, 2011, from 1,45,971 units in the same month last year.


Indian-American arrested for bribing US navy officials

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 08:30 PM PST

Anjan Dutta-Gupta, 58, founder and president of Advanced Solutions for Tomorrow (ASFT), was arrested on Sunday in Atlanta by the US customs agents and turned over to FBI as he entered the country from a trip to Chile.

Global organisations appeal to G20 to end tax haven secrecy

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 06:37 PM PST

Several international civil society organisations on Tuesday launched a global campaign appealing to French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the G20 to make a firm commitment for ending tax haven secrecy.


Transition to democracy in Egypt not going to be easy: US

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 03:39 PM PST

As the massive pro-democracy protests continue unabated in Egypt, the White House has acknowledged that transition to democracy in the country was not going to be easy.


WikiLeaks founder Assange 'offered to be interviewed in Sweden': Lawyer

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 12:44 PM PST

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange repeatedly offered to be interviewed in Sweden last year over allegations of rape and molestation, his Swedish lawyer told a British court on Tuesday.


Govt relaxes norms for filing accounts, fixing CEO salary

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 06:56 AM PST

For ensuring ease of doing business, the government today announced flexibility for corporates to finalise accounts and exempted unlisted companies having inadequate or no profit from seeking approval for CEO's salary.


Militants blow up four tankers carrying fuel for NATO troops

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 05:02 AM PST

Pro-Taliban militants attacked and blew up four oil tankers ferrying fuel to NATO forces in Afghanistan here on Tuesday though there were no casualties, police said.


Rahul meets woman who had blocked his car

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 04:29 AM PST

A day after security personnel stopped an aggrieved woman, who had squatted in front of Rahul Gandhi's car, from meeting him, the Congress leader today ensured that she was given a patient hearing.


China amends rules for military

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 02:13 AM PST

China has "amended" rules for its armed forces controlled by the ruling CPC to increase their capability to win "local wars" and enhance their ability to conduct military operations in non-battle conditions.


Man tries to molest woman on 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.
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