Thursday, February 24, 2011

Top Headlines - The Times of India

Top Headlines - The Times of India

More grant-in-aid for SC students in govt hostels likely: Govt

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 12:33 AM PST

The government is considering a raise in the rates of grant-in-aid for Scheduled Castes students living in government or NGO-run hostels, a decision that could benefit lakhs of such students.

Israel jets hit Gaza after rocket attack

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 10:22 PM PST

Israeli jets bombed several sites in the Gaza Strip early Thursday in response to a rocket attack on a southern Israeli city, the military said.

Libya unrest may unleash wave of 350,000 migrants: Italy

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 08:41 PM PST

The violent unrest in Libya may spark a wave of up to 350,000 immigrants toward European shores, warned the Italian foreign minister, who asked the European Union for help.

Vietnam rejects 50,000-tonne Indian corn, soymeal cargoes

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 08:29 PM PST

Vietnamese plant protection authorities have insisted that the owners of 50,000 tonnes of Indian corn and soymeal re-export the cargoes, which were found to be infested with insects, traders said on Thursday.

Crude oil prices at multi-year highs on Middle East turmoil

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 07:34 PM PST

Oil hit two-year highs in Asian trade today as turmoil continued to wrack the Middle East and threatened to spread to other bigger oil producers in the region, analysts said.

WikiLeaks founder to find out extradition fate

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 06:06 PM PST

Julian Assange was Thursday to discover if he was to be extradited to Sweden to face rape charges after his lawyer admitted that the ruling looked set to go against the WikiLeaks founder.

Indians in Libya holed up at home, parents appeal to government

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 03:01 PM PST

While Punjabis stranded in Libya desperately wait for the Indian government to evacuate them from the trouble-torn nation, their relatives and parents back home have appealed to the media to highlight the plight of their trapped children and build pressure on the government for their safe return.

Varanasi cleric named Deoband acting VC

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 02:13 PM PST

News of Maulana Abdul Qasim Nomani being made acting vice-chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband has enthralled his family members and well-wishers.

Pak singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan mulls lawsuit over penalty

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 02:12 PM PST

Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, who was arrested at the Delhi airport for carrying undeclared foreign currency, is contemplating legal action against the Indian authorities for allegedly confiscating his money.

2G scam: Ratan Tata wants probe by independent agency

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 01:26 PM PST

Tata group chairman Ratan Tata said the ongoing inquiry was "inadequate" for fixing responsibility and protecting right to privacy.

2G scam: Ratan Tata wants probe by independent agency

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 01:26 PM PST

Tata group chairman Ratan Tata has demanded that the leak of Niira Radia tapes be probed by an independent agency, saying the ongoing inquiry was "insufficient" and "inadequate" for the twin purposes of fixing responsibility and protecting right to privacy.

Unrequited love: Man kills self in Ponda

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 12:59 PM PST

Disappointed by his failure in love, 32-year-old Sachin Gawas from Tiska Usgaon committed suicide at his home on Wednesday, police said.

Eight of family charred to death in road accident on Ahmedabad-Bagodara highway

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 11:52 AM PST

Eight people of a family, including four children, were charred to death when the car they were travelling in collided with a truck and caught fire on Ahmedabad-Bagodara highway on Wednesday. All the people in the car were charred beyond identification.

State actors in Pak involved with terror outfits: India

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 11:16 AM PST

India on Wednesday said involvement of `state actors' in Pakistan with terrorist outfits has come to light on a number of occasions, including in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, and terror infrastructure continues to exist in that country.

Govt won't fix time-limit for deciding mercy petitions: Chidambaram

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 11:09 AM PST

The government made it clear on Wednesday that it will not prescribe a time-limit for decisions on mercy petitions of prisoners on death row, even as Congress and BJP-Shiv Sena sparred once again on the inordinate delay in Parliament terror attack convict Afzal Guru's case.

President Patil opening lines repeat of 2010: Yechury

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 11:02 AM PST

Does the government know when the new decade actually began? No, said CPM's Sitaram Yechury, pointing out that the opening lines of President Pratibha Patil's address to Parliament this year were the same as in 2010.

RPI faction protests over Priyanka Chopra drinking alcohol in '7 Khoon Maaf'

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 09:30 AM PST

The Republican Party of India of Ramdas Athvale held protests against the screening of '7 Khoon Maaf' in Mumbai theatres.

Indo-Pak talks on March 28-29

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 08:29 AM PST

Marking the first step in the resumption of the stalled dialogue process, home secretaries of India and Pakistan will hold talks here on March 28 and 29 on a range of issues covering terrorism and progress in 26/11 trial.

Govt ready to evacuate all 18,000 Indians in Libya: Krishna

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 07:39 AM PST

Amid deteriorating situation in Libya, government on Wednesday said it was ready to evacuate all the 18,000 Indians there and the first naval ship has already reached Egypt on way to Libya.

State actors in Pakistan involved with terror outfits: India

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 06:44 AM PST

India on Wedensday said involvement of state actors in Pakistan with terrorist groups has come to light on a number of occasions, including in the 26/11 attacks, and terror infrastructure continues to exist in that country.

China to execute 4 Uighurs accused in Xinjiang violence

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 06:09 AM PST

The Supreme People's Court has approved the execution of four Uighurs convicted of terrorism and murder in China's far western region of Xinjiang, state media said on Wednesday.

Former Obama aide elected Chicago mayor

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 04:52 AM PST

Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel was elected mayor of Chicago on Tuesday, easily overwhelming five rivals to take the helm of the third-largest US city.

Telangana bandh: 2 coaches of train set afire, no casualties

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 04:19 AM PST

A group of pro-Telangana activists allegedly set afire two coaches of a passenger train between Ksamudram and Thallapusanapalli stations on Wednesday afternoon, though no one was injured.

10 grenades recovered outside Jammu railway station

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 03:43 AM PST

In a major breakthrough, police on Wednesday recovered a haul of grenades from the food corner just besides the Jammu Tawi railway station here, an official said.

Raja's brother questioned by CBI on 2G spectrum scam

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 03:13 AM PST

Kalia Perumal, brother of former telecom minister A Raja, was today questioned by the CBI in connection with the 2G spectrum case.
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