Monday, February 21, 2011

Top Headlines - The Times of India

Top Headlines - The Times of India

Govt sets up committee to monitor situation in Libya

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 12:54 AM PST

The government today said it has set up a committee to monitor the situation in Libya and prepare plans to meet any eventuality in wake of the unprecedented protest there against the Moammar Gadhafi regime.

AP Assembly adjourned thrice as TRS, TDP disrupt proceedings

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 11:33 PM PST

The Andhra Pradesh Assembly was adjourned for the third day today as members of various parties protested on issues including formation of a separate Telangana state and revoking suspension of five MLAs.

Thousands protest in Yemen demanding president quit

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 11:21 PM PST

Thousands of Yemenis, including students and MPs, joined a protest near the university campus in the capital Sanaa on Monday calling on veteran President Ali Abdullah Saleh to quit, a reporter said.

First Pakistan drone attack in weeks kills seven

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 10:14 PM PST

A drone strike killed at least seven people on Monday in a tribal region along Pakistan's western border, officials said, the first such attack in a month as a diplomatic feud strains US-Pakistani ties.

Libya's ambassador to India resigns in protest against violence: BBC

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 09:49 PM PST

Libya's ambassador to India has resigned in protest at his government's violent crackdown on demonstrators calling for the ouster of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, the BBC reported on Monday.

Bofors kickbacks: Decision on Quattrocchi's fate deferred till March 4

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 09:05 PM PST

A Delhi court today deferred till March 4 pronouncement of its judgement on the CBI's plea to drop the case against Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi in the two-decade-old Bofors payoff case.

Chinese telecom giant Huawei calls off US deal

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 07:35 PM PST

A major Chinese telecoms equipment producer says it is calling off its purchase of a US computer company after a security panel refused to approve the deal.

Fatah wants reconciliation with Hamas: Spokesman

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 05:15 PM PST

The Fatah party of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas is ready for new talks with the rival Hamas movement over a long-elusive reconciliation, a spokesman said.

Gadhafi's son warns of civil war in Libya

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 03:59 PM PST

The son of longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi warned in a TV address that continued anti-govt protests might lead to a civil war that could send the country's oil wells up in flames.

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake shakes Russian coast

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 02:59 PM PST

A magnitude-6.2 earthquake rattled the east coast of Russia near the Kamchatka Peninsula, the US Geological Survey reported on Sunday.

Exit poll: Merkel's party loses state election

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 01:50 PM PST

Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative party suffered a crushing defeat in Hamburg's state election after 10 years in power there, according to an exit poll released Sunday.

Lebanon accuses Libya of jamming its TV stations

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 01:46 PM PST

Officials says Libya is jamming some Lebanese TV stations because of their reporting on the bloody crackdown on protesters in the North African country.

Tunisia asks Saudi Arabia: Is Ben Ali dead?

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 12:49 PM PST

Tunisia's government asked Saudi Arabia on Sunday whether its exiled former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali is dead, and demanded his extradition if he is still alive, as thousands of people protested in the capital demanding that the caretaker government resigns.

Orphanage blaze kills 10 children in Estonia

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 09:37 AM PST

A fire raced through an orphanage for disabled children in western Estonia on Sunday, killing 10 of them, a rescue service spokesman said.

NATO air raids killed 50 civilians, says Hamid Karzai

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 08:55 AM PST

President Hamid Karzai on Sunday accused NATO troops of killing more than 50 civilians in a troubled province of eastern Afghanistan, as international troops pledged to probe the allegations.

Museveni re-elected Uganda's president

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 07:58 AM PST

Yoweri Museveni was on Sunday declared the winner in Uganda's presidential election, giving him a sixth five-year term in office.

IIM Indore student offered Rs 32 lakh per annum package

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 07:11 AM PST

An investment bank has made this offer to a student of 2009-11 batch, with a posting in India, institute sources said.

Moroccan protesters demand limit on royal powers

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 06:13 AM PST

Thousands of protesters gathered in the Moroccan capital on Sunday to demand that King Mohammed give up some of his powers and clamp down on government corruption.

Indians may get 20,000 visas under a deal with EU: Report

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 04:49 AM PST

Under the proposed deal, Britain will have to accept thousands of workers in exchange for potentially lucrative export deals, The Sunday Telegraph reported.

No question mark on Trinamool's alliance with Congress: Mamata

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 04:18 AM PST

"We want to continue with our alliance with the Congress and SUCI," Banerjee, whose party is a constituent of the present Congress-led UPA government at the Centre, said.

Security alert sounded in south Kashmir

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 04:03 AM PST

An alert has been sounded across south Kashmir on Sunday to foil any militant attack using a car, snatched by two unidentified gunmen from a civilian in Shopian district, officials said.

Malaysian airline flight makes emergency landing at IGI airport

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 02:34 AM PST

According to reports, the pilot detected a technical snag in the aircraft following which he pressed alarm buttons and sought permission for emergency landing at IGIA.

28 Taliban militants killed in Pakistan

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 01:14 AM PST

Pakistan security forces repulsed a Taliban attack on a check post and shelled militant positions in the restive tribal belt on Sunday, killing 28 terrorists, security officials have said.

Speaker holds all-party meet for smooth parliament functioning

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 01:05 AM PST

Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar is hosting a luncheon meeting on Sunday with leaders of political parties to ensure that parliament, which begins on Monday, functions smoothly.

Centre asks states to speed up setting of special CBI courts

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 12:36 AM PST

With tackling corruption high on its agenda, the Centre has written to all the chief ministers urging them to fast track the setting up and operationalisation of special courts in their states to try cases of corruption being investigated by the CBI.
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